International Conference 2012
"Cognition - emotion - communication: possibilities and limits".
from 18 - 21 October 2012 in Graz/Austria. This year's congress poses special challenges. It is about exploring the possibilities and limits, establishing the differences but also the connections and especially the interdependencies of cognition - emotion - communication. A look at different scientific disciplines shows that in many areas, starting with philosophy, psychology, sociology, linguistics, neuroscience and pedagogy, there is a lot of struggle to deal intensively with the complexity and dynamics of cognition - emotion - communication. The core question is: What role does the promotion of the "socio-organic whole" of cognition - emotion - communication play for the free development of the child? This is a challenge for philosophy. How can it promote the cognitive and emotional development of children, as well as their linguistic competence and inquisitiveness, encourage them to question and think in alternatives. Critical, reflexive thinking and creative problem solving are crucial for human abilities and skills - in speech and action - in the application of knowledge in everyday life, in art, science, technology and society, in all processes. It is imperative to start fostering these key competencies in children - children of elementary school age have developed a network of hypotheses and ideas to explain the world to themselves. Philosophizing as an elementary cultural technique is the basis of all critical, networked thinking - the development of a “community of inquiry†plays an increasingly central role in dealing with current problems (this against the backdrop of global contexts and cultural diversity) of our time. An important goal of this congress is to identify the diversity, complexity and dynamics in the rapidly changing world of today. This can help to position children's ways of life and ideas. In recent decades, children's philosophy has laid significant foundations for beginning the philosophical-pedagogical process in early childhood - which aims to enable children to develop their own personality, problem-solving skills, self-criticism, the ability to deal with conflict, and empathy, as well as to help them develop differentiated perception. Philosophizing with children and adolescents imparts skills and competencies that are indispensable for regaining the future viability of society in the sense of sustainable development. The congress focuses on questions that lie at the interface of philosophical thinking, scientific research and current social problems. The essential goal of the congress is to contribute insights, to clarify the basics of cognitive and emotional processes, to contribute to a deeper understanding and to develop innovative approaches that are scientifically sound as well as communicatively and socially transferable into practice. The topics of the congress will include:
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