16-18 September 2010
Bonn, Germany
CALL FOR PAPERS and Conference Announcement INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE -- Levels of Processing: Foundations of Social Cognition University Club Bonn, September 16--18, 2010 (realized in cooperation w ith research groups in Bochum and Kln) As part of the interdisciplinary research project on "Knowing how and knowi ng that" sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation we organize a three-day international workshop on the Foundations of Social Cognition. This interdisciplinary meeting starts with philosophical investigations of different levels of processing realized in cognitive and social abilities. These methodological considerations will then be used to develop and discus s a new research framework of investigating social cognition. The relevant dimensions that we want to combine are: 1. the dispute in philosophy and psychology about different theories of understanding other minds (Theory-Theory, Simulation Theory, Interaction Theory, Person Model Theory) , 2. the recent discoveries about the neuropsychological foundations of social cognition (neural correlates and their relevance) and 3. the role of cultur e for social abilities. Confirmed Speakers are: Jon Opie - Philosophy and Cognitive Science, University of Adelaide Colin Allen - Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Indiana University Carl Craver - Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis Shaun Gallagher - Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences, University of Central Florida Shihui Han Peking - Psychology, Peking University Nalini Ambady - Psychology, Tufts University The workshop will be organized in four Symposia on (1) Levels of Processing , (2) Understanding Other Minds, (3) Social Cognition, and (4) Cultural Cognition/Neuroscience. In addition there will be a Session with Graduate Student presentations and a Poster Session. The conference language will be English. Call for Papers: PhD students and Postdocs are invited to submit papers or posters on topics related to the main topic of the conference. Paper submissions must be appropriate for short talks of 20 min for a total 30 min session. Papers ma y not exceed 2500 words including an abstract of 150 words. Submissions are t o be sent in electronical form (.pdf, .doc, .docx) to ramiro.glauer@uni-bonn.de Submission Deadline is JUNE 15th, 2010! Conditional on approval of funding graduate student speakers will be eligib le for limited support for accommodation. Details will be available on the web page soon: www.wuk.uni-bonn.de Participation is free, but places are limited. Please contact ramiro.glauer@uni-bonn.de for participation requests, including a brief description of your affiliation, position, and research interests (not more than half a page). More information will be available on www.wuk.uni-bonn.de in due course. Scientific Organization: Prof. Andreas Bartels (Institute of Philosophy, University of Bonn), Prof. Albert Newen (Institute of Philosophy, Ruhr-University Bochum), Prof. Kai Vogeley (Center of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University Hospital of Cologne), Ramiro Glauer (Institute of Philosophy, University of Bonn) This event is kindly supported by the University-Club Bonn and the Volkswag en Foundation.