koglist November 2010

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by George Kampis

Rom Harre professzor elodasanak cime: "Hybrid Psychology: the Marriage of Cultural Studies and Neuroscience" Helye es ideje: nov.29.hétfo" 14,00-órától: a TTK Dékáni Tanácsteremben (1117 Pazmany Peter setany 1/A, elso emelet) Minden erdeklodot szeretettel varunk! udv kgy

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invitation to a talk on `Perspectives of Self-Knowledge`, 30 November, 4.30 PM

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Guido Melchior (University of Graz) on `Perspectives of Self-Knowledge` Tuesday, 30 November, 2010, 4.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412 ABSTRACT I understand self-knowledge as any kind of knowledge about one's own mental states, which also includes knowledge about the truth of one's own beliefs. In the first part of my talk, I will illustrate that we can acquire self-knowledge from two different perspectives, firstly from an ordinary first-person-perspective and, secondly, from a detached point of view, which I call first-person-knowledge from a third-person-perspective. In the second part, I will apply the introduced notions to the problem of external world skepticism. I will argue that the problem results from shifting the perspectives on our own mental states. From the ordinary perspective, we can know that the skeptical hypothesis is false, but from a third-person-perspective, we cannot. By distinguishing between two perspectives, we can achieve a solution to the skeptical problem as well as an explanation of its apparent plausibility. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu

15 years, 5 months

Perceptual Bistability szimpózium meghívó, dec. 15

by Bohm Tamas

Tisztelt Kollégák! A szervezo"k nevében szeretném tisztelettel meghívni Önöket a "Perceptual Bistability" szimpóziumra, amely a Cognition at Christmas sorozat keretében kerül megrendezésre. A szimpózium ido"pontja: 2010. december 15. Helyszín: BME K épület I. em. 66. terem (Oktatói Klub) Honlap (program, absztraktok, regisztráció): http://cogsci.bme.hu/~ktkuser/PERCEPTUAL%20BISTABILITY/index.html Szervezo"k: Kovács Ilona, Winkler István, Bo"hm Tamás Minden érdeklo"do"t szeretettel várunk. Üdvözlettel, Bo"hm Tamás __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5645 (20101124) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

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Rom Harre eloadasa

by George Kampis

Kedves Kollegak, Tanszekunk vendege lesz Rom Harre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Romano_Harré Harre professzor november 29.-en, hetfon 14:00 orakor eloadast tart (title TBA). Az eloadas cimevel, helyszinevel es tovabbi reszletekkel meg jelentkezunk, minden erdeklodot szeretettel varunk! udv kgy

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Emlékeztető - BME Kognitív Szemináriumsorozat

by Attila Keresztes

A BME Kognitív Tudományi Tanszék szeretettel vár mindenkit tanszéki szemináriumsorozatának következő előadására: Tóth Brigitta1, 2, Boha Roland1, 2, Gaál Zsófia Anna1, Kónya Anikó2, Molnár Márk1 1, Pszichológiai Kutatóintézet, Pszichofiziológiai Kutatócsoport 2, ELTE Pszichológia Doktori Iskola, Kognitív Pszichológia Tanszék Kontroll folyamatok szerepe a felejtésben: A szándékos felejtés helyszín: Stoczek utca 2. St. ép. 320-as terem, 1111 Budapest időpont: 2010 november 29, 13:00-14:00 Absztrakt Egyre inkább elfogadott az a nézet, miszerint az epizodikus események a személy későbbi céljai alapján szerveződnek és ennek megfelelően konszolidálódnak a hosszú távú emlékezetben (Conway, 2009). Éppen ezért a felejtés jelensége nemcsak az emlékezet „hibájának” hanem adaptív folyamatnak is tekinthető, mivel lehetővé teszi a releváns emlékek frissítését. Így tipikusan azokat az információkat felejti el a személy, amely az adott feladat szempontjából irreleváns, kevés a jövőbeli értéke. A felejtés tehát hatékonyan csökkenti a releváns és irreleváns információ közötti interferenciát, és elősegíti a célok fenntartását. Célirányos felejtés explicit instrukció hatására is kiváltható irányított felejtési eljárással. A tanulás során minden egyes szót követő „emlékezz/felejtsd” instrukció a hosszú távú előhívása során a felejtsd el instrukcióval tanult elemek csökkent felidézését és felismerését eredményezi (McLeod, 1998). Az jelenségre két magyarázati hipotézis született. Az egyik a felejtés passzív folyamatát hangsúlyozza, a releváns emlék elaboráltabb kódolását feltételezi (Basden és Basden, 1996). A felejtés aktív folyamatának megközelítése szerint viszont az irreleváns emlék figyelmi gátlása magyarázza a felejtési hatást (Zacks, 1996). Az előadásban bemutatásra kerülő két kísérlet célja a figyelmi gátlás hipotézisének tesztelése volt viselkedéses és elektrofiziológiai szinten. Az első kísérletben az érzelmi információ szándékos felejtését vizsgáltuk, valószínűleg az érzelmi emlékek felejtése nehezebb és további erőfeszítést igényel akkor, ha az feladat irreleváns. A második kísérletben fiatal és idős felnőttek teljesítményét hasonlítottuk össze. Idős korban a gátló mechanizmusok sérülnek, ezek alapján feltételeztük a szándékos felejtés életkorfüggő romlását. Az eredmények alapján igazolható a szándékos felejtési jelenség, mely kevésbé kifejezett emocionális információ esetében. A felejtési hatás ugyanakkor csökkent az idősek csoportjában. Az emlékezeti instrukció és érzelmi kontextus specifikus hatása kimutatható volt elektrofiziológiai szinten is. Az érzelmi információfeldolgozási folyamatok az eredmények alapján kiterjedtebb neuronális hálózatot aktiváltak, ami összefüggésbe hozható az érzelmi emlékek felejtésének hiányával. A feladat szempontjából irreleváns emlék az anterior agyi területeken a theta sáv teljesítményének növekedését váltotta ki. Ez a hatás csak a fiatal személyek csoportjában jelent meg. Az emlékezeti instrukció után jellemző theta válasz hiánya idősekben összefüggésbe hozható a csökkent felejtési hatással. Keresztes Attila Tudományos segédmunkatárs Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Kognitív Tudományi Tanszék, Stoczek u. 2., Budapest 1111 06 1 4631072 akeresztes(a)cogsci.bme.hu

