A five-week National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar on metaphysical issues in the philosophy of mind led by John Heil\, 10 June - 12 July 2013. Visiting faculty will include E. J. Lowe\, Graham Oddie\, and Alyssa Ney.
Sixteen participants will be chosen from among eligible applicants interested in metaphysical issues that arise in the philosophy of mind. Early sessions of the seminar will be devoted to discussion of fundamental metaphysical themes including the nature of properties\, causality\, laws of nature\, powers\, and qualities. Later sessions will be devoted to discussion of metaphysical themes of special interest to participants.
Seminar stipend: $3\,900.
For more information\, please visit the seminar website:
\; \; \; \;
In modern times this original view has\, to a large extent\, been abandoned &ndash\; indeed the very notion of the self as an immortal soul is usually considered as a affirmation of non-rational religions\, rather than thoughtful philosophy. \;Without the reality of an essential soul\, ethics cannot be based on its powers\, and thus the development of the virtues\, too\, is brought into question. \;The direction of human energies\, in this worldview\, becomes a more or less arbitrary matter &ndash\; one more relative activity in a relativistic universe.
\nThis conference is invited to consider three main areas of interest:
\nBookings \;should be received by us not later than \;Monday\, 30 April 2013.
\n\nMore details will be found on our website \;or direct from the Conference Secretary on \;info@prometheustrust.co.uk
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130622T090000 DTEND:20130623T170000 SUMMARY:Explanation in Metaphysics A workshop on the nature\, varieties\, and prospects for explanation in metaphysical inquiry UID:20130621T221128Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:1\, Espace Louis-Agassiz\, Neuchâtel\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Organised by Fabrice Correia and Alexander Skiles on behalf of the
University of Neuchâ\;tel\, the University of Geneva\, and eidos &ndash\; the Centre in
Metaphysics.
To attend\, RSVP by sending an email to:
Fabrice Correia (fabrice.correia@unine.ch) or Alexander Skiles (askiles@nd.edu).
Subscribe to the workshop Facebook page for updates at:
http://www.facebook.com/events/483994068310621/
More information will be posted on the official workshop website at:
A one-day free workshop on the work of Martin Heidegger. \; Everyone's invited.
\nKeynotes:
\nOther Participants:
\nWhen:
10.45am - 6.00pm
Sunday June 23\, 2013
Where:
Room details to come\,
University of Melbourne.
Applications to the summer institute should be submitted by March 15. \;
\nApplications should include a short letter describing interests in philosophy of cosmology\, your current research\, and an up-to-date CV. To be considered applications should be sent by email to
\nProfessor Barry Loewer loewer@rci.rutgers.edu
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130627T090000 DTEND:20130629T170000 SUMMARY:The Northern Institute of Philosophy Early Career Conference UID:20130621T221131Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Aberdeen\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:CONFERENCE AIMS
\nOur ultimate aim is to showcase outstanding research by early career researchers. While there are a number of opportunities for graduate students and more senior philosophers to present and discuss their research\, there are relatively few for researchers who have recently finished their PhDs and are building a career in philosophy. This series has been established as a step towards addressing this imbalance.
THOUGHT: A Journal of Philosophy EARLY CAREER SPECIAL ISSUE
The papers selected for the conference will be invited for inclusion in a special Early Career issue of the journal\, Thought. \;http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2161-2234
The editors of the journal may request revisions which must be met to their satisfaction before publication of the paper will be guaranteed.
Meals (lunches and one social dinner) and accommodation will be provided for speakers.
\nPlease direct any questions to the conference organisers on \;earlycareerconference@gmail.com
DFG Research Group Causation | Laws | Dispositions | Explanation
PROGRAM
10:00-11:00 \;Laura Franklin-Hall (New York): The Possibility of Biology
11:20-12:20 \;Marie I. Kaiser (Geneva): Parthood in Biology
14:00-15:00 \;Markus Schrenk (Cologne): Troublesome Biological Properties for Better Best Systems
15:15-16:15 \;Andreas Hü\;ttemann (Cologne): The Stability of Physical Macro Behavior
16:45-17:45 \;Alexander Reutlinger (Cologne): Explaining Universality?
18:00-19:00 \;Jessica Wilson (Toronto): Nonlinearity and Metaphysical Emergence
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.clde.uni-koeln.de/?page_id=1164
REGISTRATION
Please send an email to \;Alexander.Reutlinger@uni-koeln.de \;to express your interest to participate and to acquire further information.
The second HUJI graduate conference in analytic philosophy. Keynote speakers are Jason Stanley from Rutgers and Ruth Weintraub from Tel-Aviv. \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130630T090000 DTEND:20130630T090000 SUMMARY:Masterclass: The Metaphysics of Kit Fine UID:20130621T221134Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Bursagasse 1\, Tübingen\, Germany\, 72070 DESCRIPTION:Kit Fine\, Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at New York University\, will give a Masterclass in metaphysics at Tü\;bingen&rsquo\;s Department of Philosophy\, which will provide graduate students the opportunity to discuss their work with one of the leading metaphysicians working today. We invite graduate students to submit papers on any aspect of Kit Fine&rsquo\;s metaphysics\, including Finean themes concerning mereology\, modality\, time\, essence\, grounding and postulation. Please submit papers by 30 June 2013 to Prof. Dr. Thomas B. Sattig (thomas.sattig[at]uni-tuebingen[dot]de). Papers should not exceed 4000 words. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by the end of July. \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130701T090000 DTEND:20130702T170000 SUMMARY:Unconceived Alternatives and Scientific Realism UID:20130621T221135Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Durham\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Aims and scope
\n\nThis conference is the first dedicated to a critical study of the argument against scientific realism developed by Kyle Stanford\, which he calls &lsquo\;the problem of unconceived alternatives&rsquo\;.
\n\nThe historical record of scientific inquiry\, Stanford suggests\, is characterized by \;a persistent failure on the part of successive generations of enquirers to conceive of alternatives to their own\, alternatives that would have been \;both well-confirmed by the evidence available at the time and sufficiently serious as to be ultimately accepted by later scientific communities. Moreover\, Stanford has argued further that this historical pattern strongly suggests that there may be equally empirically adequate \;and scientifically serious alternatives to our own best theories that remain currently unconceived.
\n\nThis conference has four aims: (i) to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the most up-to-date forms of\, and responses to\, the problem of unconceived alternatives\, (ii) to ask whether it really is the original challenge to realism that Stanford supposes\, (iii) to bring social epistemology into the debate by asking how the social structures of scientific enquiry affect those enquirers&rsquo\; abilities to identify and develop alternatives to prevailing theories\, (iv) to consider metaphysical and epistemological issues concerning our capacity to exhaust what Stanford calls the &lsquo\;space of epistemic possibilities&rsquo\;.
