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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

陽明大學心哲所2011秋季系列演講第五場!



心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(五)
主講人:鄭凱元 (中正大學哲學系)
主題:Intrinsic Finks and Neuro-Law
時間:2011年12月2日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室
(交通方式請見http://ppt.cc/hsIR 和http://ppt.cc/pZU8 (校園地圖上標示Y7人文與社會教育中心)。搭乘校車者請在"實驗大樓站"下車 )

Saturday, November 12, 2011

陽明大學心哲所2011秋季系列演講第四場!


主講人:蔡培慧 (世新大學社會發展研究所)
主題:公民社會的實踐 -- 反思台灣農村陣線的行動
時間:2011年11月18日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室 (交通方式請參考陽明大學官網)
有任何問題請聯絡我們: 陽明心智哲學所學會 gsapmc@gmail.com

Monday, October 17, 2011

陽明大學心哲所2011秋季系列演講第三場!





主講人:余海禮 (中央研究院物理所)
主題:What "is" our Universe doing "Now"?
時間:2011年10月21日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講




心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(一)
主講人:林慶波 (陽明大學神經科學研究所)
主題:Measurement of Brain Microstructure and Connectivity with Diffusion MRI
時間:2011年9月23日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(二)
主講人:徐英瑾 (上海復旦大學哲學學院)
主題:從瑪爾 (David Marr) 的計算視覺進路,到派利夏恩 (Zeon Pylyshyn) 的視覺索引論,再到NARS (非公理推理系統) --人工視覺研究 的科學基礎探索
時間:2011年10月14日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(三)
主講人:余海禮 (中央研究所物理所)
主題:What "is" our Universe doing "Now"?
時間:2011年10月21日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

人文與社會科學院[院級演講]
主講人:葉新雲 (曾任職於元智大學)
主題:如何深化臺灣的民主--人的提升
時間:2011/10/28 (星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(四)
主講人:蔡培慧 (世新大學社會發展研究所)
主題:公民社會的實踐 -- 反思台灣農村陣線的行動
時間:2011年11月18日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(五)
主講人:鄭凱元 (中正大學哲學系)
主題:Intrinsic Finks and Neuro-Law
時間:2011年12月2日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(六)
主講人:彭明輝 (清華大學動力機械系退休教授)
主題:學術自由的本意與淪喪
時間:2011年12月16日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心會議室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(七)
主講人:曹劍波 (廈門大學哲學系)
主題:堅信,還是輕信? -- 證據主義的困境與出路
時間:2012年1月6日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

心智哲學研究所2011秋季系列演講(八)
主講人:葉素玲 老師 (臺灣大學心理系)
主題:待定
時間:2012年1月13日(星期五) 14:00 - 16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

Sunday, September 18, 2011

陽明大學心哲所2011秋季系列演講第一場!


講者:林慶波 教授
講題:Measurements of brain microstructure and connectivity with diffusion MRI
時間:9/23(星期五)下午兩點
地點:陽明人社中心階梯教室

Saturday, October 23, 2010

自我意識理論研討會



2010知覺與自我意識跨領域研討會

議程:www.ee.ntu.edu.tw/eeoffice/download/News/101018142402.pdf

http://www.philo.ntu.edu.tw/ann/view.php?ID=753

時間:2010年10月25日至26日

地點:臺灣大學生命科學館三樓演講廳

主辦單位:台灣大學哲學系
政治大學心腦與學習研究中心
陽明大學心智哲學研究所



近年來心智哲學的一個重要主題是關於知覺意識與自我意識之間的關係。包括:(1)知覺意識(perceptual consciousness)與自我意識(self-consciousness)的關係是什麼?知覺意識提供了對於外在世界之感覺性的(sensory)且立即的識察(awareness),自我意識則使得認知者以某種方式意識到自己。這兩種意識是否根本上是彼此獨立的,還是說兩者在本質上有密切關聯?更具體而言,如果要對知覺經驗的特性有完整的說明,是否必須訴諸於某種特定的自我意識才行?(2)根據Shoemaker所提出的第一人稱「識別錯誤之免疫性」(“the immunity to error through misidentification”),關於經驗的內容(content),我們可能會弄錯(如:眼前鏡子裏的那個人是不是我?我現在到底是覺得痛,還是覺得癢?) 但是對於辨識自己是否為該經驗的當事者(subject),我們絕不會弄錯。這種immunity是不是自我意識的根本性質之一?(3)要擁有自我意識是否需要具備複雜的概念能力?對於知覺的現象特性(phenomenal character)的經歷能否完全不涉及任何自我意識?(4)假設知覺與自我意識有本質上的關聯,那麼這兩者究竟是以什麼方式關聯在一起?那一個理論能對此提供最好的解釋?

有鑑於此,台灣大學哲學系、政治大學心腦與學習研究中心與陽明大學心智哲學研究所於2010年10月25、26日舉辦「知覺與自我意識跨領域研討會」。此次研討會目的在探討知覺意識(perceptual consciousness)與自我意識(self-consciousness)的關係。台灣大學哲學系邏輯心靈與方法論研究團隊成員目前的研究認為,對腦傷病人的各種現象(phenomenology)和腦部神經活動進行第一手的研究,以及藉由實驗操控視覺與身體感覺之間的關係,會幫助本研究小組在關於知覺與自我意識的哲學議題上有所突破。此次研討會主要是以邀請國外學者,為目前最為先進的哲學發展,就有關知覺與自我意識中最先進的研究與實驗,提出一具體而且明確的討論說明。召開本研討會的策略,在於集結世界各地針對知覺與自我意識的研究人才,透過本研究小組成員之邀請,專程來台參與討論。

本研討會以兩天舉行,共計七場討論。廣邀國內外學有專精的學者發表最新論文(國內3篇,國外4篇),批判對話討論。除了能夠提昇國內相關領域的研究發展之外,也將是一次與校內其他研究領域(例如心理系、醫學系、神經醫學研究)重要的科際整合。

參與發表論文學者:

1. Shaun Gallagher, Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy, University of Central Florida, USA.
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~gallaghr/

2. Frédérique de Vignemont, CNRS Researcher at Transitions, CNRS-NYU, New York.
http://fvignemont.googlepages.com/home

3. Bigna Lenggenhager, Assistant at the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience (LNCO), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

4. Manos Tsakiris, Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
http://sites.google.com/site/wwwmanostsakiris/

5. 洪裕宏,陽明大學心智哲學研究所教授兼所長。
http://crg.ym.edu.tw/houng/ch/index.html

6. 朱菁,中國廣州中山大學邏輯與認知研究所及哲學系教授,陽明大學心智哲學研究所教授。
http://www.ym.edu.tw/phil/faculty_zhu.html

7. Timothy Joseph Lane (藍亭),政治大學心腦與學習研究中心教授。
http://140.119.175.175/rcmbltc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=46

8. 梁益堉,台灣大學哲學系副教授。
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~yiliang/

[TSC] Brain, Mind and Reality - May 2-8, 2011 - Stockholm University - Sweden



Toward a Science of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to the study of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, meditation and altered states, machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology. Held annually since 1994, the conference is organized by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, and alternates yearly between Tucson, Arizona and various locations around the world. Toward a Science of Consciousness 2011 will be held at Stockholm University, Aula Magna Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2-8, 2011.

Sessions, Themes and Speakers
Dates and Times TBA
1. Brain fields and consciousness: Evidence suggests brain-generated electromagnetic fields provide feedback on brain neuronal activities, bolstering long-standing electromagnetic field theories of consciousness.

David McCormick, Yale, Brain electric field feedback
Johnjoe McFadden, Surrey, Electromagnetic field theory of consciousness
Sue Pockett, Auckland, E-M field theory of consciousness
TBA
2. Consciousness in the universe: Is consciousness an epiphenomenal happenstance of this one particular universe among multitudes, as proposed in M-theory by Hawking and Mlodinow? Or are consciousness and intelligence intrinsic to the fabric of reality?
Deepak Chopra, Chopra Foundation, Vedic approaches to consciousness and reality
Leonard Mlodinow, CalTech, Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking)
Paola Zizzi, Padua, Consciousness in the early universe.
TBA

3. Transcranial therapy of mental states:
New therapeutic modalities based on brain stimulation aimed at conscious mental disorders include transcranial electric and magnetic fields and ultrasound vibrations. Mechanisms and utility in relation to consciousness and memory will be discussed.

