CFP: Contributions to an Introduction to Analytic Philosophy Book

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN EDITED BOOK (the contributions will be peer-reviewed)

The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Central University of Ecuador (UCE) and FILOSÓFICA, Foundation for Philosophical, Political and Cultural Studies, invite the academic community to submit proposals for chapters for an edited book that will address the central aspects of analytic philosophy.

Considering that analytic philosophy is predominantly an Anglophone tradition, this publication undertakes the challenge of fostering spaces for critical discussion in Latin America. Upon finishing the book, readers will gain a panoramic and introductory historical overview of analytic philosophy. They will acquire an understanding of the key authors, theoretical frameworks, characteristic methods, and, above all, the main debates within analytic philosophy. While the topics covered will include the classic language analysis prompted by the linguistic turn, significant contributions in various areas of Philosophy such as metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and philosophy of mind are also central to the discussion.

MAIN THEMES AND LINES OF RESEARCH

- Metaphysics and Meta-Metaphysics: Suggested topics include ontological dependence relations and metaphysical structures, identity, modality, possible worlds, non-existent and fictional objects, four-dimensionalism, realism, and anti-realism.

- Philosophy of Language: Suggested topics include meaning, reference, descriptions, proper names and natural kinds, semantic externalism, and theories of truth.

- Philosophy of Mind: Suggested topics include the problem of consciousness, qualia, functionalism, mind-brain identity theory, property dualism, embodied cognition, and extended mind.

- Logic: Suggested topics include first-order and second-order logic, modal logic, Barcan formula, deontic logic, temporal logic, plural quantification, dialetheism, and paraconsistent logics.

- Epistemology: Suggested topics include the Gettier problem, epistemic justification, contextualism, skepticism, epistemic relativism, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology.

- Philosophy of Science: Suggested topics include causality, becoming in modern Physics.

- History of Analytic Philosophy: Suggested topics include logical positivism, critique of positivism, the divergence from idealism.

METHODOLOGICAL SCOPE

The topics of the chapters are not limited to those proposed in the previous point, but they must be framed within the general narrative. We welcome any theoretical perspective relevant for the topic in question. For doubts or questions about the methodological scope, please write to [email protected].

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Send the abstract of the chapter to the email address [email protected] with the subject: "Abstract of book chapter". Important dates are in the next section. The abstract must contain 250 to 300 words. It should clearly describe the purpose of the chapter, area of contribution, research question, hypothesis (if applicable), and the initial plan. The chapter must not exceed 12,000 words and at least 9,000 words without the bibliography

IMPORTANT DATES

Start of abstract submissions: June 15th, 2023

Abstract submission deadline: July 31st, 2023

Notification of selected proposals: by August 31st, 2023

Deadline for submission of finished chapter: January 31st, 2024

In the following link you will find more detailed information: 

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