\n\;
\nContact: \;unconceived.alternatives@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130701T090000 DTEND:20130701T090000 SUMMARY:Minds\, Models and Milieux: Commemorating the Centenary of Herbert Simon’s Birth UID:20130621T221136Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Minds\, Models and Milieux: Commemorating the Centenary of Herbert Simon&rsquo\;s Birth
\n\nEdited by Roger Frantz (San Diego State University) and Leslie Marsh (University of British Columbia)
\n\nCall for Papers
\n\nHerbert Simon (June 15\, 1916 &ndash\; February 9\, 2001) was a polymath of the highest order\, making significant contributions to sociology\, political science\, behavioral economics\, epistemology\, cognitive science\, public administration\, economics\, organization theory and complexity studies. With ever narrowing specialization we may never (at least in our lifetime) see another intellect as genuinely polymathic as Simon. We take the view that Simon&rsquo\;s lifelong project is analogous to Adam Smith in the sense that just as Smith wrote about both Man&rsquo\;s inner life (Theory of Moral Sentiments) and his outer life (Wealth of Nations) so too did Simon in many of his publications. Our book will include chapters on Simon&rsquo\;s theory of mind\, theory of rationality and his work on organizations and markets (the latter connoted by milieux of our tripartite title). We welcome proposals on all aspects of Simon&rsquo\;s work (but especially philosophy of mind/CogSci)\, be it his contribution to a single topic\, a single field\, or his interdisciplinary influence. Papers should include some &ndash\; as long or as short as best befits your paper &ndash\; historical perspective on Simon&rsquo\;s writings. What was the conventional wisdom on your paper&rsquo\;s topic when Simon undertook his research\; what was Simon&rsquo\;s contribution to the topic and how did the change the conventional wisdom\, if at all\, and\; how has his work influenced research in the field. Chapters dealing with some neglected aspect of Simon&rsquo\;s legacy would be welcome as well. The deadline for sending a proposal is July 1\, 2013. We anticipate having the book published in 2016\, the centenary of Simon&rsquo\;s birth. Contact: leslie.marsh@ubc.ca \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130702T090000 DTEND:20130702T170000 SUMMARY:Free Will and Moral Responsibility Workshop UID:20130621T221137Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:oxford road\, Manchester\, United Kingdom\, M13 9PL DESCRIPTION:http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/disciplines/philosophy/events/freewill/
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130704T090000 DTEND:20130705T170000 SUMMARY:Empedocles' Metaphysics UID:20130621T221138Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The conference program is available \;on the website.
\nThe conference will be preceded by a screening of the short film \;Empedocles: a Dance Opera\, at the Ioannou Centre\, 66 St Giles\, Oxford from \;20:00\, on \;Wednesday July 3rd. Attendance is free\, and complimentary wine will be served. \;The screening is sponsored by the \;Centre for the Study of Greek and Latin Antiquity\, Corpus Christi College. \;For more on the artists and the film\, \;please visit their website: \;
\nhttp://ocatilloaudiovisual.weebly.com/empedocles.html
\nFor any query\, please email: \;anna.marmodoro@ccc.ox.ac.uk
\nFor additional information\, please visit:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130705T140000 DTEND:20130706T170000 SUMMARY:Existence\, Truth and Fundamentality UID:20130621T221139Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schloss Hohentübingen\, Tübingen\, Germany\, 72070 ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130708T090000 DTEND:20130710T170000 SUMMARY:Deleuze Studies Conference 2013 UID:20130621T221140Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa\, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa\, Campo Grande\, Portugal\, 1749-016 DESCRIPTION:Traditionally\, the concept of territory emerged both from the ethology of animal aggression and from a geopolitics of nations and their borders. Against this double root\, the works of Deleuze/Guattari aimed for the idea of a transcendental earth\, where expression is previous to aggression\, and deterritorialized people more fundamental than any nation. Territory becomes a fundamental concept for several domains of thought. From this expressive conception of nature\, the concept of territory and the twin concept of deterritorialization\, allowed an immense theoretical shift beyond its strictly biological context\, expanding its operative to a multitude of political\, epistemological\, aesthetic or anthropological problems.
\nThis conference intends to think all those problems\, departing from the concept of territory\, and spreading to its multiple political\, aesthetic\, and scientific ramifications. But it intends to do so in a transversal way\, excavating through all its more intriguing hiding places\, and exploring all its possibilities\, intricacies\, configurations and connections. With this\, we aim not only to deepen our knowledge of Deleuze's theoretical legacy\, but more importantly\, to think the current moment in politics\, art\, metaphysics and science. In order to do so\, this conference aims to bring together a wide range of researchers in philosophy\, science\, art and politics.
\nPreceding the conference\, students can participate in the \;Deleuze Camp 7\, which will take place from 1-5 July 2013\, \;Fá\;brica Braç\;o de Prata\, Lisbon\, Portugal.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130710T020000 DTEND:20130714T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions UID:20130621T221141Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:Denver\, United States DESCRIPTION:This Conference is intended to provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars of the Arabic / Islamic\, Jewish and Latin Christian philosophical traditions of the Middle Ages \; to present and discuss their current work in medieval philosophy. \; \;
\nFirst held at Marquette University in 2008\, this Summer Conference alternates between the University of Denver and Marquette University. \; \; \;
\nConference Proposal Submission Guidelines:
\nEstablished Scholars: send a title and tentative abstract. \;
\nGraduate Students: send a title\, abstract\, CV and a supporting letter from your faculty advisor or dissertation director. \;
\nNOTE: Abstracts should be 150 words or fewer. \;
\nSend applications by email to Prof. Sarah Pessin at spessin@du.edu. \; \;
\nOPENING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 7 December 2012. \; The Selection Committee will choose presenters on the basis of quality of proposals (title and abstract) and scholarly record as the primary criteria.
\nSUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 March 2013
\nPROGRAM ANNOUNCED: April. The first review of submissions will take place March 1. This date should be considered the deadline for submissions since it is likely that the conference program will be completed at that time. Presenters will be asked to confirm their participation by paying the registration fee when offered the conference slot. Otherwise the program slot may be offered to one of the alternates. \; \; \;
\nConference Registration Fee of $35 includes: \; Conference attendance for all three days \; Breakfast: bagels\, fruit\, pastry\, coffee\, tea\, water \; After-lunch: coffee\, tea\, water\, snacks \; For the Registration Form\, see website. \;
\nNOTE: The organizers may be willing to consider video presentations followed by discussion via Skype for one or two sessions. Scholars outside the U.S. who are interested in this possibility should contact \; the organizers to discuss that possibility.
