BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231006T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T170000 SUMMARY:Sign-Language-Reality 2023/24 UID:20240329T050243Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:
CFP: Sign-Language-Reality seminar colloquia (2023/2024).
Sign-Language-Reality (organized jointly by the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw and Polish Semiotic Society) is the oldest philosophical seminar in Poland.
We are interested in papers that address topics in philosophy of language\, philosophy of mind\, philosophical logic\, semantics\, pragmatics\, history of semiotic ideas\, philosophy of linguistics\, philosophy of psychology\, philosophy of cognitive science\, philosophy of law etc.
Deadline for submissions (for the academic year 2023/24): the 1st of September 2023
(the notification of acceptance shall be sent by the 20th of September 2023).
You are kindly asked to send your submission to Tadeusz Ciecierski (taci@uw.edu.pl)
In the submission please include the following information:
- TITLE OF PRESENTATION WITH SHORT ABSTRACT (UP TO 200 WORDS)
- AFFILIATION
- PROPOSED MONTH OF THE PRESENTATION (BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 &ndash\; JUNE 2024)
The seminars are held on selected Fridays at 5 PM (Central European Time). The suggested speaking time is 45-75 minutes\, the seminar lasts until the end of the discussion (but no longer than till 8 PM).
Authors of accepted papers will be asked to send a longer abstract or the full text of the paper two weeks before the presentation (the material will be shared on the seminar's website).
The 2022/23 SLR seminar shall be held entirely online.
The following speakers accepted an invitation to deliver a talk at the 2023/24 SLR seminar:
Kamil Cekiera (University of Wrocław)
Maria de Ponte (University of the Basque Country)
Matej Drobnak (University Of Hradec Krá\;lové\;)
Michael Glanzberg (Rutgers University)
Alexandru Radulescu (University of Missouri)
The PhenoLab was set up in 2019 as a free of charge series of seminars and lectures organised and held by Prof. Dr. Francesca Brencio. Originally born with the support of Dr. Prisca Bauer of the Systemic Research and Psychotherapy Section at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Freiburg Medical Centre (Germany)\, from October 2021 the PhenoLab activities have procedeed autonomously under the sole responsibility of Prof. Brencio.
\nFrom the Academic Year 2023-2024 the PhenoLab activities will be divided in four types: two free of charge and two with registration fees:
\n1. Academic Lectures: for free\, once a month\, partially recorded and uploaded on the PhenoLab YouTube Channel
\n2. Encountering Health Professionals: for free\, once every two months\, partially recorded and uploaded on the PhenoLab YouTube Channel
\n3. Course in Applying Phenomenology: twice a month\, a team of scholars coming from a strong experience in the field of phenomenology and qualitative research will teach how to apply the phenomenological method. In order to participate to the course\, registration fees are required. They will include online lectures\, teaching materials\, reading and discussion groups. Recordings of the course will not be uploaded. \;
\n4. Course in Philosophical Counseling and Phenomenology: twice every two months\, certified practitioners in the field of Philosophical Counselling\, with a focus on phenomenology and hermeneutics\, will guide the participants in using the tools coming from these two distinct yet close fields of knowledge. In order to participate to the course\, registration fees are required. They will include online lectures\, teaching materials\, reading groups\, and pragmatical activities. Recordings of the course will not be uploaded.
\nIn June 2024 the PhenoLab will organise and host the 1st edition of the PhenoLab Summer School in Applying Phenomenology. \; More information about the call for papers\, keynote speakers\, dates and costs will be provided at the very beginning of 2024. \;
\nThe PhenoLab activities will start on October 10 2023. \;
\nThe new program will be published within the beginning of September. \;
\nLectures and discussions will be held in English.
\nFor any query or information please contact phenolab2019@gmail.com \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20231102T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20240613T170000 SUMMARY:DFT-CELFIS research seminar\, University of Bucharest UID:20240329T050245Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independenței nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania\, 060024 DESCRIPTION:We're delighted to invite you to the research seminar of the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. These are organized in partnership with CELFIS\, the Center for Logic\, Philosophy and History of Science at UB.
\nFall 2023:
\nNovember 9\, 6pm: Torrance Fung (College of Idaho\, online)\, "Should We Colonize Mars?"
\nDecember 21\, 6pm: Alexandru Dragomir (University of Bucharest\, f2f) &\; Mihai Rusu (Babeș-Bolyai University\, Cluj\, online)\, "On Modal Expertise" \;
\nJanuary 29\, 4pm: Sophie Keeling (UNED\, Madrid\, online)\, "Reasons control: The research programme and its applications"
\nJanury 31\, 4pm: Sorin Bangu (University of Bergen\, f2f)\, "Wittgenstein on Scientism and Mathematics"
\nSpring 2024:
\nFebruary 26\, 4pm: Sandra Brâ\;nzaru (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "Understanding what it's like (empathy &\; VR experiences)"
\nMarch 7\, 6pm: Cătălin Teoharie (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "A new view of the Dark room problem under the Free Energy Principle framework"
\nMarch 21\, 2pm: Corneliu Bălan (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica București\, f2f)\, "De ce este mecanica fluidelor importantă pentru istoria și filosofia științei?" (in Romanian: "Why is fluid mechanics important for the history and philosophy of science?")
\nMarch 29\, 4pm: Bogdan Dumitrescu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The B-theory of Time and Libertarian Free Will"
\nApril 4\, 2pm: \;Zuzanna Rucińska (University of Antwerp\, \;f2f)\, "Mindshaping Social Roles in Pretend Play"
\nApril 11: Radu Iordache (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "(Re)Theorizing the Measurement of Conspiracy Theories" \;
\nApril 18: Mircea Dumitru (Romanian Academy &\; University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "Truth With and Without Satisfaction"
\nApril 22: Sophia Arbeiter (University of Pittsburgh\, \;online)\, "The Irrationality of Epistemic Akrasia"
\nMay: Bianca Savu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The Logic of Compliments" \;
\nMay: Marcus Arvan (University of Tampa\, online)\, TBA
\nMay: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy\, \;f2f)\, "Kant and Kantians on Supererogation"
\nMay 20: Antonio Piccolomini d&rsquo\;Aragona (University of Siena\, f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Nimra Asif (University of Connecticut\, \;online)\, TBA \;
\nJune: Paula Tomi (Polytechnic University Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Daniela Nica (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Mircea Toboșaru (Polytechnic University Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJuly: Manuela Ungureanu (University of British Columbia\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nAugust: Ioan Muntean (UI Urbana &\; UT Rio Grande Valley\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nPrevious events in the series are available at: \;
\n2021-22: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/93365 \;
\n2022-23: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/105249 \;
\nhttps://filosofie.unibuc.ro/category/seminar-cercetare-dft/ \;
\nhttps://icub.unibuc.ro/2022/06/14/workshop-semantic-cognition-and-truth/ \;
\nFor those of you who would like to join some of the meetings but have overlapping commitments\, we will do our best to record the meetings whenever everyone in attendance consents to it\, and to then upload the recordings on the Department's YouTube channel. Previous talks are available here:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q
\nStay tuned\, as there will be weekly announcements concerning the titles and abstracts of upcoming talks on the Facebook page titled "Seminarul Departamentului de Filosofie Teoretica UniBuc". \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrei Mărăşoiu";CN=Gheorghe Stefanov: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240329T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240330T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable 2024 UID:20240329T050246Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:800 W. Campbell Road\, JO 31\, Richardson\, United States\, 75080 DESCRIPTION:Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable
\nMarch 29-30\, 2024
\nUniversity of Texas\, Dallas
\nCenter for Values in Medicine\, Science\, and Technology
\n\nCall for Abstracts: \;We welcome extended abstracts (between 600-1\,200 words) for papers on any topic in philosophy of the social sciences\, especially those that tackle philosophical issues as they arise in\, and are consequential for\, practicing social scientists. We will assemble a two-day program of workshop-format sessions so that intensive discussion can be the focus of the meeting. Please email abstracts to \;PSSR2024@gmail.com \;no later than \;December 15\, 2023.
\nAs always\, papers in all areas of philosophy and social science are encouraged.
\n\nSelected presentations will be published as articles in a special issue of \;Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
\n\n ORGANIZER;CN=Kareem Khalifa;CN=Jonathan Y. Tsou;CN=Mark Risjord;CN=David Henderson;CN=Stephen Turner;CN=Paul A. Roth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T170000 SUMMARY:Boston University Graduate Student Philosophy Conference 2024: Valuing Research and Researching Values: How to Bridge the Gaps Between Ethics and Science UID:20240329T050247Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Boston\, United States DESCRIPTION:The philosophy graduate students at Boston University are soliciting papers and abstracts from graduate students in any area of philosophy for the Boston University Annual Graduate Student Conference on &ldquo\;Valuing Research and Researching Values: How to Bridge the Gaps Between Ethics and Science.&rdquo\; This year&rsquo\;s conference will feature a keynote address by Professor Kevin Elliott of Michigan State University. Professor Elliott has published extensively on the responsible management of ethical and social values in scientific research.
 \;
In recent years\, ethicists and philosophers of science have thoroughly investigated the social context of scientific knowledge production\, highlighting the extent to which non-epistemic values\, such as ethical\, cultural\, and aesthetic values\, are entangled in each stage of scientific practice\, from measurement and data collection to the allocation of funds. This acknowledgment has caused many to question the value-free ideal of science and the notion of scientific objectivity\, urging us to reconsider our normative understanding of what scientific knowledge is and how it should be achieved.
This new understanding of science has many implications for society: making the value-ladenness of science explicit allows us to enhance public trust in science\, to negotiate values and goals among stakeholders and policymakers\, and to critically engage with the discriminatory and colonial practices of western science towards indigenous knowledge. We wish to emphasize how values such as transparency\, fairness\, openness\, and equity play a crucial role in determining the goals of various domains of inquiry. This conference provides a space to appraise such values and their role as guides to scientific inquiry.
 \;
We believe that focusing on the values that inform scientific practice across different domains and discussing the aims and goals of scientific research\, from healthcare to conservation efforts\, is key to developing a socially engaged philosophy of science. By laying bare the extent to which values play a crucial role in identifying research topics\, choosing research questions\, determining the aims of inquiry\, responding to uncertainty\, and deciding how to communicate information\, philosophers can make meaningful contributions towards a more responsible and equitable science.
In recent years\, ethicists and philosophers of science have thoroughly investigated the social context of scientific knowledge production\, highlighting the extent to which non-epistemic values\, such as ethical\, cultural\, and aesthetic values\, are entangled in each stage of scientific practice\, from measurement and data collection to the allocation of funds. This acknowledgment has caused many to question the value-free ideal of science and the notion of scientific objectivity\, urging us to reconsider our normative understanding of what scientific knowledge is and how it should be achieved.
\n
This new understanding of science has many implications for society: making the value-ladenness of science explicit allows us to enhance public trust in science\, to negotiate values and goals among stakeholders and policymakers\, and to critically engage with the discriminatory and colonial practices of western science towards indigenous knowledge. We wish to emphasize how values such as transparency\, fairness\, openness\, and equity play a crucial role in determining the goals of various domains of inquiry. This conference provides a space to appraise such values and their role as guides to scientific inquiry.
 \;
We believe that focusing on the values that inform scientific practice across different domains and discussing the aims and goals of scientific research\, from healthcare to conservation efforts\, is key to developing a socially engaged philosophy of science. By laying bare the extent to which values play a crucial role in identifying research topics\, choosing research questions\, determining the aims of inquiry\, responding to uncertainty\, and deciding how to communicate information\, philosophers can make meaningful contributions towards a more responsible and equitable science.
