Join us for the opening of Mixtape Metaphysics and the launch of PROCESSING

Join us for the launch of a new sonic experiment, Processing...A Philosophy Mixtape, and the opening of Mixtape Metaphysics, a new installation exploring technology, philosophy, and religion brought to you by Franklin & Marshall College's Institute of Mechanical Surround

We will be debuting Side A: Knowledge and Reality, a 15-minute episode focused on a debate between powerhouse philosophers David Chalmers and Grace Helton on the nature of knowledge and reality. David and Grace will be listening with us, and when the tape stops, we’ll continue the conversation with them.

Chalmers argues that even if we are living in a wide-scale computer simulation, there is no threat to our knowledge and the meaningfulness of our lives. Helton isn’t convinced. To make her case, she draws a distinction between two kinds of knowledge, knowledge of the external world and knowledge of other minds. She argues that knowledge of other minds is much more important and that Chalmers’ gives us little reason to think we can have such knowledge

6:30: Doors Open (seating is limited! Get here early to find a good spot)
7:00- 8:30 PM: Processing introduction followed by a conversation with Grace and David
8:30-10PM: Free time with guests and fellow attendees!
Free and open to the public. Refreshments served. All are welcome.

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David Chalmers is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness. His most recent book, Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy argues for an understanding of virtual reality as genuine reality.

Grace Helton is an assistant professor of philosophy at Princeton University. She works in the philosophy of mind and epistemology, focusing on how we represent others’ inner lives and how we value such representations.

About Processing…a philosophy mixtape:

Combining mixtape aesthetics with scholarly inquiry, Processing…a philosophy mixtape provides philosophical reflection on technology through a blend of hip-hop, turntablism, and electronic music. The result is a new type of auditory experience for the curious and the creative, one that transcends traditional modes of scholarship and the choice between music and podcast.

About Mixtape Metaphysics:

The next installation at Modern Art, Mixtape Metaphysics offers a space of refuge and contemplation. Featuring a studio of listenting spaces and modes, we invite you to slow down, open your eyes and ears, space out, and experience the sonic lectures on philosophy, technology and religion.

Mixtape Metaphysics is an extraordinary opportunity to pause and reconsider what we are doing and what kind of world we are ushering in.

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