Allan Snyder, Sydney, Transcranial electric fields for memory enhancement
W. Jamie Tyler, Arizona State, Transcranial ultrasound for mental disorders
Eric Wassermann, NIH, Transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression
TBA
4. Time, precognition and consciousness: The famous Libet experiments and parapsychology have long suggested backward time referral of subjective conscious experience of hundreds of milliseconds in the brain. Now such effects are unexpectedly seen in mainstream neuroscience. Can they be explained through quantum physics?

Dick Bierman, Amsterdam, Pre-sentiment
Moran Cerf, NYU/UCLA, Pre-cognition in human brain neurons?
Sara Gonzalez Andino, Geneva, Backward time referral in monkey amygdala
TBA

5. Anesthesia and consciousness: Anesthetic gases selectively erase consciousness and block high frequency gamma synchrony EEG while sparing non-conscious brain functions, acting by weak quantum forces in a distributed array of post-synaptic proteins

Nicholas Franks, Imperial College London, Anesthetic sites of action
Stuart Hameroff, Arizona, Hydrophobic quantum pockets in dendritic proteins
Anthony Hudetz, MC Wisconsin, Anesthetics and gamma synchrony
TBA

6. Quantum biology: The role of quantum physics in consciousness has been discounted by the assumption that the biological brain is too warm and wet. But quantum coherence, entanglement and ballistic conductance have now been recognized in warm photosynthesis, DNA and microtubules.

Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Tsukuba, Ballistic conductance and quantum bits in microtubules
Jack Tuszynski, Alberta, Microtubule information processing capabilities
TBA

7. Neuronal activities and consciousness: Large scale coherence potentials, neuronal ignitions and avalanches correlate with consciousness. How is coherence mediated? What roles do dendritic synchrony, axonal firings, macroscopic fields, complexity and intraneuronal processes play in consciousness? Will mapping brain connections help explain consciousness?

Germund Hesslow, Lund, Complex spike timing
Rafi Malach, Weizmann Institute, Neuronal ignitions
Dietmar Plenz, NIH, Neuronal avalanches, coherence and criticality
TBA

8. Consciousness, reality and the universe: Does the conscious observer collapse the wave function? Is consciousness an emergent property of complex computation, or irreducible and intrinsically related to spacetime geometry? How did the universe arise from nothingness? What is entanglement?

Menas Kafatos, Chapman University, The holographic universe
Tarja Kallio-Tamminen, Helsinki, Quantum physics and Eastern philosophy
Paavo Pylkkanen, Helsinki, Bohm and the quantum universe
TBA

9. End-of-life brain activity: Recent clinical studies report a surge of coherent, high frequency EEG at the time of human death, when neuronal metabolic supplies are depleted. Historically, nearly all civilizations have reported so-called near death experiences with remarkably consistent phenomenology. Have brain monitors captured the correlate of near death experiences?

Lakhmir Chawla, George Washington, End-of-life brain activity
Peter Fenwick, London, End-of-life conscious experience
Pim von Lommel, Arnhem, Near death experiences
TBA
10. The varieties of religious experience: Since William James, meaning, values, intentionality, feelings and imagery related to religious experience have been part of consciousness studies. Modern imaging reveals brain regions active during religious experience, and sacramental plants are used to promote spiritual states 
Mario Beauregard, Montreal, Neuroscience of transcendent experience
Padrinho Paulo Roberto, Rio de Janeiro, Sacramental plants of Amazonia and religious experience
TBA

In addition to Keynote and Plenary talks, the conference will feature Pre-Conference Workshops, Concurrent Talks, Poster Sessions, Art/Tech Demos, Social Events and Side Trips in the Stockholm tradition.

