CfP: Narrativity:\nInterpretation\, Embodiment and Responsibility
\n3rd Workshop in the series Moral Agency\,\nDeliberative Awareness\, and Conscious Control
\n&\; Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive\nSciences
\nErasmus University of Rotterdam\, the Netherlands &\;\nRuhr-Universitä\;t Bochum\, Germany.
\nSpecial slots reserved for PhD's and junior\nresearchers!
\nFriday - Sunday 19-21 October 2012
\nLocation: International School for Philosophy\,\nLeusden\, The Netherlands (within easy reach of airport Schiphol\, Amsterdam)
\nThe\nreasons we provide to understand\, explain\, and justify ourselves can be seen as\nattempts to interpret our behavior in broader narratives (our own\, that of the\naudience and/or the narratives figuring in our society). These narratives\ncreate coherence in our behavior\, and greatly enhance our capacity for\ninterpersonal understanding. However\, findings in the behavioral\, cognitive and\nneurosciences raise questions about the extent to which the reasons we give and\nthe overarching narratives they are part of correspond with the actual\ninfluences on and causes of our behavior. These findings seem to indicate that\nour attempts to account for the origins of our actions should primarily be seen\nas rational reconstructions. This raises\nissues about the relation of narratives to our identity and actions. How do our\nattempts to fit our behavior into acceptable narratives influence who we are\nand what we do? What can we learn from the behavioral\, cognitive and\nneurosciences about the embodiment and function of narratives? Can narratives\nobstruct a clear view on ourselves? If so\, can we identify criteria to assess\nthe adequacy or correctness of narratives and our attempts to fit our behavior\ninto a narrative? This workshop invites\npapers that explore the relevance of narratives and reasons as intermediates\nbetween ourselves and society\, with an eye on (i) the implications for\nphilosophical accounts of our practices of responsibility\, and (ii) the\nempirical findings with regard to the role of narrativity and interpretation in\nour everyday interactions.
\nSuitable topics include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The relevance of\nnarratives to understanding human action and responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Self-narrative\, social\ninteraction (including inter-group interaction) and embodiment
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Conditions of adequacy\nfor narratives (especially self-narratives) in relation to our practices of\nresponsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The relation between\nself-understanding and action
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Conditions of adequacy\nof interpretation (e.g.\, how can we distinguish between an adequate reconstruction\nof one's reasons and confabulation?)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; How to understand the\nempirical findings with regard to the role of narrativity and interpretation in\nour everyday interactions.
\nThere will be 4 slots of 40 minutes for junior\nresearchers (20 minutes talk\, 20 minutes discussion)\, and 7 or 8 slots for the\nother invited participants (45 minutes talks and 45 minutes discussion).
\nA selection of the papers presented on the workshop\nwill be eligible for publication in a special issue of Phenomenology and the\nCognitive Sciences (http://www.springer.com/philosophy/philosophical+traditions/journal/11097).
\nPlease indicate whether you want your paper considered\nfor publication in this issue.
\nMore information: http://maureensie.wordpress.com/workshops/workshop-iii/
\nIf you're interested\, please send us an extended\nabstract (about 1\,500 words) of your intended paper and a short (!) bio\n(related to your research) or list of publications\, before May 2012.\nNotification of acceptance will be based on the abstracts and can be expected\nin June. The paper itself is expected three weeks before the start of the workshop\,\nthat is\, before October 1st. Preferably your paper should not yet be submitted\nfor publication at the time of the workshop.
\nDeadlines
\nClosing date: May 1st 2012
\nNotification of acceptance: June 2012
\nDeadline Draft Papers: End of September 2012
\nSend your PDF's or plain text to: workshopMA10@fwb.eur.nl (subject heading: narrativity-submission or\nnarrativity-inquiry)
\npractical information
\nThe workshop will start with a lunch on Friday (around\n12.00)\, and end after the lunch on Sunday (around 14.00).
\nInvited speakers will be expected to pay 220 euro for\naccommodation and meals (includes: two breakfasts\, three lunches\, two\nconference dinners\, and two nights in a single room). All-inclusive\nparticipation to the workshop for non-speakers will be 520 euro\; participation\nwithout dinner and accommodation\, but including lunch: 250 euro. Reduction of\n40% (150 euro) available for unwaged (PhD) students under the age of 30.
\nLike our 2011 workshop\, this workshop will be held at\nconference centre 'International School for Philosophy' (Leusden/Amersfoort)\,\nwhich is beautifully located in the woods nearby Utrecht &\; Amsterdam\, the\nNetherlands (http://www.isvw.nl/nl/english/). It is easy to reach by public transportation.
\nOrganizing committee
\nMaureen Sie\, Nicole van\nVoorst Vader\, Arno Wouters (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Leon de Bruin (in\ncollaboration with the research group of Albert Newen\, Ruhr-Universitä\;t Bochum)
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