Durham: Evidence of Animal Minds
Evidence of Animal Minds
An Interdisciplinary Symposium
This
three-day workshop, sponsored by Durham University's Institute of
Advanced Study as part of its 2015-16 Evidence theme,
will examine the problem of evidence in accounting for the phenomenon of
‘animal minds’ – the existence and character of (broadly conceived) mental
phenomena in non-human animals. This controversial question offers a rich case
for exploring the meanings of ‘evidence’ from a range of disciplinary
perspectives. For more detail see the project's objectives and framework.
The
symposium will take place in the Pemberton Building, Palace Green, Durham, DH1
3EP, on 18-20 April 2016. It will assemble philosophers of mind and
of knowledge, experimental psychologists and ethologists, evolutionary
biologists and biological anthropologists, neuroscientists and specialists in
artificial intelligence, social anthropologists and historians of science,
humanities scholars with expertise in visual culture and literature, as well as
those working on relevant aspects of religious history and theology.
External
speakers and discussants are likely to include: Kim
Sterelny (Australian National University), Cecilia
Heyes(Oxford), Mattei Candea (Cambridge), Nicky Clayton (Cambridge), Katie Slocombe (York), Amanda Seed (St Andrews), Alex Thornton (Exeter), Alex Mesoudi (Exeter), Kim Bard (Portsmouth), Dominic Dwyer (Cardiff), Candy Rowe (Newcastle), Melissa Bateson (Newcastle), and others.
Organisers: Dr Andy Byford (MLAC), Dr Rachel Kendal (Anthropology), Dr Anthony McGregor (Psychology).
Advisory
committee: Professor Robert Barton (Anthropology),
Professor Janet Stewart (MLAC), Professor David Herman (English), Dr Matthew
Eddy (Philosophy), Professor Madeline Eacott (Psychology), Dr Benedict Douglas(Law), Professor Gary Marvin (Social Anthropology).
For
further information contact: andy.byford@durham.ac.uk or zoo.psy@durham.ac.uk
Dr
Matthew D Eddy
Durham University, Department of Philosophy, 50/51 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. https://www.dur.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/?id=1715
Durham University, Department of Philosophy, 50/51 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. https://www.dur.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/?id=1715