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'Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Number', Brussels (Belgium), May 11

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Free University of
Brussels, Belgium cordially invites you to the workshop "Philosophical and
Psychological Perspectives on Number" Time: Thursday 11 May 2006, 9 am -
17 pm Place: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, building D, room D.2.01
(Promotiezaal). Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel Entrance is free

Aims and scope: The aim of this workshop is to bring together
psychologists and philosophers who are studying the epistemological and
ontological foundations of number.Key topics are: what are numbers? How do
we acquire knowledge about them? What is the role of language and other
cultural factors in acquiring numerical concepts? What neural correlates
underlie numerical competence? What are the implications of psychological
foundations of number for the philosophy of mathematics? We expect that
bringing together philosophers and psychologists will foster a unique
cross-fertilization for both fields. As the workshop will have an
in-depth, focused character, we have invited eminent scholars in
psychology and philosophy whose work has deepened the understanding of the
nature and knowledge of number.

Audience: Psychologists and philosophers working on number, and others
with an interest in the psychological and philosophical foundations of
number (e.g. mathematicians).

Speakers include Brian Butterworth (University College London), Pierre
Pica (CNRS, Paris), Ann Dowker (Oxford University), Jo?lle Vlassis
(Universit? de Li?ge), Tom Verguts (Universiteit Gent), Jean Paul Van
Bendegem and Bart Van Kerkhove (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Helen De Cruz
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

For more details, including full programme, titles and abstracts, follow
this link: http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/WON2006/ Messages to the list are
archived at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/philos-l.html. Prolonged
discussions should be moved to chora: enrol via
http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/chora.html. Other philosophical
resources on the Web can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal.