Dr. Alex Tillas
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (post-doc). SFB 991, Project A03 “Grounded Cognition”
Address:
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Institut für Philosophie
Universitätsstr. 1
Raum: 23.31.01.66
40225 Düsseldorf
Telefon: +49 211 81-031 73
Education
University of Bristol, 2010, PhD in Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science. Dissertation: ‘Back to Our Senses: An Empiricist on Concept Acquisition’.
King’s College, University of London, 2005, MA in Philosophy of Psychology. Dissertation: ‘Thomas Kuhn on Observation’.
National Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2004, BHs in Political Science (Stream: Political Analysis).
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, 2001, BA in Marketing and Advertising.
Areas of Specialization
Philosophies of Mind, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience.
Competences
Philosophy of Science; Political Philosophy; Epistemology
Publications
Chapters in Books
‘Intuitions and Philosophical Inquiry’ in B. Kaldis (Ed.) Mind and Society: Cognitive Science Meets the Philosophy of Social Sciences. Synthese – Springer (forthcoming).
‘Perception and the Social World’ in B. Kaldis (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences, SAGE (forthcoming).
Published Papers
'Language and Thought: Allocating Roles and Responsibilities' in Proceedings of the ILCLI International Workshop on Cognitive Science Donostia - San Sebastian, February 10-12, 2010.
‘Science Meets Psychology: An Empiricist on Concept Acquisition’ in Proceedings of Technoscience: Historical, Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives – International Conference organized by G. Vlahakis and the European Society for history of Physics, 14-15 July, Syros – Greece.
Research Interests
The Nature of Concepts.
The Relationship Between Perception and Action: A Role for the Body?
The Relationship Between First- and Third-Person Perspectives.
Social & Cultural Cognition: The role of social scaffolding in learning.
The Role of Natural Language in Thinking.
Enhancing the Connections Between Neuroscience, Learning, and Education.