NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

The Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative (“LACSI”) CONFERENCE ON CONCEPTS September 20–21, 2013

PROGRAM (Subject to revision) Friday, September 20 2:00–3:30

The Role of Concepts in Cognitive Science Gregory Murphy, Psychology, New York University Moderator: Richard Samuels, Philosophy, The Ohio State University

3:45–5:15

Concept Nativism Eric Margolis, Philosophy, University of British Columbia Moderator: Casey O’Callaghan, Philosophy, Rice University

6:30

Conference Dinner (venue to be announced)

Saturday, September 21 9:00–10:30 Concepts and the Amodal Brain Edouard Machery, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh Moderator: Louise Antony, Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst 10:45–12:15 Event Representations: Bridging Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Concepts Anna Papafragou, Psychology, University of Delaware Moderator: James Tappenden, Philosophy, University of Michigan 1:45–3:15

Two Kinds of Concept Introduction Paul M. Pietroski, Philosophy, University of Maryland Moderator: Kevan Edwards, Philosophy, Syracuse University

3:30–5:00

Concepts, Teleology, and Rational Revision Christopher Hill, Philosophy, Brown University Moderator: Angela Mendelovici, Philosophy, University of Western Ontario

LACSI Conference on Concepts September 20-21, 2013 GENERAL INFORMATION VENUE The conference will be held on North Carolina State University’s North Campus in Raleigh, NC. The exact location will be announced during the second half of August 2013. CONFERENCE FEES Registration fee: Fee for optional conference dinner:

$30 (standard) or $10 (full-time students) $55 (for 3-course meal, wine, and tip)

REGISTRATION The number of places available for open registration at this conference is limited and preregistration will be required. To check whether places are still available, please contact Michael Pendlebury at [email protected]. If we can reserve a place for you, we will send you a registration form with further instructions by July 1, 2013. ACCOMMODATION Accommodation will be available at the Doubletree Brownstone-University Hotel (www.brownstonehotel.com), which is within easy walking distance of the NC State North Campus. The Doubletree has set aside a block of rooms for conference participants at a special rate of $109 per night plus tax (single or double occupancy). Reservations are required by August 20. To make a reservation, please go to http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/R/RDUDNDT-LAC-20130918/in dex.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG and click on “Book a Room.” ORGANIZATION This conference has been organized by the NC State University Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative Steering Committee with assistance from David F. Austin, William A. Bauer, Eric K. Carter, and Stephen M. Puryear. The Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative Steering Committee David D. Auerbach, John W. Carroll, Catherine M. Driscoll, Ronald P. Endicott, Johannes Hafner, Michael Pendlebury (Chair).