[eccr] Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture/ FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

>Evolutionary Epistemology, Language & Culture (EELC)
>3-day Congress - May 26-28, 2004
>Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels - Belgium
>
>website: <http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/eelc>http://www.vub.ac.be/CLWF/eelc
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>FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
>
>The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science and the Centre Leo Apostel, 
>both of the Free University of Brussels, organize a 3-day congress on 
>Evolutionary Epistemology, Language and Culture. The conference 's main 
>aim will be to bring together scholars working on (the origin, variation 
>and evolution of ) language and/or culture from within the framework of 
>Evolutionary Epistemology, especially EEM. Preference will be given to 
>those abstracts that formulate criticisms towards modularity, universal 
>selection theories and universal Darwinism, but nevertheless adhere to an 
>evolutionary view to study language and culture.
>
>Invited Speakers
>
>. Franz Wuketits (Institute for Philosophy of Science - University of Vienna)
>. Tim Ingold (Department of Anthropology - University of Aberdeen)
>. More tba
>
>Program Committee: Nathalie Gontier, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Diederik Aerts
>
>Organizer/ Contact: 
><mailto:(Nathalie.Gontier /at/ vub.ac.be)>(Nathalie.Gontier /at/ vub.ac.be)
>
>Important dates
>
>Abstract deadline: February 1, 2004
>Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2004
>Registration Deadline: May 1, 2004
>Conference: 26 - 28 May, 2004
>
>Call for abstracts
>
>The language of the congress lectures will be English.
>
>We welcome philosophers, linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, 
>biologists, & to submit an abstract. Presentations must be directed to an 
>interdisciplinary audience.
>
>Topics include but are not limited to:
>
>. General Evolutionary Epistemology (EE), especially EEM, implemented in 
>(the origin, variation, evolution of) language and/or culture
>. Nonadaptive EE
>. language evolution
>. cultural evolution
>. EE and systemstheory, self-organization, punctuated equilibrium, 
>Symbiogenesis, homeogenes, &
>. EE and learning strategies or cultural practices, implemented in (the 
>origin, variation, evolution of) language and/or culture
>. (criticisms towards) the units/levels of selection debate in general or 
>implemented in the origin and/or evolution of language and/or culture
>
>Preference will be given to abstracts that formulate criticisms towards 
>Memetics, Modularity, Universal Selection theories and Universal 
>Darwinism, but nevertheless adhere to an evolutionary view, especially 
>systemstheory, for the study of language and/or culture.
>
>Submission of abstracts
>
>One-page abstracts (including diagrams, references, &) are now solicited 
>for 30 minutes presentations (+ 15 minutes discussion). Please use a 12 
>pt. font and the page should have 2,5 cm margins al around. The text 
>should be single-spaced.
>
>In the head of the abstract please give: Author(s) name(s), title of the 
>abstract, affiliation of the author(s) (in brief, one line), e-mail 
>address of the author(s), max. 5 keywords.
>
>Send your abstract in pdf-file, MS Word document or plain text as an 
>attachment to 
><mailto:(Nathalie.Gontier /at/ vub.ac.be)>(Nathalie.Gontier /at/ vub.ac.be) before 
>February 1, 2004. In the subject of the mail, please write "Abstract EELC 
>2004".
>
>Proceedings
>
>Proceedings of the congress lectures will be arranged in the scientific 
>journal Foundations of Science.
>
>Scientific refereeing committee
>
>. Franz Wuketits (Institute for Philosophy of Science - University of Vienna)
>. Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science - 
>Free University of Brussels)
>. Diederik Aerts (Centre Leo Apostel - Free University of Brussels)
>. Hendrik Pinxten (Department of Comparative Science of Cultures - 
>University of Ghent)
>. Francis Heylighen (Centre Leo Apostel - Free University of Brussels)
>. Piet Van De Craen (Department of Linguistics - Free University of Brussels)
>. Nathalie Gontier (Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science - Free 
>University of Brussels)
>More tba.

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