CFP: Andy Clark and Critics Conference

Andy Clark and Critics

May 31, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh
47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT, UK

Andy Clark is a leading philosopher and cognitive scientist. The fruits of his work have been diverse and lasting. They have had an extraordinary impact throughout philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and robotics. The extended mind hypothesis, the power of parallel distributed processing, the role of language in opening up novel paths for thinking, the flexible interface between biological minds and artificial technologies, the significance of representation in explanations of intelligent behaviour, the promise of the predictive processing framework to unify the cognitive sciences: these are just some of the ideas explored in Clark’s work that have been picked up by many researchers, and that have been contributing to intense debate across the sciences of mind and brain.

In occasion of the launch of the book “Andy Clark and his Critics” (OUP), a free one-day conference will be held at the University of Edinburgh on May the 31st 2019. The aim of the conference is to take an interdisciplinary, critical and forward-looking approach to Andy Clark’s work, bringing together researchers working in various fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Keynote talks will be given by Professors Barbara Webb (University of Edinburgh, Biorobotics), Jesse Prinz (CUNY, Philosophy), and Andy Clark (University of Edinburgh/Sussex, Philosophy). Three additional slots will be available for contributed papers.

Contributions from any area of philosophy or cognitive science related to Clark’s are welcome. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• • The extended mind
  • 4E cognition
  • “Natural born cyborgs”, mind and technology
  • Language and “magic words”
  • Neurocomputational approaches to the mind
  • Relationships between these topics across Clark’s work

Five postgraduate bursaries of £50 each are available to help cover accommodation and living costs for PhD students presenting at or attending the conference. Priority will be given to PhD students who are not able to claim expenses from their own university/grant-funding body. If you would like to be considered for a bursary please make this very clear on the cover letter of your abstract if you submit one, or by emailing andyclarkandcritics@gmail.com.

Organizers

• Matteo Colombo
• Liz Irvine

• Mog Stapleton

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Please follow the links to register for the conference. While registration is free, places are limited and so registration is required. Abstracts should be emailed to us by Friday March 1st.

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