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June 30 - July 3, 2008 Alienation June 30 Monday 19:00 Meeting at the Athena Temple: Blue waters, sunset and wine 21:00 Dinner at the Harbour / Nazlýhan Hotel Restaurant
July 1 Tuesday 14:00 Ulrich Haase (Manchester Metropolitan University): "The History of Alienation from Hegel to Nietzsche" 16:00 Clare Carlisle (University of Liverpool): "Lost in Thought: Kierkegaard's Despair in the Age of Reflection" 18:00 Marc Sinclair (Manchester Metropolitan University): "The Alien and the Uncanny: Heidegger, Marx and the Question Concerning Technology" 21:00 Dinner at Kadirga Beach / Yildizsaray Hotel Restaurant
July 2 Wednesday 14:00 Ulrich Steinvorth (Bilkent University): "Alienation, World and Life in Hannah Arendt" 16:00 Iddo Landau (University of Haifa): "Alienation and the Meaning of Life in Camus" 18:00 Keith Crome (Manchester Metropolitan University): "Existential Alienation in Merleau-Ponty" 23:00 Cello at the Ancient Theater / Gozde Tiknaz
July 3 Thursday 15:00 Visit to Troy 21:00 Farewell Dinner and the Cello (Gozde Tiknaz) / Assos Terrace Hotel
About the speakers:
September 2000: September 8, Friday: September 9, Saturday: September 10, Sunday:
July 2001: July 30, Monday: July 31, Tuesday: August 1, Wednesday: August 2, Thursday: August 3, Friday: Final: August 4, Saturday:
July 2002 July 3 Wednesday: July 4 Thursday: July 5 Friday: July 6 Saturday:
July 2003 July 7 Monday 19:00 Meeting at the
Athena Temple: Blue Waters, wine and sunset
July 8 Tuesday 14:00 Stephen Stich:
“How Cross-Cultural Psychology Undermines What Epistemologists
Have Been Doing For The Last 2500 Years” 18:00 Geraldine
Coggins: “Using Ockham’s Razor In Metaphysics”
July 9 Wednesday 18:00 Paul van
Tongeren: “Friendship and Solitude In Nietzsche”
July 10 Thursday 11:00
About the speakers:
Stephen Stich:
Teaching at the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University
/ USA. Area of interest and research: philosophy of mind, cognitive
science, philosophy of language, epistemology. Author of the books
titled “From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science” (MIT Press,
1983), “The Fragmentation of Reason” (MIT Press, 1990),
“Deconstructing the Mind” (Oxford University Press, 1996) and
“Mind Reading” (Co-author/Oxford University Press, 2003)
Stephen Laurence:
Teaching at the Department of Philosophy at the University of
Sheffield / UK. Area of interest and research: Philosophy of mind,
cognitive science and metaphysics. Director of the “Innateness and
the Structure of the Mind” project and the “Hang Seng Centre for
Cognitive Science”. Editor of the books titled “Contemporary
Readings in the Foundation of Metaphysics” (Blackwell, 1998),
“Concepts: Core Readings” (MIT Press, 1999) and “Creations of
the Mind” (Oxford University Pres, 2003).
Geraldine Coggins:
Teaching at the Department of Philosophy at the University of
Aberdeen / UK. Completed her Ph.D at Durham University. Area of
interest and research: Analytic philosophy and metaphysics. Her
article “World and Object: Metaphysical Nihilism and Three
Accounts of Worlds” was published in 2003 in the “Proceedings of
the Aristotelian Society”.
Walter Cavini:
Teaching at the Department of Philosophy at the University of
Bologna / Italy. Areas of interest and research: Ancient Greek
philosophy, Aristotle and the Stoics. Author of various articles and
contributer to various books written in this field.
Paul van Tongeren:
Teaching at the Department of Philosophy at Nijmegen University
/ Holland. Area of interest and research: Ethics and Nietzsche’s
philosophy. Author of the book titled “Reinterpreting Modern
Culture: An Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche’s Philosophy”.
President of the “Center for Ethics” (CEKUN) in Holland.
