Institut Jean Nicod
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The '''Institut Jean Nicod''' (also known as '''IJN''') is a [[CNRS]] research center based in [[Paris]], [[France]]. Founded in [[2000]], its name commemorates the French philosopher and logician [[Jean Nicod]] ([[1893]]-[[1924]]). At present, the Institute is co-hosted by the [[École Normale Supérieure]] and the [[École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales]], two prestigious French institutions for [[research]] and [[higher education]]. Research carried by its members has a strongly [[interdisciplinary]] profile, at the interface between [[philosophy]], [[cognitive science]], and the [[social sciences]]. The main scientific fields covered by the Institute include: [[linguistics]] ([[semantics]] and [[pragmatics]]), [[cognitive anthropology]], [[philosophy of mind]] and [[political science]]. Although most members of the group are philosophers, the issues addressed are not purely conceptual and have a strong empirical component. For several years, members of the Institute have led research projects in collaboration with cognitive and developmental psychologists, neuropsychologists and cognitive neuroscientists.
The Jean Nicod Institute was the first French institution (and among the first in Europe) in the field of Social Sciences to embrace an [[Open access]] policy with respect to its scientific production, providing free and unconstrained access to the totality of its publications.
Every year, the IJN website provides information on the [[Jean Nicod Prize]], awarded by the French [[CNRS]] to a leading [[Philosophy of mind|philosopher of mind]] or philosophically oriented [[Cognitive science|cognitive scientist]].
==People==
Researchers based at IJN include:
* [[Scott Atran]]
* [[Roberto Casati]]
* [[Vincent Descombes]]
* [[Pascal Engel]]
* [[Pierre Jacob]]
* [[Gloria Origgi]]
* [[François Recanati]]
* [[Dan Sperber]]
==See also==
* [[Jean Nicod]]
* [[Jean Nicod Prize]]
* [[Cognitive science]] ([[Consciousness]], [[Neuroscience]])
* [[Linguistics]] ([[Psycholinguistics]], [[Pragmatics]], [[Semantics]])
* [[Philosophy]] ([[Philosophy of mind]], [[Philosophy of psychology]])
* [[Social sciences]] ([[Sociology]], [[Cognitive anthropology]])
==External links==
* [http://www.institutnicod.org Institut Jean Nicod's official site]
* [http://jeannicod.ccsd.cnrs.fr Jean Nicod Online Papers - Open Access Repository]
[[Category:Cognitive science research institutes]]
[[Category:Social_science_institutes]]
[[Category:Research institutes in France]]