Special Pre-Conference Workshop  -   full day 
Monday May 2, 2011 - registration - TBA
Deepak Chopra, Vedic approaches to consciousness

Additional half day
Pre-Conference Workshops - TBA

All Abstracts must be submitted via the online system.
Accepted abstracts will be included in the conference program book
and posted online.
Schedule of Deadlines: 
2010
November 15      Pre-conference workshop proposals due
December 15     Abstracts due
December 15     Registration Open     
2011        
January     5        Decisions     
February 15       Final edits    
       
Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals:
Proposals (500 words or less) should be sent to: center@email.arizona.edu
no later than October  25 (notifications by November 15)
Workshops will be held in 4 hour sessions on Sunday May 1 and Monday May 2
Sponsors (partial list)
Perfjell Wellness Center
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona
Mind Event SA
Chopra Foundation
Agora for Biosystems

Organizing Committee (partial list)

Stuart Hameroff, University of Arizona, co-chair
Christer Perfjell, Perfjell Wellness Center, Mind Event SA, co-chair
Paavo Pylkkanen, University of Helsinki
Deepak Chopra, Chopra Center
Gustav Bernroider, University of Salzburg
Hans Liljenstrom,  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Agora for Biosystems
Adrian Parker, University of Gothenburg
Annekatrine Puhle, University of Gothenburg
Etzel Cardena, Lund University
Alexander Moreira-Almeida  MD, PhD  (Brazil)
Nildson Alvares-Muniz, Uniceub- Centro Universitário de Brasília

Friday, June 11, 2010

ASSC14論文發表團即將出發!

心哲所ASSC14論文發表團將在下星期陸續出發囉!

洪裕宏教授、許舜斌、簡芃、林映彤、洪志怡、郭凌峰、陳柏青,將於2010年6月24至27日前往加拿大多倫多(Toronto, Canada)出席會議The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC14)並發表論文。洪裕宏教授亦受邀擔任ASSC14 Concurrent Session主持人。 

意識研究群成員嚴如玉和邱千蕙也將出席會議發表論文!

發表論文和作者如下:

Emma Chien (簡芃) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “A new way of explaining schizophrenia and the immunity to error through misidentification” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Chia-Hua Lin (林佳樺) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “A possibility of a non-unified representational self-consciousness” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Ying-Tung Lin (林映彤) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Do dementia patients lose their self?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Chihyi Hung (洪志怡) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “The detectable consciousness and the phenomenology” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Shun-Pin Hsu (許舜斌) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Can Subjectivity be Explained Away?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Ling-Fong Kuo (郭凌峰) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Do we need the environment to determine the content of consciousness?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Karen Yan (嚴如玉). (2010). “Self-consciousness and anosognosia in Alzheimer's dementia” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Lynn Chiu (邱千蕙). (2010). “Deferential phenomenal concepts? Not for the Zombie Mary” The
14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

ASSC14論文發表團學生成員也將在會議前先後到紐約曼哈頓、多倫多、尼加拉瀑布、華盛頓DC旅行,整個旅程預計20天!計畫參觀紐約大學(NYU)、紐約市立大學(CUNY)、哥倫比亞大學、普林斯頓大學、多倫多大學...等大學,也將前往紐約大都會美術館、現代美術館、時代廣場、華爾街、小義大利、小台北、聯合國、自由女神、熨斗大樓、洛克斐洛中心、帝國大廈、紐約Apple Center、布魯克林、中央公園、多倫多CN Tower、白宮、國會大廈、華盛頓紀念塔、林肯紀念館、看百老匯和美國國慶遊行...。




















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Thursday, April 15, 2010

研究生論文發表團出發囉!--- Tucson沙漠團


4月份的Tucson沙漠團目前已經抵達美國亞利桑那州Tucson(Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010)發表論文囉!

前往發表論文的2篇口頭報告(oral presentation)和2篇海報(poster presentation)!

