The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Botond Köszegi (CEU Department of Economics)
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34.,
Room G15
Unrealistic Expectations and Misguided Learning (joint with Paul
Heidhues and Philipp Strack)
Abstract:
We explore the learning process and behavior of an individual with
unrealistically high expectations about ability when outcomes also
depend on an external state of the world that affects the optimal
action. We identify a broad class of situations in which ``learning''
leads the individual systematically away from a correct understanding of
the world and to lower and lower performance. Even if the agent has
correct initial beliefs about the state, due to her unrealistic
expectations she is negatively surprised about her outcome. As a result,
she becomes more pessimistic about the state of the world, and adjusts
her behavior-suboptimally. This adjustment lowers outcomes, perpetuating
the misdirected learning further. The greater is the loss from choosing
a suboptimal action, the further the agent's action ends up from
optimal. If the agent has an outside option, then she is initially too
willing to enter a task in which performance depends on her ability and
may persist in it for too long (as described in the existing
literature), but she eventually tends to quit even superior tasks and to
switch too much between tasks. We argue that our model provides one
mechanism for self-defeating behavior described in the psychology
literature, and that the decision situations in question are common in
economic settings, including bureaucratic decisionmaking, delegation,
public policy, and labor-leisure choices.
See more at:
http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events/2015-01-28/departmental-colloquium-bo…
We are looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo utca 30-34)!
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THE 10TH PANHELLENIC LOGIC SYMPOSIUM
June 11-15, 2015
Samos, Greece
http://samosweb.aegean.gr/pls10/index.html
HISTORY OF THE SYMPOSIUM
The Panhellenic Logic Symposium, a biennial scientific event established
in 1997, aims to promote interaction and cross-fertilization among
different
areas of logic. Originally conceived as a way of bringing together the many
logicians of Hellenic descent throughout the world, it has evolved into an
international forum for the communication of state-of-the-art advances in
Logic. The Symposium is open to researchers worldwide who work in logic,
broadly
conceived. The Tenth Panhellenic Logic Symposium will be hosted by the
Department
of Mathematics at the University of the Aegean, located at Karlovasi,
Samos.
The dates have been chosen so that participants may continue to participate
in
UNILOG 2015 <http://www.uni-log.org/enter-istanbul> (June 20-30, Istanbul).
PROGRAM OF THE SYMPOSIUM
The scientific program of the symposium will consist of one-hour long
invited talks,
two- to three-hour long tutorials, and about twenty-to-thirty-minute
presentations
of accepted contributed papers. There will also be a poster presentation
and
opportunities for students and young researchers to present work in
progress.
The following have accepted to deliver invited talks/tutorials:
* J.-Y. Beziau (University of Rio de Janeiro)
* P. D'Aquino (Seconda Universita di Napoli)
* S. Durhan (Middle-East Technical University, Ankara)
* R. Sklinos (University of Lyon 1)
* N. Tzevelekos (Queen Mary University of London)
* X. Vidaux (University of Concepcion, Chile)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Original papers that fall within the scope of the symposium are solicited.
Prospective speakers of twenty-five-minute presentations are invited to
submit
an extended abstract, in English, not exceeding five pages, by 1 April
2015.
Papers should be prepared using the EasyChair class style (available from
http://www.easychair.org/publications/?page=1594225690) and submitted
electronically, using the Easy Chair conference system, at
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pls10.
If possible, each submitted paper should be classified in one of the
following
areas (in alphabetical order):
* Algebraic and Categorical Methods in Logic
* Computability Theory
* History and Philosophy of Logic
* Logic in Computer Science
* Model Theory
* Nonclassical and Modal Logics
* Proof Theory
* Set Theory
* Universal Logic
All submitted papers will be reviewed by the scientific committee of the
symposium, who will make final decisions on acceptance or rejection. During
the symposium, each accepted paper will be presented by one of its
authors.
Authors of submitted papers will be notified of the decision by 4 May 2015.
Camera-ready extended abstracts will be due by May 31 for inclusion in the
symposium proceedings.
