Monday, April 19, 2010

Gianni Vattimo, "The End of Reality," Gifford Lectures, June 7-10, 2010.

Time: 18:00 Venue: Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre (WILT), University of Glasgow Mon 7 June "Tarski and the Quotation Marks of his Principle" Alfred Tarski argued that truth is indefinable. Yet truth in language, the kind of truth that perplexed Tarski, may be grounded in a more basic notion of truth explored by European thinkers. Vattimo explores the question of the relationship between human existence, language and truth. Tues 8 June "Beyond Phenomenology" Wed 9 June "Being and Event" Thurs 10 June "The Ethical Dissolution of Reality" For further information contact Angela Hair, Development and Alumni Office, Email: A.Hair@admin.gla.ac.uk, Tel: 0141 330 3593

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