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SUMMARY:History of the Philosophy of Pregnancy
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LOCATION:Dayton\, United States\, 45469
DESCRIPTION:<p><u><strong>CFA: History of the Philosophy of Pregnancy</strong></u></p>\n<p>We invite authors to submit abstracts of approximately 500 words for a conference entitled &ldquo\;History of the Philosophy of Pregnancy\,&rdquo\; hosted by the Philosophy Department of the University of Dayton\, as part of its Richard R. Baker colloquia series (Dayton\, OH\, USA). The conference will be&nbsp\; held on October 6-7th\, 2023.</p>\n<p><em>The conference is open for in-person and virtual presentations.</em> Please see below for details.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><u><strong>Keynote Speaker&nbsp\;</strong></u></p>\n<p><u><strong>Sara Brill</strong> (Fairfield University)</u>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Our conference is motivated by the dearth of historical scholarship on the philosophy of pregnancy. Historical scholarship on reproduction tends to focus on the conception and development of the embryo&nbsp\; -- 'generation' and 'embryology' -- treating the developing organism as an independent entity. As a consequence\, pregnancy is written out of the causal story. The goal of this conference is to recover a history of the philosophy of pregnancy and bring the work and challenges of the pregnant individual into focus.</p>\n<p>We encourage submissions pertaining to all historical periods and are interested in approaches to the topic from different philosophical schools and cultural perspectives.</p>\n<p>Examples of potential topics include the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>How was pregnancy conceptualized across cultures and time?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How did commitments to autochthony shape conceptions of pregnancy and public policy?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What were the political ramifications associated with conceptions of pregnancy\, miscarriage\, fertility\, and infertility?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How did slavery and colonial practices impact conceptions of pregnancy and birth?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How did historical discussions of individuality and individuation take pregnancy into account in the context of discussions of generation?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How did the practices of midwifery or obstetrics inform philosophical discussions of reproduction?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How has pregnancy been understood in the history of biology?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How was the role of the placenta in reproduction understood?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How was pregnancy understood across species? What significance did this have for understandings of human and non-human animals?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What impacts were maternal agency or mental life thought to have on&nbsp\; pregnancy?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How did pregnancy relate to ensoulment and the formation of persons?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How was the female reproductive body conceived relative to the male reproductive body? Were female bodies treated as inferior versions of male bodies or unique for their reproductive capacities?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What is the historical relation of sex or gender to pregnancy? What is the relation of physiological to cultural understandings of pregnancy\, or vice versa?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How has the discourse on pregnancy and fertility intersected with the discourse on ableism and disability?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Why is there little\, if any\, explicitly philosophical writing on pregnancy in the history of philosophy?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What kinds of methods may be employed for the recovery of a history of the philosophy of pregnancy?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What does the history of the philosophy of pregnancy suggest for contemporary philosophy of pregnancy?</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please submit abstracts of ~500 words to <a>histphilpregnancy@gmail.com</a> by May 15\, 2023. Please include your name\, institutional affiliation (if any)\, and paper title in your email. Papers should be suitable for a 30 minute talk\, with Q&amp\;A to follow. Acceptance decisions will be announced by July 1\, 2023. Submissions from members of underrepresented groups in philosophy are especially encouraged. Subsidized accommodations are available on a limited basis.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please contact histphilpregnancy@gmail.com with any questions. For more information\, please see:&nbsp\;<a href="https://staging.udayton.edu/artssciences/academics/philosophy/opportunities/baker-philosophy-colloquium.php">https://staging.udayton.edu/artssciences/academics/philosophy/opportunities/baker-philosophy-colloquium.php</a>.</p>\n<p>Organized by Dr. Myrna Gabbe (University of Dayton)\, Maja Sidzińska (PhD candidate\, University of Pennsylvania)\, and Evangelian Collings (PhD candidate\, University of Pittsburgh)</p>\n<p>Sponsored by Philosophy Department\, University of Dayton</p>
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