POSTER SESSION
Graduate students and young researchers are invited to submit a short
abstract on work in progress but not yet ready for a regular contributed
talk.
Authors of accepted abstracts will have an opportunity to present their
results
in poster form in a special poster session.
Interested students should submit abstracts of no more than one page in
.pdf
form by May 31, by sending them to: pls10(a)aegean.gr
IMPORTANT DATES
* Abstract Submission Deadline: April 1, 2015
* Acceptance/Rejection Notification: May 4, 2015
* Camera-ready Papers Deadline: May 31, 2015
* Abstracts of Posters Deadline: May 31, 2015
* Conference Dates: June 11-15, 2015
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Costas Dimitracopoulos, University of Athens
Antonis Kakas, University of Cyprus
Lefteris Kirousis, University of Athens
Phokion G. Kolaitis, UCSC and IBM Research-Almaden
Joan Moschovakis, Occidental College and MPLA
Nikolaos Papaspyrou, National Technical University of Athens
Thanases Pheidas, University of Crete (Chair, pheidas(a)math.uoc.gr)
George Tourlakis, York University, Canada
Stathis Zachos, National Technical University of Athens
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Charalampos Cornaros, University of Aegean (Chair, kornaros(a)aegean.gr)
Costas Dimitracopoulos, University of Athens
Nikolaos Papaspyrou, National Technical University of Athens
SYMPOSIUM WEBPAGE
http://samosweb.aegean.gr/pls10/index.html
CONTACT
PLS10 email address: pls10(a)aegean.gr
Thanases Pheidas (Chair of the Scientific Committee)
http://fourier.math.uoc.gr/tmem/persons/pheidas.html
Charalampos Cornaros (Chair of the Organizing Committee)
Address: University of the Aegean
Department of Mathematics
83200 Karlovasi, Samos
Greece
Tel: +30 22730 82137
Fax: +30 22730 82109
The Cognitive Development Center (CDC) at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for a research assistant position.
For details, see
http://hro.ceu.hu/vacancies/research-assistant-2
Budapest Conference on Projection and Representation in Syntactic Theory
in honour of Michael Brody
Research Institute for Linguistics
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Budapest
13-14 April 2015
Meeting Description:
The notion of projection in generative linguistic theory has for the
most part been a matter of stipulation. In syntax, X-bar theory codified
the projection of a head to a phrase, via an intermediate projection
level involving complementation; adjuncts could freely be added to the
structure via the adjunction operation. Movement of a phrase into the
periphery of a higher projection involved either substitution for a
specifier position or adjunction; either way, the target of movement was
guaranteed to project, by virtue of the X-bar-theoretic principles. In
the minimalist program, the requirement that the target of movement
project was derived independently, and X-bar structure was simplified or
abolished altogether (Kayne 1994, Chomsky 1995:Chapter 4, Brody 1998,
2000). Without X-bar structure stipulating the organization of syntactic
phrases, fundamental questions arise regarding the nature of and
constraints on projection. Projections might not have to have a (unique)
head. Perhaps the labelling problem posed by XP-YP structures could help
derive a central ingredient of the standardly adopted derivation of
long-distance filler-gap dependencies: successive-cyclic movement
(Chomsky 2013). Thus exploited, problems of projection may then turn
from explanandum into explicans.
The notion of projection is centrally tied in with the representation of
syntactic structure. Are syntactic structures projected from a head to a
phrase, or are phrases traced back to their heads? Are filler-gap
dependencies, constructions in which an element is pronounced in a
position in which it seems unable to perform its role as an argument,
predicate or modifier, derived via upward displacement of the filler or
instead base-generated in a representational approach that traces the
filler from its pronunciation position back to the gap (see Brody 2002
for critical discussion)? The derivational approach has had the upper
hand in the generative approach, leading to the postulation of
intermediate links in a chain derived by successive-cyclic movement. The
applicability of the derivational approach to all cases of apparent
displacement has frequently been called into question; the successive
cyclicity that the standard approach embodies has become the subject of
debate as well. If non-derivational approaches are desirable for certain
cases, perhaps a purely representational approach would be applicable to
all filler-gap dependencies uniformly. With this comes the prospect of
the grammar and the parser being folded into a single mechanism for the
building of structures and the dependencies within them.