Dear colleagues\,
\nWe are delighted to announce a conference that will delve into the convoluted relationship between identity and virtue(s)\, emphasizing their manifestations in human-AI interaction. The conference theme includes three interconnected domains\, namely:
\n1) the interplay between identity and virtue(s) in humans\,
\n2) the importance of virtues in human-AI interaction\, online environments\, and consequences for identity\,
\n3) the plausibility of attributing virtue(s) and identity to AI-based systems or AI-powered robots.
\nThe event welcomes the employment of several disciplines\, including but not limited to philosophy\, bioethics\, theology\, computer science\, law\, educational sciences\, and their interdisciplinary permeation.
\nA particular section of the event will focus on the aspect of epistemic identity and epistemic virtue(s)\, and the bridging of gaps between virtue epistemology\, AI ethics\, and religious studies. The aim is to elucidate how human epistemic identity\, encompassing fundamental beliefs\, cognitive processes\, and epistemic standards\, intertwines with virtuousness\, religious belief(s)\, and associated virtues like humility. Proposed papers could also investigate the evolution of epistemic identity and virtue in online environments and interactions with AI systems such as chatbots\, posing crucial questions about trustworthiness\, fairness\, and the attribution of virtues to AI entities.
\nOther open topics for this section include but are not limited to:
\n● investigating how human epistemic identities evolve in interaction with AI systems and the implications of such interactions\,
\n● the feasibility of communicating and evolving religious beliefs within human-AI communication\,
\n● questioning whether AI systems possess a discernible epistemic identity and the associated implications of this\,
\n● attributing virtues or vices to AI entities and their potential to engender epistemic harm or injustice.
\n \;
\nDeadlines and instructions
\nThe deadline for submitting your contribution for review is March 29th\, 2024.
\nSubmissions should include the title of your presentation\, a short abstract (between 300 and 500 words)\, your affiliation\, e-mail address\, academic title\, and position. Applicants will be notified of the review process's results by April 4th\, 2024.
\nYou can submit your application and abstract to the following e-mail address: info@identity.ethics-ai.eu
\nEach lecture will last up to 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A)\, and a keynote lecture will last 45 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A). Coffee\, snacks\, and lunch will be provided for all presenters on both days of the conference.
\nFull paper submission (optional) deadline will be sometime in August 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vojko Strahovnik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T130000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Statistics Early Career Summer Workshop UID:20240329T050250Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Minneapolis\, United States DESCRIPTION:Statistics is extraordinarily important to the practice of the sciences\, but remains relatively underexplored by philosophers. This event brings together early career researchers (including current graduate students) from philosophy and related disciplines who are interested in the philosophy of statistics for a pre-read workshop and discussion in Minneapolis. We hope that the workshop will not just involve presenting and sharing current ideas\, but will foster future collaborations and form the foundations for a network and community of young scholars working in the area. We welcome abstracts for presentation that address questions such as:
\nThe workshop will take place at the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities. Attendees will be expected to submit a completed paper by July 1 to be read by the other attendees\, and each attendee will also serve as a commentator for one of the other accepted papers. Besides the workshop proper\, our schedule builds in substantial time for informal discussions and an outdoor excursion in the Twin Cities. The organizers will cover expenses for food\, accommodations\, and travel within North America.
\nThis event is funded by the NSF grant #2042366 (&ldquo\;A Modern Philosophy for Classical Statistical Testing and Estimation&rdquo\;).
\nHow to apply
\nPlease prepare the following:
\nPlease email PDFs of your CV\, personal statement\, and abstract to dethi001[at]umn.edu with the subject line &ldquo\;Phil Stats Summer Application&rdquo\; and arrange for your letter of reference to be sent to the same email address. Applications are due by March 31\, full papers by July 1. We will respond with decisions as quickly as possible and no later than April 30.
ORGANIZER;CN=Corey Dethier;CN=Samuel C. Fletcher: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240331T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240331T230000 SUMMARY:Christian Philosophy facing Naturalism UID:20240329T050251Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:The dispute between naturalism and anti-naturalism has been underway almost since the very beginnings of philosophy. Christian thinkers\, by proclaiming that God as Creator transcends the reality He has created\, and that human beings as persons transcend the material world\, have entered this dispute on the anti-naturalist side. The contemporary dominance in culture of the naturalistic paradigm requires Christian philosophy to reflect on naturalism in the broadest sense (in its various forms)\, together with its conditions and consequences\, and to rethink its relationship to this philosophical tradition. Naturalism rejects the possibility of something existing\, being known\, or being explained that is separate from the material reality given in empirical cognition. Along with this\, it denies human beings transcendence with respect to the natural or social world. In its contemporary iteration\, this tradition appeals to the solutions and methods of domain-specific forms of scientific inquiry\, relying on them for its own authority.
\nFor Christian philosophy\, naturalism represents a powerful challenge. It is possible to see in it a threat to Christian philosophy\, but it is also possible to discern in it an opportunity for a more critical evaluation of Christian philosophy&rsquo\;s previous solutions\, and an opportunity to develop new ones. There is a need for a better understanding of naturalism itself\, as well as of what the various domain-specific sciences (including the natural and social sciences\, as well as the humanities and\, currently\, neuroscientific research in particular) have to say about the world and about human beings. Systematic and historico-philosophical questions equally still call for debate&mdash\;in relation to the centuries-old dispute between naturalism and anti-naturalism\, as well as the changing place of Christian thought within it. In our own time\, one can witness diverse attempts by Christian thinkers both to critically discuss naturalistic positions and to implement naturalistic approaches or solutions within Christian thought itself. Certainly\, the latter cannot ignore the fact that naturalism allows philosophy to maintain cognitive contact with domain specific forms of scientific inquiry.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T234500 SUMMARY:Gaming Science: Exploring the Intersection of Science and Video Games - a thematic issue of Teorie vědy / Theory of Science journal UID:20240329T050252Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nGaming Science: Exploring the Intersection of Science and Video Games
\nVideo games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment today but their potential goes far beyond that. We invite submissions for a thematic issue of \;Teorie vědy / Theory of Science \;focused on the intersection of science and video games. This issue seeks to explore video games not only as objects of study but also as tools for scientific research.
\nWe welcome submissions of original research articles from all disciplines and schools of thought that address any of the following topics:
\nA) Video games as objects of scientific research
\nHow do different sciences study video games (e.g.\, history\, psychology\, sociology\, game studies\, aesthetics\, computer science\, etc.)?
\nB) Video games as tools for scientific research
\nHow do different sciences use video games in their research? For example\, using games to study:
\nimmersive technologies (e.g.\, virtual reality)
\nspatial reasoning
\nempathy and aggression
\nethical dilemmas
\nC) Broader topics
\nthe role of gamification in scientific research
\nthe potential of video games to facilitate interdisciplinary research and collaboration
\nthe philosophical\, ethical\, societal\, educational\, and other related aspects of the intersection of science and video games
\nSubmissions should be in English or Czech and follow the guidelines for \;Teorie vědy / Theory of Science\, available on the journal&rsquo\;s website.
\nThe deadline for submissions is \;March 31\, 2024. Please direct any inquiries to teorievedy@flu.cas.cz.
\nWe look forward to receiving your submissions!
\nIvo Pezlar and Helena Bendova\, editors
https://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz \;
We invite submissions of papers broadly related to the topic of reductionism (and/or emergence) concerning transitions in physics/chemistry (e.g. phase transitions) and biology (e.g. evolutionary transitions). Only abstracts of a maximum of 1000 words should be submitted\, suitable for a 30-40 minutes presentation (including Q&\;A). Abstracts \;should be fully \;anonymized and sent via email to Olivier Sartenaer (olivier.sartenaer@unamur.be). In \;the body of the email\, please include the \;author&rsquo\;s \;name\, affiliation and contact \;information. The deadline for submissions is April 1st\, 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by early May.
\nINVITED SPEAKERS
Jeremy Butterfield (University of Cambridge)
Fridolin Gross (University of Bordeaux)
Margarida Hermida (King&rsquo\;s College London)
Andreas Hü\;ttemann (University of Cologne)
Eleanor Knox (King&rsquo\;s College London)
Tarja Knuuttila (University of Vienna)
Samir Okasha (University of Bristol)
Patricia Palacios (University of Salzburg)
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial assistance will be provided to support travel and/or housing expenses for untenured selected speakers.
LOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Alexandre Guay (UCLouvain)
Quentin Hiernaux (ULB)
Maxime Hilbert (UNamur)
Astrid Modera (UNamur)
Charles Pence (UCLouvain)
Artificial Intelligence has captured recent headlines with the rise of large language models (LLMs). \; They represent a leap forward in the development of human inventions that may rank amongst the most important in the history of our species. \; The questions that the continued improvement of AI pose to humanity are thus urgent and unavoidable. \; However\, the deeper principles and methods that are necessary for dealing with these new questions come from the foundational work that takes place within philosophy and the humanities more broadly. \;
\nRationale for the Conference \;
\nTechnological innovation and change have been a perennial component of human life since its inception. In many ways\, technology is one of the defining features of any society in history. Innovations like the printing press\, penicillin\, and the internal combustion engine forever altered the communities where they emerged. It is possible to say that these technological innovations destroyed one world and created a new one in its place. \;
\nWe are living through an age of radical change and evolution via the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. These technologies are very new\, and in many ways the implications and consequences of these new systems are nebulous and unclear. Of course\, we as human beings have some say in how AI comes into our world. How should machine learning systems be used in our society? Are there responsible and irresponsible uses of this technology? How should make these sorts of decisions? What implications do these systems have for our very understanding of the universe? What kind of knowledge can we use the machine to pursue? Are there limits to what we can learn from or with these devices? \;
\nThis conference aims to bring together top scholars from philosophy\, the humanities\, and the sciences for an interdisciplinary discussion that focuses on the epistemological and ethical dimensions of AI. Speakers will cover foundational questions related to uses of machine learning and immerging technologies as well as how these more basic questions relate to specific fields\, topics\, or policy debates. The philosophy department\, in conjunction with a number of other departments\, to provide two days of invited speakers and immerging scholars from philosophy\, data science\, and the broader humanities. \;
\n \;
Keynote Address: \; John Symons\, University of Kansas \;
Director of the Center for Cyber Social Dynamics
https://research.ku.edu/people/john-symons \;
Plenary Speaker: Matthew Liao\, New York University \;
Director for the Center of Bioethics at NYU
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/s-matthew-liao \;
Plenary Speaker: Kathleen Creel\, Northeastern University \;
https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/kathleen-katie-creel/ \;
Plenary Speaker: Ramó\;n Alvarado\, University of Oregon \;
https://philosophy.uoregon.edu/profile/ralvarad/ \;
Plenary Speaker: Maya Indira Ganesh\, University of Cambridge \;
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/our-people/seniors-members/dr-maya-indira-ganesh/
Call for Abstracts: \;
We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words\, prepared for blind review and appropriate forpresentation in 20 minutes (followed by 10 minutes of Q&\;A). We will aim to notify submitting authors of our decision regarding their abstract by no later than April 15th. Please submit no more than one submission per corresponding/presenting author. Special consideration will be given to those focusing on one of the following four major areas of discussion: \;
\nEthical considerations around Epistemic issues\, including (but not limited to) AI and issues of opacity\, trust\, and/or justification of reasoning\, etc. Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Brittany Gentry (brittany.gentry@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Epistemic Issues Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\nEthical considerations around Decision Making\, including (but not limited to) AI making decisions on hiring\, loan approvals\, healthcare\, culpability\, sentencing and/or legal judgements\, etc. Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Mike Ashfield (mike.ashfield@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Decision Making Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\nEthical considerations around Modeling\, including (but not limited to) AI and issues related to algorithm biasing\, filtering\, large language models\, value parameters and assumptions\, etc. \;Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Michael Otteson (michael.otteson@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Modeling Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\n
Inquiries \;
For more information about conference registration\, venue accessibility\, etc. see website (coming soon). For general inquiries\, please contact Dr. Brittany Gentry (brittany.gentry@usu.edu) or Dr. Michael Otteson (michael.otteson@usu.edu).
