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Worlds and Individuals, Possible and Otherwise

Student Philosophy Society — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:00:50 +0000

For this week’s meeting, our very own Dr. Takashi Yagisawa will give a presentation on some of the topics within in his upcoming book, Worlds and Individuals, Possible and Otherwise. This description of his book will give a clear idea of what to expect during his presentation:

Modal realism says that non-actual possible worlds and individuals are as real as the actual world and individuals. Takashi Yagisawa defends modal realism of a variety different from David Lewis’s theory. The notion of reality is left primitive and sharply distinguished from that of existence, which is proposed as a relation between a thing and a domain. Worlds are postulated as modal indices for truth on a par with times, which are temporal indices for truth. Ordinary individual objects are conceived as being extended in spatial, temporal, and modal dimensions and their transworld identity is explicated by the closest-continuer theory. Impossible worlds and individuals are postulated and used to provide accounts of propositions, belief sentences, and fictional discourse.

Currently Professor and Chair of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge, Dr. Yagisawa’s upcoming book is scheduled to debut in Feburary 2010 and will be published by Oxford University Press.

Seats will definitely fill up for this presentation, so make sure to come early!

Topic:	Worlds and Individuals, Possible and Otherwise
Date:	Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time:	6pm – 7:15pm
Place:	Sierra Tower 503 (the philosophy library/study room on the fifth floor)

Identity (Continued)

Student Philosophy Society — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:16 +0000

Michael Sechman will present to us on the topic of Identity. This will be a continuation of our discussion on the same topic that was started last week by Naomi.

This past summer, Michael had the good fortune of being selected for the highly competitive 2009 Summer Seminar in Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Over the several weeks he was in Boulder, Michael took part in graduate-level seminar study on the topic of—you guessed it—Identity!

Therefore, this week’s presentation (and discussion to follow) should prove to be particularly informative and illuminating. Like last week, you definitely won’t want to miss this one!

Topic:	Identity (Presented by Michael Sechman)
Date:	Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Time:	6pm – 7pm
Place:	Sierra Tower 503 (the philosophy library/study room on the fifth floor)

Identity

Student Philosophy Society — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:00:08 +0000

For the next two weeks, the topic is Identity! This week, Naomi Homayouni will present to us a variety of views about this topic. Don’t know much about this topic? Fear not! Naomi’s presentation will begin with the basics and proceed until we’re all questioning whether we are identical with our past and future selves.

This is sure to be a great presentation and discussion to follow! Don’t miss it!

Topic:	Identity (Presented by Naomi Homayouni)
Date:	Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time:	6pm – 7pm
Place:	Sierra Tower 503 (the philosophy library/study room on the fifth floor)

During the meeting next week, we’ll continue our discussion on the topic of identity with another presentation by a CSUN philosophy student.