14-18 March 2011
Bochum, Germany
Dear all,
we cordially invite both registration and submissions for the following
two events in Bochum, Germany (with apologies for cross-posting)
(1) Carnap Lectures 2011 ?The Boundaries of the Mental?
with Tim Crane (Cambridge, UK) & Katalin Farkas (Budapest)?March
14th - 16th 2011
(2) Workshop ?Thinking about Animal Cognition?
with Colin Allen (Alexander von Humboldt Awardee 2010)?March 17th -
18th 2011
Both events can be attended independently. They will be held at:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Institut für Philosophie II
Universitätsstr. 150
GA 04/187
44780 Bochum
Germany
*General* *registration* will be open until March 5th 2011 for both events.
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(1) Carnap Lectures 2011 ?The Boundaries of the Mental?
with Tim Crane (Cambridge, UK) & Katalin Farkas (Budapest)?March 14th
- 16th 2011
*Call for Graduate Papers*
Graduate students are cordially invited to submit papers on extended minds,
extended selves, and social minds. Four submissions will be selected for
presentation (25min. plus 10min. discussion); the authors will receive free
accommodation and an award of 200?. Full papers (no longer than 3000 words)
should be submitted electronically to Robert Schütze (robert.schuetze@rub.de)
by *February 5th 2011*.
*Preliminary Program*
Monday, March 14th
11.30 ? 13.15 | Tim Crane: Non-existent objects
15.15 ? 17.30 | Tim Crane: Psychologism, semantics and the non-existent
Tuesday, March 15th
10.15 ? 12.15 | Katalin Farkas: Extended Minds
14.15 ? 17.30 | Graduate Presentations ?Extended Mind, Extended Self, Social
Mind?
18.15 ? 20.00 | Tim Crane: What is distinctive of human thought? (Public
Lecture, HGA20)
Wednesday, March 16th
10.15 ? 12.15 | Katalin Farkas: Extended Selves
*General* *registration* will be open until March 5th 2011. Please email
Lena Kästner (lena.kaestner@rub.de).
For detailed information concerning registration, accommodation and contact,
please consult our website: www.rub.de/philosophy/carnap2011.
Scientific Organization:
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Lena Kästner
Ruhr-Universität Bochum ? Institut für Philosophie II
(2) Workshop ?Thinking about Animal Cognition?
with Colin Allen (Alexander von Humboldt Awardee 2010)?March 17th -
18th 2011
*Call for Papers*
Postgraduate and advanced graduate students are cordially invited to
participate with a presentation on the work of Colin Allen or animal minds
(25min. plus 15min. discussion). Abstracts (no longer than 700 words) should
be submitted electronically to Tobias Starzak (tobias.starzak@rub.de)
by *February
15th 2011*.
The speakers of four selected graduate presentations will be supported with
up to 150? (based on receipts for travel or accommodation).
*Preliminary Program*
Thursday, March 17th
10.00 ? 11.30 | Colin Allen: Animal Cognition and the Limits of Experimental
Methods
11.30 ? 12.30 | comments and/or graduate presentations, general discussion
14.30 ? 16.00 | Colin Allen: The Content of Animal Cognition
16.00 ? 17.00 | comments and/or graduate presentations, general discussion
Friday, March 18th
9.15 ? 12.45 | graduate or postgraduate presentations on animal minds or
related topics in philosophy of mind and science
14.30 ? 16.00 | Colin Allen: Implications of Animal Cognition for Philosophy
of Mind and Philosophy of Science
16.00 ? 17.00 | final discussion
*General* *registration* will be open until March 5th 2011. Please email
Tobias Starzak (tobias.starzak@rub.de).
For detailed information concerning registration, accommodation and contact,
please consult our websites: www.rub.de/philosophy/animalcognition.
Scientific Organization:
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen & Tobias Starzak (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Prof. Dr. Neil Roughley (University of Duisburg-Essen)