Course: Metaphor and Analogy (fwd)

Csaba Pleh Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305 T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 10:58:09 +0100 (MET) From: Oliviero Stock &lt;stock(a)itc.it&gt; To: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl Subject: Course: Metaphor and Analogy Resent-Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 19:26:37 +100 Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU Can you please distribute the announcement? Many thanks Oliviero Stock --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE POST * PLEASE POST * PLEASE POST * PLEASE POST * PLEASE POST << --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Lectures Series in Cognitive Science ***************************************** M E T A P H O R A N D A N A L O G Y ***************************************** Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC) Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (IRST) Povo, Trento (Italy) 18-21 June 1997 ------------------------------- including a workshop on June 18 ------------------------------- LECTURERS: Gilles Fauconnier (University of California, San Diego) Douglas Hofstadter (Indiana University, Bloomington) Andrew Ortony (Northwestern University, Evanston) Mark Turner (University of Maryland, College Park) COORDINATING COMMITTEE: Douglas Hofstadter (Indiana University, Bloomington) Oliviero Stock (IRST, Povo, Trento) Achille Varzi (Columbia University, New York) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lectures will encompass recent ideas about the nature of analogy- making as a general cognitive process rather than an exceptional mechanism brought to bear only in unusual circumstances. The ideas of conceptual and situational blending -- a theme of recent years -- will be one important focus, as will the role of analogy and metaphor in the creative process. The computational perspective will also be at the center of the presentations. Depending on the interests of the group of participants, other topics may also be brought into the discussion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- An introductory session on Wednesday morning, June 18, will be followed by an informal workshop open to all participants. The purpose of the workshop will be to give participants the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their work to the others. In the following three days (19-21), there will be two one-hour lectures in the morning and two in the afternoon (one by each lecturer). Each lecture will be followed by ample time for discussion. A panel discussion may be deemed appropriate, and some impromptu presentations may be organized. The atmosphere should be small and highly informal, encouraging much interpersonal exchange. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Participation will be limited to 30 people. There is no registration fee. - People wishing to participate should submit a short curriculum vitae and a statement of interest to one of the the addresses below. Please include e-mail address and/or fax number, if available. Applications should be received by April 15, 1997. Notification of acceptance will be provided by April 24. - The meeting will take place in the conference room of IRST, Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy http://www.itc.irst.it - Povo is located near Trento, in the southeastern Alpine region, and is easily reachable by car or bus (approximately ten minutes from the main train station in Trento). Trento is located between Verona (100 km) and Innsbruck (160 km) and can be reached by car via autostrada A22 or by train. The closest airports are Verona (direct flights from/to London, Rome, Paris), Bologna, Innsbruck, and Munich, all of which are connected directly with Trento by train. There are also good train connections to Milano (250km) via Verona. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLICATIONS AND INQUIRIES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications and inquiries should be directed to any of the organizers: Douglas Hofstadter Center for Research in Concepts and Cognition Indiana University 510 North Fess Street Bloomington, IN 47408-3822, U.S.A. Fax: (+812) 855-6966 e-mail: dughof(a)cogsci.indiana.edu Oliviero Stock Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (IRST), I-38050 Povo (TN), Italy Fax: (+39) (461) 314591 e-mail: stock(a)irst.itc.it Achille Varzi Department of Philosophy Columbia University 1150 Amsterdam Avenue Philosophy Hall 708, Mail Code 4971 New York, NY 10027, U.S.A. Fax: (+212) 932-3721 e-mail: varzi(a)columbia.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOMMODATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participants must make their own hotel reservations as such matters cannot be coordinated by the host institute. A list of hotels is attached below. For tourist information please contact APT (Azienda Promozione Turismo), via Alfieri 4, 38100 Trento, tel. +309 461 983880. http://patio.cs.unitn.it/apt/ Prices in Italian lire; entries marked + include breakfast. All phone/fax numbers need area code 0461 from inside Italy; +39 461 from abroad. DOWNTOWN TRENTO Single Double **** ACCADEMIA 140.000 200.000 Vicolo Colico, 4/6 tel. 233600 fax 230174 *** BUONCONSIGLIO 138.000 190.000 Via Romagnosi, 14/16 tel. 980089 fax 980038 ** AMERICA 90.000 120.000 Via Torre Verde, 50 tel. 983010 fax 230603 ** AQUILA D'ORO 98.000 (+) 140.000 (+) Via Belenzani, 76 tel./fax 986282 *** EVEREST 80.000 110.000 Corso Alpini, 16 tel. 825300 fax 824527 *** MONACO 90.000 (+) 130.000 (+) Via Torre d'Augusto, 25 tel./fax 983060 ** VENEZIA 50.000 75.000 Via Belenzani, 70 tel. 234559 fax 234114 OUTSIDE TRENTO * GARNI' ESTER 47.000 (+) 70.000 (+) Loc. Sale' di Povo tel./fax 810380 Only hotel in Povo, 5 min. walk from IRST; very limited availability. *** VILLA MADRUZZO 86.000 134.000 Loc. Cognola di Trento tel. 986220 On the hill across from IRST, 5 minutes by car, 15 minutes on foot; difficult bus connection.