口頭報告的有志怡和Thomas!
1. Hung, C. Y. (洪志怡) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏). “The Detectable Consciousness”
2. Benda, T. (卞拓蒙) (2010). “Minds, Machines, and Lucas-Penrose”


壁報報告的則是佳樺和任瑜:
1. Lin, C. H. (林佳樺) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏). “From the Self-Awareness to the Other Minds”
2. Liu, J. Y. (劉任瑜). “The human mind may be a Turing-machine-like system even if theLucas-Penrose argument is right”


除了以上4個報告,另外也有5篇論文被Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010接受!
1. Chien, P. (簡芃) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏). “An Argument Against the Ability Hypothesis”
2. Hsu, S. P. (許舜斌) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏). “Are Our Phenomenal World Opaque?”
3. Kuo, T. (郭凌峰) (2010). “Still Being Someone”
4. Lin, Y. T. (林映彤) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏). “Mary, No Pain, No Gain”
5. Yu, L. A. (游立安) (2010). “Is there a room for free will in many-worlds?”

Tucson沙漠團也會順道到洛杉磯和舊金山玩,大家期待他們去玩的照片吧!

Friday, April 02, 2010

好消息!今年6篇論文投稿ASSC14的論文都被接受了!

心智哲學所與意識研究群的研究生簡芃、林佳樺、林映彤、洪志怡、研究助理許舜斌、郭凌峰投稿論文已被The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC14) 接受!
大家將於2010年6月24至27日至加拿大多倫多(Toronto, Canada) 出席會議並發表論文!

這六篇論文的作者與標題如下:

Emma Chien (簡芃) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “A new way of explaining schizophrenia and the immunity to error through misidentification” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Ying-Tung Lin (林映彤) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Do dementia patients lose their self?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Chia-Hua Lin (林佳樺) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “A possibility of a non-unified representational self-consciousness” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Chihyi Hung (洪志怡) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “The detectable consciousness and the phenomenology” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Shun-Pin Hsu (許舜斌) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Can Subjectivity be Explained Away?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

Ling-Fong Kuo (郭凌峰) and Allen Y. Houng (洪裕宏). (2010). “Do we need the environment to determine the content of consciousness?” The 14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2010.

好消息!志怡和佳樺拿到研究生出席國際會議獎學金!

好消息!

心智哲學所與意識研究群研究生洪志怡投稿論文已被Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010接受為口頭報告(oral presentation),研究生林佳樺投稿論文已被Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010接受為壁報報告(poster presentation)。

志怡和佳樺皆獲得陽明大學國際事務處頒發之研究生出席國際會議獎學金(Graduate Student Travel Award),補助機票和生活費,口頭報告亦補助會議註冊費!

志怡與佳樺將於2010年4月12至17日至美國亞利桑那州土桑市(Tucson, Arizona)出席會議並發表論文!


發表的論文題目和作者如下:

口頭報告:
Hung, C. Y. (洪志怡) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏) (2010). “The Detectable Consciousness ”, Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010, Arizona, United States, April 12-17, 2010.

壁報報告:
Lin, C. H. (林佳樺) & Houng, Y. H. (洪裕宏) (2010). “From the Self-Awareness to the Other Minds”, Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010, Arizona, United States, April 12-17, 2010.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

心智哲學研究所 2009 冬季演講

心智哲學研究所 2009 冬季演講
主講人:廖顯禕(美國密西根大學哲學博士班)
主題:An Empirical Perspective on the Puzzles of Resistance
時間:2010年2月5日(星期五) 10:00-12:00
地點:陽明大學心智哲學研究所會議室

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

佳樺和簡芃都收到美加大學的錄取和獎學金囉!

本所研究生林佳樺、簡芃已經陸續獲得美國及加拿大哲學系博士學程之入學許可與獎學金!恭喜他們!

好消息!心哲所今年共10篇論文被國際會議Tucson2010接受!

本所教師卞拓蒙、研究生簡芃、林佳樺、林映彤、劉任瑜、游立安、洪志怡、研究助理許舜斌、郭凌峰、隨班附讀學生黃威翔投稿論文已被 Toward A Science of Consciousness 2010 接受,洪志怡的論文亦被接受為演講。擬於2010年4月12至17日至美國亞利桑那州土桑市(Tucson, Arizona)出席會議並發表論文。
被接受的論文和作者如下:

Peng Chien & Allen Y. Houng, An Argument Against the Ability Hypothesis

Chiahua Lin & Allen Houng, From the Self-Awareness to the Other Minds

Ying-Tung Lin & Allen Y. Houng, Mary, No Pain, No Gain

Jenyu Liu, The human mind may be a Turing-machine-like system even if theLucas-Penrose argument is right.