Egenis\, the Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences\, will host a 2-day workshop on the philosophy of the paleosciences\, followed by a 3-day retreat to the Jurassic Coast. Travel costs to Exeter and the retreat\, as well as accommodation will be covered for all speakers.
\nAbstracts of no more than 500 words and CVs should be emailed to Adrian Currie at a.currie@exeter.ac.uk by the 1st of April. Topics can include anything related to the history\, philosophy or sociology of the paleosciences\, broadly construed. Get in touch with Adrian if you&rsquo\;ve any questions.
\nInvited Speakers
\nAlisa Bokulich (Boston University)
\nMax Dresow (Macalester College)
\nAndra Meneganzin (KU Leuven)
\nDerek Turner (Connecticut College)
\nAlison Wylie (University of British Colombia)
\nThe Retreat will be based in the Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve and will involve both discussions surrounding a draft of Adrian Currie&rsquo\;s monograph The Science of Lost Worlds\, as well as a set of extra-curricular activities on the Jurassic Coast.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20240402T060000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20240402T060000 SUMMARY:Developing new skills in VR UID:20240329T050256Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independentei nr. 204\, Bucureşti (Sectorul 2)\, Romania\, 060024 DESCRIPTION:The "Developing new skills in VR" \;student conference \;aims to bring together students and researchers in philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, cognitive science\, philosophy of technology\, in order to advance our understanding of the kind of knowledge we can aquire in VR and whether we can develop new skills or improve skills in VR.
\nThe conference will take place \;27-28 April 2024\, between 9 AM- \; 9 PM\, local time for Bucharest\, Romania. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes long\, followed by 10 minutes long Q&\;A.
\nIt will have a \;mixed format\, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so\, their session will enjoy a live audience\, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).
\nTopic areas:
\nCall for abstracts
\nWe encourage BA\, MA and PhD students\, as well as early PhD's and postdocs\, to contribute research abstracts related to the event's topic areas. Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 300 words. \;
\nAbstracts will receive full consideration if sent before April 2nd\, 2024 at the following address: developingnewskillsinvr@gmail.com Word or PDF attachments preferred\, with the message titled "abstract submission".
\nAll submissions will go through a process of blind peer review. (Please write your identifying details in the body of the email\, and leave the attached abstract anonymized.) We intend notifications of acceptance to be sent out on or before April \; 5th\, 2024. The conference programme will be announced as soon as review is completed.
\nFor any questions\, please don't hesitate to email developingnewskillsinvr@gmail.com
\nYou may register at the same address (or by RSVP here on PhilEvents) on or before April 25th in order to receive the Zoom connection details.
\nThe conference is organized with the support of undergraduate students in the bachelor&rsquo\;s programme in cognitive science within the Department for Psychology at the University of Bucharest and with the support of graduate students in the doctoral school of theorethical philosophy within the Department for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sandra-Catalina Branzaru: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20240401T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20240401T234500 SUMMARY:7th World Congress of Paraconsistency UID:20240329T050257Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Mexico_City LOCATION:Av. de la Independencia 901\, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA\, Centro\, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez\, Oax.\, Oaxaca de Juárez\, Mexico\, 68000 DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers
\nTutorials
\nCALL FOR PAPERS
\nWe welcome contributions on the different aspects of paraconsistency. Topics include but are not limited to the following:
\nParticular systems of paraconsistent logic
\n \;General tools and frameworks for paraconsistent systems
\n \;Interactions of paraconsistent logic with other logics
\n \;Philosophical issues in paraconsistency
\nApplications of paraconsistent logic
\n \;History of paraconsistent logic
\nParaconsistency and computation.
\nThere will also be a half-day symposium within WCP7 celebrating the 80 years of Diderik Batens. Any submission on the scope of Diderik's wide interests (adaptive logics\, rationality\, problem-solving processes\, defeasible reasoning\, logical dynamics\, set theory\, proper semantics\, etc.) is most welcome.
\n\nSubmissions should be anonymized 300- to 700-word abstracts and be sent to \;submissions7wcp@gmail.com\, indicating clearly in case it is intended for the Batens' symposium. \;Contact details\, including paper title\, affiliation\, and email address\, should be submitted as a separate PDF.
\nAll submissions will be anonymously refereed. \;
\nSome contributions may be accepted for presentation in a poster session.
\n\nImportant dates
\nEXTENDED Submission deadline: April 1\, 2024
\nNotification of decision: April 30\, 2024.
\n ORGANIZER;CN="María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz";CN="Luis Estrada-González": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240401T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240401T234500 SUMMARY:Inaugural Conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement UID:20240329T050258Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Berkeley\, United States DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that the International 2024 Inaugural Conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement will be held in person at the University of California\, Berkeley on August 5&ndash\;6\, 2024.  \;
\nThe Conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement is an interdisciplinary conference that explores the philosophy and history of measurement. It aims to consolidate and develop the study of these topics\, following previous conferences that predate the foundation of the Society in Bielefeld (2013)\, Cambridge (2015)\, Paris (2018) and Milan (2022). It will bring together philosophers\, historians\, sociologists\, psychometricians\, and metrologists to address questions related to measurement across disciplines ranging from the natural sciences to the human sciences.  \;
\nImportant dates
\n&bull\; Submission portal opens: March 1\, 2024
\n&bull\; Deadline for submission: April 1\, 2024
\n&bull\; Notification of acceptance: May 1\, 2024
\n&bull\; Early-bird Registration opens: May 1\, 2024
\n&bull\; Regular Registration opens: June 1\, 2024  \;
\nSubmission guidelines
\nWe invite submissions for:
\n&bull\; (a) Individual presentations (20 min. with 10 min. Q&\;A)
\n&bull\; (b) Symposia (2-4 papers)
\n&bull\; (c) Posters
\n&bull\; (d) 2-4 hour workshops (these would occur on the day before\, on Aug. 4)  \;
\nPlease submit proposals for individual contributions (~500 words) or symposia/workshops (~1\,200 words)\, specifying the chosen format (a)-(d)\, and following the instructions of the website. All abstracts should be submitted electronically using the website submission page:
\n \; https://measurementsociety.org/conference/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240402T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240402T143000 SUMMARY:“On Playing Gods: The Fallacy of the Many-Worlds Interpretation” UID:20240329T050259Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We present a methodological argument to refute the so-called many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum theory. Several known criticisms in the literature have already pointed out problematic aspects of this interpretation\, such as the lack of a satisfactory account of probabilities\, or the huge ontological cost of MWI. Our criticism\, however\, does not go into the technical details of any version of MWI\, but is at the same time more general and more radical. We show\, in fact\, that a whole class of theories&mdash\;of which MWI is a prime example&mdash\;fails to satisfy some basic tenets of science which we call facts about natural science. The problem of approaches the likes of MWI is that\, in order to reproduce the observed empirical evidence about any concrete quantum measurement outcome\, they require as a tacit assumption that the theory does in fact apply to an arbitrarily large range of phenomena\, and ultimately to all phenomena. We call this fallacy the holistic inference loop\, and we show that this is incompatible with the facts about natural science\, rendering MWI untenable and dooming it to be refuted.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Barandes: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240403T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T170000 SUMMARY:Phenomenology as a Queer Method – Registration open for BSP Online Course UID:20240329T050300Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Phenomenology as a Queer Method
\nCourse Leader: Dr Nikolaas Cassidy-Deketelaere (KU Leuven)
\nDates: 3 / 10 / 17 / 24 April 2024
\nTime: 5:30-7:00pm (BST)
\nLocation: Online (Zoom)
\n\nPhenomenology and queer theory\, as a form of critical theory\, are generally considered to be entirely distinct styles of thinking\, if not straightforwardly opposed in their presuppositions and aims. However\, this course will explore how&mdash\;much to the contrary&mdash\;phenomenology should instead be considered as an inherently queer method.
\n\nAfter all\, characterised by the so-called &lsquo\;reduction of the natural attitude&rsquo\;\, it exists precisely in what we could call the &lsquo\;bracketing of (hetero)normativity&rsquo\;. To that end\, we will first consider how the project of a &lsquo\;queer phenomenology&rsquo\; can be conceived in a properly methodological sense\, distinguishing it from a limited phenomenology of sexuality or gender. Second\, we will critically discuss contemporary phenomenological forms of heteronormativity\, particularly in France\, in order to illustrate how heteronormativity is not simply a political but a distinctly methodological&mdash\;and thus phenomenological&mdash\;problem. Third\, we turn to Husserl in order to conceive of the reduction as an inherently queer category. Finally\, we will apply the phenomenological insights thus acquired to the specific experience of AIDS in order to show how the queer perspective can serve the phenomenological method in general\, specifically by providing the opportunity for integrating both love and embodiment into Heidegger&rsquo\;s existential ontology.
\n \;
\nFind out some more about BSP2024OC2: Phenomenology as a Queer Method
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240403T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240403T234500 SUMMARY:27th Conference Applications of Logic in Philosophy and the Foundations of Mathematics UID:20240329T050301Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Szklarska Poręba\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Contributions related to logic\, logical philosophy\, pragmatics\, foundations of mathematics and related areas are welcome. The abstracts of about 30-40 minutes talks\, not extending one page\, should be submitted via the registration form\, available at our webside. \;The deadline for submissions is April 3\, 2024 \;and the notification of acceptance will be sent until April 12\, 2024.
\nThe conference venue is situated in the Sudetes Mountains on the Polish-Czech border at Olimp Hotel in Szklarska Poręba.
\nFor further information about the conference\, the venue\, registration and payments\, please visit the conference website.
ORGANIZER;CN=Janusz Czelakowski;CN=Anna Glenszczyk;CN=Andrzej Indrzejczak;CN="Tomasz Jarmużek";CN="Dorota Leszczyńska-Jasion";CN="Elżbieta Magner";CN=Marcin Selinger;CN="Tomasz Połacik": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240404T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240406T170000 SUMMARY:Unity & Disunity in Science: Philosophical\, Historical\, and Theological Perspectives UID:20240329T050302Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:University of Notre Dame\, Notre Dame\, United States\, 46556 DESCRIPTION:From debates in the New Zealand parliament concerning the value of Maori knowledge of nature\, to debates about racial and gender bias in medicine\, to the recent realization that the work of a Nobel prize winner was consistently rejected for falling outside scientific consensus\, it is clear that there are tensions inherent in Western society&rsquo\;s commitment to universal reason alongside epistemic diversity \; Aware of these tensions\, many historians of science have sought to recover the stories of non-standard science and to emphasize a diversity of ways of knowing the natural world. Moreover\, many philosophers of science have suggested that pluralism within science is not a matter of justice to diverse stakeholders but a generic feature of scientific reasoning. They claim that the pursuit of manifold\, perhaps even inconsistent\, research programs is the appropriate response to the complexity of target systems and the perspectival limitations of knowing. Scholars in science and religion have even begun to question the validity of &ldquo\;science&rdquo\; as a transhistorical monolithic category suggesting that it consists of a variety of traditions each with its own internal history and rationality. \;Each of these three strands considers the possibility and\, sometimes\, inevitability of a more pluralist science\, one that progresses along multiple paths rather than insisting on the closing down of alternatives. This conference seeks to bring these strands together to further investigate the historical and conceptual foundations of pluralist science as well as to evaluate its promises and risks in our globalist society. \;
\nWe are accepting submissions for twenty minute papers and for posters. We welcome contributions from history and philosophy of science\, theology and science\, science studies\, and adjacent disciplines. \;Abstracts should be approximately 250 words. A limited number of travel bursaries are available.
\nPossible questions include:
\nIs pluralism a permanent part of the scientific endeavor\, or is it merely a transitory feature of our current epistemic situation?