\nOrganizers: Sarah Pessin &\; Richard C. Taylor
\nWebsite: http://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/The_Abrahamic_Traditions/2013_Summer_Conference_Denver.html
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130716T090000 DTEND:20130716T170000 SUMMARY:Minds & Metaphysics UID:20130621T221142Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Blandijnberg 2\, Gent\, Belgium DESCRIPTION:Time: 9:30-18:00
Invited speakers:
Being a Human Being\, Being a Person
\n\;
\nThe question of the nature of the human individual in her relation to the physical world and other people is one of the perennial problems of philosophy. These two ways of relating to reality could be said to respectively determine what we are and who we are. The distinction has been variously defined within different traditions of thought as body and soul dualism\, the supervenience theory of the mind\, aspect dualism and so on. From these varied pictures stem different ways of approaching the human individual within the realms of speculative philosophy\, theology\, secular law\, or medicine and with the advance of modern science\, different presuppositions\, which form conceptual foundations for research in evolutionary biology\, neuroscience\, psychiatry\, but also sociology or even economics.
\nThe contemporary way of formulating the distinction begins with John Locke&rsquo\;s Essay Concerning Human Understanding\, where he defines the &lsquo\;human being&rsquo\; as a biological concept and the &lsquo\;person&rsquo\; as a psychological (and forensic) concept. Locke suggests that coincidence under the one in no way guarantees coincidence under the other. The implications of this view are profound and continue to influence disciplines\, both practical and theoretical\, ranging from ethics and psychology to social policy and medical technology. Based on the distinction Locke provides the earliest systematic treatment of the issue of personal identity in modern thought. His view however has mainly proved to be a negative inspiration as arguments of such early critics as Leibnitz\, Berkley\, Hume\, Butler or Reid were fatal to his theory. It is sometimes asserted that the progress in the experimental disciplines\, including various forms of statistical research\, has rendered the philosophical apriori approach inadequate\, and will soon replace its convictions with concrete evidence. However\, as a rule\, the more one is tempted to think that philosophical premises have been avoided the less rigorous these premises tend to become.
\nThe aim of the one-day conference is to consider the relation between the concept of a human being and that of a person\, to explore the philosophical consequences of the various ways of defining the distinction and to address the problems arising with the application of these concepts as the framework for scientific research and the basis for the formulation of ethical dilemmas.
\nThe questions addressed will include issues such as whether there can be human beings who are not persons and vice versa\; what is the meaning of the concept &lsquo\;person&rsquo\;\; is the idea of a &lsquo\;theory&rsquo\; of a person coherent\; and whether there might be an ambiguity in our use of the concepts of human being and person.
\nREGISTRATION
All those wishing to attend the conference are invited to contact Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode at \;m.slawkowski-rode@uw.edu.pl. Please title your message 'conference registration'. \;
The registration fee of 10 pounds includes a simple lunch\, and tea and coffee for the day. Details concerning ways to pay\, and the payment deadline will be given in the confirmation. \;
Contact: \;j.t.m.miller@durham.ac.uk.
Workshop Description
Although metaphysics has long been taken by some as a central domain of \;enquiry within philosophy\, dating back at least as far as Aristotle&rsquo\;s work \;on the subject matter\, its status as a coherent body of work has been \;attacked throughout the history of western philosophy. Seen by many to have \;had a final damaging blow in the work of Kant\, metaphysics returned to a \;central position in philosophy in the twentieth century following Quine&rsquo\;s \;seminal paper &lsquo\;On What There Is&rsquo\;. Metaphysics thus proceeded with vigour \;throughout much of the twentieth century (see the work of Lowe\, Lewis\, and \;Armstrong for some examples)\, but without too much concern for its own \;foundations.
Quine though not only reinvigorated metaphysics\, but also laid the \;foundation for the many modern objections to its viability that have been \;developed\, drawing upon Quine&rsquo\;s own (possible) rejection of a metaphysical \;line of enquiry. As such\, there has been a recent surge of interest in the \;viability of metaphysics as a research question\, and the growth in the field \;of &lsquo\;metametaphysics&rsquo\; (see Chalmers\, Manley\, and Wasserman\, eds.\, 2009\, Sider \;2011 for some examples). Metaphysicians\, both realist and anti-realist\, \;therefore are more aware of the need to both explain and justify their \;metametaphysical positions. These issues are not only limited within the \;scope of metaphysical enquiry\, but also touch upon issues in epistemology \;(which many recent rejections of metaphysics rely upon)\, the philosophy of \;language (of particular interest here as detailed below)\, logic\, and the \;philosophy of science including the correct role for science within \;metaphysical theories.
This workshop aims to build upon this interest\, and subsequently has invited \;some of the leading names in the field to discuss the various issues that \;arise in this domain.
Particular interest will be applied to the role of language in metaphysics. \;Recent anti-realist arguments have often centred on the claim that \;metaphysical debates are &lsquo\;purely verbal&rsquo\; (see Hirsch 2011\, building upon a \;tradition of work from Carnap and Putnam). The role and nature of language \;has therefore been used to argue against a realist position\, building on \;this idea of metaphysics as a process of mere &lsquo\;conceptual analysis&rsquo\;. \;Clarifying the correct role of language in metaphysics\, and the relationship \;between philosophy of language and metaphysics\, is therefore central to the \;future practice and legitimacy of the domain.
The conference is organised by Katharina Felka\, Miguel Hoeltje and Alexander Steinberg. For more on the Big vs. Small conference\, visit:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130728T090000 DTEND:20130803T170000 SUMMARY:The philosophy of Kit Fine UID:20130621T221146Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Varano Borghi\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The conference will take place in Italy\, \;in a XVIIth century villa in front of one of Varese's lakes \;(http://www.hotelvillaborghi.it/) from \;July 28 to August 3\, 2013.
The website is here: \;http://www.philosophie.ch/philipp/services/fine.php. Please ask \;Philipp Blum \;for the password to access the restricted area.
For any further questions\, please contact \;philipp.blum@philosophie.ch \;or \;damiano.costa@unige.ch
Dispositionalism or dispositional realism\, i.e. the view that there are irreducible\, causally efficacious dispositions or powers\, is a position to be taken seriously within contemporary metaphysics. In recent decades\, its proponents have mainly been concerned with showing that dispositionalism is a viable alternative to the highly influential Humean account of causation. However\, relatively little attention has been paid to the ontological commitments of dispositional realism: which ontology does the assumption of irreducible powers suggest or even presuppose? Our conference aims at exploring this issue.
