University of Latvia to host cognitive science discussion and opening event of the book by American professor Jody Azzouni

On 19 August at 17:00 the UL Library in Riga, Kalpaka bulvāris 4, will host a cognitive science discussion by prominent US and Latvian researchers, as well as the launch of the latest book by world-renowned professor of philosophy, science and theory of knowledge Jody Azzouni, "Challenging Knowledge. How We (Sometimes) Don’t Know What We Think We Know." The book has been published in July by Oxford University Press.

Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary research direction that studies the processes of the psyche, language, cognition, consciousness and perception and their mutual interaction. In Latvia, the leader in this field is the Laboratory for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems at the UL Faculty of Science and Technology, headed by UL Professor Jurģis Šķilters. International recognition of his laboratory and close cooperation with colleagues abroad are the reasons why Professor Jody Azzouni offered to organize the opening of his latest work and the discussion at UL.

The discussion will be held in English, attended by participants in person or joined remotely. The discussion will be available on the UL YouTube channel.

Jody Azzouni is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, USA. He acquired his M.A. in Mathematics and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. After receiving his Ph.D., he joined the Philosophy Department at Tufts University, and continues his work there. Professor Azzouni has authored numerous publications in philosophy, particularly the philosophy of mathematics, with a focus on ontology and proof, as well as in the philosophy of language, philosophy of science, theory of science and knowledge, epistemology, and metaphysics.

The discussion will be moderated by Professor Jurģis Šķilters, with introductory remarks by the Chair of the UL Council Professor Mārcis Auziņš. The discussion participants who will attend remotely include Professor Otavio Bueno, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, USA, the University of Florida, USA, researcher Rodrigo Borges, University of Florida, USA, Corey Dethier, researcher at Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, USA, and Professor Michael Glanzberg, Rutgers University, USA.