DISCOS: International conference on Intersubjectivity and the Self’
Budapest, 17-19 June, 2010
During the last decade, philosophical, psychological and
neurobiological approaches to the
self have increasingly overcome their disciplinary constraints and
entered into a productive
dialogue. Different levels of self-awareness such as the ‘core’ or
’minimal self’ and the
’extended’ or ’narrative self’ have been distinguished and
investigated from a
phenomenological, developmental and neurocognitive perspective. In
this context, disorders
of self-experience have also attracted growing attention. This
integrative and interdisciplinary
approach is well represented by the European Marie-Curie Research
Training Network
entitled “Disorders and Coherence of the Embodied Self” (DISCOS), a
consortium of 10
European research facilities which organizes this present conference.
The aim of the conference is to create an interdisciplinary forum for
the exchange of ideas on
the themes of intersubjectivity, self-awareness and its disorders.
Special emphasis will be
placed on the interplay of biological and social factors that are
crucially important for
establishing self-coherence, assuming that intersubjectivity and the
development of the self
are inherently related. Thus, exploring the self from different
perspectives will elucidate and
enrich our understanding of the mechanisms underlying
intersubjectivity and self-other
differentiation.
Main Speakers
Developmental Science - Renée Baillargeon, Hannes Rakoczy, György
Gergely
Neuroscience – Julie Grezes, Gergely Csibra, Kai Vogeley, Vittorio
Gallese
Philosophy – Shaun Gallagher, Dan Zahavi, Pierre Jacob
Psychiatry – Efraim Bleiberg, Louis Sasse, Josef Parnas/Andrea
Raballo,
Thomas Fuchs/Hanne De Jaegher
Organisers: György Gergely, Ágnes Kovács, Ernő Téglás, Andrea
Schrök
Venue: Hotel President, Budapest
Further information:
www.discos-2010.com
Contact: gergelygy(a)ceu.hu (scientific issues), schroka(a)ceu.hu (program
issues)
Further information:
www.discos-rtn.eu