In particular\, questions to be discussed are:
Three-hundred years after the birth of Alexander Baumgarten\, La Salle \;University is hosting a conference devoted to his influential Metaphysica. \;In addition to being the scientific foundation for all of Baumgarten&rsquo\;s other \;writings\, the Metaphysica is arguably the single most important textbook on \;the topic published in the German tradition prior to Immanuel Kant. It \;provides by far the richest\, clearest\, most concise and most systematic \;presentation of a complete metaphysical system of the kind envisioned by \;Leibniz and Wolff. It went through seven Latin and two German editions over \;a span of twenty-seven years during which it provided the model of \;philosophical instruction for thinkers such as Mendelssohn\, Abbt\, Kant\, \;Herder\, Eberhard and Maimon. In particular\, it formed the basis of Kant&rsquo\;s \;lectures on metaphysics\, anthropology and religion over four decades. Now\, \;for the first time\, it is available to scholars in both German (holzboog-frommann\, 2011) and English (Bloomsbury\, 2013). \;
\nWe invite abstracts of 500-600 words for papers focusing on the Metaphysica. \;Possible topics include: its sources in such philosophers as Leibniz and \;Wolff\; comparisons with other early modern philosophers such as Descartes or \;Spinoza\; interpretations of the work&rsquo\;s central ideas\; its relation to \;Baumgarten's aesthetics or moral philosophy\; its relation to later thinkers \;such as Mendelssohn\, Kant\, Herder\, or Maimon.
The best graduate student submission will receive a $200 travel stipend\, \;courtesy of the North American Kant Society. Please send abstracts prepared \;for blind review to \;baumgartenatlasalle@gmail.com \;by \;1 August\, 2013 \;for full \;consideration. All papers will be considered for inclusion in an edited \;volume now in preparation.
Organization and selection committee: Courtney D. Fugate (AUB)\, John Hymers \;(La Salle University) and Chris Johns (AUB).
The Canadian Journal of Philosophy announces a call for papers for a Special Issue co-edited by Gurpreet Rattan and David Hunter.
\nThe Nature of Propositions and their Grasp or Understanding
\nPropositions are of significant interest for the philosophy of language\, philosophy of mind\, and philosophical logic. \;Propositions are thought to play various roles\, including that of the meanings of sentences\, the referents of 'that'-clauses\, the primary bearers of truth\, the objects of mental attitudes\, and the objects of modal evaluation. The proposed volume focuses on two questions about propositions. One concerns their nature or metaphysics and the other their epistemology. More elaborately\, the volume considers questions like:
\nDo propositions represent the world? If so\, how does that constrain their nature? \;If not\, how do propositions play the roles that they do? \;Are propositions objects? Or are they entities of a different sort? \;Do propositions have truth conditions? \;If so\, are a proposition&rsquo\;s truth conditions essential to it? \;What determines a proposition's truth conditions? Are propositions simply to be identified with truth conditions? What does that mean? How should we think of propositions if truth is relative in some way? Are propositions contingent objects\, or do they all exist in all possible worlds?
\nIs grasp of or understanding of a proposition an epistemic relation to a proposition? If so\, \;is it a form of acquaintance? \;If not acquaintance\, what kind of epistemic relation is it? And if it is not an epistemic relation\, what kind of relation is it? Are there in-principle limits to understanding? Are there propositions that cannot in-principle be grasped or understood? How is thinking about a proposition related to grasping or understanding the proposition? What cognitive capacities are required to think about propositions? \; \;
\nAnswers to these questions are important for understanding philosophical puzzles about representation\, understanding\, truth\, necessity\, reference to abstract objects\, and the possibility of agreement and disagreement. This volume aims to bring together original papers that discuss these questions.
\nSubmissions should not exceed 10\,000 words and should be prepared for blind review. Please include a brief abstract. These should be sent by August 1\, 2013 to David Hunter at david.hunter@ryerson.ca
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130805T000000 DTEND:20130809T170000 SUMMARY:Schelling and Naturphilosophie UID:20130621T221150Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:600 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, United States DESCRIPTION:Call for Applications
\nWe are pleased to announce the Pittsburgh Summer Symposium in Contemporary Philosophy\, held at Duquesne University. \;Details for the program are as follows:
\nSchelling and Naturphilosophie
\nAugust 5 - 9\, 2013 (Optional Participants&rsquo\; Conference\, August 3-4)
\n&ldquo\;What then is that secret bond which couples our mind to Nature\, or that hidden organ through which Nature speaks to our mind or our mind to Nature?&rdquo\; (Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature)
\n&ldquo\;The concept of nature does not entail that there should also be an intelligence that is aware of it. Nature\, it seems\, would exist\, even if there were nothing that was aware of it. Hence the problem can also be formulated thus: how does intelligence come to be added to nature\, or how does nature come to be presented?&rdquo\; (System of Transcendental Idealism)
\nSeminar Leaders:
\nProf. Iain Hamilton Grant (University of the West of England\, Bristol)
\nProf. Jason Wirth (Seattle University)
\nCourse Description:
\nIn recent \;years \;there has been a surge of research on the work of the German philosopher F.W.J. Schelling\, aided in the English-speaking world by a number of recent translations. This movement has included reexaminations of Schelling as a figure in the history of philosophy\, as a source of influence on a number of twentieth century thinkers\, and as a rich resource for addressing contemporary philosophical debates.
\nSchelling&rsquo\;s distinctive influence in the history of philosophy has been\, in part\, a product of his objective approach to transcendental idealism. In opposition to Fichte&rsquo\;s Wissenschaftslehre\, which argued that the subject must be the fundamental ground for transcendental idealism\, Schelling argued that an objective approach\, taking the form of Naturphilosophie\, is equally necessary for explaining the subject-object form of knowledge. Additionally\, in his later works\, Schelling&rsquo\;s concepts of freedom\, existence\, and the non-ground\, would give some of the earliest critiques of Hegel&rsquo\;s absolute idealism\, and would later influence thinkers like Kierkegaard\, Marx\, and Nietzsche. In the twentieth century\, the impact of his work would continue. His Freiheitsschrift\, for instance\, forms an important part of the conceptual context within which Martin Heidegger developed his notions of event\, ground\, and the plight of the human being\, operative in the 1930s and early 40s. Likewise\, Schelling&rsquo\;s influence profoundly marked Maurice Merleau-Ponty&rsquo\;s later ontology of the flesh\, his understanding of art\, the unconscious\, and the provocative task of doing a &ldquo\;psychoanalysis of Nature.&rdquo\;
\nMore recently\, Iain Hamilton Grant has mobilized Schellingian Naturphilosophie as a basis for recasting epistemological and metaphysical or ontological issues regarding the relation of physics and metaphysics\, the nature of time\, the nature of ground\, and more broadly calling for a radical reevaluation of the post-Kantian philosophical framework dominant over much of the last two centuries. This project has established one of the major arms of the recent movement to rethink the realist/anti-realist debate. Likewise\, Jason Wirth has revitalized Schellingian accounts of the Good\, intellectual intuition\, aesthetics\, nature\, and life in contemporary debates. He has also worked to put Schelling into conversation with a number of other recent thinkers\, both Western and\, notably\, of the Japanese Kyoto School.
