Kedves Kollegak,
(1) A 2006-os kotet igen kedvezmenyes aron (1000 Ft) kaphato az ELTE
Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszeken.
(2) Az (potcikkekkel bovitett...) elektronikus formaja felkerult a Typotex
honlapjara (courtesy Typotex Kft), elerheto a http://www.makog.hu -rol is.
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PRECIS OF: The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality
AUTHOR: Ruth M. J. Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
ABSTRACT: The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the
mind. People often imagine how events might have turned out if only something had
been different. The fault lines of reality, those aspects more readily changed,
indicate that counterfactual thoughts are guided by the same principles as rational
thoughts. In the past, rationality and imagination have been viewed as opposites. But
research has shown that rational thought is more imaginative than cognitive
scientists had supposed. In The Rational Imagination, I argue that imaginative
thought is more rational than scientists have imagined. People exhibit remarkable
similarities in the sorts of things they change in their mental representation of
reality when they imagine how the facts could have turned out differently. For
example, they tend to imagine alternatives to actions rather than inactions, events
within their control rather than those beyond their control, and socially
unacceptable events rather than acceptable ones. Their thoughts about how an event
might have turned out differently lead them to judge that a strong causal relation
exists between an antecedent event and the outcome, and their thoughts about how an
event might have turned out the same lead them to judge that a weaker causal relation
exists. In a simple temporal sequence, people tend to imagine alternatives to the
most recent event. The central claim in the book is that counterfactual thoughts are
organized along the same principles as rational thought. The idea that the
counterfactual imagination is rational depends on three steps: humans are capable of
rational thought; they make inferences by thinking about possibilities; and their
counterfactual thoughts rely on thinking about possibilities, just as rational
thoughts do. The sorts of possibilities that people envisage explain the mutability
of certain aspects of mental representations and the immutability of other aspects.
KEYWORDS: conditional, counterfactual, creativity, deduction, if only thoughts,
imagination, rationality, reasoning, simulation
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PRECIS OF: The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality
AUTHOR: Ruth M. J. Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
ABSTRACT: The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the
mind. People often imagine how events might have turned out if only something had
been different. The fault lines of reality, those aspects more readily changed,
indicate that counterfactual thoughts are guided by the same principles as rational
thoughts. In the past, rationality and imagination have been viewed as opposites. But
research has shown that rational thought is more imaginative than cognitive
scientists had supposed. In The Rational Imagination, I argue that imaginative
thought is more rational than scientists have imagined. People exhibit remarkable
similarities in the sorts of things they change in their mental representation of
reality when they imagine how the facts could have turned out differently. For
example, they tend to imagine alternatives to actions rather than inactions, events
within their control rather than those beyond their control, and socially
unacceptable events rather than acceptable ones. Their thoughts about how an event
might have turned out differently lead them to judge that a strong causal relation
exists between an antecedent event and the outcome, and their thoughts about how an
event might have turned out the same lead them to judge that a weaker causal relation
exists. In a simple temporal sequence, people tend to imagine alternatives to the
most recent event. The central claim in the book is that counterfactual thoughts are
organized along the same principles as rational thought. The idea that the
counterfactual imagination is rational depends on three steps: humans are capable of
rational thought; they make inferences by thinking about possibilities; and their
counterfactual thoughts rely on thinking about possibilities, just as rational
thoughts do. The sorts of possibilities that people envisage explain the mutability
of certain aspects of mental representations and the immutability of other aspects.
KEYWORDS: conditional, counterfactual, creativity, deduction, if only thoughts,
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THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University
Room 208 Monday 4:00 PM Puskin u. 3, Budapest
Web site: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf
There will be no seminar session on 30 April, due to the fact that 30
April is a non-working day; the campus will be closed.
Peter Fazekas' lecture "The physical story behind Phenomenal Concept
Strategy" is moved to 4th June.
With my apologies,
Laszlo E. Szabo
the organizer of the Forum
(leszabo(a)philosophy.elte.hu)
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L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Theoretical Physics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo
All are welcome to the following talk:
Frederic Fol Leymarie
Dept of Computing, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
3D shape representation via Medial Scaffolds --- theory and applications
2007, május 10 - 10:00 óra
BME, Stoczek u. 2. ST épület, III. em 320.
Abstract: I will describe elements of a shape language for 3D objects
and space. This early version of a shape language builds on the work and
collaboration from the fields of Engineering, Applied Mathematics,
Computational Geometry, Visual Perception, Arts and the Humanities. It
is based on a representation for shapes taking the form of graphs,
called "shock graphs" in 2D and "shock and medial scaffolds" in 3D.
