Rivista internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia
\nCall for paper on:
\nThe future of the Cognitive Science(s). Philosophy\, Psychology\, and \;Neuroscience: Discussion\, exchange and a common purpose
The multi- and inter-disciplinary project of scientifically investigating \;mental phenomena known as &ldquo\;cognitive science&rdquo\; dates back to the end of \;the 1950s. Initially\, it included six disciplines: philosophy\, (cognitive) \;psychology\, neuroscience\, artificial intelligence\, linguistics\, and \;anthropology. The kind of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary \;relationships required to link and achieve convergence between these \;disciplines has itself been subject to dispute. In fact\, some authors speak \;of &ldquo\;cognitive science&rdquo\; (in the singular) to emphasize the need \;for \;a
unity\, while others speak of the &ldquo\;cognitive sciences&rdquo\; (in the plural)\, \;indicating that these disciplines should maintain their autonomy and \;specificity. Looking to the future of the cognitive science project\, it is \;essential to examine not only the relations between the disciplines \;involved\, but also their distinctive roles\, methods\, and objects of study.
The development of the &ldquo\;new science of mind&rdquo\; (Gardner) and its evolution \;over time opens up several questions concerning\, among other things\, the \;nature and function of the disciplines it comprises\, their status\, their \;autonomy\, the theoretical models they rely or should rely on\, and the \;theoretical constraints they face. We are mainly interested in addressing \;this issue from the perspectives of philosophy\, psychology\, and \;neuroscience. And yet\, we would also like to consider what other disciplines \;might contribute to a project involving the scientific study of mental \;phenomena\, what role they could play\, and what relationships they might \;entertain with philosophy\, psychology\, and neuroscience.
Rivista internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia aims to promote discussion \;on these topics and encourages all interested scholars to submit original \;papers \;devoted primarily\, if not exclusively\, to the following issues and \;questions:
Invited authors \;
\nWilliam Bechtel (University of California\, San Diego)
José\; Luis Bermú\;dez (Texas A&\;M University)
Daniel Burnston (Tulane University) &\; Antonella Tramacere (Università\; di
Bologna)
Max Coltheart (Macquarie University)
Alan Costall (University of Portsmouth)
Uljana Feest (Leibniz Universitä\;t Hannover)
Philip Kargopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Massimo Marraffa (Università\; di Roma Tre) &\; Tiziana Vistarini (Università\;
&ldquo\;G. D&rsquo\;Annunzio&rdquo\;\, Chieti-Pescara)
Lisa Osbeck (University of West Georgia) &\; Saulo de Frejtas Araujo (Federal
University of Juiz de Fora)
Frank van der Velde (Universiteit Leiden) \;
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Manuscript preparation and submission
Manuscripts should not exceed 9\,000 words (including footnotes) and must be \;submitted through the online submission procedure available on the journal \;website (www.rifp.it) by December\, 30th\, 2021.
Manuscripts written in English will be considered \;for \;publication. An \;English abstract of max. 150 words and 5 English key-words must be provided. \;Please\, insert the code &ldquo\;Future2021&rdquo\; in the box &ldquo\;Communications to the \;Editor&rdquo\; in the online submission form (Step 1). Two separate documents \;should be submitted. The first document must be anonymous and contain only \;the manuscript and abstract without any identifying information about the \;author(s). A second document (called \;the &ldquo\;supplementary file&rdquo\;) must be \;submitted separately (Step 3) and include pictures\, tabs\, title\, abstract\, \;the whole manuscript as well as the names\, affiliations\, e-mails\, and postal \;addresses of the author(s).
After a preliminary assessment by the Editorial Board\, submissions undergo a \;double-blind peer review process. \;For \;instructions on how to prepare the \;manuscript\, click on the link &ldquo\;How to ensure a blind review&rdquo\; available \;on the website. The decision will be communicated to the author(s) within 6 \;weeks after submission. After manuscript acceptance\, an authors&rsquo\; guideline
will be provided \;for \;copyediting the final version of the manuscript. \; \;
For \;further information\, please email Sara Dellantonio
(sara.dellantonio@unitn.it)\, Luigi Pastore (luigi.pastore@uniba.it)
or \; Sandro Nannini (sandro.nannini@unisi.it) \;