CFP: Evolutionary Thinking

Evolutionary thinking is hugely influential in various areas of science as well as in philosophy. Philosophers of biology study core concepts of evolution, such as fitness and selection. Ethicists use evolutionary models to shed light on social institutions and moral practices. Evolutionary mechanisms are frequently invoked in philosophical debates about cognition and the human mind. Finally, evolutionary game theory has found its way into philosophy of language, theories of rationality, political and social philosophy. This conference will bring together scientists and philosophers from
diverse backgrounds to explore the extent of evolutionary thought in contemporary philosophy and to consider the potential for future developments.

The keynote speakers at this conference are Rob Brooks (University of New South Wales), Anya Plutynski (Washington University, St Louis), and Kim Sterelny (Australian National University).

This is the 7th annual Munich-Sydney-Tilburg Philosophy of Science Conference. It is jointly sponsored by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP), the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science (SCFS) and the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS). The conference series focuses on topical subjects in philosophy of science, with an eye towards modeling, applications and policy.

Paper Submissions: Please send 1,000 word extended abstracts as pdf documents to Adrian Baiada [email protected]> by 30th November 2013. Notification of acceptances will be made by 24th December 2013.

Conference Organising Committee:
Mark Colyvan (SCFS, Sydney)
Ofer Gal (SCFS, Sydney)
Paul Griffiths (SCFS, Sydney)
Stephan Hartman (MCMP, Munich)
Daniela Helbig (SCFS, Sydney)
Jan Sprenger (TiLPS, Tilburg)

Contact: Adrian Baiada [email protected]>