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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u class="x_ContentPasted0">International Conference:</u></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS OF SITUATED AGENCY</strong></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">University of Oulu (Finland), June 5-8, 2023</strong></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">The Philosophy and Mathematics of Situated Agency conference aims to bring together thinkers in the fields of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, mathematics, and robotics. The aim of our conference is to take steps towards </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">understanding what </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">being</strong></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">embedded</strong></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US"> or </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">situatedness</strong></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US"> means from an interdisciplinary perspective.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">4E-approaches to the mind refer to basic concepts like affordance and attunement, but the conceptual and metaphysical foundations of these notions still rest unclear. Despite its pivotal position and inflationary use in the 4E-explanatory paradigm, it is still left unanalyzed what “environment”, “context” or “situation” clearly mean, compared to the attention devoted to the other “E” notions. For example, how can natural settings be affording, involving and invitational? How is agency shaped by the situation and how does it contribute? How are contexts structured to separate the relevant from the irrelevant? These and other philosophical questions are addressed.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Theoretical computer science and mathematical logic could be seen as foundational for classical cognitivism. What about mathematical foundation for Enactivism and Situated Cognition? This conference aims to bring together attempts to mathematically approach cognition within the 4E- paradigm. One framework has been developed recently which reformulates information spaces in robotics as a model of sensorimotor interactions and studies how more interesting cognitive phenomena can in principle emerge from this. This paradigm connects naturally to other branches of mathematical modelling such as the proposed dynamical systems perspective.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">The conference invites contributions that engage with these issues and related topics.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">Confirmed Invited Speakers</strong></u></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">:</strong></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Antonio Bicchi</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Inês Hipólito</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: small;">Daniel D. Hutto</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: small;">Julian Kiverstein</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: small;">Steven M. LaValle</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">Call for Abstracts</strong></u></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">:</strong></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">An extended abstract of approximately </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">250-500 words</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> (excluding references) should be prepared for </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">blind</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">review and include a </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">cover page</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> with full name, affiliation, contact information and short professional bio.</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0">Since graduate and postgraduates are encouraged to contribute, please </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><span class="x_ContentPasted0">indicate</span></u></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> explicitly</span></u></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> in which format your submission can be presented (talk and/or poster).</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #303030;"><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><span class="x_ContentPasted0">Please indicate the title of your abstract in the mail’s subject.</span></u></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Please send your submission to: situated.agency @ gmail.com [Remove space]</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">Deadline for submission</strong></u></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">:</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0"> March 15, 2023</strong></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2023</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">For further information, please feel free to contact us: situated.agency @ gmail.com [Remove space]</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Conference Organizers</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Kalle Timperi (University of Oulu)</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Vadim Weinstein (University of Oulu)</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" lang="en-US">Adrian Wieczorek (LMU Munich)</span></span></span>
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