I know that most folks get their conference CFPs, etc. from other sources, but this one seems to me a) to be flying a little low on the radar and b) to be pretty cool. I went to one of these a long time ago in Florence, which was both …
As most of your know, the journal Synthese publishes a yearly issue on Neuroscience and Its Philosophy, edited by John Bickle. In recent years, this has been perhaps the highest profile venue explicitly devoted to articles in the philosophy of neuroscience. John kindly invited me to take over this editorial …
By Jim Virtel On Friday April 30th and Saturday May 1st, the PNP Program at Washington University in St. Louis held a Concept Learning Workshop. Philosophers Richard Samuels, Daniel Weiskopf, and David Danks and psychologists Lance Rips, Lori Markson, and Susan Carey presented some of their recent, interesting work on …
By Jim Virtel My fellow UMSLytes Eric Wiland and John Brunero are hosting the first St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality (SLACRR) from May 23-25. Information on registration, accomodations, the program lineup, and places to visit in St. Louis can be found here.
Speaking of evolutionary theory, I’m going to propose a “new-ish” course dealing with evolution and the mind. The goal is to cover some topics in psychology/neuroscience from an evolutionary perspective. The problem is to find a good title. Here are some options: Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Evolutionary Psychology Minds, Brains, and …
I finally updated most of my website after over a year of neglect. With help from Jim Virtel, we added a whole bunch of new links to my list of resources for students, such as information on how to study, apply to grad school, publish, and apply for jobs. Let me …
Call for Papers
Journal of Cognitive Science
http://cogsci.snu.ac.kr/jcs.
This is an interdisciplinary, international, peer reviewed journal, published by the Institute for Cognitive Science at Seoul National University. The editor, Chungmin Lee, is in the process of revamping the journal, gaining distribution as part of the Springer network and listing in various databases. I recently agreed to serve as their philosophy editor, so philosophy papers are definitely welcome! More information below the fold.
