Philosophers from Finland and Tartu examine how cognitive capacities and social conditions shape individual agency

On February 25, the mini-workshop “Agency, Cognition, and Social Structure”, held in Tartu at Jakobi 2, room 336, brings together philosophers from Tartu and Finland to explore how individual agency is shaped by cognitive capacities and social conditions. The talks range from theoretical discussions of self-control and memory to political and historical case studies on statelessness and resistance to state power.

Schedule:
14:15-14:55 Siobhan Kattago (University of Tartu): "Statelessness and the dangers of being merely human"
15:00-15:40 Polaris Koi (University of Turku): “Self-control as a basic agential capacity”
16:00-16:40 Hamza Naseer (University of Tartu): "Memory-based amodal completion"
16:50-17:30 Minna-Kerttu Kekki (University of Helsinki): “A man against the oppressive state: The story of Paul from Tartu region”

The workshop is organised by Uku Tooming, Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy.