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"Neurophilosophy: The State of the Art"; Meeting at CalTech (Pasadena CA, June 2005)

NEUROPHILOSOPHY: THE STATE OF THE ART

THE FINAL MEETING OF THE MCDONNELL PROJECT IN PHILOSOPHY & THE
NEUROSCIENCES

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

21 - 23 JUNE 2005

To honour the end of the McDonnell Project, there will be a final public
conference and workshop, to be held at Caltech just prior to the 9th
Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness (ASSC9). In keeping with the general aims of the McDonnell
Project, the purposes of the conference and workshop are to facilitate
collaboration between philosophers and neuroscientists, to communicate new
research in neurophilosophy, and to encourage a new generation of
researchers in this burgeoning and exciting field.

The McDonnell Project conference will host a distinguished group of
philosophers and neuroscientists, drawn both from within the Project and
from the larger community, who will present their most recent research as
well as speculating on the present and future prospects of
neurophilosophy. Prior to this public meeting, there will be a 3-day
workshop for early career researchers (see separate announcement).
Information about the McDonnell Project and the meeting?s web site can be
found at: http://www.sfu.ca/neurophilosophy/ ASSC9 web site:
http://assc.caltech.edu/assc9/

The McDonnell Project invites submitted papers and posters for this
meeting. TOPICS: While specific topics have been identified as central
themes of the conference, submissions are welcome from all areas relevant
to neurophilosophy. The identified themes are: neural representation and
computation, social neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, colour perception,
theory building in neuroscience, and subjectivity and consciousness.

SUBMITTED PAPERS: A submission for an oral presentation should consist of
a 500-word abstract. Abstracts of submitted papers will be refereed and
selected on the basis of quality and relevance to neurophilosophy. Papers
should not exceed a length of 30 minutes for a total 40-minute session.

POSTERS: A submission for a poster presentation should consist of a
500-word abstract (graphs, tables or other figures may be included as
extra material). Submitted papers may also be considered for presentation
as posters. DEADLINES: Paper and poster submissions should be received by
Friday 18th March 2005.

HOW TO SUBMIT: All submissions for oral and poster presentations should be
emailed to Dr. Anthony Atkinson: a.p.atkinson@durham.ac.uk. All abstracts
should be submitted as either MS Word or PDF files, as email attachments.

PROGRAMME CHAIRS

Dr. Kathleen Akins
Dept. of Philosophy
Simon Fraser University
Canada
Dr. Ian Gold
Dept. of Philosophy
Monash University
Australia
Dr. Rick Grush
Dept. of Philosophy
University of California, San Diego
USA
Dr. Valerie Hardcastle
Dept. of Philosophy
Virigina Tech
USA
Dr. Adina Roskies
Dept. of Philosophy
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
USA
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Dr. Anthony Atkinson
Dept. of Psychology
University of Durham, U.K.
Email: a.p.atkinson@durham.ac.uk
Dr. Pete Mandik
Dept. of Philosophy
William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA
Email: mandikp@wpunj.edu
Dr. Jon Opie
Dept. of Philosophy
University of Adelaide, Australia
Email: jonathan.opie@adelaide.edu.au