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CEPPA Talk (in-person & online) – Petronella Randell (University of 58³Ô¹Ï)
20th February 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
°Õ¾±³Ù±ô±ð:ÌýResisting the unexperienced
Abstract: An experience is epistemically transformative when you can’t know what it’s like without having the experience. Though this characterisation doesn’t neatly fit transformative experiences, a surprising number of everyday experiences fit the description. The clearest parallel is with aesthetic experiences. The Acquaintance Principle (Budd, 2003) says that an agent can only appreciate an object’s aesthetic properties if that agent is first-personally acquainted with the object. I explore the grounds we have for resisting (or choosing) such experiences, drawing on the similarities between epistemically transformative experiences and aesthetic experiences.
Location: Edgecliffe G03