20-23 Jan 2011
Osnabrueck, Germany
"CoxiMAP - Mind, Action, and Perception II"
Graduate Conference on the Epistemological Status of First-Person Methodology
in Science, and the Metaphysics of Belief & 2nd William James Lecture by Eric
Schwitzgebel, University of California at Riverside
January 20th - 23rd, 2011, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of
Osnabrueck, Germany
Graduate Conference (21st - 23rd of January 2011)
There will be up to 8 papers by graduate students and post-graduates from
philosophy, cognitive science and related areas, with a thematic focus on
first-person methodology, knowledge about one's own consciousness,
introspection, self-knowledge, and the metaphysics of belief. Talks with such
thematic focus as well as talks concerning the topics of the seminars tought by
Prof. Schwitzgebel (see below) are given priority, but general submission on
broader topics in philosophy of mind and epistemology are welcome and will be
considered. Submissions for the graduate conference should be sent
electronically to safink@uos.de. We expect an abstract of 300 words and a full
paper in English of less than 5000 words, including bibliography (as Word or
preferably PDF-File), suitable for 45 minute presentations. After the
presentation, there will be an open discussion. Authors of accepted papers will
receive EUR 150,- to cover (part of) travel and accommodation expanses.
2nd William James Lecture 2011
We invite everyone (especially participants of the Graduate Conference) to the
institute's second William James Lecture. On Thursday, 20th January 2011, 6 to
8 pm, Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy at Riverside (CA, USA), will
give the institute's second William James Lecture entitled "Shards of
Self-Knowledge". As part of the Graduate Conference, he will offer two
workshops on introspection ("Experience Sampling: Tutorial and Discussion" &
"The Problem of Known Illusions and the Problem of Unreportable Illusions") and
one on moral behavior ("The Moral Behavior of Ethics Professors"). The
conference language is English. All events are free of charge and visitors are
welcomed, but please register in advance to facilitate planning. International
submissions are encouraged.
Deadline: October 20th, 2010; notification of acceptance will be around
December 1st.
For submission, registration and all further information please contact:
Sascha Benjamin Fink
Institute of Cognitive Science
University of Osnabrueck
Albrechstr. 28
49076 Osnabrueck
Germany
safink@uos.de
For more information on the Institute of Cognitive Science at Osnabrueck:
http://www.cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/