\nIs pluralism a desired feature of scientific theorizing\, or a roadblock to a final\, unified science? What risks does pluralism pose\, either epistemically or socially?
\nShould we value a \;diversity of perspectives at all? for epistemic or non-epistemic reasons? Instrumentally or for its own sake? \;
\nDo inconsistent models imply some form of epistemic relativism?
\nDoes a commitment to scientific pluralism imply that nature itself is pluralistic\, or merely that different ways of modeling nature represent different aspects of a univocal nature?
\nDo different cultural\, metaphysical\, and religious perspectives result in salient differences in the kinds of scientific knowledge that are possible?
\nIs science inherently secular? Is it culturally or metaphysically neutral? What are the implications of proposing a non-secular\, culturally situated science?
\nHow might disunity in science affect the way other disciplines engage with it? \;
\nHow should different ways of knowing nature be characterized with respect to one another and with respect to European\, empirical science? Do specific cases clarify this relationship?
\nDo our methods of historically investigating science by attending to particular cases lead to the conclusion that science is pluralistic or merely assume its pluralism from the start? \;
\nAre there aspects of science that we presume to be universal that are\, in fact\, culturally situated? \;
\nHow prevalent in the history of science is the Semmelweiss reflex\, whereby established scientific authorities reject new evidence or knowledge in favor of entrenched norms\, beliefs\, or practices? Does that prevalence vary by discipline\, region\, or period? Do specific cases of this reflex (or its absence) teach us something about how prone science is to unification? \;
\nRevitalizing Science and Values
\nConference Dates: April 5-7\, 2024
\nLocation: Center for Philosophy of Science\, Cathedral of Learning\, University of Pittsburgh
\nThe arena of science and values has grown in size and prominence in recent philosophy of science. But debates about the role of science remain fairly limited in terms of both the scope of topics discussed and in the range of views expressed. This conference aims to broaden the horizons of work on science and values\, partly by making room for new (or new versions of older) ideas and partly by getting it to interact with other parts of philosophy.
\n \;Conference Program: \; \;https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/revitalizing-science-and-values-progr/
ORGANIZER;CN=Chantel Snodgrass;CN=Arnon Levy;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T170000 SUMMARY:Crisis and Meaning: Intersections of Humanities and Mental Health UID:20240329T050304Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1 Castle Point Terrace\, Hoboken\, United States\, 07030 DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nWe welcome a wide range of submissions for 20-minute presentations from a variety of humanistic and scientific perspectives on mental health\, including approaches in literature\, philosophy\, history\, arts\, social sciences\, psychology\, psychiatry\, and interdisciplinary fields. Topics could include but are not limited to the following:
\nLiterary and artistic representations of mental illness and/or treatment
\nIntersections between psychiatry\, psychology\, and aesthetics in literature\, art\, music\, and performing arts
\nApplications of literary and artistic expression in mental illness treatment
\nThe role of humanities and social sciences in identifying and articulating mental health struggles at the individual or population level
\nHistorical and/or sociological approaches to understanding mental health issues
\nCognitive or neurological approaches to the human experience of literary\, musical\, or artistic expression
\nMedical humanities approaches to understanding or treating psychological pain
\nCurrent communities in mental health crisis and how to help them
\nInterested scholars should \;submit a presentation title and 250-word abstract \;by \;February 8\, 2024.
\nFor questions\, please contact Jennifer McBryan at jmcbryan@stevens.edu.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry: Philosophical Perspectives UID:20240329T050305Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1 UNF Dr.\, Jacksonville\, United States\, 32224 DESCRIPTION:The aim of this conference is to bring together diverse philosophical perspectives to investigate philosophical issues related to inquiry. These questions include: \;
\nThe world\, it seems\, is at a crossroads regarding environmental responsibility. While religion is often seen as antagonistic to environmental concerns\, there is a rich history of religion&rsquo\;s engagement with nature\, our use of resources\, and human responsibility of stewardship and care for the environment. From Judeo/Christian scriptural traditions in Genesis\, Psalms\, Luke\, and Romans to Hindu scriptural traditions in the Yajurveda\, many religions embed care for creation in its religious laws. Furthermore\, religious figures such as John Calvin\, while anthropocentric in his thinking\, also endorsed human responsibility toward the environment. As recently as the 1970&rsquo\;s The National Council of Churches and the National Association of Evangelicals called for environmental conservation. Now\, however\, the environment has been weaponized and politicized in ways that muddy the waters which seemed so clear to many throughout history. To what extent do religious aims and environmental concerns become at odds or align? Is there common ground from which people of differing religious views can discuss these matters? Must we choose between progress and the environment or is there a path forward that preserves both our way of life as a species and the world we inhabit? In light of questions like these\, Weatherford College is again pleased to host the 6th annual Philosophy of Religion Conference on the theme &ldquo\;Philosophy of Religion and the Environment\,&rdquo\; on April 5-6\, 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gregory Trickett: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240406T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240406T170000 SUMMARY:Midwest Memory Mayhem 2024 UID:20240329T050307Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:West Lafayette\, United States DESCRIPTION:Midwest Memory Mayhem \;is a one-day in-person integrative workshop for philosophers and scientists\, which aims to promote discussion of topics and problems on all types of memory\, to generate new research questions and connections\, and to provide a venue for the exploration of interdisciplinary methods in memory research. \;
\nSessions and Invited speakers (Schedule TBD)
\nNeuropsychology of Memory
\nCarl Craver (Washington University in St. Louis)
\nDonna Rose Addis (Baycrest Rotman Research Institute)
\nSemantic Memory \;
\nGuy Dove (University of Louisville)
\nDavid Kemmerer (Purdue University)
\nMemory &\; Construct Validity \;
\nJavi Gomez-Lavin (Purdue University)
\nJen Coane (Colby College)
\nMemory &\; Aging \;
\nAlison Reiheld (Southern Illinois Edwardsville)
\nSydney Trask (Purdue University) \;
\nMemory &\; AI \;
\nMarya Schectman (University of Illinois Chicago)
\nDavid Menager (Parallax Research)
\nThe workshop is organized by Prof. Sarah Robins (robin741@purdue.edu) and Dr. Marta Caravà\; (mcarav@purdue.edu) with the support of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University. Please\, feel free to contact us if you need further information.
\nPlease\, note that "Midwest Memory Mayhem" is an in-person workshop. Details about potential remote attendance through zoom will be shared soon.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sarah Robins;CN="Marta Caravà": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20240407T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20240407T234500 SUMMARY:Seventh European Advanced School in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences (EASPLS) “Explanation and Evidence in Biology and Medicine” UID:20240329T050308Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION: Martinstraße 12\, Klosterneuburg\, Austria\, 3400 DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
\nThe seventh edition of the biennial European Advanced School in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences (EASPLS) will take place at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI)\, in Klosterneuburg (Austria). The school is primarily aimed \; at \; young scholars (PhD students and early post-doctoral researchers) working in the history\, philosophy and social studies of the biological\, biomedical\, and environmental sciences. The topic of this edition is &ldquo\;Explanation and Evidence in Biology and Medicine&rdquo\;.
\nhttps://www.kli.ac.at/en/events/event_calendar/view/679 \;
\nApplication
\nApplications should be sent to easpls2024@kli.ac.at
\nThe application includes:
\nA letter of motivation (max 500 words)
\nA short Curriculum Vitae (max 3 pages)
\nThe deadline for applications is April 7th. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 30th.
ORGANIZER;CN=Leonardo Bich;CN=Matteo Mossio;CN=Lucie Laplane: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240409T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240411T170000 SUMMARY:X International Workshop on QM and QI: Philosophy and Phenomenology of Quantum Interpretations UID:20240329T050309Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via Ostiense\, 234-236\, Roma\, Italy\, 00146 DESCRIPTION:This is a fully in-person event.
\n\nBook of abstracts and program TBA.
\n\nAny queries\, please contact: rwarroyo [at] unicamp.br
ORGANIZER;CN=Raoni Arroyo;CN=Samuele Fasol;CN=Emanuele Rossanese: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240410T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240410T103000 SUMMARY:Enactivism: Utopian and Scientific - a debate UID:20240329T050310Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Where is enactivism headed? What are some of the main problems and key issues researchers will need to take into account in order to maintain (or expand) its status as a revolutionary view of mind and cognition?
\nIn order to tackle these questions\, the Brazilian research group CLEA (Cognition\, Language\, Enactivism and Affectivity) is holding a series of online debates called &ldquo\;The Future of Enactivism&rdquo\;\, bringing fresh and critical perspectives to this research program. Each session will consist in a main presenter and a critical commentator. Members of the audience will also be able to ask questions and participate in the debate.
\nThe first event of the series is called &ldquo\;Enactivism: Utopian and Scientific&rdquo\; and will feature Russell Meyer (Chinese Academy of Sciences\, Institute of Philosophy) as the main presenter and Guilherme Sanches de Oliveira (TU Berlin) as critical commentator. It will be held online on Thursday\, April 10th\, at 8:30 AM Brasilia time (GMT-3). We invite everyone to participate by registering beforehand at cleafilosofia[at]gmail.com in order to receive the link.
ORGANIZER;CN=Felipe Nogueira de Carvalho;CN=Carlos Barth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240410T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240412T170000 SUMMARY:ML\, Explain Yourself!: Perspectives from Philosophy and Computer Science UID:20240329T050311Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Utrecht\, Netherlands\, 3512 BK DESCRIPTION:Machine learning (ML)\, including large language models and other deep learning models\, are encroaching on nearly all our knowledge institutions. Ever more scientific fields&mdash\;from medical science to fundamental physics&mdash\;are turning to ML to solve long-standing problems or make new discoveries. At the same time\, ML is used across society to gain knowledge and information. DL models determine social-media newsfeeds\, aid governments and industry in detecting fraud\, and now ChatGPT has become integrated with Bing search and Quora.com answers. It is essential that we understand the potentials and challenges that come with using ML as a way of structuring all of our knowledge.
\nTogether with the Normative Philosophy of Science Lab at Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technology\, \;ML\, Explain Yourself! \;is the capstone conference for the Dutch Research Council Veni project: \;Explain yourself!? \;The scope of understanding and explanation from machine learning. \;The conference will bring together philosophers and computer science researchers to discuss issues in ML surrounding decision support\, scientific discovery\, generalization\, idealization\, reliability\, values\, trust\, and other areas in normative philosophy of science.