July 2004 July 5, Monday 19:00 Welcome meeting at the Athena Temple: Blue waters, wine and sunset
21:00 Dinner at Assos Hotel
July 6, Tuesday 15:00 Gisela Striker (Harvard Üniversitesi): "Academics and Pyrrhonists Reconsidered" 18:00 James Allen (University of Pittsburgh): "Epicurean and Pyrrhonian Conceptions of Experience"
July 7, Wednesday 15:00 Richard Bett (John Hopkins University): "Greek Scepticism and The Self" 18:00 Julia Annas (University of Arizona): "Ancient Scepticism and Ancient Religion"
July 8, Thursday 11:00 Walter Cavini (University of Bologna): "Dreaming Scepticism in Antiquity"
15:00 Visit to the ruins of Troy
20:00 Farewell dinner at Terrace Hotel
July 2005 July 4, Monday 19:00 Welcome meeting at the Athena Temple: Blue waters, wine and sunset 21:30 Dinner at the Harbour (Nazlihan Hotel Restaurant)
July 5, Tuesday 14:00 Brian Elliott:
"Sartre and the Invention of Self"
July 6, Wednesday 14:00 Örsan K. Öymen:
"Doubt and Anxiety: An Existentialist Reconstruction of Pyrrhonism"
July 7, Thursday 11:00 Sylvana Chrysakopoulou: "Is Heracleitus A Unique Thinker?"
21:00 Farewell Dinner (Terrace Hotel) 23:00 Homer in Assos: A Homeric Performance by Stephen Evans (Terrace Hotel) 23:30 Bach in Assos: Cello / Caglayan Cetin (Terrace Hotel)
Brian Elliott: He received his MA degree from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and his PhD degree from the University of Freiburg (Germany). Areas of interest and research: Aesthetics, 20th century German philosophy, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. Besides being the author of various articles in his area, he is the author of “The Beginning and End of Philosophy” (“Anfang und Ende der Philosophie” / Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 2002) and “Phenomenology and Imagination in Husserl and Heidegger” / Routledge, 2005. He teaches at the University College Dublin (Ireland). Matthias Bormuth: He received his MA/PhD degree from the University of Tubingen and the University of Heidelberg (Germany). Areas of interest and research: Medical Ethics, History of Psychiatry and Psyhoanalysis, History of Philosophical Hermeneutics, Ethics, Karl Jaspers, Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, Karl Lowith. He is the author of various articles in his field as well as of the award winning book titled “Lifeconduct in Modern Times. Karl Jaspers and Psychoanalysis” (“Lebensfuhrung in der Moderne. Karl Jaspers und die Psychoanalyse” / Fromman-Holzboog, 2002) which has also been translated into the English and will be published in the USA in the Fall of 2005 by Springer International Publishers / New York. He teaches at the University of Tubingen at the Institute for Ethics and the History of Medicine. Orsan K. Oymen: He received his MA degree from New York University (USA) and his PhD degree from the Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Areas of interest and research: Epistemology, Ethics, Scepticism, Subjectivism, Existentialism, Sextus Empiricus, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, Jean Paul Sartre and Karl Marx. Author of various articles in his field. Founder and Director of Philosophy in Assos. He teaches at Yeditepe University (Turkey) Department of Philosophy. Orly Shenker: She received her MA and PhD degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). Areas of interest and research: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Applied Ethics. Author of various articles in her field. She taught at the London School of Economics and is currently teaching at the Open University of Israel (Israel). Sylvana Chrysakopoulou: She received her MA/PhD degrees from Sorbonne University (France). Areas of interest and research: The Pre-Socratic philosophers, particularly Empedocles and Xenophanes, Theology and Physics in the Ancient period. Teaching at the University of Patras (Greece) Department of Philosophy.
