CFA: COGITO Glasgow-Seville Summer School on the Epistemology of Ernest Sosa

Call for Abstracts: 2023 COGITO/Seville Summer School on the Epistemology of Ernest Sosa

Date

16 October, 2023 - 18 October, 2023

Location

Department of Philosophy, University of Seville, Calle Camilo José Cela, s/n. 41018, Sevilla, Spain

Topic areas

Telic Virtue Epistemology; Virtue Epistemology; Epistemology of Ernest Sosa; Knowledge; Suspended Judgment; Justification

Details

The summer school in epistemology will focus on the epistemology of Ernest Sosa (Rutgers), with a special focus on Sosa’s recent material, including from his 2021 monograph Epistemic Explanations.

The summer school will include, over two days, talks and feedback sessions, with an emphasis on supporting early career philosophers (see call for abstracts).

Programme for the summer school 2023

Full details of the summer school programme are TBA. Speakers include:

•          Ernest Sosa (Rutgers University)

•          Sanford Goldberg (Northwestern)

•          Jesús Navarro (Seville)

•          Mona Simion (COGITO Glasgow)

Call for abstracts

Eligibility

The call for abstracts is open to philosophers within five years of their PhD.

Submission details

Please submit a title and abstract (300-500 words, suitable for blind review). While abstracts on general themes related to virtue epistemology are welcome, we especially encourage abstracts that engage with material (or epistemological themes) from Sosa’s Epistemic Explanations.

Abstract submission contact

Please submit your title/abstract to Matthew Vermaire, [email protected]

Abstract submission deadline

15 August 2023

Notification of result

30 August 2023

Funding

We have funding to cover accommodation and meals for all selected speakers. Speakers should plan to cover their own travel costs.

Organisation

Matthew Vermaire, Timothy Kearl, Jesus Navarro, J Adam Carter, Christoph Kelp and Mona Simion

Sponsors

·       COGITO Epistemology Research Centre

·       Philosophy Department, University of Seville

·       ERC KnowledgeLab Knowledge-First Social Epistemology (PI: Mona Simion)

·       AHRC Digital Knowledge (PI: J Adam Carter)

Contact

[email protected]