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 November-2012-Symposium-the-cultural-meaning-of-th
 e-life-sciences
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SUMMARY:Symposium: the cultural meaning of the lif
 e-sciences
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121113
LOCATION:KNAW, Tinbergenzaal, Kloveniersburgwal 29
 , Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:American philosopher Daniel Dennett (C
 enter for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University) h
 as addressed two of the major cultural questions o
 f our time, questions that have defined our self-i
 mage: Where do we come from and What is consciousn
 ess? He has shown that through the power of thinki
 ng combined with sheer hard work one can add new i
 nsights to the fields of study that these question
 s traditionally have belonged to, in this case evo
 lutionary biology, neurobiology and psychology. De
 nnett addresses philosophical questions with tools
  derived from the Life Sciences. The new insights 
 that he has developed are challenging and consider
 ed groundbreaking among the experts. However, they
  are also highly accessible to a wider academic re
 adership.  This symposium offers a select group of
  PhD students an opportunity to enter into discuss
 ion with Daniel Dennett on a range of philosophica
 l topics. The idea is that questions to Dennett sh
 ould be inspired by on-going PhD work of the stude
 nts. Deadline for applications: Tuesday 1 May 2012
   For more information, see http://www.huizingains
 tituut.nl/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n        <p>American
  philosopher Daniel Dennett (Center for Cognitive\
 n        Studies at Tufts University) has addresse
 d two of the major\n        cultural questions of 
 our time, questions that have defined\n        our
  self-image: Where do we come from and What is\n  
       consciousness? He has shown that through the
  power of thinking\n        combined with sheer ha
 rd work one can add new insights to the\n        f
 ields of study that these questions traditionally 
 have\n        belonged to, in this case evolutiona
 ry biology, neurobiology\n        and psychology. 
 Dennett addresses philosophical questions with\n  
       tools derived from the Life Sciences. The ne
 w insights that he\n        has developed are chal
 lenging and considered groundbreaking\n        amo
 ng the experts. However, they are also highly acce
 ssible to\n        a wider academic readership.</p
 >\n        <p>This symposium offers a select group
  of PhD students an\n        opportunity to enter 
 into discussion with Daniel Dennett on a\n        
 range of philosophical topics. The idea is that qu
 estions to\n        Dennett should be inspired by 
 on-going PhD work of the\n        students. Deadli
 ne for applications: Tuesday 1 May 2012</p>\n    \
 n        <p>For more information, see <a target="_
 blank" href="http://www.huizingainstituut.nl/call-
 for-participants-symposium-the-cultural-meaning-of
 -the-life-sciences/">http://www.huizingainstituut.
 nl/</a></p>\n    
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 November-2012-Symposium-the-cultural-meaning-of-th
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