ECTA 2013
\nEUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON THEORY OF ACTION:
\nReasons for Action and Praxiology &ndash\; Broadening the Borders
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\nJune\, 12-14th 2013
\nPoznan\, Poland
\nEnquiries: ecta2013@praxiologies.com
\nWeb address: ecta2013.org
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
\nWOJCIECH GASPARSKI (Kozminski University\, Poland)
\nTIMO AIRAKSINEN \;(University of Helsinki\, Finland)
\nGERHARD SEEL \;(University of Bern\, Switzerland)
\nBOB BRECHER \;(Brighton University\, United Kingdom)
\nTheory of reasons for action has been one of the most important areas of research in practical philosophy for over a half century\, but mainly in English-speaking cultural area. Still\, it is a \;dominant approach to the theory of action \;today.
\nPraxiology \;&ndash\; a general theory or study of efficient action (with a seminal work of Tadeusz Kotarbinski from Warsaw-Lvov School) &ndash\; is another important type of investigation on the field of practical philosophy. It also has quite a long tradition\, but has been popular mainly in Poland and France.
\nWhile these two types of investigation of action are equally important\, there has never been either a philosophical &lsquo\;battle&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;cooperation&rsquo\; between reasons for action theorists and praxiologists. It seems\, that the researchers of both types of inquiry have so far not entered into dialogue to get a better understanding of the nature of action.
\nThe most basic goal of this strongly interdisciplinary conference is to offer a small contribution to such communication. \;We invite praxiologists\, reasons for action theorists\, theorists of practical rationality and practical philosophers \;to exchange ideas and communicate. This will help to grasp a fuller understanding of the differences and similarities between various types of reflection on action. The conference will offer insights into the understanding of action in philosophical\, social and cultural aspects.
\nTHEMES
\n- \;the nature of reasons for action: problems of contemporary debate\,
\n- \;praxiology and &lsquo\;the grammar of action&rsquo\; &ndash\; old and new tasks\,
\n- \;types of reflection on action\, the methodology of action theories\,
\n- \;connections and dependencies between theories of reasons for action and praxiology\,
\n- \;similarities and differences in understanding action in terms of praxiology and reasons for action theory\,
\n- \;theories of reasons for action and praxiology in the face of individual and collective action\,
\n- \;theory of action and the (philosophical) picture of an agent\,
\n- \;reasons for action and emotions\,
\n- \;planning theory and praxiology
\n- \;philosophical theories of action and other sciences (psychology\, sociology\, neurosciences\, ethics\, management science\, economics)\,
\n- \;differences between theories of action and cultural relativism\,
\n- \;social aspects of theorizing action\,
\n- \;praxiology and pragmatism\,
\n- \;theory of rationality and theory of action\,
\n- \;efficient action\, rational action\, and moral action.
\nSelected conference papers will be published as a collection of edited papers in Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology \;Series
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Conference dates: June 12-14th 2013
Extended CFP deadline: March 31st 2013
\nCFP decision: by April 15th 2013
\nRegistration deadline: April 31tst 2013
\nHONORARY PARTNERS
\nTHE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY OF POZNAN
\nEUROPEAN BUSINESS ETHICS NETWORK POLSKA
\nOrganizer:
\nPraxiologies.com Team in cooperation with Adam Mickiewicz University
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\nMore details: ecta2013.org
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