Dear comprehenders, Have you ever encountered a distinguished philosopher declaring in a Q&A that he really doesn't understand what's going on in this talk? If so, you might have encountered "a particular social phenomenon whereby a speaker purports ignorance of the meaning of another speaker's speech in order to undermine that other speaker: dismissive incomprehension". In the next session of the Meaning Reading Group, we will dive into this distinctive speech act, its problematic role in social life, and ways of counteracting it, all by way of Matt Cull's "Dismissive Incomprehension: A Use of Purported Ignorance to Undermine Others".
Please join us on Wednesday, August 5th, from 4.00 to 5.30pm UK time, for the discussion. Matt has not only given us a paper, however, but they also recommended to take a look at a handout and a short video related to a particular interesting case of dismissive incomprehension. Please find the paper and handout here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e4dpq9n20ad98vc/Meaning%20Reading%20Group%20feat.%20Matt%20Cull.zip?dl=0 Please find the clip here: https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1277556165040148485 And please find the Zoom invitation below: Meaning Reading Group https://zoom.us/j/95270195257 Meeting-ID: 952 7019 5257 The very best, Nikki _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: https://lists.cam.ac.uk/pipermail/phil-events/ Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
