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SUMMARY:2nd Young Scholars Pragmatism Conference: Inquiry\, Science\, Truth
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong></p>\n<p>Keynote speakers: Prof. Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto) and Prof. Hasok Chang (University of Cambridge)</p>\n<p>We invite submissions of abstracts for the second edition of the Young Scholars Pragmatism Conference. It will be a hybrid event with online and in-person talks (20-mn presentation / 35-mn discussion).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>While pragmatist ideas and methods are present in a great variety of academic fields and subfields\, pragmatism started as a theory of meaning and inquiry (Peirce\, James\, Dewey)\, and became (in)famous as a theory of truth. This conference seeks to explore these fundamental themes running from the beginnings of pragmatism to the present. Possible topics for submission include (but are not limited to):&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meanings and concepts: what are our concepts for? How should we construe the meaning of our terms? How are concepts formed\, and how do they evolve?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>The theory of inquiry and scientific or logical methods: is there a scientific method? What is (or are) the method(s) of inquiry? How do we evaluate these methods?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Scientific practice: what does the study of scientific practice teach us about traditional issues in philosophy of science and about the theory of inquiry?</li>\n<li>Values: is there a fact/value dichotomy? What role do values\, purposes and normative assessments play in epistemic practices?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Truth and warranted assertibility: can truth be a goal of inquiry? How should it be defined? Can truth transcend experience or inquiry?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>(Anti-)realism and (anti-)representationalism: do ideas and theories purport to represent the world? How should global expressivists or anti-representationalists think about theories of inquiry and the philosophy of science?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We welcome presentations of various forms\, such as: theoretical papers defending pragmatist accounts of X\; historical\, sociological or philosophical case studies from a pragmatist perspective\; studies of classical pragmatist answers to contemporary problems in philosophy of science\, epistemology\, or philosophy of language\; exploration of pragmatist themes present in the philosophy of science of non-(explicitly) pragmatist authors\; critical assessments of the scope and limits of pragmatism.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Submission guidelines:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conditions for submission: graduate (masters and doctoral) students and early career scholars (up to 5 years after the completion of the PhD)</li>\n<li>Word limit: 500 words</li>\n<li>Format: PDF prepared for blind review</li>\n<li>Include a separate document with your name\, contact information\, title of your abstract\, and current academic position. You are also welcome to state your preference for presenting online or in person.</li>\n<li>Deadline for submission: 15 May 2021</li>\n<li>Notification of acceptance: 7 June 2021</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br> Please send your documents to C&eacute\;line Henne (<a href="mailto:cllh2@cam.ac.uk">cllh2@cam.ac.uk</a>) and Oscar Westerblad (<a href="mailto:ow259@cam.ac.uk">ow259@cam.ac.uk</a>) by 15th May 2021\, with subject line &ldquo\;YSPC Abstract&rdquo\;</p>\n
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