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George Kampis, Associate Professor, Chairman,
Department of History and Philosophy of Science,
ELTE University, Budapest, H-1088 Rakoczi u. 5., Hungary
Phone/FAX: (36) 1 266 4954 email: gk(a)hps.elte.hu
http://hps.elte.hu ftp://hps.elte.hu
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:09:15 -0500
From: GBRansom(a)AOL.COM
To: Multiple recipients of list HOPOS-L <HOPOS-L(a)VMA.CC.ND.EDU>
Subject: WEBSEMINAR: B. Smith on Hayek & Connectionism
Web Seminar -- Barry Smith on Hayek & Connectionism, Nov. 5 - 13th
Barry Smith of the Department of Philosophy & Center for Cognitive
Science at the University of Buffalo will be conducting an internet seminar
on his newly published paper "The Connectionist Mind: A Study of
Hayekian Psychology" between Wed. Nov. 5th and Thurs. Nov. 13th on
the Hayek-L list: Hayek-L(a)maelstrom.stjohns.edu
Smith's seminar paper is available on the Web at:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/philosophy/faculty/smith/
articles/HAYEK.HTM
The format of the seminar will include an informal introduction
to his paper by Dr. Smith and "Brain & Behavior Science"-type
short review discussions of the paper solicited from Hayek-L
participants with a background in cognitive science and related
areas. Those with questions for Smith or with comments on
his informative paper are welcome to participate in the discussion
commencing Wednesday Nov. 5th and concluding Thursday
Nov. 13th.
To subscribe to the Hayek-L list, send the message:
subscribe hayek-l <yourfirstname> <yourlastname>
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A complete transcript of the seminar discussion will be
available on the Web in the fully searchable Hayek-L electronic
archive at:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/hayek-l.html
If you would like to be included among those who will submit
short review discussions of Barry's paper, please send a note
to the Hayek-L list host at: gregransom(a)aol.com
Smith's paper is collected in _Hayek the Economist
and Social Philosopher: A Critical Retrospect_, edited by S. Frowen.
London: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press. 1997.
Friedrich Hayek is the author of the pathbreaking work in
psychology and neuroscience _The Sensory Order_, and winner
of the Nobel prize in economics. Hayek is notable as perhaps
the first to provide a neurologically plausible mechanism intended to
provide a functionalist solution to the problem of consciousness.
For more on Hayek and his work in neuroscience and
psychology, go to the Friedrich Hayek Scholars Page on
the Web at:
http://members.aol.com/gregransom/hayekpage.htm
Greg Ransom
gregransom(a)aol.com
Hayek-L coordinator