July 2006 The Philosophy of David Hume July 3, Monday 19:00 Welcome meeting at the Athena Temple: Blue waters, wine and sunset 21:30 Dinner at the Harbour
July 4, Tuesday 14:00 David Owen (University of Arizona): "Scepticism With Regard To Reason" 17:00 Tito Magri (University of Rome): "Imagination, Content and Inference in Hume's Treatise"
July 5, Wednesday 14:00 Colin Howson (London School of Economics): "Hume's Problem" 17:00 Don Garrett (New York University): "The First Virtuous Motive to Justice: Hume's Circle Argument Squared"
July 6, Thursday 14:00 Visit to the ruins of Troy 20:30 The Violin in Assos: Annegret Bloch (Terrace Hotel) 21:00 Farewell dinner (Terrace Hotel Restaurant) 23:00 Homer in Assos: Stephen Evans and Cevat Çapan(Terrace Hotel)
David Owen: University of Arizona, Department of Philosophy. Areas of interest and research: Early Modern Philosophy, Descartes, Locke, Hume; metaphysics, problems of reasoning, theories of judgment in 17th and 18th century. Author of “Hume’s Reason” (Oxford University Press, 1999) as well as of numerous articles. Tito Magri: University of Rome “La Sapienze”, Department of Philosophy. Areas of interest and research: Practical Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Emotions, Philosophy of Psychology, Theories of Imagination; Hobbes, Locke, Hume; Practical Philosophy in Aristotle and Kant. Author of various books and articles in his field. Colin Howson: London School of Economics, Department of Philosophy. Areas of interest and research: Philosophy of Science and the foundations of probability. Author of “Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief” (Oxford University Press, 2000) and “Scientific Reasoning: the Bayesian Approach” (with Peter Urbach / Open Court Publishing Company, 1989) as well as of numerous articles. President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (2003-2005). Don Garrett: New York University, Department of Philosophy. Areas of interest and research: Early Modern Philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics. Author of “Cognition and Commitment in Hume’s Philosophy” (Oxford University Press, 1997) as well as of numerous articles and chapters in various books.
July 1-5, 2007
"The Concept of Happiness in Ancient Philosophy and Contemporary Ethics"
July 1, Sunday 19:00 Welcome Meeting at the Temple of Athena: Blue waters, wine, sunset 21:00 Dinner at the Harbour (Nazlihan Hotel Restaurant)
July 2, Monday 11:00 Walter Cavini (University of Bologna): “On Happiness and the Highest Good: Some Ancient and Modern Reflections” 14:00 Christoph Horn (University of Bonn): “Four Contemporary Problems With Ancient Ethics of Happiness” 16:00 Pierre Destrée (University of Louvain-la-Neuve): “On Desire for Happiness and Human Nature: An Issue After Socrates” 18:00 Amber Carpenter (University of St Andrews): “Happiness and The Idea of the Good: How Plato Can Educate Our Eudaimonist Tendencies?”
July 3, Tuesday 11:00 Philipp Brüllmann (Humboldt University): “ ‘It is for the sake of happiness that we all do everything else we do’: Remarks on a Problematic Claim” 14:00 Christopher Shields (Oxford University): “Perfecting Pleasures” 16:00 Anthony Price (Birkbeck College): “Acting and Living Well: An Issue after Aristotle” 18:00 Dan Russel (Monash University): “Happiness and Agency in the Stoics and Aristotle” 21:00 Dinner at the Harbour (Grand Assos Hotel Restaurant)
July 4, Wednesday 14:00 Christof Rapp (Humboldt University): “Happiness: Psychological State or Activity?” 16:00 Visit to Troy
July 5, Thursday 14:00 Christopher Gill (University of Exeter): “What’s Wrong with the Stoic Idea of Happiness?” 16:00 Jean Salem (University of Paris I): “Epicurus Our Contemporary” 18:00 Richard Bett (John Hopkins University): “Can An Ancient Greek Skeptic Be Happy and What Difference Does the Answer Make to Us?” 21:30 Farewell Dinner (Assos Terrace Hotel Restaurant) 23:30 Bach in Assos (Cello- Cihan Türkoglu)
Brief info about the speakers: Christoph Rapp: Humboldt University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of the books “Identität, Persistenz und Substantialität. Untersuchung über das Verhältnis von sortalen Termen und Aristotelischer Substanz”, “Aristoteles, Metaphysik. Die Substanzbücher (Zêta, Êta, Thêta)”, “Vorsokratiker”,“Aristoteles zur Einführung” (mit Christoph Horn), “Wörterbuch der antiken Philosophie” (mit Christoph Horn) as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Christoph Horn: Bonn University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy. Author of the books “Plotin über Sein, Zahl und Einheit. Eine Studie zu den systematischen Grundlagen der Enneaden”, “Paradigmen mittelalterlicher Philosophie”, “Antike Lebenskunst. Glück und Moral von Sokrates bis zu den Neuplatonikern”, “Einführung in die Politische Philosophie” “Grundlegende Güter. Untersuchungen zu einer handlungsteleologischen