Paul Thagard is a philosopher, cognitive scientist, and author of many interdisciplinary books. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, where he founded and directed the Cognitive Science Program. He is a graduate of the Universities of Saskatchewan, Cambridge, Toronto (Ph.D. in philosophy) and Michigan (MS in computer science). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. The Canada Council awarded him a Molson Prize (2007) and a Killam Prize (2013). His books include: The Cognitive Science of Science: Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change (MIT Press, 2012); The Brain and the Meaning of Life((Princeton University Press, 2010); Hot Thought: Mechanisms and Applications of Emotional Cognition (MIT Press, 2006); and Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science (MIT Press, 1996; second edition, 2005). Oxford University Press published his 3-book Treatise on Mind and Society in 2019.
Sessions in which Paul Thagard participates
8:25 AM
8:25 AM
Day 1 - A Perfect Cognitive Storm: Facing Surprises with Nonknowledge
1 minute,
8:29 AM EDT
- 8:30 AM EDT
Eric Winsberg, University of South Florida (Speaker)
Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)
Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo (Speaker)
Dennis Meadows, University of New Hampshire (Speaker)
Serge Robert, Université du Québec à Montréal (Instructor)
Nadia Seraiocco, Université du Québec à Montréal (Master of ceremonies)
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Paul Thagard: History of Cognitive Science and Its Relevance to Climate Change
1 hour 15 minutes,
12:45 PM EDT
- 2:00 PM EDT
Talk
Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo (Speaker)