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free access to logica universalis / papers of interest

by Universal Logic

Free access to all papers published in Logica Universalis is avalaible up to November 30: http://www.springer.com/birkhauser/mathematics/journal/11787 Last issue of the journal is on the topic "is logic universal?" In the next future there will be special issues of the journal on the following topics: - Visual reasoning with diagrams - Multimodal logics - Categorical logics - Hexagon of opposition Subscription to the print version (hard copy) of the journal is avalaible at a very good price for individuals (38 euros per year including postage and handling). Among many interesting papers published since the start of the journal - freely downloadable up to November 30 - you can find: A New Modal Lindstroom Theorem Johan van Benthem http://www.springerlink.com/content/t26u1781q78508x2/ Generalized Definitional Reflection and the Inversion Principle Peter Schroeder-Heister http://www.springerlink.com/content/e543v66615054247/ Structuralist Logic: Implications, Inferences, and Consequences Arnold Koslow http://www.springerlink.com/content/b7115xg144h521g1/ Things That are Right with the Traditional Square of Opposition Terence Parsons http://www.springerlink.com/content/813595g60860521g/ Applications of Squares of Oppositions and Their Generalizations in Philosophical Analysis Jan Wolenski http://www.springerlink.com/content/g7063211k0543g72/ Russell and His Sources for Non-Classical Logics Irving H. Anellis http://www.springerlink.com/content/u1u6432708318164/ The Concept of Relevance and the Logic Diagram Tradition Jan Dejnozka http://www.springerlink.com/content/502120568051v101/ What is a Logic Translation? Till Mossakowski, Razvan Diaconescu and Andrzej Tarlecki http://www.springerlink.com/content/k768u15734x5l230/ Symmetric Generalized Galois Logics Katalin Bimbó and J. Michael Dunn http://www.springerlink.com/content/4t680856130n006l/ >------------------ Jean-Yves Beziau Editor-in-Chief Logica Universalis http://www.logica-universalis.org

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Theoretical Philosophy Forum, December

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest December Program 1 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Balázs Majláth Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös University, Budapest Kiválasztási axióma és konstruktív halmazelméletek (The axiom of choice and the constructive set theories) 8 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Éva Bekő Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös University, Budapest Diodórosz Kronosz modalitás-elmélete és a győzedelmes argumentum (Diodorus Cronus on Modalities and the Master Argument) 15 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Gergely Ambrus Institute of Philosophy, University of Miskolc A pszichofizikai probléma a 19. századi tudományos filozófiában és az elme mai naturalista értelmezései (The psychophysical relation in 19th century scientific philosophy and in contemporary naturalist philosophy of mind) ___________________________________ Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post the program in your institution!) The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, coffee break, 60 minute discussion. The organizer of the Forum: László E. Szabó (leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Professor of Philosophy DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo

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[CDC Seminars] REMINDER: CDC Seminar, Francesca Giardini, TOMORROW, November 24, at 5 PM

by Marian Chen

The next talk in the CEU Cognitive Development Center seminar series will be given by Francesca Giardini, Central European University Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 5 PM Gossip and Reputation in Natural Societies and Artificial Settings If one were to enumerate the most influential and universal social behaviors in human societies, gossip would undoubtedly be one of them. Exchanging social information is fundamental for partner selection, social control, coalition formation, but it also plays a role in social comparison and group cohesion, just to name some of its main functions. The most frequent topics of human conversations are other people’s reputation, actions, choices, and attitudes. In this talk I will claim that, far from being mere idle-talk, gossiping is a socially complex activity people intentionally engage in because of what they believe about others and how they want others to behave. I will then present a cognitive theory of gossip and reputation in order to point out that choosing an addressee, selecting the topic and deciding whether and how to give a specific information are actions pursued according to individuals' beliefs and goals. Finally, I will try to show the complex interplay between the micro-level of agents' motivations and the macro-level of collective behaviors by presenting some results from experimental studies within the framework of Agent-Based Social Simulation (ABSS). In this computational approach, social phenomena may emerge as a result of interactions among heterogeneous artificial agents endowed with internal representations of themselves, their peers and their environment. _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[CDC Seminars] Upcoming talks at the CEU Cognitive Development Center