\nOther contemporary philosophers have also taken up Schelling in related manners. Markus Gabriel\, for instance\, has integrated Schelling&rsquo\;s notion of non-ground into his &ldquo\;domain ontology&rdquo\; and its treatment of the nature of the world (or more properly the non-existence of the world)\, mythology\, evil\, contingency\, and necessity. Further\, in the Lacanian meta-psychology of Slavoj Žižek and Adrian Johnston\, Schelling&rsquo\;s philosophy has been used to give an account for the genesis of the transcendental subject out of natural and material substance conceived with reference to Trieb\, or drive.
\nThis summer symposium will bring together interested graduate students\, postdoctoral students\, and junior faculty \;for a week of discussion\, lecture\, and close textual study concerning \;this important philosopher. The topic for the seminar is Schelling's \;Naturphilosophie. We will examine questions about nature\, objectivity\, matter\, life\, knowledge\, and whether or not transcendental philosophy can be reconciled with the findings of the empirical sciences. All texts and discussion will be in English.
\nApplication:
\nWe invite current graduate students\, postdoctoral students\, and junior faculty in philosophy or related disciplines to submit an application composed of a C.V. and a short letter of intent (500 words maximum) to pghsummersymposium2013@gmail.com. The deadline for applications is April 5\, 2013. The seminar will be limited to 20-30 participants. For more information as it becomes available\, we have created a website for the symposium:
\nhttp://pghsummersymposium.wix.com/pghsummersymp2013
\n
Participants&rsquo\; Conference (August 3-4):
In order to \;facilitate a further exchange of ideas and research\, a participants&rsquo\; conference will be held the weekend before the seminar begins. Applicants who receive notice of acceptance as participants will be asked - if interested - to submit an abstract of \;up to 500 words on any theme related to the topic of the seminar. The participants&rsquo\; conference will take place on Saturday and Sunday\, August 3-4\, 2013.
\nFinancial Information:
\nThere will be a $125 registration fee for each participant of the seminar. This money will be used for a conference dinner\, celebration\, and daily expenses such as coffee\, etc. Please note that participants will be responsible for arranging their own housing as well as financing most of their own meals for the duration of the symposium. However\, with respect to lodging\, we expect a number of arrangements with graduate students will be available on a first come\, first serve basis.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130809T010000 DTEND:20130813T170000 SUMMARY:Reference\, Conceptual Change\, and Free Will UID:20130621T221151Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker: \;Shaun Nichols (Arizona) "Free Will and Error"
\nThe aim of this conference* is to assemble a small group of philosophers to discuss in-progress work on issues connected to reference and/or conceptual change as it pertains to free will and moral responsibility. (A 'conference*' is something very much like a conference\, but not necessarily corresponding to all the significant or even the essential features of widespread conceptions of a conference.) The aspiration is to have a small\, workshop-ish event. \; \;
\nContact: mrvargas@usfca.edu. \;
\nSeating will be limited\, so for those interested in attending but not presenting\, please contact the organizer in advance.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130815T000000 DTEND:20130815T000000 SUMMARY:Florida State University Graduate Philosophy Conference on Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency UID:20130621T221152Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Dodd Hall\, Dept. of Philosophy\, Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy Graduate Student Association (PGSA) of Florida State University is now accepting submissions for their graduate conference on free will\, moral responsibility\, and agency.
\nThe conference will take place at Florida State University on October 11 and 12\, 2013. Keynote speakers will be:
\n\; \; \; \; John Martin Fischer\, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy\, University of California\, Riverside
\n\; \; \; \; Randolph Clarke\, Professor of Philosophy\, Florida State University
\nThose interested in submitting high quality papers related to free will\, moral responsibility\, or the wider notion of agency should email their submissions to fsupgsa@gmail.com. Papers addressing the relationship between scientific developments and free will are also welcome. Papers should fulfill the following criteria:
\n\; \; \; \; Prepared for blind review
\n\; \; \; \; No more than 4\,000 words
\n\; \; \; \; Suitable for 25-minute presentation
\n\; \; \; \; Preceded by an abstract of 150-250 words
\nAlong with the paper\, please also submit a cover page with the following information:
\n\; \; \; \; Presenter&rsquo\;s name
\n\; \; \; \; Institutional affiliation
\n\; \; \; \; Contact information (email address or phone number)
\n\; \; \; \; Title of paper
\n\; \; \; \; Abstract of the paper
\n\; \; \; \; Word count
\nThe deadline for submissions is August 15. We will notify those whose papers have been accepted by September 13.
\nFor questions or further information\, please contact Kyle Fritz (kgf10@fsu.edu)\, Dan Miller (djm09@fsu.edu)\, or Robyn Waller (rar09h@fsu.edu). \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130823T090000 DTEND:20130824T170000 SUMMARY:Groundedness in Semantics and Beyond UID:20130621T221153Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Oslo LOCATION:Blindern\, Oslo\, Norway ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130829T090000 DTEND:20130831T170000 SUMMARY:LanCog Workshop on the Epistemology of Modality UID:20130621T221154Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa\, Lisbon\, Portugal\, 1600-214 DESCRIPTION:Van Inwagen once wrote (in his influential paper &lsquo\;Modal epistemology&rsquo\; from 1998) that &ldquo\;modal epistemology is a subject about which little is known&rdquo\;. Today\, the discipline has flourished. A lot has been written since then and research on the topic continues to be the focus of a large community of philosophers. We certainly know more today about the topic than we did in 1998\, but it would be daring to say that our epistemic situation is much better. The discipline has witnessed a Rationalist Renaissance and is now witnessing what might end up being an anti-rationalist turn. \;This workshop aims to provide a forum for discussion and to reflect\, via the contributed talks and informal discussions\, the state of art of the discipline
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130831T000000 DTEND:20130831T000000 SUMMARY:Hegel's Response to Kant. 30th International Hegel‐Congress UID:20130621T221155Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Universitätsstraße 7\, Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Hegel attributes the establishment of a philosophy of speculative reason to himself whereas Kant\, according to Hegel\, did not get beyond intellectual thinking. From this point of view\, research is asking whether Kant&rsquo\;s or Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy is more valid nowadays\, but no consensus has emerged. From today&rsquo\;s perspective\, Kant and Hegel are outstanding witnesses of the history of philosophy\, but\, however\, of a history which entails a significant systematic power. Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy often refers to Kant implicitly and explicitly. Numerous contexts of Hegel&rsquo\;s thinking become more easily accessible when the Kantian subtext is revealed. But also\, Hegel&rsquo\;s speculative thinking is useful to discover features of a speculative thinking in Kant&rsquo\;s works\, which one would not have expected. Elaborating Hegel&rsquo\;s references to Kant in order to gain a new understanding of Kant&rsquo\;s philosophy is a main goal of the 30th International Hegel Congress of the International Hegel-Society and the University of Vienna.
