koglist February 2008

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by Krisztina Biber

The Department of Philosophy at CEU cordially invites you to the Public Defense of the PhD Dissertation by András Szigeti on " The Value of Responsibility" The defense will be held on Friday, 22. February, at 2.00 PM in the Senate room (main building 1st floor) Central European University (CEU) Examination Committee: Chair: Katalin Farkas (Department of Philosophy, CEU) Members Ferenc Huoranszki (Department of Philosophy,CEU) János Kis (Department of Philosophy,CEU) Paul Russell (University of British Columbia) The doctoral dissertation is available for inspection here http://web.ceu.hu/phil/Szigetithesis.pdf Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072

18 years, 2 months

Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Tamas Demeter

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University Room 226 Monday 4:00 PM Muzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest Web site: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf 25 February 4:00 PM Room 226 Tamas Demeter Institute for Philosophical Research, Budapest Mentalis fikcionalizmus (Mental fictionalism) Abstract: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf/2007-2008/February/#4 ___________________________________ The Forum is open to everyone, including students,visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, 10 minute coffee break, followed by a 30-60 minute discussion. The language of presentation is English or Hungarian. A printable poster is available from here: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf/2007-2008/February/poster.pdf Please feel free to post it in your institution! The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo (leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University, Budapest http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo

18 years, 2 months

Tuesday philosophy talk - CHANGE IN TIME

by Krisztina Biber

Dear All, Upon some students` requests - because of a time conflict with a recently added Gender Studies lecture from 3.30 PM - the starting time of this lecture had to be changed. Sorry about any inconveniences caused! ***************************************** The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Iddo Landau (University of Haifa) on Should Marital Relations be Non-Hierarchical? Issues in Distributive Justice and Love 5.10 PM, Tuesday, 19 February 2008, Gellner room (9. Nádor str. 1st floor) ABSTRACT The paper examines whether there is a justification for an egalitarian norm widely accepted today, which I call the Marital Non-Hierarchy Standard (MNHS). According to this standard, marital relationships should be non-hierarchical; neither partner may be more dominant than the other. If I want to spend our vacation on the hillside, and you prefer the beach, we should find an alternative that satisfies us both equally. The MNHS is exceptional: hierarchies are widely believed to be morally legitimate, within certain limits, in almost all associations, including many financial, professional, educational and recreational ones, in almost all spheres of life. How might the MNHS be justified? It might be suggested that marital relations should be based on love, and love requires that lovers will have the same degree of power. However, philosophical analyses of love by, e.g., Solomon, Fisher, Kolodny, Soble or Newton-Smith, which present various characteristics as essential or typical of love, do not show that love excludes hierarchy. One can value one's partner, promote her interests, be attracted, committed, or dedicated to her, etc. while having unequal power to the loved one. Common experience, and the comparison of marital love to other types of love (e.g., parental, filial), also suggest that love does not exclude hierarchy. It might also be suggested that justice requires that lovers will have equal power. However, theories of distributive justice such as Rawls's, Sen's, Dworkin's, Miller's, Nozick's, and almost all others do not justify the MNHS, because they stipulate proportional equality while the MNHS stipulates strict equality in actual power. Thus, both the "love requirement" and almost all theories of distributive justice do not show that it is morally wrong to have non-MNHS relationships. Until other justifications of the MNHS are presented, it is unclear why it should be accepted. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072

18 years, 2 months

[Fwd: 15th International Summer School in Cognitive Science]

by Krajcsi Attila

*ANNOUNCEMENT*** The New Bulgarian University is announcing the *15^th Summer School in Cognitive Science* which will be held from *June 30 *till* July 19, 2008 *in *Sofia**, Bulgaria*. The summer school features advanced courses for graduate students and young researchers in a variety of areas, including cognitive modeling, neurosciences, linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. The summer school this year will be extraordinary good and the lecturers include famous researchers and price winners like *Magaret** Boden, Paul Smolensky, Geraldine Legendre, Terry Regier, Brad Schlaggar, Eve Clark, Herbert Clark, Jeffrey Elman*. This is a unique chance to learn about the latest developments and big challenges first hand from those who move the boundaries of the unknown in cognitive science. Decisions for admission are made on a case by case and first come first served bases. Therefore the earlier you apply the better. We have applicants from all over the world and almost half of the places in the summer school are already filled in, so hurry up! For more information: http://nbu.bg/cogs/events/ss2008.html e-mail: school(a)cogs.nbu.bg <mailto:school@cogs.nbu.bg> Best regards, The Organizational Team, P.S. We will be grateful if you could disseminate the information as wide as possible and if you encourage other students to apply! --- Central and Eastern European Center for Cognitive Science New Bulgarian University 21 Montevideo, Str. Sofia 1618 Bulgaria phone: (+3592) 8110401 fax: (+3592) 8110421 e-mail: school(a)cogs.nbu.bg <mailto:school@cogs.nbu.bg>

