BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T085505Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20130719T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20130729T180000 SUMMARY:Fifth Graduate International Summer School in Cognitive Sciences and Semantics: Perception UID:20260605T023147Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Riga LOCATION:Riga\, Latvia DESCRIPTION:

What features should we consider when giving an account of the \;different senses and can we map how the senses are related to each \;other? What kind of cross-modal experiences are there and could there \;be? What is the relationship between perceptual illusion\, \;hallucination\, perception and synaesthesia? What is the distinction \;between mental imagery and perceptual experience? What kinds of \;synaesthetic associations are there? Is perception unified or are the
modalities primary? What is the perceptual status of space and time? \;Is the phenomenology of perceptual experience modally specific?

Academics:

The summer institute is co-organized by the Center for Cognitive \;Sciences and Semantics at the University of Latvia and the Department \;of Philosophy at McMaster University. It will consist of 1 course of \;45 hours\, which is equivalent to 1 course of 3 credits. It will \;comprise 9 days of full time academic activities:

All enrolled participants will receive the following preparatory \;material in May:

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  1. a detailed schedule with a description of each lecture
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  2. a full course packet with complementary articles for each lecture.
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  3. a full description of the evaluation procedure and recommended \;preparatory work.
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Students who register will automatically be enrolled in the course &ldquo\;TOPICS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND\, LANGUAGE AND COGNITION&rdquo\; offered by \;the Center for Cognitive Sciences and Semantics of the University of \;Latvia. Students enrolled will receive the equivalent of 3 credit
units (45 contact hours) as part of the joint curriculum. Credits will \;be transferred from the University of Latvia toward a graduate course (either PhD or MA) according to the European Credit Transfer System \;(ECTS).

Supervision and evaluation

Each student will be paired with a member of the faculty who will be \;responsible for the supervision of the student&rsquo\;s study work during the \;entire summer school (one-one meetings by appointment) as well as for \;their evaluation. The relevant information concerning the pairing will \;be sent with the course packet.

Admission requirements

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  1. being registered in or post-graduate program in philosophy or other \;connected discipline. Exceptionally\, advanced undergraduate students \;will be entitled to enroll \;OR
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  2. holding a graduate or post-graduate degree in philosophy or other \;connected discipline OR
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  3. working as a post-doctoral student or professional in this field.
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Registration: enrolment forms will be made available at the following address:

http://www.lu.lv/isscss

Selection procedure

Students will be selected on the basis of 1) their prior acquaintance \;with the topic\; 2) their overall academic merit. They will be required \;to provide a cv as well as a statement of purpose (see registration \;form).

Tuition fees

Registration fees include:

1) Participation in all academic activities and credit transfer\, \;accommodation\, breakfast\, lunch and course packet (to be sent in \;advance)

Tuition fees are lower for students who register prior to 15 April \;2012. The following amounts are given in Latvian Lats :

Before 15 April

Graduate students and Postdoctoral researchers 500 LVL
Professionals: 750 LVL

After 15 April

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers 600 LVL
Professionals: 850 LVL

Partial scholarships may be available in limited numbers on the basis \;of need and academic merit. \;

Payment

The payment may be made by bank transfer to the University of Latvia. \;Information will be made available to those whose application is \;successful.

Inquiries should be directed to Sandra Lapointe (lapointe@mcmaster.ca) \;or Jurgis Skilters (jurgis.skilters@lu.lv)

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Please note that ISSCSS will be held in the city of Riga.

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