GABRIEL VACARIU

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

 

Professional Publications:

(2002) G. Vacariu, “Representations and concepts ”, Romanian Academy Journal of Philosophy, no. 3-4, an international issue on Cognitive Science.

(2002) Vacariu, G. and Terhesiu, D. “Brain, mind and the role of the observer”, in Philosophy of Consciousness and Cognitive Science, Angela Botez and Bogdan Popescu (Eds.), Bucharest, Cartea Romaneasca.

(2001) M. Vacariu, G. Vacariu, E. T. Rolls (Eds), “Representations in the Mind, Representations in the Brain”, a special volume for Synthese, vol. 129, no. 2, November 2001, (Kluwer, Boston). (http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0039-7857)

(2001) G. Vacariu, D. Terhesiu, M. Vacariu, “Towards a very idea of representation” in Synthese, vol. 219, no.2, November 2001, Kluwer, Boston.

(2002) G. Vacariu, M. Vacariu, “In searching for the Absolute”, a series of essays about the aesthetics of Andrei Tarkovsky’s in Timpul (The Time), starting with no.7, July 2002, Iassy, Romania.

(1997) I. Toader and G. Vacariu, “Inquires on Carnap’s Aufbau (I) ”, Revue Roumaine de Philosophie, no. 3-4, Romanian Academy.

(1997) I. Toader and G. Vacariu, “Inquires on Carnap’s Aufbau (II) ”, Revue Roumaine de Philosophie, no. 42-43, Romanian Academy.

(1998) G. Vacariu I. and Toader: “Color similarity in Carnap’s Aufbau ”, Krisis, vol. 6.

Record of tertiary studies:

2002-2003

University of New York, Department of Philosophy, New York, USA

Fulbright Scholarship

May 2002

University of Viena, Department of Philosophy, Viena, Austria

Scholarship offered by CEEPUS project (an international project on Cognitive Science)

January 2002

Washington University, Department of Philosophy, Saint Louis, USA

Scholarship offered by CNCSIS project

1999-2000

New Bulgarian University, Department of Cognitive Science, Sofia, Bulgaria

Postgraduate Student

1998-1999

University of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford, England

Soros Scholarship

Supervisors: Prof. Martin Davies and Prof. Peter McLeod

Adviser: Prof. E. T. Rolls

1996-1997

University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

MA - average: 10 (of max. 10)

Master Thesis: Inquires on Carnap’s Aufbau

Supervisor: Prof. Ilie Parvu

1991-1996

University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

BA – average: 9.50 (of max. 10)

Thesis: Kant and the exact sciences

Supervisor: Prof Mircea Flonta

1987-1991

Technical University of Iassy, Department of Computer Science, Iasi, Romania

Undergraduate Student

academic employment

Since 1997

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Bucharest Romania

Seminars on: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science, Epistemology, Introduction to Philosophy (Department of Philosophy, Univ. of Bucharest)

Since 1997

Initiator and co-ordinator of the Group for Cognitive Science, University of Bucharest, Romania

 

 

ACADEMIC RELATED ACTIVITIES:

March 2002

Co-ordinator of “The Spring School on Cognitive Science” within the CEEPUS project, "Complexity Theory" Research Project. Participants- professors and students from: Faculty of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Philosophy, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Mathematics, Department of Linguistics, Department of Philosophy, Department of Biology (University of Bucharest) (see the schedule of the conferences at:  www.fil.unibuc.ro/events )

May 2001

Co-ordinator of “The International Spring School on Cognitive Science” within the CEEPUS project.

May, 2000

Initiator and co-ordinator of “International Spring School on Cognitive Science” within the CEEPUS project.

Since 1998

Co-ordinator of CEEPUS Project, no. 104 for University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conferences, colloquia

● 2-4 May 2002: Salzburg, Vienna: participant at the 19th Annual Workshop- "New Trends in Cognitive Science"- organized by the European Society for the Study of Cognitive System (ESSCS) and Austrian Society for Cognitive Science (ASCS)
● 3 May 2002: (with Dalia Terhesiu) -presentation -"Brain, mind and Robinson Crusoe in the 21st century" - at the 19th Annual Workshop- "New Trends in Cognitive Science"- organized by ESSCS and ASCS.

●March, 2002: presentation -"The principle of ontological complementarity" - at "Spring School on Cognitive Science", Bucharest, University of Bucharest
 ● January 2002: presentation -"Some key elements in Cognitive Science " - at Washington University in Saint Louis, USA, Department of Philosophy, PNP program
● 27-30 December 2001: participant to APA annual meeting in Atlanta, USA
● May 2001: presentation “Representations“ at International Spring School on Cognitive Science, Bucharest, University of Bucharest
● July 2000 and July 1999: participant at International Summer School on Cognitive Science, Sofia, Bulgaria
● June 1998: participant at International Summer School on Philosophy of Science, CEU, Budapest, Hungary
● September 1997: participant at International Colloquium on Representation, Demarcation and Cognitive Science, Predeal, Romania
● April 1997: participant at Romanian-Finnish Colloquium on Logic, Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science, Predeal, Romania

● April 1997: presentation “Remarks on Carnap’s AUFBAU” at Romanian-Finnish Colloquium on Logic, Philosophy of Science and Cognitive Science, Predeal, Romania

● November 1993: participant to a round table on “Determinism and Indeterminism” at the Romanian Academy, Institute of Philosophy, Iassy