Over two weeks in March 2012, Frank Jackson (ANU/Princeton) will present six lectures on Philosophy for Representationalists at the University of Adelaide as a part of their Gavin David Young Lectures in Philosophy.

The Gavin David Young Lectures in Philosophy began at the University of
Adelaide in 1956, when Gilbert Ryle gave the first of what has become a very prestigious series. The series owes its existence to a bequest made by Jessie Frances Raven in memory of her father, the late Gavin David Young.

Ms Raven's bequest is for "the promotion, advancement, teaching and diffusion of the study of philosophy...".

Philosophy for Representionalists abstract

Perceptual experiences represent the way things are. For instance, visual perceptual experiences typically represent how things are in front of us, and tactual experiences represent how things are at a point of contact between our bodies and objects external to us. They are, in consequence,
marvellous sources of information about how things are. We can pass this information on in many ways, but we humans most often pass it on using words and sentences.

What do these commonplaces about experiences and language tell us about the contents of our experiences and the contents of our words and sentences? A lot - or so I will argue in these lectures.

The dates and times for Frank's 2012 lectures

Monday March 19th  6.30 -8.00 pm
Wednesday March 21st 6.30-8.00 pm
Friday March 23rd 6.30-8.00 pm
Monday March 26th 6.30-8.00 pm
Wednesday March 28th 6.30-8.00 pm
Friday March 30th 6.30-8.00 pm

For more information about the Gavin David Young Lectures at University of Adelaide please visit:
http://www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/philosophy/resources/gdy/