Mental Representations. The foundation of cognitive science?

The notion of mental representation has played a central role in explanatory frameworks in philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences ever since the cognitive revolution in the 1950s. However, cognitive science has been undergoing a constant transformation, first through connectionism and then through enactive and embodied approaches to cognitive phenomena. To various degrees, these paradigms have called into question the usefulness and even the coherence of the concept of mental representation. This workshop brings together experts in the field who approach this problem from different angles, promising a fruitful discussion about whether future philosophy of mind and cognitive science should retain, discard, or transform the concept 'mental representation‘.   Daycare for children: Daycare for children can be provided if needed! With the help of the team from ProKids at the Ruhr-University we can organize daycare for small children at the conference venue. But in order to plan ahead, we need you to register for this service by the end of August! So if you are interested in participating and would like to make use of this service, please contact tobias.schlicht (at) rub.de for details, so we can provide you with the necessary form to apply. In any case, we need to know whether you need this service by August 30th 2015.