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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: March 14. Can the comprehension of abstract language be rooted in sensory experiences?

by Gyorgyne Finta

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Anna Babarczy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics on Can the comprehension of abstract language be rooted in sensory experiences? Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 - 17:00 - 18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34., Room G15 Can the comprehension of abstract language be rooted in sensory experiences? ABSTRACT: The question of learning the meaning of abstract language (roughly, expressions with no perceptible referents) has been bugging philosophers for thousands of years. More recently, a number of experimental paradigms have emerged trying to shed light on this issue. The basic idea explored in the talk is that people understand abstract (metaphorical) expressions by linking them to sensory or bodily experiences. If this is the case, we should be able to show that these experiences affect people’s interpretation of abstract utterances. The talk looks at the evidence we have so far (pro and contra).We're looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo u. 30-34) ! _______________________________________________ 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

11 years, 4 months

[koglist] [Fwd: [SPSP-members] faculty position at Cambridge]

by Laszlo E. Szabo

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Hasok Chang <hc372(a)cam.ac.uk> To: spsp-members(a)philosophy-science-practice.org Subject: [SPSP-members] faculty position at Cambridge Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:13:45 +0000 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND SELWYN COLLEGE University Lecturer in the Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science (JN02015) Salary: £37,756 to £47,787 pa Applications are invited for a permanent University Lectureship in the Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science, to start on 1 September 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is part of the Trinity Scheme for Joint Lectureships and will be held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) in conjunction with a Fellowship at Selwyn College. Responsibilities will include contributing to all aspects of undergraduate and graduate teaching, supervising and examining, leading research in the philosophy of psychology or cognitive science, and various administrative duties for the Department and the College. Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and have an outstanding record of excellence in teaching, research and publication in this area. The Department offers an exceptionally stimulating and supportive interdisciplinary research environment and the opportunity to develop undergraduate and graduate teaching in the post-holder's areas of expertise. Further particulars and information on how to apply are available at: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/jobs/jn02015.html Schedule: Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 7th March 2014 Longlisting: by approx 17th March 2014 Shortlisting: by approx 25th March 2014 Job talks and informal meetings: all day on 23rd April 2014 Interviews: morning of 24th April 2014 (videoconferencing will be available if required) For information on the Department of History and Philosophy of Science see www.hps.cam.ac.uk, for Selwyn College see www.sel.cam.ac.uk, for more on the University of Cambridge see www.cam.ac.uk. _______________________________________________ SPSP-members mailing list SPSP-members(a)philosophy-science-practice.org https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/spsp-members -- 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

12 years, 3 months

MTA NytI: febru�ri program

by Nyelvesz Info

Szeretettel várunk mindenkit az MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézetének februári programjaira! 2014. február 3-5. 7th Budapest Uralic Workshop http://www.nytud.hu/buw7 szervezo": Finnugor és Nyelvtörténeti Osztály helyszín: földszinti elo"adóterem 2014. február 7. VIII. Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Doktoranduszkonferencia http://www.nytud.hu/alknyelvdok14 szervezo": Nyelvtechnológiai és Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Osztály helyszín: földszinti elo"adóterem 2014. február 13. csütörtök 17.00 óra Deme Andrea Az énekelt magánhangzók akusztikai és percepciós jellemzo"i szervezo": Elméleti Nyelvészeti Osztály - Kísérleti és Analógiás Fonológia és Alaktan Kutatócsoport helyszín: 208-as terem 2014. február 20. csütörtök 11.00 óra A magyar nyelv nagyszótára 5. (C--dézs) bemutató és sajtótájékoztató szervezo": Szótári Osztály helyszín: földszinti elo"adóterem 2014. február 25. kedd 10.30 óra Elmélet és kísérlet a nyelvészetben -- kerekasztal-beszélgetés Moderátor: Bánréti Zoltán Résztvevo"k: É. Kiss Katalin, Gyuris Beáta, Lukács Ágnes, Mády Katalin Felkért hozzászólók: Surányi Balázs, Zétényi Tamás szervezo": Pszicho-, Neuro- és Szociolingvisztikai Osztály helyszín: földszinti elo"adóterem 2014. február 27. csütörtök 17.00 óra Maleczki Márta Szegedi Tudományegyetem TBA szervezo": Magyar Szemantikusok Asztaltársasága helyszín: földszinti elo"adóterem *** Az absztraktok és az esetleges változások a honlapon találhatók meg: http://www.nytud.hu/intprog.html *** MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet 1068 Budapest, Benczúr u. 33.

