The joint Research Training Group (RTG) is based at Ruhr-University Bochum and Osnabrück University. Methodologically, it connects philosophy of mind and cognition with empirical research in cognitive science. The main goal of the RTG is to identify deficits in traditional conceptions of the human mind and to refine and enhance the existing conceptions by drawing on new developments in cognitive science that have not yet made their way into the prevailing philosophical approaches.

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Situated Cognition Spring School (SCSS) 2025: ‘Situated Cognition in Human Minds, Animal Minds and AI Systems’

2024-01-01

Abstract This spring school of situated cognition brings together a diverse range of researchers working on mind and cognition, and how they relate to the body and environment. We strive... » read more

Kolloquium: Recent Debates in Philosophy of Mind and Situated Cognition

2024-11-07

Venue: Ruhr-Universität Bochum Format: in person with exceptions (see table) Organization: Prof. Albert Newen, Christian Scholz & Dr. Julia Wolf Date & Time Speaker Title Zoom Room 19.11.202418 – 20... » read more

Events

DateTypeOrganizerSpeaker & TitleVenue
November 26, 2024 2:15 pm to November 26, 2024 3:45 pm Hybrid Lecture Christian Scholz, Albert Newen & Julia Wolf Interdisciplinary Reading Club
Susanna Schellenberg (Rutgers University)
Having a Perspective without Having a Self
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GA 04/187
December 5, 2024 1:30 pm to December 5, 2024 2:30 pm Hybrid Lecture Christian Scholz, Albert Newen & Julia Wolf Interdisciplinary Reading Club
François Recanati (Collège de France, Paris)
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GAFO 04/619
January 21, 2025 2:15 pm to January 21, 2025 3:45 pm Hybrid Lecture Christian Scholz, Albert Newen & Julia Wolf Interdisciplinary Reading Club
Jan Slaby (Freie Universität, Berlin)
Political Philosophy of Mind
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GA 04/187
January 28, 2025 2:15 pm to January 28, 2025 3:45 pm Hybrid Lecture Christian Scholz, Albert Newen & Julia Wolf Interdisciplinary Reading Club
Uwe Meixner (Augsburg University)
Die raumzeitliche Lokalisierung nichtphysischer Entitäten
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GA 04/187
March 24, 2025 9:00 am to March 27, 2025 6:00 pm Conference RTG 'Situated Cognition' Situated Cognition Spring School (SCSS) 2025Ruhr-Universität Bochum, ZEMOS