This conference is held in honour of the 60th birthday of Michael Brody.
It will feature talks by invited speakers from Brody's circle (former
and present colleagues and students) who have contributed to questions
of projection and representation in syntactic theory. In addition, the
conference will have a POSTER SESSION that is open for submissions on
any topic related to the theme of the conference (projection and
representation in syntactic theory).
List of speakers
Michael Brody, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Huba Bartos, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Marcel den Dikken, Hungarian Academy of Sciences & CUNY Graduate Center
Katalin É. Kiss, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Liliane Haegeman, University of Ghent
Hans van de Koot, University College London
Rita Manzini, University of Florence
Ad Neeleman, University College London
Balázs Surányi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Kriszta Szendro"i, University College London
2nd Call for Posters
Abstracts are solicited for POSTERS on any topic related to the theme of
the conference (projection and representation in syntactic theory).
Submissions should meet the following restrictions:
- Abstracts must not exceed two pages (A4 or letter size), including
examples and references, set in a font no smaller than 11pt with single
spacing.
- Abstracts must be anonymous.
- Abstracts should be submitted in PDF, via the conference's EasyChair
site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=prorep2015.
You can find instructions on how to submit on the conference website.
- Submissions are restricted to two abstracts per author, at most one of
which may be single-authored.
The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts is 1 February 2015.
Conference website: http://www.nytud.hu/prorep/
Contact: budconf.2015(a)nytud.mta.hu
The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Matti Eklund (Uppsala University)
on
How to Be Against What is Plainly Right
PLEASE NOTE IT IS HELD ON WEDNESDAY IN ROOM 311!!!
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 311
ABSTRACT
The talk summarises some main themes from a forthcoming book. The focus
is on the fact that there are alternative normative concepts that we
could use, and the foundational questions that this raises – about what
realism about the normative should be taken to involve, and what it is
for there to be normativity in the world.
Krisztina Biber
Department of Philosophy
Coordinator
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Central European University
Nador u. 9. | 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Office: + 36.1.327.3806 | biberk(a)ceu.hu | www.ceu.hu
MA in Logic and Theory of Science
The Logic and Theory of Science MA is a two-year master's program in
English at Eotvos Lorand University Budapest (ELTE). The program is open
to students from all over the world with a BA or BSc degree in
philosophy, mathematics, physics, computer science, linguistics, social
science, and all related fields.
The curriculum includes core courses in logic and formal approaches to
philosophy of science, and advanced optional courses in logic,
philosophy of mathematics, foundations of physics, logical methods in
linguistics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and formal models in
social sciences. Students can choose a focus according to their own
fields of interests. In general, the program is research oriented,
aiming to prepare students for a PhD program.
The program is administered by the Department of Logic in the Institute
of Philosophy at Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, in cooperation with
other departments and research institutes in Budapest, especially with
the Algebraic Logic Group of Renyi Institute of Mathematics.
The department organizes and hosts two weekly colloquia: the Logic and
Philosophy of Mathematics seminar and the Theoretical Philosophy Forum.
Our MA and PhD students regularly and actively participate in these
events.
The faculty includes:
Hajnal Andreka (Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Zalan Gyenis (Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Gabor Hofer-Szabo (Research Institute of Philosophy)
Laszlo Kalman (Research Institute for Linguistics)
Andras Mate (Department of Logic, ELTE)
Peter Mekis (Department of Logic, ELTE)
Istvan Nemeti (Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Ildiko Sain (Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Laszlo E. Szabo (Department of Logic, ELTE)
Zsofia Zvolenszky (Department of Logic, ELTE)
If you have any questions, please contact Andras Mate, the head of the
department: mate.andras(a)btk.elte.hu
For further information about the program, see: http://phil.elte.hu/logic/ma
You can also find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/elte.logic
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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