[MaFLa] invitation to a talk on`Persuasion and Unlearning`by Quassim Cassam - Tuesday, 23 February, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412

[Krisztina Biber]

    The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk 
 (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
 by
 Quassim Cassam (University of Warwick) on
 Persuasion and Unlearning
  
 Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412
  
 ABSTRACT
  
 Some beliefs are not just false but profoundly misguided. They are based on a fundamentally flawed view of the world and have no basis in reality. Given the complex factors that underpin the formation and maintenance of such wayward beliefs, what are the prospects of persuading wayward believers to think differently? In this talk I will examine the nature and limits of persuasion in such cases. I will suggest that the challenge is to change what people think by changing how they think. Wayward believers need to unlearn established patterns of thought and epistemic conduct. I will develop an account of unlearning and explore the role of persuasion in unlearning.      
  
  

Krisztina Biber
Department of Philosophy 
Coordinator
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Central European University
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Office: + 36.1.327.3806 | biberk at ceu.hu | www.ceu.hu 

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