\nThe official languages of the congress are German and English.
\nSections:
\nRegistration and submission of papers: http://hegel2014.univie.ac.at
\nCongress fees:
\n&euro\; 80 | Members of the International Hegel Society: &euro\; 50 | Students: &euro\; 20
\nPlease submit an exposé\; of your lecture\, consisting of 1500 to 2500 characters (spaces included)\, outlining your presentation in regard to the topic of the congress. Longer submissions cannot be accepted. For a valid submission please put your name\, the title of your presentation and the section out of the 15 offered sections of the congress first. Please also submit a short abstract consisting of 600 to 800 characters (spaces included) for the congress booklet. Longer abstracts cannot be printed as part of the booklet. Later submissions are welcome.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130831T090000 DTEND:20130831T090000 SUMMARY:Topoi: Time and Time Experience UID:20130621T221156Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Topoi: An international Review of Philosophy\, is planning to devote a special issue on \;Time and Time Experience. The editors will be Giuliano Torrengo (University of Milan) and Roberto Ciuni (Bochum University).
\nThe \;deadline \;for the initial submission is \;31 August 2013. Accepted papers will be published in 2014. Formatting instructions for submissions can be found at: \;http://www.springer.com/philosophy/journal/11245\; click &ldquo\;Instructions for Authors&rdquo\; on the right. All submissions for this issue should be made through \;Topoi \;Editorial Manager (http://www.editorialmanager.com/topo/default.asp)\, selecting &ldquo\;S.I.: Time and time experience (Torrengo/Ciuni)&rdquo\; as Article Type.
\nConfirmed invited authors: Peter Ludlow (Northwestern University\, Chicago) Robin Le Poidevin (University of Leeds) Barry Dainton (University of Liverpool) Christoph Hoerl (University of Warwick)
\nAt least since the beginning of philosophising in Western culture\, the concept of time has baffled the human mind. This is not surprising\, since temporal aspects seem to dwell reality as well as the core of our thought and language. Thus\, the reflection on time finds its &ldquo\;natural&rdquo\; location in many different spheres (and possibly at their overlaps) such as metaphysics\, phenomenology\, philosophy of science\, philosophy of language\, philosophy of mind and the study of perception and cognition. Many recent and influential contributions in analytic philosophy have focused on the question whether the temporal aspects of our experience reflect aspects of reality\, or they are rather mere projections of some sort. Many features of our experience fall under such a &ldquo\;issue of realism&rdquo\;: the sense of passage\, the perception of change\, memory\, expectation of future events and planning for actions\, decisions\, and timely behaviour\, to name a few.
\nIn this context\, it is crucial to keep clear the distinction between the role of metaphysical enterprise and psychological enterprise (both broadly construed). On the one hand\, if we claim that a certain temporal feature of our experience is not a genuine feature of reality &ndash\; clearly\, a metaphysical claim &ndash\; \; we also need a psychological justification of why we ordinarily think of it as a part of reality. On the other hand\, explanations of our experience of temporal reality depends on what we take temporal reality to be like. It seems thus that the answer to the question &lsquo\;what is time?&rsquo\; and the answer to the question &lsquo\;how does our temporal cognition work?&rsquo\; get support from each other. If this is the case\, certain methodological questions become also crucial\; in particular: how should we construe the distinction between genuine representations of reality and metaphysically misleading representations of reality? Are hard sciences playing a central role here? Or should we look rather at ordinary phenomenology? More generally\, what criteria should we set for appraising the different realist and anti-realist options? The general aim of the volume is to shed some light on such an interplay between the analysis of the reality of time and the analysis of our experience of time\, by presenting new positions on the market.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130901T090000 DTEND:20130901T090000 SUMMARY:Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica: Communicating Existence: Singularity and its Languages. On the 200th Anniversary of Søren Kierkegaard’s Birth UID:20130621T221157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Special Jubilee Issue of: &ldquo\;Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica&rdquo\; in Celebration of the 200thAnniversary of Sø\;ren Kierkegaard&rsquo\;s Birth.
\nIn the bicentennial year of Sø\;ren Kierkegaard&rsquo\;s birth (May 5\, 1813 - May 5\, 2013) the &ldquo\;Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica&rdquo\; celebrates the work and influences of the Danish philosopher with a Monographic Issue dedicated to the theme of the &ldquo\;Communication of Existence&rdquo\;\, a central topic in the philosopher&rsquo\;s thought. The questions we propose to be addressed include: How is it possible to &ldquo\;communicate&rdquo\;\, to &ldquo\;share&rdquo\; a singular existence? Can a singular existence have a universal meaning? What are the limits\, and the potential\, of a philosophical language? How does Kierkegaard in his multifaceted and original production confront this problem? What kind of language does he employ and\, especially\, for what purpose?
\nWe welcome contributions from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives &ndash\; philosophical\, theological\, psychological or literary &ndash\; dealing with this topic.
\nAuthors interested in publishing their articles are requested to send them via e-mail to the address: \;neoscolastica@unicatt.it\, with an attachment file in the formats: .doc or .docx together with a .pdf version.
\nPlease attach both a fully blinded version of your paper as a "Manuscript" and a separate "Cover page" indicating full name of the authors\, academic title\, university affiliation and full contact details. For further details\, please see \;guidelines.
\nThe articles can be written in the following languages: \;Italian\, English\, French\, German\, Spanish. Furthermore\, each submission cannot exceed 5000 words\, respectively.
\nThe submission should contain an abstract in English\, not exceeding 150 words.
\nContributions are sent to two independent reviewers in a double-blind procedure prior to the publication decision. Authors may be requested to change or improve their articles when suggested by reviewers.
\nDeadline for submission of manuscripts is September 1st\, 2013. The issue will appear\, at the latest\, in December 2013\, and will be comprised of both articles by invited authors\, and submitted articles from the call for papers.
\nFurther enquiries may be addressed to \;ingrid.basso@unicatt.it
\n\nEditorial Staff Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica
\nL.go Gemelli\, 1 - 20123 Milano\, Italy
\nneoscolastica@unicatt.it
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130901T220000 DTEND:20130901T220000 SUMMARY:MindGrad'13 UID:20130621T221158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Warwick\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS: MINDGRAD&rsquo\;13 \;
\nWarwick Graduate Conference in the Philosophy of Mind
\n7th-8th December 2013
\nUniversity of Warwick (UK)
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
\nJohn Campbell (University of California-Berkeley) \;
\nKatalin Farkas (Central European University)
\nDEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 1st September 2013
\nPapers are invited from graduate students working in any area within the philosophy of mind broadly construed\, i.e. including related topics in metaphysics\, epistemology\, philosophy of psychology and cognitive science. Submissions should be suitable for presentation in 30 to 40 minutes (typically 3\,000 to 4\,500 words). Papers will be reviewed by members of the University of Warwick Department of Philosophy and those accepted will receive a response from a faculty member. \;
\nPapers (including a brief abstract) must be prepared for blind review. The reviewing process will be managed through the EasyChair Conference System\, and papers may be uploaded as PDF files through the following link. \;
\nPlease Note: \;
\nWe offer to cover travel expenses for graduate speakers. Funding for accommodation for graduate speakers is yet to be decided. Please email mindgrad13@gmail.com for further details. \;
\nFor more information\, please RSVP to our Facebook event\, follow us @MindGrad on Twitter\, or visit the conference website.
