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SUMMARY:“(Ir)rationality: Understanding Irrational Belief\, Action\, and Reasoning”
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Intuitively\, there is a constitutive connection between someone&rsquo\;s being rational and their being able to possess propositional attitudes\, perform inferences or execute actions. But what do we mean by &lsquo\;rational&rsquo\;? Moreover\, given the supposed constitutive connection\, what are we to make of irrational beliefs\, actions and inferences?</p>\n<p>We invite submissions from graduate students for a conference hosted by the Philosophy Department at King&rsquo\;s College London\, to be held on Friday\, February 19th\, 2016.</p>\n<p>There will be <strong>respondents from KCL faculty</strong> to all selected papers.</p>\n<p>We conceive of the conference&rsquo\;s themes very broadly and welcome submissions from all related areas of philosophy. Interdisciplinary submissions are particularly welcome. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):</p>\n<p><strong>What Does Rationality Require? </strong></p>\n<p>Are there norms of rationality?</p>\n<p>How do we determine such norms?</p>\n<p><strong>Folk Psychology and Rationality </strong></p>\n<p>Are folk-psychological explanations necessarily rationalizing explanations?</p>\n<p>How can we make intelligible an irrational belief\, action\, or inference?</p>\n<p><strong>Reasons and Causation </strong></p>\n<p>Are reasons causes?</p>\n<p>What is the difference between a reason and mere cause?</p>\n<p><strong>Paradigm Cases of Irrationality </strong></p>\n<p>Self-deception</p>\n<p>Epistemic akrasia</p>\n<p>Weakness of the will</p>\n<p>Wishful thinking</p>\n<p><strong>Irrationality and Pathology </strong></p>\n<p>What is the relation between rationality and statistical normalcy?</p>\n<p>Does mental pathology necessarily involve irrationality?</p>\n<p>What are the ethical implications of linking or divorcing the concepts of pathology and irrationality?</p>\n<p>Deadline for Submission: 3rd January 2016</p>\n<p>Please send submissions to kclirrationalityworkshop2016@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>Submissions must be in PDF or Word format and prepared for blind review. Papers should not exceed 4000 words\, and should be suitable for a 30 minute presentation.</p>\n<p>Please submit a separate cover letter in PDF or Word format with the following details:</p>\n<p>name\, paper title\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information.</p>\n<p>We especially encourage authors from underrepresented groups in philosophy to submit.</p>\n<p>For more information\, please contact us at kclirrationalityworkshop2016@gmail.com.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Cote-Bouchard Charles;CN=Jenkins David;CN=Doody Paul:
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