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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 …

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 …

Abstract This session looks at the tensions and articulations between nationalism, socialism and cosmopolitanism. It examines how socialist movements have attempted to articulate the struggle for social justice with the national question, oscillating …

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 …

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 …

Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Ancient Rome (1754-1757) Abstract The ancients, too, were keen to research the origins of words in order to shed light on their meaning. Roman jurists, in particular, were passionate about their research. Their hypotheses sometimes …

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 …

Abstract The human brain contains an immense number of neuronal types. How is this diversity established during development ? The spatial origin of neural stem cells and their temporal evolution during division contribute to this diversity. Using simpler …

Abstract The Zoroastrian texts supply kind of division of the world and the reason for it which is important for understanding the Persian view of the world in Late Antiquity. In the Middle Persian texts, we come across a story which is not present in the …

Abstract The second lecture will focus on the book Chronicles as a rewriting of older historical traditions in changed and changing imperial-political environments. It will be shown that Chronicles was (and is) "reforming history" that contributed …

Documents and media Download support Abstract This lecture will build on the theoretical framework linking ecosystem responses to environmental change and the effects on their functioning via the functional traits of organisms. These links have been …

Abstract Life is animated by a secret life of encounters, interactions and associations that are sometimes unsuspected. These biotic interactions can be beneficial, ineffective or harmful. On the whole, interactions are most often mutually beneficial …

Abstract Active Magnetic Bearings (AMB) guide a rotating shaft without mechanical contact by means of magnetic levitation. They enable high speeds without friction, and meet the challenges of energy efficiency and decarbonization. Unlike radial bearings, …

Abstract Most scientific studies have independently explored the factors potentially responsible for infectious disease epidemics. But they have rarely considered their interdependencies. We first summarize the links between health, land use change, …

Abstract Arab petitions have been studied as a distinct genre, combining diplomatic elements (formulas, layout, medium, writing) and a moral framework ("circle of justice"). Yet letters of request on papyrus show that polite petitions, even outside the …

Abstract Globalization, international trade, climate change, population growth and rapid urbanization are behind the growing number of invasive exotic species and new interactions between organisms, leading to the emergence of new pathogens. Because of …

Abstract The middle of the XIX th century saw the emergence of a new and innovative science : prehistoric archaeology. From 1860 onwards, the beginnings of mankind were presented in museums and at world's fairs. Popular works, illustrated with beautiful …

Abstract This lecture will address the research front on the effects of landscape structure on its multiple functions. After summarizing the effects of landscape composition, it will focus on the most recent findings on the effects of spatial …