\nMindGrad 2013 is supported by: \;
\n\n- The Mind Association
\n- Mind and Language \;
\n- The Aristotelian Society \;
\n- Warwick Philosophy Department
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130901T234500 DTEND:20130901T234500 SUMMARY:The Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress UID:20130621T221159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Lowell\, United States DESCRIPTION:Deadline for panel proposals: April 1st\, 2013
Deadline for papers\, posters\, and short contributions: September 1st\, 2013
Please consult the full call for papers at http://peirce-foundation.org/2014cfp.html
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130908T100000 DTEND:20130911T170000 SUMMARY:8th International Symposium Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AAIA'13) UID:20130621T221200Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:The AAIA'13 will bring researchers\, developers\, practitioners\, and users to present their latest research\, results\, and ideas in all areas of artificial intelligence. We hope that theory and successful applications presented at the AAIA'13 will be of interest to researchers and practitioners who want to know about both theoretical advances and latest applied developments in Artificial Intelligence. As such AAIA'13 will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners to address the important issues.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130909T100000 DTEND:20130912T170000 SUMMARY:9th International Whitehead Conference: Society and Process: From Theory to Practice UID:20130621T221201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Feel free to contact the main organizer\, especially if you would like to chair a section: Bogdan Ogrodnik at: \;bogrod@interia.pl. \;
\nFor information about the conference\, please visit:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130909T090000 DTEND:20130909T170000 SUMMARY:The Foundations of Ontology II UID:20130621T221202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:All are welcome. \;
\n
We are grateful to the AHRC for funding this workshop as part of the Foundations of Ontology project.
We warmly invite all scholars who regard process philosophy as a viable tool in face of contemporary issues of philosophy and the modern world.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130914T040000 DTEND:20130915T170000 SUMMARY:Midwest Annual Workshop in Metaphysics (MAWM) UID:20130621T221204Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:South Bend\, United States DESCRIPTION:On September 14-15\, 2013 the University of Notre Dame will host the second Midwest Annual Workshop in Metaphysics (MAWM). We invite and encourage all interested parties to attend! MAWMs are targeted workshops for Midwestern faculty and graduate students working in metaphysics. \; Each \;MAWM \;features 5-7 invited speakers\, the majority of whom come from Midwestern institutions. \; They provide a venue for sharing new research and building community among metaphysicians in the region. For more information and to register for the workshop\, visit the website.
There is a close link between what is now called "Speculative Realism" and religious issues. Openly or more \;implicitly those issues are crucial to Quentin Meillassoux&rsquo\;s major book: \;After Finitude \;(2006). His dissertation&rsquo\;s subtitle &ldquo\;An Essay on the Virtual God&rdquo\; (1997) attests the persistency of the question. However\, this recurring presence of the religious question is not easy to interpret: Q. Meillassoux presents himself as a materialist\, and his attempt as partly aimed at terminating what he calls the &ldquo\;religionizing [enreligement] of reason&rdquo\; that defines contemporary thought. At the same time\, his ambition to give rational grounds to a thinking of \;the absolute (the &ldquo\;Great outdoors&rdquo\;)\, just as the connection he himself establishes between his main argument and the Cartesian argument for the existence of God\, has striking echoes in religious thought.
\nThe Journal \;Thé\;oRè\;mes is \;devoting a special issue to this presence of the religious question in various philosophical studies related to &ldquo\;Speculative realism&rdquo\; or even &ldquo\;object-oriented ontologies&rdquo\;\, in order both to deepen the internal understanding of this question\, and to develop critical approaches. We welcome contributions from a range of disciplines including religious sciences\, philosophy and theology\, and from a variety of perspectives addressing the following topics:
\nProposals (1 page max)\, in English or in French\, should \;be submitted to \;theoremes@revues.org \;by \;September 15th 2013 \;(final articles should be submitted by January 2014). Every proposal will be considered for publication and final articles will be double-blind reviewed.
\n\n ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20130919T090000 DTEND:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:PERSP Workshop on the As and Bs in the Philosophy of Time UID:20130621T221206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Hospital 64\, Barcelona\, Spain DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by \;PERSP \;(workpackages B1 &\; S1) &\; Universitat de \;Barcelona
\nThemes:The workshop will have a 'read-ahead' format: papers will not be presented in the sessions but instead they will be made available to registered participants to read ahead of \;time. Each session will be dedicated to a presentation from the commentator\, a brief reply by the speaker\, and the bulk of the \;time \;will be allotted for discussion. \;
\nConfirmed invited speakers include:
Fabrice \;Correia \;(Neuchâ\;tel) &\; Sven \;Rosenkranz \;(ICREA-UB) \;
Natalja \;Deng \;(Geneva) \;
Ned \;Markosian \;(Western Washington)
\nJosh \;Parsons \;(Oxford)
\n\nOliver \;Pooley \;(Oxford)
Meghan \;Sullivan \;(Notre Dame)
\nIn order to register (no fee)\, please contact Chiara Panizza at \;persp.management@gmail.com \;before \;12 September 2013.Further info: \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131001T090000 DTEND:20131001T090000 SUMMARY:2013 Philosophy Essay Prize: Materialism\, Non-materialism and Immaterialism UID:20130621T221207Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY ANNUAL ESSAY PRIZE COMPETITION
\n\nThe Royal Institute of Philosophy and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce the 2013 \;Philosophy \;Essay Prize. Winners of the Prize will receive £\;2\,500 with their essay being published in \;Philosophy \;and identified as the essay prize winner.
\n\nThe topic for the 2013 essay competition is:
\n\;
\nMaterialism\, Non-materialism and Immaterialism
\n\nEntries may address the topic in a variety of ways. \; \;To what extent do theories in philosophy of logic and mathematics\, as well as in metaphysics\, philosophy of mind and axiology\, require admitting non-material entities into their ontologies? \; \;Materialism has a contradictory\, immaterialism\, and a contrary\, non-materialism. \; \;How might these be distinguished? \; \;How might non- or im-material entities be identified and individuated? Can non-material characteristics inhere in material substances\, and can material characteristics inhere in non-material substances? \; \;If not\, is attribute dualism (pluralism) combined with substance monism incoherent? These are among the themes that might be addressed.