18 years, 2 months

15th International Summer School in Cognitive Science

by school

ANNOUNCEMENT The New Bulgarian University is announcing the 15th Summer School in Cognitive Science which will be held from June 30 till July 19, 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The summer school features advanced courses for graduate students and young researchers in a variety of areas, including cognitive modeling, neurosciences, linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. The summer school this year will be extraordinary good and the lecturers include famous researchers and price winners like Magaret Boden, Paul Smolensky, Geraldine Legendre, Terry Regier, Brad Schlaggar, Eve Clark, Herbert Clark, Jeffrey Elman. This is a unique chance to learn about the latest developments and big challenges first hand from those who move the boundaries of the unknown in cognitive science. Decisions for admission are made on a case by case and first come first served bases. Therefore the earlier you apply the better. We have applicants from all over the world and almost half of the places in the summer school are already filled in, so hurry up! For more information: http://nbu.bg/cogs/events/ss2008.html e-mail: <mailto:school@cogs.nbu.bg> school(a)cogs.nbu.bg Best regards, The Organizational Team, P.S. We will be grateful if you could disseminate the information as wide as possible and if you encourage other students to apply! --- Central and Eastern European Center for Cognitive Science New Bulgarian University 21 Montevideo, Str. Sofia 1618 Bulgaria phone: (+3592) 8110401 fax: (+3592) 8110421 e-mail: <mailto:school@cogs.nbu.bg> school(a)cogs.nbu.bg

18 years, 2 months

invitation to a philosophy talk - reminder

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Iddo Landau (University of Haifa) on Should Marital Relations be Non-Hierarchical? Issues in Distributive Justice and Love 4.30 PM, Tuesday, 19 February 2008, Gellner room (9. Nádor str. 1st floor) ABSTRACT The paper examines whether there is a justification for an egalitarian norm widely accepted today, which I call the Marital Non-Hierarchy Standard (MNHS). According to this standard, marital relationships should be non-hierarchical; neither partner may be more dominant than the other. If I want to spend our vacation on the hillside, and you prefer the beach, we should find an alternative that satisfies us both equally. The MNHS is exceptional: hierarchies are widely believed to be morally legitimate, within certain limits, in almost all associations, including many financial, professional, educational and recreational ones, in almost all spheres of life. How might the MNHS be justified? It might be suggested that marital relations should be based on love, and love requires that lovers will have the same degree of power. However, philosophical analyses of love by, e.g., Solomon, Fisher, Kolodny, Soble or Newton-Smith, which present various characteristics as essential or typical of love, do not show that love excludes hierarchy. One can value one's partner, promote her interests, be attracted, committed, or dedicated to her, etc. while having unequal power to the loved one. Common experience, and the comparison of marital love to other types of love (e.g., parental, filial), also suggest that love does not exclude hierarchy. It might also be suggested that justice requires that lovers will have equal power. However, theories of distributive justice such as Rawls's, Sen's, Dworkin's, Miller's, Nozick's, and almost all others do not justify the MNHS, because they stipulate proportional equality while the MNHS stipulates strict equality in actual power. Thus, both the "love requirement" and almost all theories of distributive justice do not show that it is morally wrong to have non-MNHS relationships. Until other justifications of the MNHS are presented, it is unclear why it should be accepted. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072

