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November 2009 |
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Evolution and the Human Sciences
12-13 November, 2009
University of Helsinki
Day 1: Cognition
Thursday 12th, Main Building, lecture room 5
| Time |
Speaker |
Presentation title |
10.00-
10.10 |
Matti Sintonen |
Opening |
| 10.10- 11.10 |
Richard Samuels,
Ohio State University |
On the evolution of cognitive flexibility |
| 11.20- 12.20 |
Ron Mallon,
University of Utah |
Evolutionary cognitive and social constructionist accounts of racial cognition: towards an integrated account |
12.20-
13.40 |
Lunch |
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| 13.40- 14.40 |
Katja Valli,
University of Turku |
Does dreaming serve a function? Evolutionary approach to dream consciousness |
| 14.50- 15.50 |
Tomi Kokkonen,
University of Helsinki |
Psychological innateness and evolutionary explanations of human behavior |
| 16.00- 17.00 |
Panel Discussion
Chair: Anna-Mari Rusanen |
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17.00-
19.00 |
Drinks at Kaisla |
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| 19.00 |
Dinner at Pääkonttori |
(registration during the day) |
Day 2: Social Sciences
Friday 13th, Main Building, lecture room 13
| Time |
Speaker |
Presentation title |
| 10.00 - 10.10 |
Uskali Mäki |
Opening |
| 10.10 - 11.10 |
Herbert Gintis,
Santa Fe Institute, Central European University |
Five principles for the unification of the behavioral sciences |
| 11.20 - 12.20 |
Markus Jokela,
University of Helsinki |
The importance of variation in evolutionary social sciences |
12.20-
13.40 |
Lunch |
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| 13.40 - 14.40 |
Till Grüne-Yanoff,
University of Helsinki |
Evolutionary game theory between interpersonal comparisons and natural selection: A dilemma |
| 14.50 - 15.50 |
Jack Vromen,
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Is reciprocity-based cooperation "ultimately" altruistic or selfish? A red herring |
| 16.00 - 17.00 |
Petri Ylikoski,
University of Tampere |
Evolution and explanatory integration in the social sciences |
17.00-
19.00 |
Drinks |
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Models and Fiction
[Abstracts]
Workshop, Wednesday, May 27th.
Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies, Fabiankatu 24, Seminar Room 136
For further questions, please contact till.grune@helsinki.fi
| Time |
Speaker |
Presentation title |
| 9.30 - 10.30 |
Roman Frigg,
London School of Economics |
"Fiction and Scientific Representation" |
| 10.30 - 11.30 |
Tarja Knuuttila,
Academy of Finland |
“How does fiction help us understanding scientific models? The case of economic modeling” |
| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Coffee |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Michael Weisberg,
University of Pennsylvania |
"Models, Maths, and Fictions" |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 15.00 |
Till Gruene-Yanoff,
Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies |
“Messy Model Metaphysics” |
| 15.00 - 16.00 |
Uskali Mäki,
Academy of Finland |
“Are Theoretical Models Vaihingerian Fictions?” |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee |
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| 16.30 - 17.30 |
Peter Godfrey-Smith,
Harvard University |
“Models, Mongrels, and Third Things” |
| 18.00 - 19.30 |
Drinks, Oluthuone Kaisla |
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| 19.30 |
Dinner, Ravintola Kosmos |
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