\nThe conference will be held on April 10-12\, 2024 at Utrecht University\, Netherlands Conference website: https://ephil.ai/event/conference-ml-explain-yourself/
\nRegistration is free\, but required. Please register at: \;https://forms.gle/rTpWv7QPaB371Ey56
\n\nKeynote speakers include:
\nLauren Ross\, Philosophy\, UC Irvine
\nZack Lipton\, Computer Science\, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNava Tintarev\, Computer Science and HCI\, Maastricht University
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Emily Sullivan;CN=Kaush Kalidindi;CN=Yeji Streppel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240410T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240412T170000 SUMMARY:SIUCC XXXI: The Argumentative Theory of Reason – From the Social to the Cognitive UID:20240329T050312Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Facultad de Psicología\, Sevilla\, Spain\, 41018 DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 10th April
\n\n17.30 Pre-conference Coffee &\; Pastries
\n\n17.45 Welcome Address
Marga Vá\;zquez (SEFA) + Inmaculada Murcia (Dean Faculty of Philosophy)
18.00-19.15 Hugo Mercier (CNRS-IJN-ENS): &ldquo\;The Weirdness of Science&rdquo\;
\n\nThursday 11th April
\n\n9.30-10.45 Dan Williams (University of Sussex): &ldquo\;The Marketplace of Misleading Ideas&rdquo\; - Discussant Jesú\;s Zamora Bonilla (UNED &\; Institute Vienna Circle\, Uni Wien)
\n\n10.45-12.00 Matteo Michelini (Technical University of Eindhoven and Ruhr University of Bochum): &ldquo\;The Effect of Myside Bias in deliberative settings: a perspective from computational models&rdquo\; - Discussant Nino Guallart (U. Sevilla)
\n\n12.00-12.30 Coffee &\; Pastries Break
\n\n12.30-13.45 Thomas Castelain (University of Girona): &ldquo\;Dissociation Between What Convinces Children\, and the Reasons They Use to Convince Others&rdquo\; - Discussant Neftalí\; Villanueva (UGR\, Filolab)
\n\n13.45-16.00 Lunch + Coffee
\n\n16.00-17.15 Nick Byrd (Stevens Institute of Technology): &ldquo\;Socratic Reflection Online 2.0&rdquo\; - Discussant Aida Roige (U. Barcelona)
\n\n17.15-18.30 Hugo Mercier (CNRS-IJN-ENS): &ldquo\;Making Science Work&rdquo\;
\n
Friday 12th April
\n\n9.30 &ndash\; 10.45 Maarten Van Dorn (Radboud Universiteit/Central European University): &ldquo\;Is Confirmation Bias a Double-Edged Sword? Reevaluating its Role in the Argumentative Theory of Reason&rdquo\; - Discussant: Manuel Padilla Cruz (U. Sevilla)
\n\n10.45-11.15 Coffee &\; Pastries Break
\n\n11.15. 12.30. Marí\;a Jimé\;nez-Buedo (UNED) &\; Saú\;l Pé\;rez-Gonzalé\;z (University of Valencia): &ldquo\;Evidence for Policy and the Scaffolding of Epistemic Vigilance&rdquo\; - Discussant Julia Sá\;nchez-Dorado (U. Sevilla)
\n\n12-30-13.45 Javier Anta (University of Seville): &ldquo\;An Informational Semantics for the Argumentative Theory of Reasoning&rdquo\; - Discussant Lilian Bermejo Luque (UGR\, Filolab)
\n\n13.45-16.00 Lunch + Coffee
\n\n16.00-17.15 Constant Bonard (U. of Bern)\, Filippo Contesi (U. of Milan) &\; Teresa Marques (U. of Barcelona): &ldquo\;The Effectiveness of Propaganda&rdquo\; - Discussant Gonzalo Velasco (UC3M)
\n17.15-18.30 Eric Funkhouser (University of Arkansas): &ldquo\;Belief Signaling\, Persuasion\, and Manipulation&rdquo\; - Discussant Gloria Andrada (U. NOVA Lisboa)
\n\n
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About the Inter-University Workshop in Philosophy and Cognitive Science (SIUCC)
\nThe SIUCC annual conference has been organized under the auspices of the SEFA (www.sefaweb.es) since the creation of the society in 1994. Invited speakers are asked to present their papers\, which can be new material or a revision of former work. The conference intends to trigger exchange of ideas and scholarly debate through the presentation of about 8 contributions related to any of the philosophical topics of the invited speakers&rsquo\; work.
\nThis year the workshop will be focused on the work of \;Hugo Mercier (CNRS-Institut Jean Nicod\, Paris).
\nABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
\nRecent workshops and keynote speakers have been: XXX\, Valencia: José\; Luis Bermudez\; XXIX\; Barcelona: Susanna Siegel XXVIII\, Granada: Amie Thomasson\; XXVII\, Vitoria: Elisabeth Camp\; XXVI\, Madrid: David Velleman\; XXV\, Valencia: Tim Williamson\; XXIV\, Valladolid: Jason Stanley\; XXIII\, Sevilla: Jennifer Hornsby\; XXII\, San Sebastiá\;n: Jesse Prinz\; XXI\, Granada: Jaakko Hintikka\; XX\, Barcelona: Crispin Wright\; XIX\, Zaragoza: Ernest Sosa\; XVIII\, Madrid: John Perry.
\nThis XXXI edition will take place at the Universidad de Sevilla\, hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy (Faculty of Philosophy/Faculty of Psychology building)\, in April 10th-12th\, 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN="Antonio Gaitán Torres";CN=Hugo Viciana;CN=Jesus Navarro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240411T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:IX Annual Moscow Conference «Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy – 9: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, Theory of Consciousness\, Cognitive Science and AI\, Theology» UID:20240329T050313Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Moscow LOCATION:H.26 Maronovsky lane\, Moscow\, Russia\, 119049 DESCRIPTION:STATE ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY OF THE HUMANITIES
\nRUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE HUMANITIES
\nFoundation for the Humanities
\n \;
\nINTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIС WORKSHOP (conference)
\nTranscendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy&ndash\;9: Metaphysics\,Epistemology\, Theory of Consciousness\, Cognitive Science and AI\, Theology
\nDear Colleagues\,
\nFrom April 11 to April 13\, 2024\, the IX Moscow international conference (workshop) «\;Transcendental turn in contemporary philosophy&ndash\;9: metaphysics\, epistemology\, theory of consciousness\, cognitive science and artificial intelligence\, theology»\; will be held.
\nFaculty of Philosophy of the SAUH\, Faculty of Philosophy of the RSUH\, Foundations for the Humanities\, SCMAI RAS invite you to participate in it.
\nThe workshop&ndash\;2024 continues the series of thematic workshops &ldquo\;Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy&rdquo\; which were held in April 2016 (proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=29024766)\, April 2017 (proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=30560011)\, April 2018 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=35240888)\,April 2019 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=39452678\,proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=41494716)\, April/October 2020 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp? id=44404439)\, April 2021(theses: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=47196636\; proceedings: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=48458596)\; April 2022(theses: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=49505613\; proceedings: https://www.academia.edu/93905826/)\; April 2023 (abstract: https://www.academia.edu/110312036/).
\nPerspective/scope of the conference. In his definition of transcendental philosophy Kant postulates shift (turn) from studying of objects to studying of [aprioristic] mode of cognition [CPR\, B25] as «\;the altered method of our thinking»\; [CPR\, BVXIII]. On the one hand\, such transcendental turn leads to new metaphysics\; on the other hand\, the transcendental shift to studying of «\;mode of our cognition»\; predetermines influence of a transcendentalism on contemporary development of epistemology\, cognitive sciences\, and artificial intelligence.
\nFormat: there will be several thematic sessions in the mixed format (offline and online).
\nMain themes (sessions/round tables) of the workshop:
\n11:04 (SAUH)
\nØ\; \; 1.1. How metaphysics (as a science) is possible (?): on the way to transcendental metaphysics (anniversary meeting dedicated to the 300th of the birth of Kant)\;
\nØ\; \; 1.2. Transcendentalism\, cognitive science and problems of AI\; round table «\;From a transcendentalism to a neuro-transcendentalism»\;.
\n \;
\n12:04 (RSHU)
\nØ\; \; 2.1. Transcendental subject: Plato\, Kant\, Husserl\;
\nØ\; \;2.2. \;Transcendentalism and phenomenology&ndash\;1: consciousness\, cognition and reality.
\n \;
\n13:04 (RSHU)
\nØ\; \;2.1. Round table «\;How is transcendental theology possible?»\; (based on materials of «\;Studies in Transcendental Philosophy»\; (vol. \;4\, 2023\; https://ras.jes.su/transcendental/issue.2023.4.11.3)\;
\nØ\; \;2.2. \;Transcendentalism and phenomenology&ndash\;2: consciousness\, cognition and reality.
\nDeadline of order taking (theses) for participation &mdash\; March 25\, 2024
\nParticipation forms:
\no \; \; \; Thematic (section) talks (15 &ndash\; 25 min.)\;
\no \; \; \; Talks in a format of "a round table" (5 &ndash\; 7 min.).
\nVenue: Russian Federation\, Moscow: SAUH\, RSUH.
\nConditions for participants: organizing committee does not cover travelling and living expenses\, but willing to give necessary informational support.
\nOrganizing &\; Program Committee:Chairman &ndash\; member of Russian Academy of Sciences V.A. \;Lektorsky\, co-chairman PhD S. \;Katrechko\, PhD А. \;Shiyan\, PhD A. \;Alekseev.
\nBackground information: E-mail: transcendental2016@gmail.com
\nFor additional information contact Katrechko Sergey (skatrechko@gmail.com\; +7 (977)3824070) and Shiyan Anna (annasamoikina@yandex.ru\;+7 \;(916)0511324). Information will be also placed on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/832680423448942/.
\nAddress of steering committee: room 225\, H.26\, Maronovsky Lane\, Moscow\, 119049\, Russian Federation\; +7 (499) 238-47-04.
\nTo participate in the workshop it is necessary to send the entry ann.1) and theses of the talks (up to 2000 words (12000 symbols)\; Word) to email transcendental2016@gmail.com before the 25 of March 2024. Theses must be provided with an abstract and background information about the author (full name\, degree\, place of employment\, contacts\; see ann.2). Digest of theses is planned to be published before the workshop starts.
\nThe Proceedings of the workshop is planned to be published\, while chosen papers of the contributors will be published in &ldquo\;Studies in Transcendental Philosophy&rdquo\; \;
(https://transcendental.su/\; \;https://ras.jes.su/transcendental-en)
Yours respectfully\, Conference Organizing Committee
\n=====
Annex 1.
Application form for the participant of Transcendental Workshop-8
\n(April 11-13\, 2024)
\nFull name
\nTitle
\nSection / Topic
\nForm of Participation (full-time\, part-time\, talk/presentation via Skype/Zoom)
\nAdditional participation in the round-table
\nDegree
\nPlace of employment (studying)\, address
\nЕ-mail\, phone number
\nContact (postal) address\, postal code
\nAnnex 2.
\nRules for drafting of theses for the Transcendental Workshop &ndash\; 7
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; Theses must be presented on А4 210х297 mm format with the margins: the left margin &ndash\; 20 mm\, the right one &ndash\; 15 mm\, the upper margin &ndash\; 15 mm and the bottom one &ndash\; 15 mm. Don&rsquo\;t number the pages. Drafting should be done in Microsoft Word\, font &ndash\; Times New Roman.
\n2. \; \; \; \; \; On the left\, at the top\, in italics and lower case &ndash\; a name and a surname of an author\, then with the standard font: a degree\, a place of employment (studying)\, a city [country].
\n3. \; \; \; \; \; Annotation (abstract): up to 100 words (Times New Roman font size 11\, in italics).
\n4. \; \; \; \; \; Key words: 5 &ndash\; 7 words (Times New Roman font size 11\, in italics).
\n5. \; \; \; \; \; Then skip a line\, and on the next one in a bold font in the centre write a name of the theses.
\n6. \; \; \; \; \; Next through the line - the text of the papers: alignment in width\, font Times New Roman\, size 12\, line spacing 1. Without footnotes\; References should be minimized.
\n7. \; \; \; \; \; References to the literature should be made in the text\, in square brackets (the source number from the list\, page numbers separated by commas). After the text of the article &ndash\; References (font size 11).
\n8. \; \; \; \; \; Theses size &ndash\; 2000 words (up to 12000 characters with spaces\, 3-4 page in general).
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Sergey Katrechko: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240411T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:IX Annual Moscow Conference «Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy – 9: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, Theory of Consciousness\, Cognitive Science and AI\, Theology» UID:20240329T050314Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Moscow LOCATION:H.26 Maronovsky lane\, Moscow\, Russia\, 119049 DESCRIPTION:STATE ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY OF THE HUMANITIES
\nRUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE HUMANITIES
\nFoundation for the Humanities
\n \;
\nINTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIС WORKSHOP (conference)
\nTranscendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy&ndash\;9: Metaphysics\,Epistemology\, Theory of Consciousness\, Cognitive Science and AI\, Theology
\nDear Colleagues\,
\nFrom April 11 to April 13\, 2024\, the IX Moscow international conference (workshop) «\;Transcendental turn in contemporary philosophy&ndash\;9: metaphysics\, epistemology\, theory of consciousness\, cognitive science and artificial intelligence\, theology»\; will be held.
