CFP: 6th Conference of Experimental Philosophy Group UK: Joining Forces of Philosophy and the Empirical Sciences to Tackle Social Injustices

Call for Abstracts

6th Conference of Experimental Philosophy Group UK:

Joining Forces of Philosophy and the Empirical Sciences to Tackle Social Injustices

29-30 June 2015, University of Nottingham

Deadline for Submissions: 31 March 2015

Experimental Philosophy Group UK invites the submission of abstracts for posters and papers to be presented at their upcoming conference. We welcome contributions from researchers (from all disciplines) who are engaged in or interested in the investigation of philosophical topics using empirical methods.

We especially encourage contributions that concern this year’s main theme, ‘Joining Forces of Philosophy and the Empirical Sciences to Tackle Social Injustices’. We intend to bring together philosophers, psychologists and social  scientists  whose research touches on the issue  of  social  injustice  —  what  it  is  and  how  it  can  be combated. The conference will provide a platform for knowledge exchange as well as networking and help establish new collaborative research projects. Contributions may include, amongst others, empirical research on discrimination (e.g.,  racial,  gender  or  religious  discrimination),  social  mobility  and accessibility  to  public  resources or philosophical analyses of terms like ‘justice’ or ‘fairness’.

Despite this focus, all high-quality contributions from the wider field of experimental philosophy are welcome. This may include submissions presenting recently completed experimental work, engaging with the work of this year’s keynote speakers, proposing new experimental work, discussing existing empirical studies, introducing novel approaches or raising methodological questions.

Submissions are encouraged from all levels of academia. Abstracts of up to 500 words are to be sent as PDF or Word documents to [email protected] by 31st March 2015. The subject line of the email should read ‘SUBMISSION [YOUR NAME]’. In the body of the email please state your name, affiliation and in which category (talk or poster) you wish your submission to be considered. Talks should be about 20 minutes long and will be followed by a brief discussion. Those whose abstracts for talks are not accepted will be automatically considered for a poster. Presenters should be prepared to obtain funding from their home department, or to fund themselves.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Kimberley Brownlee (University of Warwick), Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh), Ron Mallon (Washington University in St. Louis)

Primary organiser: Andreas Bunge (Nottingham)

Co-organisers: James Andow (Reading), Bryony Pierce (Bristol), Robin Scaife (Sheffield)

Registration for the conference will open soon (£25 standard fee, £15 concessionary rate). The link to the registration page will be found at:

http://sites.google.com/site/experimentalphilosophygroupuk

The conference benefits from the financial support of the Mind Association and the Society for Applied Philosophy.