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

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

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


Imagination in the Context of Situated Cognition

Abstract The sphere of imagination holds much to be discussed, be it its role in creativity, gaining knowledge and its connection to mind wandering. Furthermore, evidence from aphantasics potentially challenges… » read more


Workshop: Philosophy of Neuromorphic AI

Abstract There has been a long tradition of philosophers, cognitive scientists and computer scientists discussing philosophical implications of artificial intelligence. Since for the last decades von Neumann style computation has… » read more


Empirical Investigations of Situated Cognition

Abstract The third cohort of PhDs has successfully started their projects in our Research Training Group ‘Situated Cognition’. Now, the PhDs are ready to give insights into their projects and… » read more


Our Support for Ukrainian Researchers in Situated Cognition

In order to express our solidarity with the people in Ukraine, who face the destruction of their universities by the Russian army and an attack on the values we believe… » read more