Workshop – Fr. the 2nd of June 2023 – Ruhr-Universität Bochum / Veranstaltungszentrum – Saal 3
Organized by: Suilin Lavelle (University of Edinburgh) & Tobias Schlicht (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Zoom-Link: Please send an email to Firuze.Mullaoglu@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
CFR: Workshop “Investigating consciousness in animals and artificial systems: A comparative perspective” (ICA 2023)
Organized by Albert Newen and Wanja Wiese
01.-02. June 2023, Bochum, Germany
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Tentative Schedule:
Organizers:
Albert Newen and Wanja Wiese (RUB, Institute of Philosophy II)
Venue:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Mercatorraum GA04/187 or online via Zoom (NEW: All talks will also be transmitted online)
Thursday, 1st of June 2023
09:30-10:40 Michael Tye: “Can a robot feel pain?”
10:40-11:25 Robert Matthews: “Knowing what it’s like to be an alien form of life”
11:25-11:45 Coffee
11:45-12:30 Albert Newen: „The interaction of theory-heavy and theory-light approaches to animal consciousness: The alarm theory of consciousness and cognitive profiles of animal consciousness”
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:10 Eva Jablonka: “The evolution of animal consciousness: The learning route” (Note: The following talk is online only. However, present participants are not required to stream themselves.)
15:10-15:55 Leonard Dung: “Are tests of animal consciousness applicable to artificial systems?“
15:55-16:25 Coffee
16:25-17:10 Angelica Kaufmann: “Individual sentience profiles and why comparative neuroscience research needs them”
17:10-18:20 Cameron Buckner: “Artificial consciousness worth naturalizing: prospects for Large Language Models (e.g. ChatGPT4)”
19:00 Dinner
Friday, 2nd of June 2023
09:15-10:25 Henry Shevlin: “Mentalising beings: Human anthropomorphism and non-human consciousness”*
10:25-11:10 Wanja Wiese: “Understanding weak and strong artificial consciousness”
11:10-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:40 David Gamez: “Seeing is deceiving: Why consciousness cannot be inferred from behaviour in animals and artificial systems”
12:40-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15.00 Katharina Dornenzweig: “Sentience in AI and biology: A comparative study of recurrent processing as a way forward”
14:00-15:45 Simon Brown: “Animal points of view in spatiotemporal structures of experience”
15:45-16:05 Coffee
16:05-17:15 Elisabeth Hildt: “Artificial consciousness: Conceptual analysis and ethical implications”
Registration:
Please send an email to hilfskraefte-newen@rub.de by May 20th, 2023.
The interdisciplinary Research Training Group Situated Cognition, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), invites applications for
12 Ph.D. positions (salary scale TV-L E 13, 65%)
for a three-year structured PhD program. The official, legally binding calls for applications from the Ruhr-University Bochum and the Osnabrück University are linked below.
The program and all positions will commence June 1st, 2023. The RTG is based at the Department of Philosophy II and the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr-University Bochum as well as at the Institute of Cognitive Science and the Department of Philosophy at Osnabrück University.
Speakers:
All PhD positions are essentially interdisciplinary with an emphasis on one of the subjects involved, i.e. philosophical theory formation, experimental psychology or neuroscience. Applicants have to apply for one of the suggested projects (max. two with indication of preference). In addition, we invite applicants to submit their own original project proposal in one of the theoretical areas, as long as the proposal fits the RTG’s guiding idea. Information about the guiding ideas of the RTG and the PhD projects can be found at www.situated-cognition.com
Candidates who apply for or suggest a theoretical project are expected to have an excellent M.A., M.Sc. (or Staatsexamen degree) in Philosophy or Cognitive Science. They should have expertise in at least one of the following areas: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Self-Consciousness or Social Understanding, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Action, Philosophie of Artificial Intelligence or Perception. Furthermore, we expect advanced knowledge in at least one of the following areas: Cognitive Psychology, Behavioural Biology or Neuroscience.
Those applying for an empirical project are expected to have an excellent M.Sc. (or equivalent) in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neuroscience or in an equivalent field. The candidate has to prove that she/he is able to work out one of the empirical projects described on our website.
Applications should contain the following documents:
Please send all the required documents in two PDF files:
We stand for diversity and equal opportunities. For this reason, we favour a working environment composed of heterogeneous teams, and seek to promote the careers of individuals who are underrepresented in our respective professional areas. We expressly request job applications from women. In areas in which they are underrepresented they will be given preference in the case of equivalent qualifications with male candidates. Applications from individuals with disabilities are most welcome.
Applications and and inquiries should be addressed to:
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Speaker of the RTG
Ruhr University of Bochum
E-Mail: RTG-SituatedCognition{at)rub.de
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 5th 2023. All interviews will be held in English.
Generative Episodic Memory: Interdisciplinary perspectives from neuroscience, psychology and philosophy
We invite submissions for symposia, talks and posters. Please note that all presentations are in person.
Abstracts must be submitted in English and be no longer than 500 words. Submitted work must be original and unpublished and submitted electronically at https://www.conftool.net/gem2023/
Please ensure that your files are in PDF format and are no larger than 10 MB.
Abstract submission – 15.03.2023
Notification of acceptance – 15.04.2023
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Philosophy of Mind: Humans, Animals and Machines
Organized by:
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen
Dr. Sabrina Coninx
Dr. Julia Wolf
For further information and Zoom Links please go to:
www.situated cognition.com
30th November 2022, 9:00 – 18:00 | public event
Invited External Speakers: Christian Bellebaum, Matthew Larkum, Heiko Luhmann
Speakers within the SFB 874: Sen Cheng, Hubert Dinse, Onur Güntürkün, Denise Manahan-Vaughan, Olivia Masseck, Jonas Rose, Oliver Wolf
Host: Denise Manahan-Vaughan
Registration at: sfb874-konferenz@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
You will find the programme here: Programme Concluding Conference