Uranus Li-An Yu, Is there a room for free will in many-worlds?

Joy chihyi Hung & Allen Houng, The Detectable Consciousness (被接受為talk)

Shun-Pin Hsu & Allen Y. Houng, Are Our Phenomenal World Opaque?

Terry Kuo, Still Being Someone

Wei-Siang Huang, Can freely voluntary acts appear without micro-determinism?

Thursday, December 24, 2009

投稿俱樂部(I)--來去Tucson!



投稿俱樂部(I)--來去Tucson!

時間:12/29 (二) 19:00~21:00
地點:陽明心哲所會議室


Thursday, December 17, 2009

心智哲學研究所 2009 秋季系列演講 (八)

主講人:王文基 (陽明大學科技與社會研究所)
主題:民國時期的精神衛生,科學知識與自我
時間:2009年12月18日(星期五) 14:00-16:00
地點:陽明大學人文與社會教育中心階梯教室

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Phi: An Unprofessional Journal of Philosophy

Greetings fellow students,

"Phi: An Unprofessional Journal of Philosophy" is a new periodical run by
and for graduate students. The point of the journal is to provide a
vehicle to share creative or unusual ideas outside of the usual standards
which can lead to "safe" but boring papers. More details about the goals
of the journal and what we are looking for in a submission can be found at
the end of this email. Copies of the journal will be available in print
(at a cost of around $6 each), and a pdf version will be made available
for free online. The absolute deadline for submissions is January 1st, but
earlier is better. Send your submissions to phieditors@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Peter Schombert and João Paulo A. Pereira


Mission Statement:

The purpose of this journal is to provide an outlet for philosophical
creativity and to promote the discussion of new ideas. As graduate
students, we are in a process of preparing to become professionals. Thus
every paper we write becomes, in part, a way of cultivating that
professionalism. Often that means developing very modest theses in close
connection with the existing literature. Unfortunately, the development
of these professional skills can come at the cost of creativity,
originality, and boldness, both in form and content. Writing a "safe"
paper usually ends up being a better option than taking on a real
challenge. But creativity, originality, and boldness are just as much
components of good philosophy as professionalism is. We intend for this
journal to be a step towards remedying this problem. Ideally, it will be
a vehicle for developing the creativity of the authors who make
submissions as well as that of the readers who are inspired by its
contents to do creative and original work of their own.

Submission Guidelines:

1) The goal of each submission should be to present some new philosophical
idea, perspective, argument, or theory, but it should not try to be the
last word on the matter. Bear in mind that this is an unprofessional
journal. While you should aim to present your idea convincingly, there is
no need to make your arguments absolutely iron-clad, deal preemptively
with every possible objection, or to refer to every previous philosophical
work that bears some resemblance to your position.

2) Each submission should stand entirely on its own. Every intelligent
person should be able to fully understand your submission with only a
minimum philosophical training. For this reason, citations, quotes, and
other references to material outside the paper are not required - in fact
they are slightly discouraged. Any philosophical positions or problems
that the submission makes reference to should either be explained or be so
widely known that no explanation is necessary.

3) Submissions of every length will receive equal consideration.

4) Although this journal exists primarily for the benefit of philosophy
graduate students, everyone is free to make a submission, and all
submissions will be treated equally.

