19-21 Apr 2012
Lund, Sweden
1ST CONFERENCE ON GAMES, INTERACTIVE RATIONALITY AND LEARNING (G.I.R.L.'12@Lund) Lund, Department of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, April 19-21 2012 http://www.fil.lu.se/conferences/conference.asp?id=49&lang=se Formal philosophy relies increasingly on simulations, and sometimes on empirical test, coming closer to both computer-, cognitive- and social sciences. Some examples are learning-theoretic models of inquiry, network theory-based approaches in social epistemology, and game-theoretic evolutionary approaches of communication. The aim of the G.I.R.L.'12 Conference is to bring together researchers in philosophy, cognitive science and artificial intelligence, to investigate new areas where the game- and learning-theoretic simulation approaches can lead to fruitful results. A central topic is interactive rationality, or rational behavior that emerges from interaction. Unlike ?rational interaction??its much better known sister?it does not presuppose agents to be rational to begin with. Examples are given by evolutionary game-theory, which studies rational (equilibrium-reaching) behavior emerging from interaction of non-reflective agents; or learning-theoretic models of inquiry showing how inquiry can solve inductive problems, while substituting truth-tracking efficiency to reflexive justification.