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Conference Announcement Theme: Extended cognition East and West Subtitle: How re-thinking cognition helps enlarge epistemology Type: 5th East-West Philosophers' Forum Institution: School of Humanities and Languages, University of New South Wales Location: Sydney, NSW (Australia) Date: 15.–17.5.2019 __________________________________________________ At the crossroads of epistemology, philosophy of action and philosophy of mind, extended cognition has received much attention in the last ten years. In particular, philosophers working on extended cognition have de-centred the traditional view of mind as the seat of intellectual activity and decision-making. Broadly speaking, Extended Cognition Theory (ECT) does not see the brain, or the human body, as the limit of thinking and cognition. It proposes that our thinking-and our knowledge-is very much shaped by our embodied forms, engaging within environments. The upshot of discussions on ECT for epistemology is that it challenges traditional conceptions of knowledge primarily as content (or even more narrowly as intellectual content), possessed by individuals. According to the view prompted by ECT, knowledge is very much situated and environmental. What does this mean for philosophy from eastern and western traditions? This is the question scholars at this forum will consider. The aim is to engage both traditions in dialogue so as to arrive at a deeper understanding of knowledge, in order to facilitate a more efficient and optimal way of engaging with the world. Conference Program Wednesday 15 May 2019 2.00 pm Conference Registration 2.15 Welcome 2.30 - 3.45 Richard Menary (Macquarie University) Extended Cognition: Challenges to traditional epistemology 4.15 – 5.15 Nikolaj Pedersen (Yonsei University) Knowledge Explosion? 5.15 – 6.15 Shane Ryan (Nazarbayev University) Wise Environments Thursday 16 May 2019 9.15 am – 10.15 Stephen Hetherington (University of New South Wales) Knowing-to 10.45 – 11.45 Leo Cheung (Chinese University of Hong Kong) The possibility of the extended knower 12.00 – 1.00 David Bronstein (Georgetown University/University of New South Wales) Aristotle’s Virtue Epistemology 2.00 – 3.15 Keynote speech Richard Menary 4.00 – 5.00 Masaharu Mizumoto (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) Cross-Linguistic Disagreement in Philosophy 5.00 – 5.45 Roundtable discussion Friday 17 May 2019 9.30 am – 10.30 Markos Valaris (University of New South Wales) 11.00 – 12.00 Michael Mi (Soochow University) The Problem of Forgetting 1.00 – 2.00 Karyn Lai (University of New South Wales) Knowing with chisels and sticks: reflections from the Zhuangzi 2.15 – 3.15 Seisuke Hayakawa (University of Tokyo) Empathy as Shared Epistemic Responsibility in the Context of Illness 3.15 – 4.00 Roundtable discussion and closing The conference program is available here: https://hal.arts.unsw.edu.au/media/HALFile/East_West_Philosophers_Forum_2019_UNSW.pdf The event is free but registration is essential. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-west-philosophers-forum-tickets-60558325582 Enquiries to Karyn Lai: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