by Marian Chen

All talks will be held at the CEU Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, Budapest, 3rd floor. * Gossip and Reputation in Natural Societies and Artificial Settings<http://www.ceu.hu/events/2010-11-24/gossip-and-reputation-in-natural-societ…> * Francesca Giardini, Central European University Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 5 PM If one were to enumerate the most influential and universal social behaviors in human societies, gossip would undoubtedly be one of them. Exchanging social information is fundamental for partner selection, social control, coalition formation, but it also plays a role in social comparison and group cohesion, just to name some of its main functions. The most frequent topics of human conversations are other people’s reputation, actions, choices, and attitudes. In this talk I will claim that, far from being mere idle-talk, gossiping is a socially complex activity people intentionally engage in because of what they believe about others and how they want others to behave. I will then present a cognitive theory of gossip and reputation in order to point out that choosing an addressee, selecting the topic and deciding whether and how to give a specific information are actions pursued according to individuals' beliefs and goals. Finally, I will try to show the complex interplay between the micro-level of agents' motivations and the macro-level of collective behaviors by presenting some results from experimental studies within the framework of Agent-Based Social Simulation (ABSS). In this computational approach, social phenomena may emerge as a result of interactions among heterogeneous artificial agents endowed with internal representations of themselves, their peers and their environment. * The causes of social essentialism<http://www.ceu.hu/events/2010-11-29/the-causes-of-social-essentialism> * Gil Diesendruck, Bar-Ilan University Date: ***MONDAY***, November 29, 2010, 5 PM Adults and children around the world seem to treat categories of people as if they have distinct inherent essences, which make the categories incompatible and permanent. In this talk, I will examine some of the factors that may contribute to the development of such essentialist beliefs about social categories. In particular, I will present data from a recent developmental cross-cultural study on children's social categorization. I will then discuss some ideas about the nature and origins of these beliefs, and describe cultural practices that may help sustain them. I will end with speculations about the possible adaptive function of such beliefs. * Cultural and individual differences in visual cognition<http://www.ceu.hu/events/2010-12-01/cultural-and-individual-differences-in-…> * Davie Yoon, Stanford University Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 5 PM Where do our practices of interpreting and attending to the visual world come from? In this talk, I will discuss two lines of research that address this broad question in different ways. In the first project, I will describe young children's (3 to 5-year-olds) striking deficit in recognizing two-tone / Mooney-type images. These images are trivial for adults to recognize with a sufficient cue, such as the original photograph from which the two-tone was derived. We also find that adults from a remote Amazonian tribe (Piraha) show a similar deficit, and that when the need to comprehend the referential relationship between the two-tone and photos is removed, children's recognition improves. This suggests the phenomenon is related to visual symbolic expertise (c.f., DeLoache), rather than the consequence of an immature visual system. In a separate line of research, I will discuss individual differences in viewing an important social stimulus: the human face. We measured participants' self-reported degree of autism-associated traits, and also collected eye-tracking data as they watched a video of a person speaking under two conditions: (1) gaze directed at the participant, (2) gaze averted. We found that individual differences in the level of self-reported autistic-like traits predicted different levels of direct gaze reciprocation (greater gaze to eye region in the direct vs the averted condition), perhaps an indication of the importance of nonconscious gaze mimcry in successful social interactions. Perceptual foundations of music in newborns Gábor Háden, BME/MTA Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 5 PM The universal prevalence of music in human cultures strongly suggests that music is deeply rooted in the perceptual and cognitive processes of the human species. In contrast to some assumptions related to speech perception, the processes underlying music perception are probably no specific to music. Music perception can be seen as the product of interactions between innate predispositions, environmental constraints, and learning. Finding out which of the abilities underlying the perception of music are functional at the time of birth can help to disentangle these interactions. In this talk, I will present four studies investigating neonatal abilities underlying the perception of musical pitch, timbre and rhythm. By applying ERP measurements, sources of information otherwise hidden by the limited repertoire of behavioral responses available to newborns can be tapped. I conclude that babies are born well equipped for gathering information necessary for music perception, with adult-like abilities . _______________________________________________ Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://cdc.ceu.hu/mailman/listinfo/seminars

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Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Zsofia Zvolenszky

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest 24 November (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Zsófia Zvolenszky Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös University, Budapest Grice jelentés- és kommunikációelmélete: Mit mondjunk a ‘mond’-ról, mit értsünk az ‘ért’-en? (Grice’s on meaning and communication: what is said, what is meant) ___________________________________ Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post the program in your institution!) The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, coffee break, 60 minute discussion. The organizer of the Forum: László E. Szabó (leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Professor of Philosophy DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo

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