CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cognitive Basis of Science.
On November 5 - 7, 1999, the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers
University and the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies at the University of
Sheffield will be sponsoring the first of two conferences on The Cognitive
Basis of Science.
The goal of these conferences is to bring together scientists and scholars
from a variety of disciplines to explore what is known about the cognitive
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
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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
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Office phone: (732) 932-3788
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