This workshop will address perspective-taking in remembering and \;imagining. We welcome offers of papers from philosophers and \;psychologists\, and from related disciplines. We are particularly \;interested in proposals which discuss relations between visual or \;visuospatial perspective and other kinds of perspective\, or which \;address interactions between internal and external perspectives on \;one&rsquo\;s past\, future\, or possible actions and experiences.
Background
When I remember my past experiences\, I may see the remembered scene \;from my original point of view. Alternatively I may see myself in that \;remembered scene\, as from an observer&rsquo\;s perspective. Likewise\, when I \;visualize and imagine my future or possible actions\, I may adopt \;either an internal or &lsquo\;own eyes&rsquo\; perspective\, or an external or \;&lsquo\;see-oneself&rsquo\; perspective on those imagined events. Sometimes\, in both \;memory and imagery\, I can switch perspectives. The availability of \;such &lsquo\;field&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;observer&rsquo\; perspectives is a puzzling aspect of the \;phenomenology of memory and imagery. It is the subject of concerted \;but as yet unintegrated research programs in psychology and philosophy \;(Nigro &\; Neisser 1983\; Debus 2007\; Rice &\; Rubin 2009\; Libby &\; Eibach \;2011\; Goldie 2012 &ndash\; a select reference list is below). The study of \;vantage-points in memory and imagery raises a range of intriguing \;questions about self-representation and the body\, personality and \;identity\, emotion and mood\, movement and space\, narrative and time. \;
\nSpeakers
\nCatriona Mackenzie (Philosophy\, Macquarie University)
Tony Morris (Sport Science\, Victoria University Melbourne)
Michelle Moulds (Psychology\, University of New South Wales)
John Sutton (Cognitive Science\, Macquarie University)
Call for Papers
\nWe welcome proposals for papers on any aspect of the topic of point of \;view in memory and imagery. While we seek coverage of a broad range of \;topics\, papers should make direct contact with questions about visual \;or visuospatial perspective-taking in remembering or imagining.
Deadline for abstracts: February 15\, 2013. Abstracts of 500-800 words \;should be sent as attachments by February 15\, 2013\, to John Sutton at \;john.sutton@mq.edu.au. \;
We anticipate scheduling longer and shorter paper sessions. Please \;indicate which you would prefer\, and whether or not the alternative \;would also be acceptable. \;Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts.
Themes and possible topics include
Conceptualising perspective-taking in memory and imagery
\nAgency\, identity\, and perspective-taking
\nEmbodiment and perspective-taking
\nThis workshop is organized and sponsored by the Macquarie University
Centre for Agency\, Values\, and Ethics (http://cave.mq.edu.au/).
For further information contact the organizers\, Catriona Mackenzie \;(catriona.mackenzie@mq.edu.au) or John Sutton (john.sutton@mq.edu.au).
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