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] 2014 CEU Summer University course: MORALITY: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS AND COGNITIVE MECHANISMS

by Gyorgyne Finta

CEU Summer University Course onMORALITY: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS AND COGNITIVE MECHANISMS We invite applications from graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers and professionals in the social sciences and humanities. Application deadline is February 14, 2014 Financial aid is available for most courses. ************************************************************** COURSE DIRECTOR Nicolas Baumard, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France FACULTY Jean-Baptiste André, CNRS, Paris, France; Paul Bloom, Yale University, New Haven, USA; Redouan Bshary, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; Leda Cosmides, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA; Molly Crockett, University College London, UK; Gergely Csibra, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary; Fiery Cushman, Brown University, Providence, USA; Keith Jensen, Manchester University, UK; Dan Sperber, Department of Cognitive Science / Department of Philosophy, CEU, Budapest, Hungary | Directeur de Recherche au CNRS, Paris, Institut Jean Nicod, France; John Tooby, Anthropology, University of California Santa Barbara, US; and Karen Wynn, Yale University, New Haven, USA GUEST SPEAKER Pascal Boyer, Psychology and Anthropology departments, Washington University in St Louis, USA BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION What makes humans moral beings? This question can be understood either as a proximate “how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question, which is about the mental and social mechanisms that produce moral judgments, has been investigated by psychologists and social scientists. The “why” question, which is about the fitness consequences that explain why humans have morality, has been discussed by evolutionary biologists in the context of the evolution of cooperation. The goal of this summer school is to contribute to a fruitful articulation of such proximate and ultimate explanations of human morality. The school will be taught by internationally renowned experts interested in both ultimate and proximate questions, from evolutionary biology (Jean-Baptiste André, Redouan Bshary), comparative psychology (Keith Jensen), evolutionary psychology (Nicolas Baumard, Leda Cosmides) to cognitive neuroscience (Molly Crockett), developmental psychology (Paul Bloom, Gergely Csibra, Karen Wynn) and cognitive psychology (Fiery Cushman). The design of the course stresses highly interactive forms of teaching. The course will begin with introductory lectures to build common ground between the researchers from different disciplines. After the introductions, all segments will be held in a seminar format, with faculty members leading the seminar, and responses/commentaries delivered by teams of students. There will be specific time devoted to smaller group discussions, also led by a member of the faculty, and also opportunities for selected students to give talks and poster presentations. The summer course is aimed at providing a state-of-the-art cutting-edge scientific and research-oriented training for post-doctoral young researchers and highly promising pre-doctoral students from European and overseas universities and research institutes on the evolutionary and psychological bases of morality. Central European University's summer school (CEU SUN), established in 1996, is a program in English for graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers and professionals. It offers high-level, research-oriented, interdisciplinary academic courses as well as workshops on policy issues for professional development, taught by internationally renowned scholars and policy experts (including CEU faculty). Application from all over the world is encouraged. Financial aid is available. For further academic information on the course and on eligibility criteria and funding options please visit the web site at http://summer.ceu.hu/morality-2014

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] invitation to a philosophy talk on`Acting intentionally` by Ulrike Heuer - 4 February, 5.30 PM

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Ulrike Heuer (Leeds) on `Acting intentionally` Tuesday, 4 February, 2014, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412 ABSTRACT Generally reasons to act in a certain way are also reasons to form an intention to do so, some philosophers think. At any rate, the fact that it would be good to have an intention when there is nothing to be said for acting as intended is no reason for forming an intention (or alternatively: it is a reason, but we can’t follow it). Intentions are like beliefs in that they cannot be formed for state-given reasons. However, according to an influential account of intentions – Bratman’s planning conception – intentions enable coordination with oneself and others. Intentions are useful in that regard. Thus the reasons for forming them would appear to be instrumental reasons of a certain kind – not unlike state-given reasons. There is a tension between the two approaches. I will argue that while the instrumental view of reasons to intend holds at least a partial truth, the symmetry claim of reasons to believe and reasons to intend misunderstands the dependence of intentions on reasons to act.

