CFP: The Evolutionary Origins of Speech Acts

"The Evolutionary Origins of Speech Acts" conference is organized in partnership between the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Bucharest (through its Department for Theoretical Philosophy) and the Center for Logic, Philosophy and History of Science (CELFIS).

The event is scheduled to take place May 17th, 2023, between 10am-7pm, local time for Bucharest, Romania. Regular presentations will be 30 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes long Q&A and 10 minutes breaks.

The conference will have a mixed format, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so, their session will enjoy a live audience, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).

Keynote speaker: Mitch Green (University of Connecticut)

Other invited speakers include Bart Geurts (Radboud U.), Mircea Dumitru (U.of Bucharest), Krisztina Orban (Tubingen U.), Ladislav Koren (U. Hradec Králové).

Call for abstracts

We encourage researchers at all levels to contribute abstracts related to ongoing and recent approaches to the evolutionary origins of speech acts. Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 300 words (excluding references). Please add 1-3 main recent references, and 1-5 keywords. 

Abstracts will receive full consideration if sent before April 22nd, 2023 at the following address: [email protected] Word or PDF attachments preferred, with the message titled "Speech acts, abstract submission".

All submissions will go through a process of blind peer review from a selected local scientific committee. (Please write your identifying details in the body of the email, and leave the attached abstract anonymized.) We intend notifications of acceptance to be sent out on or before April 24th, 2023. The conference programme will be announced as soon as review is completed.The conference programme will be announced as soon as review is concluded.

Registering and other details

For any questions, please don't hesitate to email [email protected] You may register at the same address (or by RSVP here on PhilEvents) on or before May 15th in order to receive the Zoom connection details.

The conference is organized with the support of students in the “Mind the Brain” master’s programme in cognitive science within the Department for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. More details about the programme are available here: https://filosofie.unibuc.ro/master-of-arts-in-cognitive-science-mind-the-brain/

The event is also organized with the support of students undertaking their curricular practical training with CELFIS. More about the center’s activity is available here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063082908977 Recordings of past events are also available on the Department for Theoretical Philosophy at UB’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q

In the aftermath of the conference, we would enjoy jointly exploring the possibility of publishing its proceedings. More details will be forthcoming at the time.