\n\nIn assessing entries priority will be given to originality\, clarity of expression\, breadth of interest\, and potential for advancing discussion.
\n\nAll entries will be deemed to be submissions to \;Philosophy \;and more than one may be published. In exceptional circumstances the prize may be awarded jointly in which case the financial component will be divided\, but the aim is to select a single prize-winner.
\n\nEntries should be prepared in line with standard \;Philosophy \;guidelines for submission (see \;http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/page/46 \;). They should be submitted electronically in Word\, with PRIZE ESSAY in the subject heading\, to \;assistant@royalinstitutephilosophy.org \;.
\n\nThe closing date for receipt of entries is October the 1st \;2013. \; \;Entries will be considered by a committee of the Royal Institute of Philosophy\, and the winner announced by the end 2013. \; \;The winning entry will be published in \;Philosophy \;in April 2014.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131004T100000 DTEND:20131004T100000 SUMMARY:The Motivations for Naive Realism UID:20130621T221208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Fenton St.\, Leeds\, United Kingdom\, LS2 9JT DESCRIPTION:Call for papers: \;Workshop on the Motivations for Naï\;ve Realism
\nJanuary 9-10\, 2014
\nUniversity of Leeds
\nConfirmed speakers: Alex Byrne\, M.G.F. Martin\, Susanna Schellenberg
\nOrganisers: Heather Logue\, Jason Leddington
\nContemporary philosophy of perception is dominated by two views of the nature of perceptual experience: Naï\;ve Realism (also known as the Relational View) and Intentionalism (also known as the Representational View). Recent years have seen a flurry of debate between these camps\, but much of it has been a matter of each side merely defending its view from criticisms. Relatively little attention has been paid to the motivations that drive philosophers to one side or the other. Moreover\, there is a lack of clarity about how exactly to formulate Naï\;ve Realism\, and indeed about what a philosophical theory of perceptual experience is supposed to do. This workshop is part of a larger project intended to fill these gaps.
\nWe invite submissions of papers for presentation at the workshop addressing one or more of the following issues: the motivations for Naï\;ve Realism\, the formulation of Naï\;ve Realism\, or the goals of philosophical theorising about perceptual experience.
\nThis workshop is funded by a grant from the Mind Association. At the present time\, we are unable to cover the travel and accommodation expenses for speakers selected via the general call for papers\, but we may be able to do so pending the results of further funding applications.
\nPlease send submissions prepared for blind review to h.a.logue@leeds.ac.uk (as a .pdf file entitled &ldquo\;Naï\;ve Realism workshop submission&rdquo\;). The deadline for submissions is 4 October 2013. Applicants will be notified of the results in early November. \;
\nWe intend to publish a volume of essays on the motivations for Naï\;ve Realism and Intentionalism\, and acceptance of a speaker slot will be regarded as an agreement to reserve a revised version of the presented paper for this volume. The Mind Association has first refusal on the volume for their Occasional Series published by Oxford University Press\, in which case the papers will be subject to further peer review (and hence cannot be guaranteed publication).
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131011T150000 DTEND:20131012T170000 SUMMARY:Florida State University Graduate Philosophy Conference on Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency UID:20130621T221209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Dodd Hall\, Dept. of Philosophy\, Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, United States ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131016T090000 DTEND:20131017T170000 SUMMARY:Masterclass: The Metaphysics of Kit Fine UID:20130621T221210Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bursagasse 1\, Tübingen\, Germany\, 72070 ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131023T090000 DTEND:20131025T170000 SUMMARY:III Conference of the European Network on Social Ontology (ENSO III) UID:20130621T221211Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland DESCRIPTION:The Third Conference of the European Network on Social Ontology (ENSO-III) \;will be hosted by the Social Ontology Group at the Finnish Centre of \;Excellence in the Philosophy of Social Science and is open to researchers in \;all disciplines with an interest in the foundational structure of the social \;world.
\nThe \;invited speakers of the symposium are:
\nThe European Network on Social Ontology is a vibrant community of academic \;scholars with a commitment to studying the philosophical aspects of human \;sociality from an empirically informed and multi-disciplinary point of view. \;The participants of the ENSO conference shall have an occasion to join the \;newly established International Network on Social Ontology (ISOS) and to \;learn more about the Journal of Social Ontology (JSO) that is published by \;De Gruyter. Further information can be found from: \;
\nhttp://social.univie.ac.at/network/
The costs of attending the \;conference will be kept within feasible limits for all participants. \;
For more information\, please contact \;enso-3@helsinki.fi
IMPORTANT DATES
If libertarianism about freedom and moral responsibility is true\, then people sometimes act freely and accountably without being causally determined to do so. \; Frequently maligned within the history of philosophy\, this view has gained increasingly sympathetic attention among philosophers. \; But many stark questions remain\, including:
\nThe TVA conference (http://web.utk.edu/~acureto1/tva/) \;is an annual event aimed at encouraging philosophical conversation about topics pursued by established research clusters at the University of Tennessee Department of Philosophy. \; The website for the 2013 TVA conference is:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130619T155754Z DTSTART:20131130T090000 DTEND:20131130T090000 SUMMARY:Balkan Journal of Philosophy: Social Ontology UID:20130621T221213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Balkan Journal of Philosophy invites contributions considering the \;different ways in which social entities are constituted\, who or what is \;responsible for that constitution\, what are the basic building blocks of \;social reality\, what is the role of collective intentionality\, language \;and recognition for bringing into existence such objects and whether and \;how they can be causally influential.
Possible topics include but are not restricted to:
For further details\, please\, visit \;http://www.issk-
bas.org/BJP/call_for_papers.htm
Papers between 6000 and 8000 words (including a short abstract of 150 \;words and a brief list of key words) should be submitted to the e-mail \;address of the journal: \;balkanjournalofphilosophy@gmail.com
The deadline for receiving the manuscripts is November 30\, 2013 but \;earlier submissions would be appreciated.
For its essay prize 2013 (500 GBP)\, dialectica (www.philosophie.ch/dialectica) invites \;submission in the field of social ontology\, especially on questions of ontological categories and existential dependencies\, the metaphysics and ontology of economics and economic theories\, connected issues about intentionality\, agency\, and responsibility\, differences between agential and non-agential institutions\, and between institutional and non-institutional groups. The problems related to these differences involve the extent and the role of intentional and causal influences in the genesis\, continuing existence\, agency and "death" of such entities\, on one hand\, and accounting for their normative forces\, on the other hand.
To submit your paper\, please send it in a format suitable for blind refereeing to: \;philipp.blum@philosophie.ch \;before the end of November 2013. All submissions will be considered submissions to the journal.
If you would like to participate please contact: \;Alexander.Reutlinger@uni-koeln.de
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