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] reminder: invitation to a philosophy talk by Clotilde Calabi on “Ancona”? Aha, that’s her name!Tots and Clicks' - 28 January,5.30 PM

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Clotilde Calabi (University of Milan) on “Ancona”? Aha, that’s her name! Tots and Clicks Tuesday, 28 January, 2014, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412 ABSTRACT Someone asks me what is her name. I feel I know it. As we often say, her name is on the tip of my tongue. I can’t say it now, but I am sure that in a few moments it will come back. Sometimes I do not make efforts to recall. I sit back and let the question linger on me. One minute later, the answer comes out. It is as if the obstacles occluding it are gone all together and I have done nothing to remove them. I shout: “Ancona!”. I feel that that the word clicks. Yet, generally, I do make efforts and try to recall the name by relying on some cues. In fact, I do not have a total blank. I remember something and I try to fill the gap by deliberately retrieving information I have about the bearer of the name and some other general information. If there is no general information to retrieve, I may also go through the alphabet letter by letter, until I find the letter that helps me to fill the gap. Or, I recall in some way how the word sounds – where is the pitch, whether it is an open mouth word, and so on - and search, until I find it. Again, the word clicks. It may also happen that I give one answer and immediately afterwards I acknowledge that I was wrong and correct myself. For example, after saying “Ancona”, I rejoin “No, wait a minute. It is D’Ancona”. Now it clicks! In all these cases, first I have the feeling that I am about to bring to consciousness a piece of knowledge I possess concerning a lexical item, and then, when the lexical item pops out, I have a feeling of rightness. Of course, I may get the name wrong: my feeling of rightness does not entail infallibility. Call the experience before retrieval tip of the tongue (TOT) experience and the experience after retrieval CLICK experience. My question is what kind of experience they are. Are they beliefs, memories, emotions, gut feelings, or what?

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] Call for abstracts for Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science (DuCog) 2014

by Dora Kampis

VI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science Language and Conceptual Development 22-24 May 2014 Dubrovnik, Croatia Participants are invited to submit their work as a poster Abstract submission is open (deadline: February 17th) Chairs: Judit Gervain & Ágnes Melinda Kovács Invited speakers Lisa Feigenson and Justin Halberda Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA Alex Cristia and Emmanuel Dupoux Laboratoire de Science Cognitive et Psycholinguistique, ENS-CNRS-EHESS, Paris, France Nuria Sebastian Galles and Luca Bonatti Center for Brain and Cognition, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Gergely Csibra and György Gergely Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Special Session: ERC information Symposium Panelists: Nuria Sebastian Galles, Emmanuel Dupoux, Csaba Pléh, Gergely Csibra, György Gergely, Ágnes Melinda Kovács Financial aid available for a limited number of students from Central and Eastern Europe on the basis of the quality of their abstracts. Early bird registration deadline: March 15th For more information visit: http://www.cecog.eu/ducog/page_invitation.php

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] Koglist server downtime

by Laszlo Balazs

Dear Koglist members, Due to the relocation of our servers Koglist will be on hold for a few days as of 23.01.2014. The messages sent to Koglist during downtime will be delivered as soon as the servers are operational at our new location. We apologize for any inconvenience. Best, Laszlo Balazs -- -- *** Please make a note of my new Email *** *** Kérem jegyezze fel az új Email címet *** balazs.laszlo(a)ttk.mta.hu dr. Balázs László MTA Természettudományi Kutatóközpont Kognitív Idegtudományi és Pszichológiai Intézet Laszlo Balazs, Ph.D. MTA Research Centre for Natural Sciences Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology P O B 398, Budapest, Hungary, H-1394 Tel:+36(1)382-6811 http://www.cogpsyphy.hu/balazs -- -- *** Please make a note of my new Email *** *** Kérem jegyezze fel az új Email címet *** balazs.laszlo(a)ttk.mta.hu dr. Balázs László MTA Természettudományi Kutatóközpont Kognitív Idegtudományi és Pszichológiai Intézet Laszlo Balazs, Ph.D. MTA Research Centre for Natural Sciences Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology P O B 398, Budapest, Hungary, H-1394 Tel:+36(1)382-6811 http://www.cogpsyphy.hu/balazs

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] inaugural lecture of Dan Sperber

by Pléh Csaba

terjesszétek.

12 years, 3 months

[koglist] invitation to a philosophy talk by Clotilde Calabi on “Ancona”? Aha, that’s her name!Tots and Clicks' - 28 January,5.30 PM

by Krisztina Biber

12 years, 3 months

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