Tovabbitom a kovetkezo hirdetest a Psyche-d listarol: ********************************************* Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 15:07:24 -0500 Reply-To: PSYCHE Discussion Forum <PSYCHE-D%NKI.BITNET(a)uga.cc.uga.edu> Sender: PSYCHE Discussion Forum <PSYCHE-D%NKI.BITNET(a)uga.cc.uga.edu> From: PATRICK WILKEN <X91007(a)pitvax.xx.rmit.edu.au> Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Virginia Tech Philosophy Conference X-To: psyche-d(a)nki.bitnet To: Multiple recipients of list PSYCHE-D <PSYCHE-D%NKI.BITNET(a)uga.cc.uga.edu> Please respond directly to sender and not to psyche-d. -------------------------------------------------------------- COMPLEX REPRESENTATIONS: THE PLACE OF INDICATOR SEMANTICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE *Complex Representations: The Place of Indicator Semantics in Cognitive Science* is the theme of a conference sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Center for the Study of Science in Society at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, to be held March 18-20, 1994, at Mountain Lake Resort, Blacksburg, Virginia. Indicator semantics, and similar teleological accounts of representation, have enjoyed remarkable success in explaining low- level cognitive processing. The question now arises whether indicator semantics could be extended to explain the higher level representational capacity of more complex organisms -- in particular, humans. This conference will address will address such an elaboration -- its viability, desirability, and potential consequences for the cognitive sciences. ***************************************************************** COMPLEX REPRESENTATIONS: THE PLACE OF INDICATOR SEMANTICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE March 18-20, 1994 DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, March 18 6:30-8:00 Opening Dinner 8:00-10:00 Welcome: Joe Pitt, Virginia Tech Speaker: Karen Neander, Australian National "From Innate To Acquired Representations" Commentator: Fred Dretske, Stanford SATURDAY, March 19 9:00-10:30 Chair: William Williams, Virginia Tech Speaker: Laurence Shapiro, Wisconsin-Madison "Indication, Cognitive Science, and Lego Naturalism" Commentator: Peter Godfrey-Smith, Stanford 11:00-12:30 Chair: Karl Pribram, Radford Speaker: Kenneth Taylor, Rutgers "Must an Intentional System Be Rational?" Commentator: George Wittenberg, Mercy Hospital 2:00-3:30 Chair: James Klagge, Virginia Tech Speaker: Mohan Matthen, Alberta "On the Semantics of Emotion" Commentator: Adele Mercier, Queen's University 4:00-5:30 Chair: John Christman, Virginia Tech Speaker: John Post, Vanderbilt "Teleosemantics, Physicalism, and Ethics" Commentator: Richard Burian, Virginia Tech 8:00-11:00 Reception -- Gavagai Hollow Farm SUNDAY, March 20, 1994 9:00-10:30 Chair: Thomas Oberdan, Clemson Speaker: Georges Rey, Maryland "Keeping Meaning in Mind" Commentator: Berent Enc, Wisconsin-Madison 11:00-12:30 Chair: Stuart Silvers, Clemson Speaker: Ruth Millikan, Connecticut-Storrs "Pushmepullyou Representations" Commentator: David Israel, Stanford 2:00-3:30 Chair: Harlan Miller, Virginia Tech Roundtable Discussion _________________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION Opening Dinner ___No. Persons @ $25/each = _______ (only if not staying at hotel) Hotel (including meals) $70.54/day/person (single) = _______ $47.30/day/person (double) = _______ Enclosed with registration TOTAL _______ Please make checks payable to Department of Philosophy. Mail materials to Spring Conference, Department of Philosophy, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0126. Name: __________________________________________________________ Affilation: ____________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Transportation available from Roanoke Airport to Mountain Lake upon request. For more information, contact Gary L. Hardcastle, Valerie Gray Hardcastle, or Peter E. Pruim at valerieh(a)vtvm1.cc.vt.edu. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10, 1994 **************************************************** Laborfalvi Benke Tibor