..:: II International Conference: Argumentation as a Cognitive Process - Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun 2010, 13



II International Conference: Argumentation as a cognitive process, Torun 13-15 May 2010


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	ANNOUNCEMENT: II INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [ Argumentation as a cognitive process ] NEURODYNAMICS, LOGIC AND MODELS OF ARGUMENTATION May 13 - 15, 2010 With related events: LOGIC IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE The Conference is devoted to the memory of John Pollock Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland under the auspices of the Polish Society for Cognitive Science
	Organizers: Department of Philosophy – Section of Cognitive Science, Department of Logic. Department of Applied Informatics & The Polish Society for Cognitive Science are pleased to invite submissions to the 2nd interterdisciplinary conference on: Argumentation as a cognitive process: NEURODYNAMICS, LOGIC AND MODELS OF ARGUMENTATION, to be held at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, May 13-15, 2010..The Conference is devoted to the memory of John Pollock.



	Program. Official program is now available in two forms: long version (PDF 268 Kb, link also below - click on image) with all the details and guest affiliations;



	and short version (link below - click on image, PDF 228 Kb).


	Official conference poster below (link below - click on image, PDF 116 Kb)





	Profile. The conference has an interdisciplinary profile within the domain of Cognitive Science. The conference is included into a wider project whose general goal is to bring together the results of research on argumentation gained on the basis of various sciences: philosophy, formal logic, computer science, cognitive psychology and neuroscience. It is the second conference on this topic organized at the NCU (UMK) in Toruń. This time, in addition to the key lectures the organizers propose the discussion on the following topics: (1) philosophy of John Pollock (2) cognitive logic (3) applied computer sciences and neuroscience (4) cognitive psychology and philosophy



	Information on Torun city, conference location:



	How to get to Toruń? Toruń lies on the Vistula, about a two hundred kilometres nord west of Warsaw, the closest international airport and railway hub. The easiest way to reach Toruń from Warsaw is by train. The trains to Toruń run from the Warsaw Central station (if arriving at the airport, the best way to reach the central station is by bus 175 - the ticket is 2.40 PLN or taxi). It is best to use the on-line rail route planner (leaving 'Warszawa Centralna' arriving 'Torun Glowny') to find out the exact times the trains run. The cost of the rail ticket is under 23 to 58 (express) PLN in second class and under 35 to 87 (express) PLN in first class.

	On-line rail route planner [click] How to get Torun by car, by train, by plane [click]

	For details follow links below:
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	Invited speakers are: Joe Cruz (Department of Philosophy, Williams College, Willimastown Mass., USA) Jacques Dubucs (CNRS Paris Univ. I, IHPST/Ministère de la Recherche, France) Wlodzislaw Duch (Department of Applied Informatics, NCU, Poland) Pawel Kawalec (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland) Ryszard Wójcicki (Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Poland)



	Call for papers. Those who wish to present a paper are kindly asked to send the abstract (approx.200 words, no more than 500 words) of a paper to our conference secretary: anitapacholik@wp.pl Deadline of extended submission is: March 31, 2010 (The number of papers is limited) Standard oral presentation papers: 20 minute oral presentation (plus 10 mins discussion);



	Conference Fee: STANDARD: 80 € (with reception). Payment should be made by cheque at the Nicolaus Copernicus University account: Millennium nr 45 1160 2202 0000 0000 3174 8579 - please add your last name and „konf. Argument”

	Please contact the organizers for assistance in booking accommodation (the accommodation will be covered only for invited speakers) and for travel information.





	Organising Committee Urszula Zeglen (zeglen@uni.torun.pl) Jacek Malinowski Aleksandra Derra Anita Pacholik

	Conference secretaries: Sławomir Wacewicz Anita Pacholik: anitapacholik@wp.pl

	Program Committee Włodzisław Duch Andrzej Klawiter (the chairman of the Polish Society for Cognitive Science) Tomasz Komendzinski Jacek Malinowski Urszula Zeglen

	This conference is organised within the framework of a cooperative project between Nicolaus Copernicus University (Institute of Philosophy) and Rutgers, The State University (Center for Cognitive Science).


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