Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science (fwd)

Ha tobbszoros hir, elnezest, de valaki szolt hogy o nem tud rola, ime, udv kgy ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fifth meeting of the Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science Philosophical Problems in the Neurosciences Konstanz, Germany Wednesday, May 26 - Saturday, May 29, 1999 The Pittsburgh-Konstanz Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science is the joint undertaking of the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and the Zentrum Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie of the University of Konstanz. The Colloquium consists of a series of biennial international conferences that alternate between Pittsburgh and Konstanz. Wednesday, May 26 9:15 Opening Ceremony 9:30-11:00 Opening Lecture: "Consciousness: A Neurological Perspective" Speaker: Paul Schoenle (Medicine, Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach and University of Konstanz) Commentator: Peter Machamer (History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh) 11:00 - 1:00 "Origin and Development of Neuroscience" Speaker: Olaf Breidbach (History of Science, University of Jena) Commentator: Claude Debru (History of Medicine, University of Strasbourg) 1:00 Lunch 2:30 - 4:00 "Theory Structure in Neuroscience" Speaker: Valerie Hardcastle (Philosophy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg) Commentator: Peter McLaughlin (Philosophy, University of Konstanz) 4:30 - 6:00 "On the Nature of Explanation in the Neurosciences" Speaker: Antti Revonsuo (Philosophy, University of Turku) Commentator: Ansgar Beckermann (Philosophy, University of Bielefeld) Thursday, May 27 9:30 - 11:00 "Causality and Explanation in the Neurosciences" Speaker: Thomas Metzinger (Philosophy, University of California at San Diego, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst) Commentator: Wolfgang Spohn (Philosophy, University of Konstanz) 11:30 - 1:00 "Evidence and Types of Data" Speaker: James Bogen (Philosophy, Pitzer College) Commentator: Robert Olby (History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh) 1:00 Lunch 2:30 - 4:00 "The Explanatory Power and Limits of Simulation Models in the Neurosciences." Speaker: Holk Cruse (Biology, University of Bielefeld) Commentator: Klaus Mainzer (Philosophy, University of Augsburg) 6:00 Evening Lecture: A Pragmatic Definition of the State of Being Conscious Speaker: Ernst P=F6ppel (Medical Psychology, University of Munich) Friday, May 28 9:30 - 11:00 "The Meanings of Computation and its Importance to Neuroscience" Speaker: Rick Grush (Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh) Commentator: Bruce Buchanan (Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh) 11:30 -1:00 "Extrapolation from Animal Models" Speaker: Kenneth Schaffner (Philosophy, George Washington University) Commentator: Juan Delius (Psychology, University of Konstanz ) 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Excursion Saturday, May 29 9:30 -11:00 "Discovering Mechanisms in Neuroscience" Speakers: Carl Craver and Lindley Darden (Philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park) Commentator: German Barrionuevo (Neuroscience,University of Pittsburgh) 11:30 - 1:00 "The Relationship between Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Cognition" Speaker: William Bechtel (Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis) Commentator: Charles Perfetti (Psychology, University of Pittsburgh) 1:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony Lunch Generous financial support from the German-American Academic Council Foundation (Germany) and from the Harvey & Leslie Wagner Endowment (USA) is gratefully acknowledged. The conference fee is DM 130 and DM 80 for students. Four lunches and refereshments are included. Deadline for registration is April 29, 1999. Please check the Colloquium website at: www.uni-konstanz.de/FuF/Philo/Philosophie/PittsburghKonstanzColl.html =09