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Presentation Complexity reduction methods are based on a wide variety of approaches, of which I will present a broad selection. Depending on the objectives—accuracy, speed, computational cost—one or other of these techniques will be favored, but the goal …
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Résumé Les juristes pensent souvent le droit comme s’il était doté de propriétés physiques et mécaniques : il peut être rigide ou souple, lourd ou léger, étroit ou large. Le mot même de « droit » porte cette logique imaginaire : il évoque la ligne droite, …
2:30 - 3:30pm
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Chair: Victor Tamburini Hannah Steinicke Hannah Steinicke is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Mind, Brain and Behavior at Justus-Liebig University Gießen in Germany. Recently, she worked on the mental representation of sets in infants in …
4:00 - 5:15pm
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Chair: Victor Tamburini Abstract Children become able to process verbal identity statements as they learn to attribute false beliefs. The mental files explanation points to the need for linked indexed files for solving both tasks, which children achieve …
2:20 - 3:35pm
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Chair: Michael Murez Abstract Scene constructions, or more broadly, episodic simulations, are internal representations of states, relations, and events in the spatial navigational system of the brain. These constructions serve various purposes, including …
11:35am - 12:50pm
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Chair: Nicholas Shea Abstract I propose that communication with the indexical pronoun 'I' requires coordination on a familiar discourse referent, just like communication with anaphoric (or deictic) use of 'she'. This proposal improves on a contrasting …
5:30 - 6:45pm
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Chair: Nicholas Shea Abstract Discourse referents are "mental files" insofar as they are mental representations that function like variables: they architecturally separate addresses from contents. I argue for a construal of discourse referents in which …
3:55 - 5:10pm
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Chair: Nicholas Shea Abstract In previous work, I argue that discourse referents-devices for tracking objects under discussion in discourse-are best understood as mental files: vehicles for tracking the same object in cognition independently of any …
2:20 - 3:35pm
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Chair: Joulia Smortchkova Abstract MSDRT (Mental State Discourse Representation Theory) has developed a number of different Types of Entity Representations (its term for what is referred to by others as Mental Files). The different ER Types are for …
11:40am - 12:55pm
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Chair: Joulia Smortchkova Abstract Two ideas characterize many discussions of discourse files or discourse referents. One is that they are only temporary, serving as mental proxies for individuals only across some segment of discourse. Dissociations …
10:05 - 11:20am
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Abstract This presentation looks at the texts, tools and actions that are used and carried out to prevent and manage the introduction of invasive alien species, particularly in terms of regulations, biosecurity, awareness-raising and mobilization. Arnaud …
11:15am - 12:15pm
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Documents and media Download support Abstract Wetlands are the world's largest reservoirs of carbonaceous organic matter. They help mitigate extreme climatic events (floods and droughts), purify water and preserve biodiversity. However, 85 % of wetlands …
10:00 - 11:00am
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Abstract This lecture, based on a forthcoming book entitled Why Britain? A New View of the Industrial Revolution will discuss the various factors that made Britain into the workshop of the world and the cradle of technological progress and economic …
5:30 - 6:30pm
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Saint Luke as a copyist (BnF, Coislin 195 f° 240 v°, 10th century) Presentation The seminar offers complementary Spotlights on the lecture or discussions on new texts. This year, in addition to a presentation of a new ERC project on Greco-Roman education, …
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A single blow and everything collapses , excerpt from the book Histoire des deux carrés : conte suprématiste en six figures , El Lissitzky, 1922. Public domain. Presentation The aim of this year's lectures is to re-elaborate the concept of moral socialism …
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Left: a monk learning the craft of copyist practises drawing book decorations (7th century). © Coptic Museum, Cairo. Right: an apprentice copyist practises his scales (5th/7th century). © IFAO. Presentation Our investigations of monastic and Coptic …
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Documents and media Download poster Abstract The family of a mentally ill patient was one of the most important agents in the general picture of insanity in society. Family members such as husband, wife, father, mother, and children played crucial roles …
5:00 - 6:00pm
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Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Westfalen oder Köln, um 1360. ULB Darmstadt, Hs 2505, fol. © Wikipedia. …
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Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Westfalen oder Köln, um 1360. ULB Darmstadt, Hs 2505, fol. © Wikipedia. Access conditions In view of the large number of visitors, we recommend that you arrive at least 45 minutes before the start of the event. Seats cannot …