Speaker: Kevin Lynch, Associate Professor, School of Philosophy and Social Development, Huaqiao University

Date: May 10, 2018

Time: 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Location: 1408 Lecture Hall, Block A, Zhixin Building, Central Campus

Sponsor: the School of Philosophy and Social Development

Abstract:

The notion of basic action has recently come under attack based on the idea that any putative basic action can always be divided into more basic sub-actions. In this paper it is argued that this criticism ignores a key aspect of the idea of basic action, namely, the ‘anything else’ part of the idea that basic actions are not done by doing anything else. This aspect is clarified, and it is argued that doing the sub-actions of which a putative basic action consists does not amount to doing something different from doing that putative basic action.

Bio:

Dr. Kevin Lynch completed his Ph.D. from University of Warwick, U.K. in 2011. His main research interests include Philosophy of psychology and mind. He has published in top journals such as Analysis, Philosophical Studies, and Erkenntnis.

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Edited by: Xing Chenyang, Song Yijun