CALL FOR PAPERS
\n\nEXTENDED DEADLINE &\; SPECIAL WORKSHOPS!!
\n\nECAP 8 &ndash\; Eighth European Conference of Analytic Philosophy
University of Bucharest\, Bucharest\, Romania
28 August - 2 September 2014
www.esap.info/ecap8
ECAP-conferences are organized every three years by the European Society for Analytic Philosophy (ESAP). The aim of these conferences is to establish contacts and encourage collaboration among European analytic philosophers. The previous conferences took place in 1993 (ECAP1 in Aix en Provence)\, 1996 (ECAP2 in Leeds)\, 1999 (ECAP3 in Maribor)\, 2002 (ECAP4 in Lund)\, 2005 (ECAP5 in Lisboa)\, 2008 (ECAP6 in Krakow)\, and 2011 (ECAP7 in Milan).
The Eighth ECAP will take place in Bucharest\, Romania\, from the 28th of August to the 2nd of September\, 2014\, and is locally organized by the University of Bucharest in collaboration with the Romanian Society for Analytic Philosophy.
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We invite contributions for the following parallel sessions:
1. History of Philosophy
2. Epistemology
3. Philosophy of Science
4. Logic
5. Philosophy of Language
6. Philosophy of Mind and Action Theory
7. Metaphysics
8. Ethics
9. Aesthetics
10. Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law
Contributed papers will be scheduled for a 30-minute presentation (including discussions).
\n\nGUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Abstracts must be written in English and be prepared for blind review\, with all self-reference and personal data suppressed. Abstracts should indicate the title of the paper and the parallel session for which it is submitted.
Please submit both a short abstract of no more than 200 words\, and a long abstract of no more than 1000 words (references included). Long abstracts should have the following format: Times New Roman\, font size 10\, 1\,5 line spacing.
Long abstracts should not only contain the position defended or the issue discussed\, but also indicate the outline of the argument. Submission is made through the EasyChair website (see Guidelines below)*.
\n\nShort abstracts will be inserted in the EasyChair submission page in text format. Long abstracts will be uploaded as files in either doc or pdf format.
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Please select only one section during submission!
THE NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is May 15th\, 2014.
Notification of acceptance is expected by May 30th\, 2014.
(*) Guidelines for EasyChair submission
The EasyChair login page for ECAP8 is at:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecap8
In order to access the submission page\, the creation of an EasyChair account will be required.
\n\nIMPORTANT: Please notice that what is called "abstract" in the EasyChair "Title\, Abstract and Other Information" section corresponds to the short abstract of this call\, and what is called "paper" in the EasyChair "Upload Paper" section corresponds to the long abstract of this call. A visual guide to submission will be posted shortly on the conference webpage.
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PLENARY AND INVITED SPEAKERS
Confirmed plenary and invited speakers for the conference are:
Plenary speakers:
\n\nKit Fine (New York University)
\n\nSusanne Bobzien (University of Oxford)
\n\nJennifer Saul (University of Sheffield) &ndash\; for the special plenary &ldquo\;Women in Philosophy&rdquo\;.
\n\n\n\nInvited speakers:
\n\n1. History of Philosophy: Sarah Broadie (University of St Andrews)
2. Epistemology: Duncan Pritchard (University of Edinburgh)
3. Philosophy of Science: Martin Kusch (University of Vienna)
4. Logic: Patrick Blackburn \; (University of Roskilde)
5. Philosophy of Language: Asa Wikforss (Stockholm University)
6. Philosophy of Mind and Action Theory: Clotilde Calabi (University of Milan)
7. Metaphysics: Penelope Mackie (University of Nottingham)
8. Ethics: Carla Bagnoli (University of Modena)
9. Aesthetics: Kathleen Stock (University of Sussex)
10. Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law: Já\;nos Kis (Central European University)
\n\n\n\nSTEERING COMMITTEE:
Mircea Dumitru (University of Bucharest\, Romania\, president)
Michele Di Francesco (Institute for Advanced Study\, IUSS - Pavia\, Italy)
\n\nJerome Dokic (Institut Jean Nicod\, Paris\, France)
\n\nMehmet Elgin (Mugla University\, Turkey)
\n\nKatalin Farkas (Central European University\, Budapest\, Hungary)
\n\nOlav Gjelsvik (University of Oslo\, Norway)
\n\nKathrin Glü\;er-Pagin (University of Stockholm\, Sweden)