These incorporate ideas from well-known concepts such as the "medial
axis" of H. Blum (pattern recognition), Voronoi diagrams and recent
results from Singularity theory. I will illustrate the use of theses
graphs in various applications.
http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/morpholingua/
<http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/morpholingua/>
http://doc.gold.ac.uk/~ffl/ <http://doc.gold.ac.uk/%7Effl/>
Az eloadaskivonat a kovetkezo cimen is elerheto:
http://www.cogsci.bme.hu/EsemHo.php?textfield=&ev=2007&honap=5
Ilona Kovacs
THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University
Room 208 Monday 4:00 PM Puskin u. 3, Budapest
Web site: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf
23 April 4:00 PM Room 208 (Puskin u. 3)
Laszlo Szekely
Institute for Philosophical Research
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Az ertelmes tervezet elmelete a termeszettudomany es a filozofiai
dimenziojaban
(The theory of intelligent design from scientific and philosophical
point of view)
Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/April/#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://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/April/poster.pdf
Please feel free to post it in your institution!
The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo
(leszabo(a)philosophy.elte.hu)
--
L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Theoretical Physics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo
Kedves Kollégák!
A Szegedi Megismeréstudományi és Neuropszichológia Program keretében
kerül megrendezésre a következő kurzus:
Fiser József: Kognitív folyamatok neurális modellezése
Időpont: ápr. 23-24. Első alkalom: ápr. 23.10.00, Broadbent Labor,
Irinyi Épület
Kognitív április:
1)
Ehmann Bea (MTA Pszichológiai Kutatóintézet)
Pszichológiai tartalomelemzés
ápr. 12., ápr. 19., ápr. 26.
14.00-18.00
Kardos-terem
http://www.mtapi.hu/
2)
Mérő László (ELTE PPK)
Kognitív gazdaságpszichológia
Április 19. 12.00-től - SZAB székház, Dóm Tér
Április 20. Petőfi épület. 10-es terem (4.em.)
3)
Albu Mónika (MTA-BME Kognitív Tudományi Kutatócsoport)
Neuropszichológia a gyakorlatban
ápr. 21. 12.00-16.00 Bartlett-labor
máj. 12. 8.00-12.00 Bartlett-labor
http://www.cogsci.bme.hu/~malbu/
4)
Lukács Ágnes (MTA-BME Kognitív Tudományi Kutatócsoport, MTA
Nyelvtudományi Intézete)
Nyelvfejlődési zavarok
ápr. 27. 14.00-18.00 Bartlett-labor
ápr. 28. 8.00-12.00 Bartlett-labor
http://www.nytud.hu/oszt/neuro/alukacs/index.html
Az előadások nyilvánosak. Várunk minden érdeklődőt sok szeretettel!
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NEMETH, Dezso (Phd)
University of Szeged, Department of Psychology
Email: nemethd(a)edpsy.u-szeged.hu
Web: http://www.staff.u-szeged.hu/~nemethd/
Psychology at University of Szeged:
http://www.arts.u-szeged.hu/pszichologia/
THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University
Room 208 Monday 4:00 PM Puskin u. 3, Budapest
Web site: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf
16 April 4:00 PM Room 208 (Puskin u. 3 !!!!!!!!!!!)
Szabolcs Kiss
Institute of Psychology
University of Pecs
A mentalis allapotokhoz valo kivaltsagos hozzaferes tulajdonitasanak
kognitiv fejlodeslelektani vizsgalata
(The cognitive developmental investigation of the attribution of
privileged access to mental states)
Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/April/#3
___________________________________
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://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/April/poster.pdf
Please feel free to post it in your institution!
The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo
(leszabo(a)philosophy.elte.hu)
--
L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Theoretical Physics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo
Kedves Kollégák!
A Szegedi Megismeréstudományi és Neuropszichológia Program keretében a
következő tömbösitett kurzusok, előadások kerülnek megrendezésre áprilisban:
1)
Ehmann Bea (MTA Pszichológiai Kutatóintézet)
Pszichológiai tartalomelemzés
ápr. 12., ápr. 19., ápr. 26.
14.00-18.00
Kardos-terem
http://www.mtapi.hu/
2)
Mérő László (ELTE PPK)
Kognitív gazdaságpszichológia
Április 19. 12.00-től - SZAB székház, Dóm Tér
Április 20. Petőfi épület. 10-es terem (4.em.)
3)
Albu Mónika (MTA-BME Kognitív Tudományi Kutatócsoport)
Neuropszichológia a gyakorlatban
ápr. 21. 12.00-16.00 Bartlett-labor
máj. 12. 8.00-12.00 Bartlett-labor
http://www.cogsci.bme.hu/~malbu/
4)
Lukács Ágnes (MTA-BME Kognitív Tudományi Kutatócsoport, MTA
Nyelvtudományi Intézete)
Nyelvfejlődési zavarok
ápr. 27. 14.00-18.00 Bartlett-labor
ápr. 28. 8.00-12.00 Bartlett-labor
http://www.nytud.hu/oszt/neuro/alukacs/index.html
Az előadások nyilvánosak. Várunk minden érdeklődőt sok szeretettel!
----------------------------------------------------------
NEMETH, Dezso (Phd)
University of Szeged, Department of Psychology
Email: nemethd(a)edpsy.u-szeged.hu
Web: http://www.staff.u-szeged.hu/~nemethd/
Cognitive Sciences at University of Szeged: http://kognit.edpsy.u-szeged.hu
Psychology at University of Szeged:
http://www.arts.u-szeged.hu/pszichologia/