5) By making a submission, you consent to its publication under the
creative commons license. The version of the license that we are using
allows anyone to redistribute your work, for both commercial and
non-commercial purposes, so long as they attribute it to you and do not
make any alterations to it. As the original author, you retain the right
to make further alterations and to republish it as you see fit. (see
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

智慧義肢 找回手的「真」感覺

10/20/2009 自由電子報: http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/oct/20/today-life4.htm

影片:http://www.elmat.lth.se/~smarthand/

〔記者湯佳玲、編譯魏國金/綜合報導〕義大利和瑞典的科學家團隊,研發出具備真手基本感知功能的義肢,成為最接近「真正的手」的裝置,是結合生物科技與機械的發明,科學家們稱作「智慧手」(SmartHand)。
研究人員指出,智慧手內裝置有四個電子馬達與四十個感應器,當智慧手對物體施壓,便能啟動感應器,感應器再刺激手臂神經,將訊息傳輸到大腦感知部分,進而讓使用者能感覺物體。
握東西時可精準拿捏力道
致力於輔具研發的陽明大學物理治療暨輔助科技研究所兼任助理教授魏鴻文解釋,現行一般義肢手臂多數要靠另一隻手來幫忙握持東西;電子義肢手臂則是利用手部握放時的肌肉作用,產生肌電訊號,執行握放,可做到手部的握、放及上、下旋轉;「智慧手」把現行電子義肢手臂利用肌電訊號施力、且單向施力的能力,提升至「力量回饋」的層級,也就是當你要握住一個東西時,感應器會透過中樞神經系統調整施力的大小,就像要握住一個空的和裝滿水的礦泉水瓶所要使用的力量是不一樣的,以前電子手臂是用相同的力量去執行,「智慧手」則可以有不同的施力,「拿捏」變得更精準。
使用者能感覺肌肉在活動
瑞典的截肢病患愛肯斯坦是全球首位智慧手使用人,他因右腕發現侵襲性腫瘤,為了阻止癌症擴散而接受截肢,他過去戴著一個電子鉤。對於智慧手,他說:「我用到多年未曾使用的肌肉,雖然非常困難,不過一旦能控制動作,就非常好,小馬達讓我的知覺逐漸回來,這些小馬達在我手臂的一些點施壓,當我緊握某物,我的手指就能感受這個東西,這很奇妙,很令人驚喜。」
「智慧手」計畫由歐盟出資進行,總經費達一百八十萬歐元(台幣近八千七百萬元)。研究人員目前持續進行知覺反饋系統的改良工作,其目標是讓電子馬達與纜線更小。智慧手研發計畫由瑞典蘭德大學領軍,包括義大利、丹麥、以色列與愛爾蘭等相關研究單位參與合作。

Thursday, October 08, 2009

世界百大/台大生批:像勞力代工廠

世界百大/台大生批:像勞力代工廠
2009/10/08
【聯合晚報╱記者嚴文廷╱台北報導】
上午台大學生會會長傅偉哲(右)就此表示,台大以「學術代工」進入百大,但台大需要的是不可取代的價值。 記者黃義書/攝影泰晤士報世界大學排名台大名列95名,終於如願以償擠進百大之列。但台大學生會今天一早卻在校門口抗議,更毫不留情批評,「砸下大量資源,以學術代工模式進入百大,但台大核心價值在哪裡?」
台大學生會長傅偉哲表示,看到努力數年的百大目標達成,學生雖與有榮焉,但下一步在哪裡?尤其近幾年台大靠著大量資源聘用學者,並製造出大量論文,感覺像是「開發中國家的勞力密集代工廠」,其他國家也能複製同樣邏輯,輕易取代台大的地位。
傅偉哲認為,台大努力的重點是如何建立自己的品牌與價值,否則一旦失去政府挹注經費,是不是又要跌出百名之外?他強調,「排名」都是形式主義,台大的核心價值在哪裡?重新找回前台大校長傅斯年所說的「我們貢獻這所大學于宇宙之精神」,才是台大該建立的價值觀。
對於學生會的嚴厲批評,台大主秘廖咸浩回應表示,所有的排名都是台大自我期許的標準,但絕不是辦學目標,校訓「敦品勵學、愛國愛人」才是台大的核心價值。
長期關注各種大學排名的台大圖資系教授黃慕萱分析,台大今年一舉從去年124名大幅躍進至95名,主要是聲望排名有明顯提升,佔分40%的同儕審查分數從去年的87分進步到93分,這是今年排名進百大的主因。

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=216164