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SUMMARY:Social Metaphysics Workshop 2022
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LOCATION:Durham\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The 3rd annual Social Metaphysics Workshop will be held from June&nbsp\;22nd to June 25th\, 2022 at Duke University in Durham\, North Carolina (in person). The topic of the workshop is social metaphysics\, broadly conceived.</p>\n<p>We are interested in questions that include\, but are not limited to\, the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are social objects and how do they differ from other ordinary objects? What is the nature of money\, laws\, nations\, borders\, corporations\, property\, etc?</li>\n<li>What is a social group? What is group agency/belief/intention? What are social structures and institutions?</li>\n<li>What are social kinds and how do they differ from natural kinds? What form of mind-dependence do social kinds exhibit? Are social kinds real? What is race\, gender\,&nbsp\; sexuality\, disability\, and mental illness? Are these natural or socially constructed categories? What does it mean for something to be socially constructed?</li>\n<li>What is ontological justice? How does social ontology bear on considerations of justice and morality? How do considerations of justice and morality bear on social ontology?</li>\n<li>How can notions such as essence\, real definition\, grounding\, fundamentality\, and truthmaking be applied to the social world?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The keynote speaker will be Brian Epstein.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Workshop format</strong>: The workshop will be primarily pre-read. There will be eight sessions in total. Aside from the keynote\, each session will have one speaker and two commentators. All workshop participants&nbsp\;will be expected to read the papers in advance of the workshop.&nbsp\;The workshop is only open to selected participants and Duke-affiliated students and faculty.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission guidelines</strong>: If you would like to present a paper at the workshop\, please submit an extended abstract (750-1000 words) by January 16th\, 2022.&nbsp\;You may also apply to be a commentator\, chair\, or attendee.&nbsp\;More information on the&nbsp\;submission/application process is available here (https://socialmetaphysics.weebly.com/submit-or-volunteer.html). Please note that if you are selected to present a paper\, you will need to have a complete draft ready by April 1st\, 2022. We strongly encourage underrepresented minorities in philosophy to apply.</p>\n<p><strong>More information</strong>: More information on the submission/application process is available here: https://socialmetaphysics.weebly.com/submit-or-volunteer.html. The workshop is organized by Kevin Richardson (Duke University) and Asya Passinsky (Central European University). If you have additional questions\, please email <a target="_blank">kevin.richardson@duke.edu</a>.</p>
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