The Situated Mind: Perception, Experience, and Imagination
Satellite Workshop at the GAP.12
Our Research Training Group ‘Situated Cognition’ was accepted to host a satellite workshop at the international philosophy conference of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP: Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie) at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf on September 12, 2025. All conference information can be found here: www.gap12.de.
Information specifically pertaining to our satellite workshop can be found below.
Abstract
Is situated cognition well-equipped to illuminate the full diversity of our mental phenomena? This workshop will critically probe this question by evaluating whether the notion of a situated mind can be beneficially applied to various mental domains. Our particular focus will be on what are traditionally assumed to be “inner” cognitive phenomena, which are often thought to be especially challenging for situated approaches. With our speakers, we will discuss the domains of perception, experience and imagination, including related disorders.
Participation & Registration
In order to participate during this satellite workshop, we require all our guests to be registered for this satellite workshop via our own organization team. We will then also provide them with further information about their attendance. Please send your inquiry to Rebecca Watzlawek: rwatzlawek [at] uos DOT de
Keynotes
- Amy Kind (Claremont McKenna College)
- Roy Dings (Radboud University)
- Erik Myin (University of Antwerp)
Program
| TIME | TYPE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 08:30 | Arrival | ||
| 09:00 – 10:10 | Keynote | Erik Myin University of Antwerp | Practices of Imagining |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:15 | PhD student | Yizhi Li | Mind Wandering as Spontaneous Agency |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | PhD student | Kirill Leshchinskii | Depersonalisation as an Existential Boundary Situation |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Keynote | Nikola Kompa Osnabrück University | Do we Think in Language? |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 15:00 – 15:45 | PhD student | Sofia Pedrini | Accidentally Right: The Epistemic Limits of Imagination |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | PhD student | Christian O. Scholz | Aphantasia and the Unconscious Imagery Debate |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Coffee break | ||
| 16:40 – 17:50 | Keynote | Amy Kind Claremont McKenna College | How to Imagine the Impossible |
Venue & Directions
Our Satellite Workshop will take place at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Building 23.21, room U1.95. The closest and most convenient public transport station is the metro stop “Uni Ost/Botanischer Garten”. More detailed directions can be downloaded via the button below.
Organizers
- Julia Wolf (Ruhr University Bochum)
- Louis Loock (Osnabrück University)
- Nikola Kompa (Osnabrück University)
- Albert Newen (Ruhr University Bochum