The Nature and Origins of Human Cognition

The Nature and Origins of Human Cognition
Berlin School of Mind and Brain in cooperation with the Center for Mind,
Brain and Cognitive Evolution (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)" 18th –19th June 2015

The Berlin School of Mind and Brain – in cooperation with the Center for
Mind, Brain and Cognitive Evolution (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) – is pleased
to announce the Nature and Origins of Human Cognition conference, to be held
at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain on 18th –19th June 2015.

The goal of the conference will be to examine the nature of cognition, with
particular respect to its developmental stages in ontogeny and phylogeny.

Confirmed keynotes are Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard University), Elliot Sober
(University of Wisconsin), Michael Tomasello (Max Planck Institute for
Evolutionary Anthropology).

There will also be four further symposia on related themes:
(1)     Continuity and Discontinuity (Cameron Buckner & Colin Allen)
(2)     Core Cognition (Stephen Butterfill & Christophe Heintz)
(3)     From Skillful Action to Reflective Thinking (Ellen Fridland & John Sutton)
(4)     Meta-representation (Joëlle Proust & Richard Moore)

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!

On behalf the organizers
Michael Pauen, Richard Moore, Anna Strasser (Berlin School of Mind and
Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Albert Newen (Ruhr-University,
Bochum), and Cameron Buckner (University of Houston)

Contact: [email protected]