\nFaculty of Philosophy of the SAUH\, Faculty of Philosophy of the RSUH\, Foundations for the Humanities\, SCMAI RAS invite you to participate in it.
\nThe workshop&ndash\;2024 continues the series of thematic workshops &ldquo\;Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy&rdquo\; which were held in April 2016 (proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=29024766)\, April 2017 (proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=30560011)\, April 2018 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=35240888)\,April 2019 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=39452678\,proceedings: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=41494716)\, April/October 2020 (theses: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp? id=44404439)\, April 2021(theses: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=47196636\; proceedings: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=48458596)\; April 2022(theses: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=49505613\; proceedings: https://www.academia.edu/93905826/)\; April 2023 (abstract: https://www.academia.edu/110312036/).
\nPerspective/scope of the conference. In his definition of transcendental philosophy Kant postulates shift (turn) from studying of objects to studying of [aprioristic] mode of cognition [CPR\, B25] as «\;the altered method of our thinking»\; [CPR\, BVXIII]. On the one hand\, such transcendental turn leads to new metaphysics\; on the other hand\, the transcendental shift to studying of «\;mode of our cognition»\; predetermines influence of a transcendentalism on contemporary development of epistemology\, cognitive sciences\, and artificial intelligence.
\nFormat: there will be several thematic sessions in the mixed format (offline and online).
\nMain themes (sessions/round tables) of the workshop:
\n11:04 (SAUH)
\nØ\; \; 1.1. How metaphysics (as a science) is possible (?): on the way to transcendental metaphysics (anniversary meeting dedicated to the 300th of the birth of Kant)\;
\nØ\; \; 1.2. Transcendentalism\, cognitive science and problems of AI\; round table «\;From a transcendentalism to a neuro-transcendentalism»\;.
\n \;
\n12:04 (RSHU)
\nØ\; \; 2.1. Transcendental subject: Plato\, Kant\, Husserl\;
\nØ\; \;2.2. \;Transcendentalism and phenomenology&ndash\;1: consciousness\, cognition and reality.
\n \;
\n13:04 (RSHU)
\nØ\; \;2.1. Round table «\;How is transcendental theology possible?»\; (based on materials of «\;Studies in Transcendental Philosophy»\; (vol. \;4\, 2023\; https://ras.jes.su/transcendental/issue.2023.4.11.3)\;
\nØ\; \;2.2. \;Transcendentalism and phenomenology&ndash\;2: consciousness\, cognition and reality.
\nDeadline of order taking (theses) for participation &mdash\; March 25\, 2024
\nParticipation forms:
\no \; \; \; Thematic (section) talks (15 &ndash\; 25 min.)\;
\no \; \; \; Talks in a format of "a round table" (5 &ndash\; 7 min.).
\nVenue: Russian Federation\, Moscow: SAUH\, RSUH.
\nConditions for participants: organizing committee does not cover travelling and living expenses\, but willing to give necessary informational support.
\nOrganizing &\; Program Committee:Chairman &ndash\; member of Russian Academy of Sciences V.A. \;Lektorsky\, co-chairman PhD S. \;Katrechko\, PhD А. \;Shiyan\, PhD A. \;Alekseev.
\nBackground information: E-mail: transcendental2016@gmail.com
\nFor additional information contact Katrechko Sergey (skatrechko@gmail.com\; +7 (977)3824070) and Shiyan Anna (annasamoikina@yandex.ru\;+7 \;(916)0511324). Information will be also placed on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/832680423448942/.
\nAddress of steering committee: room 225\, H.26\, Maronovsky Lane\, Moscow\, 119049\, Russian Federation\; +7 (499) 238-47-04.
\nTo participate in the workshop it is necessary to send the entry ann.1) and theses of the talks (up to 2000 words (12000 symbols)\; Word) to email transcendental2016@gmail.com before the 25 of March 2024. Theses must be provided with an abstract and background information about the author (full name\, degree\, place of employment\, contacts\; see ann.2). Digest of theses is planned to be published before the workshop starts.
\nThe Proceedings of the workshop is planned to be published\, while chosen papers of the contributors will be published in &ldquo\;Studies in Transcendental Philosophy&rdquo\; \;
(https://transcendental.su/\; \;https://ras.jes.su/transcendental-en)
Yours respectfully\, Conference Organizing Committee
\n=====
Annex 1.
Application form for the participant of Transcendental Workshop-8
\n(April 11-13\, 2024)
\nFull name
\nTitle
\nSection / Topic
\nForm of Participation (full-time\, part-time\, talk/presentation via Skype/Zoom)
\nAdditional participation in the round-table
\nDegree
\nPlace of employment (studying)\, address
\nЕ-mail\, phone number
\nContact (postal) address\, postal code
\nAnnex 2.
\nRules for drafting of theses for the Transcendental Workshop &ndash\; 7
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; Theses must be presented on А4 210х297 mm format with the margins: the left margin &ndash\; 20 mm\, the right one &ndash\; 15 mm\, the upper margin &ndash\; 15 mm and the bottom one &ndash\; 15 mm. Don&rsquo\;t number the pages. Drafting should be done in Microsoft Word\, font &ndash\; Times New Roman.
\n2. \; \; \; \; \; On the left\, at the top\, in italics and lower case &ndash\; a name and a surname of an author\, then with the standard font: a degree\, a place of employment (studying)\, a city [country].
\n3. \; \; \; \; \; Annotation (abstract): up to 100 words (Times New Roman font size 11\, in italics).
\n4. \; \; \; \; \; Key words: 5 &ndash\; 7 words (Times New Roman font size 11\, in italics).
\n5. \; \; \; \; \; Then skip a line\, and on the next one in a bold font in the centre write a name of the theses.
\n6. \; \; \; \; \; Next through the line - the text of the papers: alignment in width\, font Times New Roman\, size 12\, line spacing 1. Without footnotes\; References should be minimized.
\n7. \; \; \; \; \; References to the literature should be made in the text\, in square brackets (the source number from the list\, page numbers separated by commas). After the text of the article &ndash\; References (font size 11).
\n8. \; \; \; \; \; Theses size &ndash\; 2000 words (up to 12000 characters with spaces\, 3-4 page in general).
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Sergey Katrechko: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240411T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:Foundations of Mathematics\, Truth\, and Implicit Commitments (FOMTIC) UID:20240329T050315Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krakowskie Przedmieście 3\, Warsaw\, Poland\, 00-047 ORGANIZER;CN=Luca Castaldo;CN=Cezary Cieslinski;CN=Ali Enayat;CN="Maciej Głowacki";CN="Mateusz Łełyk";CN=Bartosz Wcislo;CN=Matteo Zicchetti: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240411T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240411T163000 SUMMARY:Talk Hélène Lœvenbruck: Condensation\, Dialogality\, Intentionality and Agency in Various Endophasia Situations: Aphantasia\, Voice Hearing\, Rumination\, Aphasia\, Augmentative and Alternative Communication UID:20240329T050316Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that starting in April\, the online Inner Speech Colloquium will once again be taking place on a monthly basis\, hosting speakers working on inner speech from a range of disciplinary perspectives. \;
\nOur first speaker is Hé\;lè\;ne L&oelig\;venbruck (Université\; Grenoble Alpes)\, a leading expert on the neural underpinnings of (inner) speech production. She will be giving a talk titled: &ldquo\;Condensation\, Dialogality\, Intentionality and Agency in various endophasia situations: aphantasia\, voice hearing\, rumination\, aphasia\, Augmentative and Alternative Communication''. We hope to see many of you there. \; \;
\nIf you would like to receive reminders and information about future speakers or short term changes to the programme\, please write us a short email (daniemueller@uos.de) so that we can put you on the mailing list. \;
\nPractical Information
\nTime and date: 11-04-24\, 15:00-16:30 CET
\nLocation: online
\nMicrosoft Teams link:https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWRmMjcwNDMtYjk0MS00ZGVkLWJhYjQtMTVmMmJmNjgxZjNl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22158a941a-576e-4e87-993d-b2eab8526e50%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22aa77cb0b-0347-4477-9882-645ea9ad8190%22%7d
\nMeeting ID: 393 134 916 704 \;
\nPasscode: HuuSfi \;
\nIf questions arise\, please contact daniemueller@uos.de
\nBest regards\,
\nMathijs Geurts\, Francesco Fanti Rovetta\, Jonida Kodra &\; Daniel Mü\;ller
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Mathijs Geurts;CN=Francesco Fanti Rovetta;CN=Jonida Kodra: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240412T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:Decisions and Collectives UID:20240329T050317Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bayreuth\, Germany DESCRIPTION:The Workshop aims to shed light on \;how collectives should choose together \;and \;how one should choose on behalf of collectives\, and to \;foster a constructive dialogue between advances in the formal modelling of individual and collective choice and the wider philosophical literature concerning the ontology of agency\, practical reason\, and democratic theory. \;
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Philosophy in Technology Conference 3rd Edition: Different perspectives
\n\n12th-13th of April\, 2024.
\n\n\n\nWe invite contributions to the 3rd edition of the annual event: Philosophy in Technology.
\n\n\n\nAt the 3rd edition\, which this year reached the status of a conference\, we want to reflect on the import of philosophy in technology and engineering. In the workshop\, we look for studies of salient philosophical dimensions\, or underpinnings\, of technology that demonstrate how philosophical insights
\n\nshed new light on what technology does or misses and how technology is influenced by salient philosophical assumptions. Specific case studies and analyses of the interdependence of philosophy and Technology is also welcome.
\n\n\n\nThe presentation proposals for the workshop should be between 500 and 600 words (with references)\, submitted in the PDF format. Together with the presentation proposal\, please send a short CV (200 words). In the subject line\, please\, &ldquo\;Presentation proposal: 3rd PinT Conference.&rdquo\;.
\n\n\n\nThe presentation proposals can be sent to [philosophyintechnology[at]gmail.com]. The conference participation is free of charge.
\n\n\nThe workshop will take place twice:
\n\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; on the 12th of April in the hybrid form &ndash\; both live at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology and online (the Zoom platform)\,
\n\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; and on April 13th\, online only (the Zoom platform).
\n\n\nThe presentations proposals can be sent to [philosophyintechnology[at]gmail.com].
\n\n\nThe language of the event is English.
\n\n\nFor more information we invite you to visit workshop homepage:
\n\nhttps://sites.google.com/pwr.edu.pl/pint-2024/strona-g%C5%82%C3%B3wna
\n\n\n\nImportant Dates:
\n\nThe deadline for submission: 27th of March\, 2023.
\n\nThe acceptance of proposals:  \;send out by \;April 5th.
\n\nThe schedule for the workshop: send out 8th of April.
\n\nThe conference dates:  \;12th-13th of April\, 2024.
\n\n\n\nWorkshop is organized by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology\; Pontifical University of John Paul II and Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (Commission on Philosophy of Science )
\n\n\nAny questions regarding the workshop may be sent to Lukasz Mscislawski: [philosophyintechnology[at]gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:History of Understanding Workshop UID:20240329T050319Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:457 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, United States\, 90095 DESCRIPTION:Understanding has become an exciting topic in both contemporary epistemology and philosophy of science. However\, it has a much longer and broader philosophical history. The goal of this workshop is to explore how conceptions of understanding differ across time periods and philosophical traditions\, with the aim of gaining a deeper knowledge of these conceptions' similarities and differences.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kareem Khalifa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop on Human Cognitive Evolution UID:20240329T050320Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:UC Irvine\, Irvine\, United States\, 92617 DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: \;April 5\, 2024
\nPré\;cis:
\nLately\, a number of questions about how human cognition evolved have garnered renewed interest from philosophers. The influence of Darwinian evolution on philosophy has a long and complicated history\, but new methodological developments and empirical findings are beginning to shed significant light on the phylogenetic origins of some of the most fundamental features of distinctively human cognition. Our understandings of moral psychology\, decision making\, linguistic capacity\, and other departments of human thought have been articulated and enriched by recent evolutionarily-oriented work. This workshop will bring together scholars approaching this grand project from numerous angles in the hopes of improving our standing in our collective attempt to understand how we evolved to be creatures constituted as we are.
