[vslist] 2005 Body & Cognition symposium, Taipei, Taiwan

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Call for papers
2005 International Symposium on Body & Cognition: A multi-disciplinary 
perspective
June 4-5, 2005
To be held in Taipei, Taiwan.
Sponsored by the Center for Humanities Research of National Science Council 
in Taiwan.

Embodied Cognition arose in the 1980s in Cognitive Sciences as a reaction
against the classical view of mind. In the research on embodied concepts, it
is now generally recognized truth meaning results from intrinsic workings of
the body and the brain, and human understanding of any target domain is
structured first and foremost in the human body and its interaction with the
physical world. We construct cognitive models that reflect concepts
concerned with interaction between the body and the environment and it is
this conceptual embodiment that leads to formulation of basic level
concepts. Evidence from neurosciences also supports embodied concepts.

2005 International Symposium on Body & Cognition: A Multidisciplinary
Perspective seeks to bring together researchers of different backgrounds and
intellectual interests who address the role of body in cognitive processes.
The symposium seeks to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and integration,
in order to arrive at a richer and more unified perspective.

Research questions include, but are not limited to:

(1)   Embodied cognition.
(2)   Perception and action.
(3)   Emotion and cognition.
(4)   Body, cognition, and philosophy.
(5)   The role of body in aesthetics.
(6)   Emotion in art and the brain.
(7)   The cultural contingencies of body in cognition and the deployment of 
body in the creation and maintenance of cultural constructs.

The following guest speakers have already confirmed their attendance:
Prof. Melvyn A. Goodale (Psychology, University of Western Ontario);
Prof. Mark Johnson (Philosophy, University of Oregon);
Prof. Emily Martin (Anthropology, New York University).
Prof. Jean-Marie Schaeffer (Aesthetics, CRAL/EHESS);

Prospective authors are invited to submit both a paper copy and an
electronic version of the abstract (no more than 500 words) to Dr. Jih-chang
Hsieh (hsiehj at ntu.edu.tw, Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan
University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan 106) by Dec. 1,
2004. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted
for publication elsewhere.

The first page of the abstract should include: title of the paper, name of
the author, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number,
field of study, and a maximum of 5 keywords.

Deadlines:
Dec. 1, 2004 -- submission of abstracts
Dec. 31, 2004 -- notification of authors.
May 1, 2005-- submission of full papers. (10-20 pages, single space.)

Organizing Committee

Dr. Jih-chang Hsieh, Chair. (Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan 
University)
Dr. Shuan-fan Huang (Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan 
University)
Dr. Chih-ming Lin (Graduate School of Art and Art Education, National Taipei 
Teachers College)
Dr. Lily I-wen Su (Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan 
University)
Dr. Norman Y. Teng (Institute of European and American Studies, Academia 
Sinica)
Dr. Su-Ling Yeh (Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University)
Dr. Hsueh-cheng Yen (Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University)

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