Rejected message: sent to koglist(a)cogpsyphy.hu by GARYBARTRU(a)NETSCAPE.NET follows. Reason for rejection: sender not subscribed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cognitive Basis of Science. On November 5 - 7, 1999, the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science at Rutg= ers University and the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies at the Universi= ty of Sheffield will be sponsoring the first of two conferences on The Cognitiv= e Basis of Science. The goal of these conferences is to bring together scientists and scholar= s from a variety of disciplines to explore what is known about the cognitiv= e mechanisms and processes that underlie scientific reasoning and practice = and to chart directions for future research. This first conference will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick= , New Jersey, from Friday, November 5th through Sunday, November 7th, 1999. The= conference is open to all; no registration fee will be required. Speaking at the Rutgers conference will be: Susan Carey (Psychology, NYU) Kevin Dunbar (Psychology, McGill) Rochel Gelman (Psychology, UCLA) Ronald Giere (Philosophy, University of Minnesota) Alison Gopnik (Psychology, Berkeley) = Philip Kitcher (Philosophy, Columbia) Howard Margolis (Public Policy, University of Chicago) Nancy Nersessian (Cognitive Science, Georgia Tech) Richard Nisbett (Psychology, University of Michigan) David Papineau (Philosophy, Kings College London) Michael Siegal (Psychology, University of Sheffield) Elizabeth Spelke (Psychology, MIT) Paul Thagard (Philosophy & Cognitive Science, University of Waterloo) More information may be found at the conference website: http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/cbs-conference/ Any further questions concerning the conference may be directed to: Professor Stephen Stich Department of Philosophy & Center for Cognitive Science Rutgers University E-mail: stich(a)ruccs.rutgers.edu Office phone: (732) 932-9091 Fax: (732) 932-8617 Gary C. Bartlett, Graduate student Dept. of Philosophy, Rutgers University 26 Nichol Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 garybartru(a)netscape.net Office phone: (732) 932-3788 ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webm= ail.netscape.com.