\nSchedule:
\nFRIDAY April 12th
\n8:30am: Breakfast
\n9:00am: Opening Remarks by Kyle Stanford (UCI)
\n9:15am: Saira Khan (Pitt)
\n10:15am: Armin Schulz (Kansas)
\n11:15am: Coffee Break
\n11:30am: True Gibson (UCI)
\n12:30pm: Catered Lunch
\n1:30pm: Michael Tomasello [Virtual] (Duke)
\n2:30pm: Edouard Machery (Pitt)
\n3:30pm: Coffee Break
\n3:45pm: Shaun Nichols (Cornell)
\n6:30pm: Conference Dinner (by invitation only)
\n\nSATURDAY April 13th
\n8:30am: Breakfast
\n9:15am: Margaret Farrell (UCI)
\n10:15am: Jessica Gonzalez (OCC)
\n11:15am: Coffee Break
\n11:30am: Daniel Kelly (Purdue)
\n12:30pm: Catered Lunch
\n1:30pm: Colin Allen (UCSB)
\n2:30pm: Coffee Break
\n2:45pm: Steve Downes (Utah)
\n3:45pm: Closing Remarks by Kyle Stanford (UCI)
ORGANIZER;CN=True Gibson;CN=James Owen Weatherall;CN=Kyle Stanford: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240413T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240414T170000 SUMMARY:Variations on Philosophy of Mathematics UID:20240329T050321Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Via Giuseppe Buffi 13\, Lugano\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Foundational positions in the philosophy of mathematics are numerous\, ranging from the more nominalist to the structuralist and passing by the neologicist. By bringing together speakers with different views on mathematics and its foundations\, this workshop aims to constructively defend and critique these main views.
\nSpeakers:
\nFrancesca Boccuni (Vita-Salute San Raffaele)
Kit Fine (NYU)
Balthasar Grabmayr (Tü\;bingen)
Mary Leng (York)
Andrea Sereni (Pavia)
Achille Varzi (Columbia)
Programme:
\nTBA
\nOrganiser:
\nLé\;on Probst (USI)
\nAn event of the Institute of Philosophy (ISFI)
\nFor any query: events.isfi@usi.ch
https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/27361 \;
The University of Missouri - St. Louis' Philosophers' Forum invites submissions from current graduate students related to the conference title: "The Metaphysics of Value." \;Papers on related areas are welcome including\, but not limited to:
\nPapers that explore the intersections of these or domains are also encouraged.
\nThis event will take place in-person\, but will also be broadcast via Zoom. Presenters will have the opportunity to present their work\, receive feedback\, and take questions in real-time. \;
\nAny questions\, comments\, or concerns about this event should be sent to Tim Luft (tplgcb (at) umsystem.edu).
\nFor directions on how to apply\, please see the associated call for papers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Tim Luft: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20240414T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20240414T230000 SUMMARY:From Philosophical Reflections on Gauge Symmetries to Gauge-Invariant Approaches to (Particle) Physics UID:20240329T050323Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Graz\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Confirmed keynote speakers
\nHenrique Gomes (University of Oxford)
\n\nGuy Hetzroni (Open University of Israel)
\n\nRenate Loll (Radboud University)
\n\nMichael Stö\;ltzner (University of South Carolina)
\n\nNicholas Teh (University of Notre Dame)
\n\nDuifje van Egmond (É\;cole polytechnique)
\n\n\nSubmission details
\nSubmissions\, summarizing the proposed talk\, should not exceed 500 words\, must be written in English (conference language)\, and should be prepared for blind review. Please send your submissions and general inquiries to philipp.berghofer@uni-graz.at. Women and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
\n\nThe submission deadline is April 14\, 2024.
\nThe workshop will be an in-person event.
\n\nThis event is part of the research project &ldquo\;The Ontology and Future of Gauge Theories&rdquo\; funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [PI: Philipp Berghofer].
\n\nWorkshop description
\nModern physics is written in the language of gauge field theories. The Standard Model of particle physics is a gauge theory in the sense that it rests on internal local symmetries. General relativity is a gauge theory in the sense that it rests on an external local symmetry. Given the pivotal role of gauge (i.e. local) symmetries in modern physics\, it is imperative to thoroughly study their conceptual underpinnings. One central topic of this workshop concerns theontological status of gauge symmetries. Should they be interpreted as mere mathematical structure of our descriptions of reality or do they represent the structure of reality? There is some noticeable consensus among physicists and philosophers that (i) gauge symmetries are not physically real but rather are mathematical redundancy and that (ii) physically real quantities must be gauge-invariant.
\n\nHowever\, as has been pointed out by several researchers\, if this is so\, then we find worrisome conflicting assumptions at the very heart of modern particle physics. For instance\, textbook approaches to the BEH mechanism imply that the Higgs field gives mass to particles via the spontaneous symmetry breaking of a gauge symmetry. But how could the breaking of unphysical mathematical redundancy have any physical impact on our world? Furthermore\, given the fact that each and every &ldquo\;elementary&rdquo\; field/particle in the Standard Model Lagrangian is actually a gauge-variant quantity\, their link with the actual fields/particles experimentally detected is a non-trivial and standing issue. When we turn from quantum field theory to the other pillar of modern physics\, general relativity\, the first thing to note is that GR is invariant under arbitrary differentiable coordinate transformations\, which means that the theory is based on an external local symmetry referred to as general covariance or diffeomorphism invariance. This invariance under diffeomorphisms of the manifold is often assumed to imply that the manifold and its point cannot be considered physical quantities. In this sense\, time coordinates and time evolution become gauge-dependent in GR which leads to several questions regarding the nature of time.
\n\nWhere does this leave us? The thesis to be discussed in the course of this workshop is whether such tensions and conceptual problems can be resolved by pursuing gauge-invariant approaches. Examples of facilitation of gauge-invariant approaches are lattice formulations\, the Frö\;hlich-Morchio-Strocchi mechanism\, and the dressing field method as they have been discussed e.g. in arXiv:2110.00616.
\n\nThe aim of this workshop is to bring together philosophers and physicists in order to discuss the nature of gauge symmetries\, reflect on the significance of the gauge principle\, clarify virtues of and obstacles to gauge-invariant approaches\, and shed light on ontological implications of such approaches.
\n\nTopics and questions we want to discuss include but are not limited to:
\n\n1. The nature of gauge symmetries
\nAre gauge symmetries physical symmetries\, symmetries of nature\, or are they mere descriptive redundancy? Do they have direct empirical significance? Or do we perhaps need a more refined classification according to which certain gauge symmetries exhibit specific physical signatures\, while others do not? What does it mean to say that a gauge symmetry is spontaneously broken? Can only gauge-invariant quantities be physically real?
\n\n2. Gauge-invariant approaches
\nWhat can be achieved by pursuing gauge-invariant approaches? What are the virtues of and obstacles to gauge-invariant approaches? What are the ontological implications of approaches like the FMS? What are the ontological implications of the dressing field method? Can we expect that experimental results will confirm/suggest such approaches? What distinguishes the dressing field method from gauge fixing?
\n\n3. Physical space-time
\nStripping general relativity off its symmetries\, i.e.\, eliminating diffeomorphism and local Lorentz symmetries\, may hint at the nature of the fundamental d.o.f. from which spacetime d.o.f. emerge. Some quantum gravity seems to suggest as much\, notably LQG\, causal dynamical triangulation\, and causal sets. So may methods allowing formulations entirely in terms of gauge-invariant quantities\, such as the FMS mechanism and the dressing field approach. Then\, new challenges arise: \;For instance\, cosmology is typically approached from within a fixed metric and cosmological time defined via a special choice of gauge. Accordingly\, it is non-trivial to specify a manifestly gauge-invariant cosmological dynamics.
ORGANIZER;CN=Philipp Berghofer;CN="Jordan François";CN=Axel Maas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T090000 SUMMARY:ACM Journal on Responsible Computing. Special Section on Barocas\, Hardt and Narayanan: Fairness and Machine Learning. Limitations and Opportunities. UID:20240329T050324Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers for ACM Journal on Responsible Computing: \;
Special Section on Barocas\, Hardt and Narayanan \;Fairness and Machine Learning: Limitations and Opportunities
Even as anxiety about future artificial general \;intelligence (AGI) systems goes mainstream\, and technologists and policymakers worldwide are scrambling to anticipate and mitigate hypothetical AGI risks\, existing machine learning (ML) systems are quietly revolutionizing many aspects of public and private life. ML has fundamentally reshaped the attention economy\, is increasingly relied upon by governments for service delivery\, and silently underpins the infrastructure of global investment. And in all of these areas\, early enthusiasm has given way to a visceral recognition that deploying ML systems in any critical scenarios involves serious risks&mdash\;not the risks of future AGI systems\, but of present systems that routinely reproduce the socially unjust past.
\nImportant early work on the social costs of ML systems has shaped public debate and social policy\; but most of the early book-length treatments have focused on persuading a public audience of the risks of over-reliance on them. \;Solon Barocas\, Moritz Hardt\, and Arvind Narayanan are central and influential figures in the fair ML research community\, and they have both distilled and enhanced a crucial suite of normative problems at the intersection of technology and society. \;Fairness and Machine Learning: Limitations and Opportunities \;will be a vital gateway into the debate not only for computer scientists\, but for scholars from other disciplines who want to better understand ML and its problems.
\nThe \;ACM Journal on Responsible Computing \;calls for papers for a special section of responses to \;Fairness and Machine Learning\, aiming to curate a specific interdisciplinary conversation between computer and information scientists and philosophers. The responses will be an opportunity to explore how this landmark text could be used as a springboard for examining the role of empirical computer science in the normative philosophy of computing. The authors of the book will\, in turn\, respond to the contributions. A symposium of responses to the book will in this way spark a multidisciplinary dialogue around questions that are at root philosophical but touch on technical aspects\, the socio-technical systems in which ML is embedded and ML&rsquo\;s social impacts.
\nPlease submit your paper using JRC&rsquo\;s submission site: \;https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/acmjrc. At Step 1 of the submission process\, please select \;&ldquo\;Special Section: Fairness and Machine Learning&rdquo\; as Manuscript Type. The deadline is April 15\, 2024. The papers should be no more than 8000 words in length\, including footnotes and references.
\nEDITOR BIOS
\nSeth Lazar \;is a Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University and a Distinguished Research Fellow of the University of Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI. He was General Chair for the ACM Fairness\, Accountability and Transparency conference 2022\, and Program Chair of the AAAI/ACM AI\, Ethics and Society Conference 2021. At ANU he leads the Machine Intelligence and Normative Theory Lab\, where he directs research projects on the moral and political philosophy of AI. \;
\nAlan Rubel \;is a Professor and Director of the Information School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a faculty member of the UW Center for Law\, Society &\; Justice and faculty affiliate of the UW Department of Medical History &\; Bioethics and Law School. He has been a visiting scholar at the 4TU Centre for Ethics &\; Technology and Delft University of Technology\, and a senior advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
\nDiana Acosta-Navas \;is an Assistant Professor at the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. Her work analyzes how the moral principles that inspire the right to free speech may be best upheld in the current public forum and the role of digital platforms in creating conditions for a healthy public debate.