\n\nPetr Kotatko (Czech Academy of Sciences\, Prague\, Czech Republic)
\n\nFiona Macpherson (University of Glasgow\, UK)
\n\nGenoveva Marti (University of Barcelona\, Spain)
\n\nTomasz Placek (Jagiellonian University\, Krakow\, Poland)
\n\nPedro Santos (University of Algarve\, Portugal)
\n\nNikolas Strobach (Saarland University\, Saarbrü\;cken\, Germany)
\n\n\n\n\n\nSPECIAL WORKSHOPS
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\n\nSpecial Workshop 1 (29 August 2014) - Intergenerational Justice\, Human Rights and Sustainability
\n\nOrganizer: Adrian-Paul Iliescu (Bucharest)
\n\nSpeakers: Ileana Dascalu (Bucharest)\, Marcus Dü\;well (Utrecht)\, Stephen Gardiner (Washington)\, Axel Gosseries (Louvain la Neuve)\, Adrian-Paul Iliescu (Bucharest)\, Karsten Klint Jensen (Copenhagen)\, Dominic Roser (Oxford)\, May Thorseth (Trondheim)\, Danielle Zwarthoed (Louvain la Neuve)
\n\n\n\nSpecial Workshop 2 (30 August 2014) - Mathematical cognition and its relevance for the philosophy of mathematics
\n\nOrganizers: Sorin Costreie (Bucharest) &\; Markus Pantsar (Helsinki)
\n\nSpeakers: Sorin Bangu (Bergen)\, Kai Bü\;ttner (Zurich)\, \;Jessica Carter (Odense)\, David Dolby (Zurich)\, \;Brice Halimi (Paris X)\, Markus Pantsar (Helsinki)\, Paula Quinon (Lund)\, Dirk Schlimm (McGill)
\n\n\n\nSpecial Workshop 3 (31 August 2014) - The Philosophy of Gottlob Frege
\n\nOrganizer: Sorin Costreie (Bucharest)
\n\nSpeakers: Philip Ebert (Stirling)\, Javier Legris (Buenos Aires)\, Daniele Mezzadri (United Arab Emirates)\, Michael Potter (Cambridge)\, Marcus Rossberg (Connecticut)\, Andrea Sereni (Milan &ndash\; San Raffaele)\, Fredrik Stjernberg (Linkö\;ping)\, Joan Weiner (Indiana)
\n\n\n\nSpecial Workshop 4 (1 September 2014) - Analytic Ethics\, Life and Science
\n\nOrganizers: Emilian Mihailov (Bucharest) &\; Constantin Vica (Bucharest)
\n\nSpeakers: Simon Rippon (CEU Budapest)\, Shunzo Majima (Hokkaido University - Sapporo)\, Emilian Mihailov (Bucharest)\, Valentin Muresan (Bucharest)\, Constantin Vica (Bucharest)
\n\n\n\nSpecial Workshop 5 (2 September 2014) - Expressibility\, Reducibility\, and Extendability
\n\nOrganizer: Iulian D. Toader (Bucharest)
\n\nSpeakers: Marianna Antonutti-Marfori (Keele)\, Michael De (Konstanz)\, Walter Dean (Warwick)\, Mihai Ganea (Toronto)
\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES:
\n\nRegistration to the ECAP8 opens May 25th 2014\, and the deadline for early registration is July 25th 2014. Payment should be made online. The webpage for payment and registration will be indicated on the ECAP8 website in due time. Conference fee includes: registration to the conference\, conference materials including the book of abstracts\, and refreshments for the coffee breaks.
\n\nNB: the conference fee does not include the conference dinner. Registration and payment for the conference dinner will be available as a separate option on the registration website in due time.
\n\nConference fees are as follows:
Early registration (before July 25th 2014):
- 80 euros: students (graduate and undergraduate)
- 160 euros: non-students (permanent faculty\, post-doc\, teachers)
Late registration (after July 25th 2014):
- 130 euros: students (graduate and undergraduate)
- 220 euros: non-students (permanent faculty\, post-doc\, teachers)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
\n\nConstantin Brincus\, Marian Calborean\, Mihai Cernea\, Sorin Costreie\, Mihnea Dobre\, Alexandru Dragomir\, Mircea Dumitru\, Toni Gibea\, Corina Grigoriu\, Bianca Savu\, Radu Uzkai\, Constantin Vica\, Cristina Voinea
\n\n\n\nLOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
\n\nMarin Balan (S1)\, Romulus Brancoveanu (S10)\, Sorin Costreie (S5)\, Richard David-Rus (S3)\, Mihnea Dobre (S1)\, Alexandru Dragomir (S4)\, Mircea Dumitru (S4)\, Adrian Iliescu (S10)\, Daniela Jalobeanu (S3)\, Emilian Mihailov (S8)\, Laurentiu Staicu (S7)\, Gheorghe Stefanov (S6)\, Constantin Stoenescu (S2)\, Constantin Vica (S9)
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CONTACTS
About submission: All inquiries concerning the submission of abstracts should be addressed to the dedicated EasyChair address: ecap8@easychair.org
About the conference: All other inquiries concerning the conference should be addressed to: ecap8@g.unibuc.ro
\n\nFax: +40213131760
Telephone: +40213077302 / +40724911233
Website: www.esap.info/ecap8
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\nIMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submission: May 15th 2014
Notification of acceptance: May 30th 2014
Registration opens: May 30th 2014
Early registration deadline: July 30th 2014