Ethik” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Pierre Destree: University of Louvain-la-Neuve Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Anthony Price: Birbeck College London Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of the books “Mental Conflict”, “Love and Friendship in Plato and Aristotle” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Christopher Shields: Oxford University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Author of the books “Aristotle”, “Classical Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction” , “The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas” (with Robert Pasnau), “Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Dan Russell: Monash University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient and Modern Philosophy. Author of the book “Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Philipp Brüllmann: Humboldt University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Christopher Gill: University of Exeter Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of the books “Greek Thought: Greece and Rome New Surveys in the Classics”, “Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy and Philosophy: The Self in Dialogue”, “The Structured Self in Hellenistic and Roman Thought” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Richard Bett: John Hopkins University Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of the book “Pyrrho, his Antecedents and his Legacy” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Walter Cavini: University of Bologna Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of various articles and sections in books and editor of various books in his field. Jean Salem: University of Paris 1 Sorbonne Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy. Author of the books “Le Bonheur ou L’Art d’être heureux par gros temps”, “Philosophie de Maupassant”, “Cinq variations sur le plaisir, la sagesse et la mort”. “Karl Marx, Manuscrits de 1844”, “Démocrite. Grains de poussière dans un rayon de soleil”, “La Mort n’est rien pour nous. Lucrèce et l’éthique”, “Tel un dieu parmi les hommes. L’éthique d’Épicure” as well as of various articles and editor of various books in his field. Amber Carpenter: University of St-Andrews Department of Philosophy. Area of research and interest: Ancient Philosophy. Author of various articles and editor of various books in her field. The meetings of Philosophy in Assos take place in an informal atmosphere where everyone has a chance to express his/her ideas on the relevant topics. Our aim is to increase active interaction as much as possible. In our meetings, we make sure that after the presentation of the speaker, there is also sufficient time for a discussion and dialogue about the ideas expressed by the speaker and that every participant has a chance to express his/her ideas, comments and questions. Each presentation is approximately one hour and there is another one hour time following the presentation for questions, answers and discussion. Those speakers who want their ideas to be known in written form and/or those who believe they can express themselves better by writing may do so if they wish and distribute their written texts and/or a summary of it to the participants before or during the meetings in order to transform ideas into a relatively more permanent form. The meetings take place with a group of approximately 60 people. In order to avoid a chaos of sound and understanding, it is very important to wait for your turn until the speaker or moderator lets you speak. There is no simultaneous (or any kind of) translation for the sake of protecting the spontaneity of the discussions and dialogues. The international meetings are conducted in English. Local meetings are in Turkish. Of course, apart from the pre-determined discussion topics, everybody is free to communicate about anything in any language. ("Philosophy at dinner" or "Philosophy after hours"?) Most of the participants of Philosophy in Assos are philosophy professors and students from philosophy departments of universities in Europe and North America. But there are also some “non-philosopher” participants who are interested in philosophy. Some of the professors who took place as speakers and/or participants at our previous meetings are: Ahmet Ýnam (METU / Turkey), Pýnar Canevi (Boðaziçi University / Turkey), Cemal Yýldýrým (METU / Turkey), Eva Picardi (University of Bologna / Italy), Nicla Vassalo (University of Genova / Italy), Amihud Gilead (University of Haifa / Israel), Brian Elliot (University College Dublin / Ireland), John Bollender (METU / Turkey), Halil Turan (METU / Turkey), Ayhan Sol (METU / Turkey), Geoff Bowe (Bilkent University / Turkey), Türker Armaner (Galatasaray University / Turkey), Cengiz Çakmak (Istanbul University / Turkey), Cemil Güzey (Yeditepe University / Turkey), Sezgi Durgun (Marmara University / Turkey), Bülent Gözkan (Yeditepe University / Turkey), Yaman Örs (Ankara University / Turkey), Sinan Özbek (Kocaeli University / Turkey), Güven Güzeldere (Duke University / USA), David Cooper (University of Durham / England), Asa Kasher (Tel Aviv University / Israel), Gary Banham (Manchester Metropolitan University / England), Alan Kim (University of Memphis / USA), Gerrit Steunebrink (Nijmegen University / Netherlands), Stephen Stich (Rutgers University / USA), Paul van Tongeren (Nijmegen University / Netherlands), Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield / England), Geraldine Coggins (University of Aberdeen / England), Walter Cavini (University of Bologna / Italy), Orly Shenker (Open University of Israel / Israel), Erdinç Sayan (METU / Turkey), Melih Baþaran (Galatasaray University / Turkey), Gisela Striker (Harvard University / USA), Julia Annas (University of Arizona / USA), Richard Bett (John Hopkins University / USA), James Allen (University of Pittsburgh / USA), Christos Evangeliou (Towson University / USA), Matthias Bormuth (University of Tuebingen / Germany), Saffet Babür (Yeditepe University / Turkey), Charlotte Witt (New Hamsphire University / USA), Sarah Conly (Colby College / USA), Roberto Polito (Cambridge University / England), Lucas Thorpe (Bilkent University / Turkey), Martin Vialon (Yeditepe University / Turkey), Süheyla Artemel (Yeditepe University / Turkey), Sylvana Chrysakopoulou (University of Patras / Greece), David Owen (University of Arizona / USA), Tito Magri (University of Rome / Italy), Don Garrett (New York University / USA), Colin Howson (London School of Economics / England) Participation in "Philosophy in Assos" is free, however, participants will be responsible for their own expenses including accommodation, transportation, food and drinks. (We may have a limited number of free rooms available for professors who travel from abroad. There is also a possibility of free camping. If you are interested, please inquire by writing to aristotle@philosophyinassos.org). We also assist all participants from abroad (professors, students, graduates) with their reservations for accomodation. Payments for accommodation may be made when checking out. "Philosophy In Assos" is not involved in the payment process and takes no responsibility for it. Room rates (without the discount) range from $10 to $70 per night including breakfast. The guest houses in the village are usually less expensive than those at the sea side although there are also some hotels and guest houses at the sea side that offer rooms for approximately $30 to $50 per night including breakfast. All rooms are clean regardless of the price. A meal costs between $5 and $40. One bottle of wine is approximately $10 in a shop and $20 in a restaurant. ATM machines in Turkey are widespread and credit cards are also accepted in most places in Turkey, however some hotels and restaurants in Assos do not accept credit cards. There are no ATM machines and banks in Assos; it is necessary to drive 30 minutes for an ATM machine and a bank, either to Ayvacik or to Kucukkuyu. It is possible to change Dollars, Euros and Pounds into Turkish Lira's in all the banks; some hotels in Assos change foreign currency as well, but with a lower rate compared to the banks, so it is recommended that you change your currency before your arrival to Assos. Overseas communication facilities (telephone, fax, internet etc.) in Turkey are widespread and efficient. However internet facilities in Assos are limited. Assos is located in Turkey in the province of Çanakkale on the Aegean coast. It is a 6-7 hour busride from Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, where daily world wide airline connections are available. It is a 3-4 hour busride from Izmir which is the third largest city in the country and has international flight connections as well. Busses to the province of Çanakkale depart from the central bus stations in Istanbul and Izmir. The connection point for Assos on the main highway is the town of Ayvacik in the province of Çanakkale. (Not to be confused with Ayvalik which is in the province of Balikesir). Those taking busses from Istanbul or Izmir must buy a ticket to Ayvacik/Çanakkale. Ayvacik is a half hour drive from Assos and there are regular public transportation vans as well as taxis from Ayvacik to Assos. There are daily direct flights to Istanbul from New York City and all major European cities. (Most of the Izmir connections are via Istanbul). All major European airline companies including British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, Alitalia, Iberia, Scandinavian as well as Turkish Airlines fly daily to Istanbul. Turkish Airlines has direct flights to Istanbul from New York City every day and from Chicago and Miami at least two days a week. For more information about