\nHenrik Kugelberg \;is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science. He was previously a fellow at the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society\, in partnership with Apple University. His work focuses on the political philosophy of artificial intelligence and the digital public sphere.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240415T233000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240415T233000 SUMMARY:9th Descartes Lectures: Large Language Models & Philosophy of Mind UID:20240329T050325Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Tilburg\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:CFP: Large Language Models &\; Philosophy of Mind
\nThe 9th Descartes Lectures
\nTilburg University (The Netherlands)
\n29-31 July 2024
\n*****
\nEvery other year\, a distinguished philosopher visits Tilburg Universityand the Tilburg Center for Moral Philosophy\, Epistemology\, and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) to deliver the René\; Descartes Lectures.
\nWe are happy to announce that the 2024 Descartes Lectures will be delivered by \;Prof. David Chalmers (NYU) on the topic of &lsquo\;Large Language Models and the Philosophy of Mind&rsquo\;. Each of Prof. Chalmers&rsquo\; lectures will be followed by an invited commentary from our \;panel of respondents: Prof. Vincent C. Mü\;ller (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)\, Dr. Emily Sullivan (Utrecht)\, and Prof. Pä\;r Sundströ\;m (Umeå\;).
\nParallel to the lectures &\; invited commentaries\, Tilburg University will host a workshop on the topic of LLMs &\; The Philosophy of Mind.
\nTo that end\, we invite submissions in the form of extended abstracts (up to 500 words excluding notes and references) concerning relevant issues to be submitted by \;15 April 2024.
\nPotential topics include but are not limited to:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Could LLMs or some nearby extensions be said to be conscious?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can LLMs be said to &lsquo\;understand&rsquo\;?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Does the lack of sensory grounding impact whether LLMS genuinely think?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How does the use of LLMs relate to the extended mind thesis?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Do LLMs genuinely refer to the real world when producing language?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; LLMs and representationalist philosophy of mind
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The notion of general intelligence and how it might be manifested
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Are LLMs just &ldquo\;Blockheads&rdquo\; (Block 1981)?
\nAbstracts prepared for blind review\, together with a separate cover sheet including author name(s) &\; contact/affiliation information\, should be submitted via \;email to n.w.wildman@tilburguniversity.edu. Please mention 'Descartes Lectures Submission' in the subject line.
\nSuccessful submissions will be notified by 10 May 2024.
\nNote that\, unfortunately\, we are unable to fund the accommodation or travel costs of those selected to present at the workshop.
\nFor more information about the Lectures and workshop\, please see the conference webpage: https://descarteslectures2024.wordpress.com/And if you have any further questions\, please contact the organizers via email at n.w.wildman@tilburguniversity.edu
ORGANIZER;CN=Nathan Wildman;CN=Matteo Colombo;CN=Ties van Gemert;CN=Stefaan Blancke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050141Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240415T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240415T234500 SUMMARY:Disordered Temporalities – Toward Quantitative Phenomenology UID:20240329T050326Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Voßstraße 4\, Heidelberg\, Germany\, 69115 DESCRIPTION:Disorders of temporal experience feature prominently in classical phenomenological psychopathology\, regarding mostly disorders of moods and affects\, but also substance use\, compulsions\, and schizophrenia. More recent advances in qualitative phenomenology have expanded the array of atypical experiences of interest (e.g.\, toward personality disorders and autism) and strengthened empirical methodologies employed to explore them (together with the proliferation of philosophical discussions on the boundaries and thresholds of the &ldquo\;phenomenologicality&rdquo\; of these advances). However\, two key related issues remain. The first is the discrepancy between phenomenological insights into the alleged eidetic backbone of disordered temporalities and what we know about their actual incidence and severity. The second is the gap between phenomenological (including qualitative) and other methodologies. While the phenomenological approach to empirical data avoids some pitfalls of the psychophysical and psychological measurements\, it suffers from an intrinsic deficiency concerning reliability &ndash\; the evidence is frequently speculative\, anecdotal\, and based on small samples. On the other hand\, established and validated psychological research tools for objectifying temporal experience are not considered phenomenological enough to satisfy the more philosophically minded parties.
The workshop aims to present and discuss the possibilities of overcoming these two issues by taking quantitative empirical evidence seriously for phenomenological analysis and\, second\, offering hybrid solutions that both employ the theoretical arsenal of phenomenological concepts of temporality and embark on a larger-scale empirical data-gathering. The aim is to explore possibilities to improve the &lsquo\;economics&rsquo\; of the phenomenological discourse on atypical lived time experience in terms of validity and reliability of evidence\, hypothesis testing\, transparency\, and communicability beyond the distinct Denkkollektiv\, and thus to advance present-day phenomenological psychopathology (beyond the largely inconclusive discussions of what constitutes a genuine phenomenological method).
Topics
We welcome talks by both PhD students and early and more experienced researchers from multiple disciplinary perspectives\, given that they primarily deal with the phenomena of a/typical temporal experience and employ/discuss &ldquo\;phenomenological&rdquo\; methods in more quantitative terms. Topics that might be considered include:
Submitting Abstract:
To participate with a talk\, please send 300-500 words abstract to: phenomenologymentalhealth@gmail.com by the 15th of April 2024.
Accepted participants will be notified by the end of April.
Accommodation and meals during the workshop will be covered (for the speakers). If you also would like to have your travel expenses covered\, please indicate this in your submission\, specifying the requested amount.
Please plan your talk for about 30 minutes.
\nSponsored by: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Polish National Science Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Anastazja Szuła";CN=Marcin Moskalewicz;CN=Thomas Fuchs: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240415T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240415T234500 SUMMARY:3rd Luxembourg Workshop on AI & Epistemology UID:20240329T050327Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Av. de l'Universite\, Esch-sur-Alzette\, Luxembourg\, L4365 DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this workshop is to explore how recent advances in AI technology intersect with epistemological topics and debates. Some possible topics include\, but are by no means limited to\, the following:
\n(i) How (if at all) is it possible to understand\, explain and gain knowledge about Neural Networks given the complexity and opacity of their internal operations and training history?
\n(ii) How might AI technologies be used to supplement and improve our own human epistemic capacities?
\n(iii) When (if ever) is it rational to rely on AI technologies whose internal operations we do not fully understand when forming beliefs?
\n(iv) What fixes the content of the outputs of Neural Networks? When (if ever) should we attribute contents to internal parts/processes of Neural Networks?
\n(v) To what extent\, and in what ways\, are the linguistic outputs of Large Language Models similar or dissimilar to Human Testimony?
\n(vi) What new light do recent advances in AI shed on Embodied/Embedded Cognition and/or the Extended Mind?
\nThis workshop is part of the 3-year FNR funded project &lsquo\;The Epistemology of AI Systems&rsquo\; (EAI).
\nSubmissions: Extended Abstracts of 1000 words (max.)\, prepared for blind review\, should be sent to lux.epistemology.ai@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is April 15th\, and we aim to send the notifications of acceptance by around the start of May. Please include your name\, institutional affiliation\, and the title of the submission in the main body of the email.
\nWe will provide up to 3 nights accommodation plus a conference dinner for the authors of contributed talks. Please note however that we are not able to reimburse any travel expenses for contributed talks.
\nFor any questions concerning the workshop\, please\, email at aleks.knoks[at]uni.lu or thomas.raleigh[at]uni.lu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Raleigh;CN=Aleks Knoks: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050142Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T230000 SUMMARY:TeχnēCON 2024: Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (teχnē) Conference UID:20240329T050328Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Boston\, United States DESCRIPTION:Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (te&chi\;nē)\, a collaboration between Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT\, The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University\, and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics and Embedded EthiCS @ Harvard University\, \;is pleased to announce the second TeXneCON\, an interdisciplinary conference \;on research and teaching on the ethics of technology.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON brings \;together educators and researchers to foster collaboration and exchange on issues related to the ethics and philosophy of computing. The conference aims to showcase foundational and translational research\, pedagogy\, and practice.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON 2024 \;will be \;held at Northeastern University Boston campus on \;July 26-27\, 2024.
Conference Website: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/te%cf%87necon-2024/
Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemT60dO_kGnu1Tgx8x77PCmLrRUdI8zSd4F3hKYYU5WH6Jmg/viewform
The workshop will provide a venue for early career scholars both to receive extensive feedback on work in progress and to engage in informal discussion leading to potential future collaborative projects. We will make room for extensive discussion on each talk\, plus ample unstructured time for informal discussion and activities in central London. \; \;
\nThe workshop involves a mix of presentations and read ahead sessions. As such\, registration in advance is required\, in order to receive the papers to read ahead. \; Attendance is possible both via zoom and in person\, and is open to all. \; \;
\nSee the workshop website for more information including schedule\, abstracts\, registration\, accessibility information\, information about transportation\, and the workshop dinner:
\nhttps://sites.google.com/view/ecrwanimalmindslse/
\nThanks to funding generously provided by PAMBA (https://www.the-pamba.com/) and York University (Toronto)\, we will be able to provide funds to help with the costs of attendance for some of the attendees.
\nOrganizers: Simon Brown\, Jonathan Birch\, Andrew Crump\, Katariina Hynninen\, eva read\, Daria Zakharova
ORGANIZER;CN=Simon Brown;CN=Jonathan Birch;CN=Katariina Hynninen;CN=Eva Read: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050142Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240417T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240418T170000 SUMMARY:Midwest Ethics Symposium: Ethics and AI UID:20240329T050330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:2961 W County Road 225 S\, Greencastle\, United States\, 46135-1402 DESCRIPTION:The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University\, in collaboration with DePauw's Tenzer Technology Center\, DePauw's McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship\, and DePauw's School of Business and Leadership\, are excited to welcome scholars\, students\, faculty\, and alumni to the Midwest Ethics Symposium on April 17-18\, 2024. Join us for two days of presentations and discussions on the ethical implications that emerging AI technology has for our future. \;This year&rsquo\;s keynote speaker is Jon Gertner\, journalist\, editor and New York Times bestselling author whose work focuses on science\, technology\, innovation\, business\, and society.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jeff Dunn: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240421T170000 SUMMARY:Digital Worlds Workshop 2024 UID:20240329T050331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The distinction between &ldquo\;being on the internet&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;being in the real world&rdquo\; is eroding. People can increasingly be said to &ldquo\;live on their phones&rdquo\; or other devices. This workshop aims to interrogate the meaning and structure of the world and the self as mediated by such devices. This year\, our theme is DIGTAL LACUNAE.We are especially interested in papers addressing under exploredquestions raised by new technologies. For instance\, questions surrounding the security and privacy of our information are widely discussed. In what ways has this conversation become myopic? What lacunae are produced that remain to be explored? How might we reframe the issue to uncover new\, and perhaps more important\, issues? Or\,people are talking a lot about the ethics of AI generated student papers. But less discussion surrounds the aesthetic value of AI generated work or the ways in which interacting with AI agents shapes our own writing and thinking.
\nThe purpose of this workshop is to collaboratively develop works-in-progress with an eye toward publication. This is a pre-read workshop with each paper having a designated commenter to lead the conversation\, rather than formal conference presentations.
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Butler;CN=Ian Werkheiser: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T050142Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T170000 SUMMARY:16th Annual TTU Graduate Conference: Social Epistemology UID:20240329T050332Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Lubbock\, United States DESCRIPTION:The TTU PGSA will be hosting its 16th annual graduate student conference on Friday\, April 19th and Saturday\, April 20th\, 2024. The theme of this conference will be social epistemology. We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker will be Kevin Zollman (CMU).
\nWe are currently accepting paper submissions from graduate students. Papers from all areas of philosophy are welcome\, but we will give special consideration to those on our conference's theme. Please see our CFP for more details on submissions.
\nFor more information\, please email \;ttupgsa@gmail.com
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