18 years, 2 months

munka- es kutatasi lehetoseg: eye-tracking

by miklosgyori＠netscape.net

[a felhivas szovege csatolva is olvashato] Munka- és kutatási lehetőség: eye-tracking / szemmozgás-regisztrációs vizsgálatok technikai menedzselése Az EU 7-es keretprogramjában (ezen belül: Accessible and Inclusive Information and Communication Technology) a dániai Aalborgi Egyetem által vezetett konzorcium által benyújtott, várhatóan elfogadásra kerülő pályázatunk keretében végzendő szemmozgás-regisztrációs vizsgálatokhoz keresünk az eye-tracking technikában járatos, vagy ennek hiányában az iránt érdeklődő, de számítástechnikai rendszerek működtetésében és programozásában (preferáltan: MATLAB) tapasztalt szakembert. A feladat elsősorban az eye-tracking berendezés beszerzésével, működésbe állításával és működtetésével kapcsolatos technikai feladatok megoldása, beleértve a mérésekhez kapcsolódó programozási és adatfeldolgozási feladatokat is. Bérezés: mind formáját (megbízás, vállalkozás, etc.), mind nagyságát illetően megegyezés szerint, a ráfordított munkaidő arányában. A kutatás a pályázat elfogadása esetén 2008. április 1-jével indul, 3 év futamidővel. A futamidő alatt a szemmozgásregisztrációs vizsgálatok folyamatosan történnek, de – a kutatási tervnek megfelelően – változó intenzitással. Mivel a vizsgálatok autizmussal élő serdülőkön és felnőtteken folynak majd, az autizmus (illetve általában a neurokognitív fejlődési zavarok) iránti érdeklődés előny, de nem feltétel. A téma iránt érdeklődő jelentkezőnek a labor szabad kapacitásán belül kutatási lehetőséget is biztosítunk. A vizsgálatok az Autizmus Alapítvány és az ELTE Kognitív Pszichológia Tanszék együttműködésében történnek. További információért a kutatásvezetőt, Győri Miklóst kell keresni; miklosgyori (at) netscape.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Miklos GYORI, Ph.D. associate professor Dept. of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary leading research psychologist Cognitive Autism Laboratory, Autism Foundation, Budapest, Hungary regular guest lecturer Institute of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria * miklos.gyori.googlepages.com * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://webmail.aim.com

18 years, 2 months

invitation to a philosophy talk

by Krisztina Biber

18 years, 2 months

CFP: Rethinking spirit possession, EASA Aug 26-29 (fwd)

by Tamas Biro

Elnezest attol, aki esetleg tobbedik alkalommal kapja meg. Biro Tamas ---------- Forwarded message ---------- EASA Conference 2008 Experiencing diversity and mutuality Rethinking spirit possession (W094) Spirit possession is an extreme way of knowing the 'other' by embodying it; the kind of 'first-hand' religious experience, in William James' terms, which still provokes great interest among anthropologists. While in some societies spirit possession and trance have been considered as favorite means of expression for marginalized and oppressed, in others, cultivated by religious experts, they form the core of the local religion. In spite of the variety of possession cults and practices around the world there are strong similarities in the possession experience. In this panel we intend to bring together cases of spirit possession from various religious traditions, from Christianity to Brazilian Candomblé, in search of its underlying characteristics. Our interest is to explore the processes through which this human experience becomes religious or dissociative (disorder), as negotiated between cultural frames and individual insight. For this, we will focus on processes of 'learning possession' and the successful transmission of representations related to spirit possession. Although much has been written about it, few anthropologists addressed possession as a mode of knowledge or a mode of attending to the world. In this panel we intend to pursue this direction further in the light of recent research in cognitive sciences. We are interested, among others, in the role of cognition and imagination in creating an experience of dissociation and in the role of emotions as somatic markers for 'recognizing' possession. The call for papers opens between January 20, 2008 and March 31, 2008. The abstracts of the papers should be submitted via online form linked to each workshop page (not sent by email). For more details you can also check EASA's website: www.easa2008.eu

18 years, 2 months

meghívó

by Horvath Zsuzsa

Kedves Kollégák! Mellékelten küldöm a következő Kognitív Péntekre szóló meghívót Üdv., HZS Horváth Zsuzsa ELTE PPK Kognitív Pszichológiai Tanszék 1064 Bp. Izabella u. 46. horvath.zsuzsa(a)ppk.elte.hu Tel/fax: 461-2649

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