This seminar offers a comprehensive introduction to (i) the theoretical foundations and historical background of the concept of emergence, and its more recent application in various scientific and philosophical areas, which comprise: (ii) the role of the notion of emergence in the philosophy of mind, particularly when debating the problem of phenomenal qualities, and in cognitive science, e.g. in robotics, neuronal networks, and artificial life; (iii) the prima facie tension of mechanisms and emergence in the life sciences, particularly in systems biology; (iv) emergent phenomena as studied in physics and chemistry; (v) the emergence of social phenomena; and (vi) an emergentist s perspective on the problem of free will.
1. A systematic perspective on the historical dimension of emergentism. (Stephan)
2. Emergence in the philosophy of mind and in cognitive science. (Stephan and Richardson)
3. Mechanisms and Emergence in the Life sciences, particularly in systems biology. (Richardson)
4. Emergence in the natural sciences: physics and chemistry. (Richardson)
5. Social phenomena and emergence? (Richardson and Stephan)
6. An emergentist s perspective on the problem of free will. (Stephan)
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Robert RICHARDSON
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Charles Phelps Taft Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati | |
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Achim STEPHAN
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Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück | |
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Charles Phelps Taft Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
| 1977 | M.A. and Ph.D. (with Honors), University of Chicago |
| 1971 | B.A. Magna Cum Laude, University of Colorado |
| 2001-2004 | Visiting Research Professor, Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Free University of Amsterdam |
| 2005 | Mercator Guest Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück |
Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück
| | Studium der Philosophie, Mathematik, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik in Mannheim und Göttingen |
| 1988 | Promotion in Philosophie an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| 1988-1993 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Rahmen des DFG-SPP "Kognition und Gehirn" |
| 1991-1992 | Gastwissenschaftler an der Rutgers University (NJ, USA) |
| 1998 | Habilitation für Philosophie an der Universität Karlsruhe |
| Fellow des Hanse-Wissenschaftskollegs (HWK) in Delmenhorst |
| 2000-2001 | Gastprofessur für Philosophie am Humboldt-Studienzentrum der Universität Ulm |
| seit 2001 | Professor für Philosophie der Kognition an der Universität Osnabrück |
| 2002-2003 | Forschungs-Gastprofessur für Wissenschaftsphilosophie an der VU Amsterdam |
| 2004-2005 | Mitglied der Forschergruppe "Emotionen als bio-kulturelle Prozesse" am Zentrum für interdisziplinäre |
| | Forschung (ZiF) in Bielefeld |
| 2005-2006 | Mitglied der Forschergruppe "Embodied Communication in Humans and Machines" am Zentrum für |
| | interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF) in Bielefeld |