US flights, contact the Turkish Airlines offices in NYC, Chicago or Miami. From Greece, Assos may be reached via the island of Lesbos or the island of Chios. There is a daily boat from Lesbos (from the town of Mitillini) to Ayvalik (in the province of Balikesir) which is a 1-2 hours trip. The bus ride from Ayvalik/Balikesir to Ayvacik/Çanakkale is another 2 hours. The Lesbos connection is the shortest way to reach Assos via Greece. Those coming from Chios may take the daily boat to Çesme. The bus ride from Çesme to Izmir is half an hour. The trip from Izmir to Ayvacik/Çanakkale as indicated above is 3-4 hours. There is a daily sealine connection from all the Greek islands in the Aegean to Lesbos and Chios. There are also daily flights to Lesbos and Chios from Athens. "Philosophy In Assos" will provide free assistance with accommodation reservations in Assos as well as organize your direct transfer from the airport to Assos via a rent-a-car with a driver for those who do not wish to take a bus. (The price is approximately 250 US dolars from Istanbul and about 150 US dolars from Izmir). If you decide to stop in Istanbul or Izmir we can also assist you with reservations and provide information about historic and scenic places to visit. Hotel prices range from $40 to $500 in Istanbul and $40 to $300 in Izmir per night including breakfast. (We cannot guarantee a discount for hotels in Istanbul and Izmir). Please be sure to include 1) your daily accommodation budget for Assos and, if applicable in Istanbul or Izmir and 2) your arrival/departure dates to/from Istanbul, Izmir and Assos when you fill out the registration form. For more information about Assos, visit Assos.de and www.assos.org.
 Click to see map larger It is necessary to implement an application and registration procedure in order to avoid any organizational and conceptual inconveniences. Everybody interested in participating in the meetings must apply beforehand. To apply, fill in the form and send a confirmation message by e-mail to aristotle@philosophyinassos.org. After receiving your application, we will send you a confirmation message to let you know you have been registered on our list of participants. The sooner you apply, the better the chance of your application being accepted. Remember, we can only accept a limited number of people. Also, if you don't hear from us within four weeks, it probably means there were some technical problems. If this occurs, please e-mail us again. The final application deadline for the 2008 meeting is June 29, 2008. There is no participation fee. (see expenses) All interested parties may apply. If you are a philosophy student, teacher or graduate, please be sure to include your university when you fill out the application form. Örsan K. Öymen, founder and director of Philosophy In Assos was born in Berlin in 1965. He received his basic education in T.E.D. Ankara Koleji and Bonn American High School. After school he decided to study philosophy and entered the Middle East Technical University (M.E.T.U.) in Ankara, one of the leading universities of Turkey. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy at M.E.T.U. in 1987. He continued his studies in the United States and received his M.A. degree in 1990 from the Department of Philosophy at New York University (N.Y.U.). The topic of his master thesis was "David Hume's Problem of Induction". After returning to Turkey he started his doctoral studies at the philosophy department in M.E.T.U. and received his Ph.D. degree from there in 1999. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on "Sextus Empiricus' Problem of Criterion". His areas of interest and research are: Epistemology, Ethics, Political Philosophy; Pyrrho, Aenesedimus, Sextus Empiricus, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre. He is currently Associate Professor at Yeditepe University Department of Philosophy and President of the Association of Philosophy, Art and Science both based in Istanbul. He came up with the idea about Philosophy In Assos during his student years at METU and started the project in September 2000. The meetings of Philosophy in Assos are organized by the Association of Philosophy, Art and Science. The team under the direction of Örsan K. Öymen, the President of the association, consists of Burak Kesgin (General Secretary), Beratiye Þener (General Accountant), Alparslan Esmer (Member), Sýrrý Küçük (Member), Doðan Yaþat (Member), Kerem Savaþ (Member), Anýl Ünal (Member), Onur Peþtimalcioðlu (Member), Burak Erbora (Member) and Emine Nurdan Turkozu (Member). The international contact people of Philosophy in Assos are: Walter Cavini (Italy), Brian Elliott (USA), Pierre Destree (France and Belgium), Amber Carpenter (United Kingdom), Dagmar Borchers (Germany), Orly Shenker (Israel), Sylvana Chrysikopolou (Greece). | home | why? | info | photographs | Philosophy in Assos |