CFP: 3rd Online Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind

ISPSM 2025  

3rd Annual Online Conference  

Call for Abstracts

The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind
(ISPSM) is happy to invite all philosophers working on any science of the
mind (broadly construed) to submit an abstract for a paper or a symposium.
We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups in the field,
including members of the LGBTQIA+ community and those based in the global
south, as part of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion
practices in philosophy and beyond.


We are happy to invite you to submit an abstract for the 3rd Annual Online
Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences
of the Mind https://www.ispsmind.com/>, which will be held online on the
24th-26th of October, 2025 (24/10/25 - 26/10/25). The schedule will be
flexible, allowing for a worldwide audience across a range of time zones.

What is the mind, and how does it work? These questions have led to centuries of philosophical and empirical investigations, and still lack definitive answers. We thus invite submissions from all disciplines that leverage insights from the use of different techniques, methodologies, and research questions to shed light on the nature and functioning of the mind.  

In this third web conference, we seek again to bring together many of these perspectives to build a common ground, a comprehensive and multi-scale conceptual landscape of the mind. We accept submissions from a broad range of perspectives, including - but not limited to - philosophy of psychology, philosophy of psychiatry, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of artificial intelligence & robotics, philosophy of linguistics, philosophy of ethology, philosophy of (cognitive) anthropology, philosophy of biology, philosophy of the social sciences and consciousness studies.  

We are delighted to already have a number of excellent keynote speakers confirmed for 2025, including:  

Sabrina Coninx (VU Amsterdam, Netherlands) 

Zoe Drayson (University of California, Davis, USA)

Ying-Tung Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan)

Michelle Liu (Monash University, Australia)

Fiona Macpherson (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Giovanni Rolla (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil)     

Mpho Tshivhase (University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa)

Keynote symposium:   TBA  

Practical Information  

When: 24-26 October 2025  

Where: Online, on Cisco Webex - link will be shared with participants shortly before the conference.  

Fees: The conference is fully online, and no fee is required    

Further Inquiries: [email protected]  

Information for submission

Abstracts for papers (about 30 minutes each including Q&A) should be
anonymized PDFs of maximum 500 words, excluding references and 3-5
keywords. To submit an abstract, please use the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcYiHKpzEiegLRsisikzJKGzgODPZFY-U9tJ81dO57--0rNg/viewform

Proposals for symposia (2 hours including Q&A, maximum 4 papers) should be
PDF files between 1500 and 2000 words, excluding references and 3-5
keywords. Unlike papers, they should not be anonymized: speakers'
affiliations and contacts should be included in the main text. To submit a
symposium proposal, please use the following link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchASBynzWTelhAk-N9SVTiXiM3Nc8GqLAnUdC3LlNbOzpmaA/viewform?usp=dialog

Abstract for papers and proposals for symposia received via email will not
be taken into consideration.

Deadline for submission: 01/05/2025 

Best meme prize  

Many scientific societies have prizes for the best paper. As an  online-based society, we instead launch a contest for the best graphic meme   regarding the philosophy of the sciences of the mind. We are interested in   memes formed by static images + text and GIFs.      

The contest is open to all those who submit a paper or a symposium at the   conference: to participate, simply add up to a .GIF or .JPEG file entitled   "ISPSM2025 Best Meme Contest." Memes should aim to elicit a laugh and then   a thought (similarly to the Ig Nobel prize) and should abide by the ISPSM   code of conduct (https://www.ispsmind.com/). The winning meme will be   hosted on the society’s homepage and social media. The winner will be   selected by the Program and Local organising committees and chairs.      

President: Fabrizio Calzavarini, University of Turin (IT).      

Vice-President: Marco Facchin , Universiteit Antwerpen (BE).      

Programme chairs:  

Valeria Becattini, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.  

Liberty Severs, Ruhr-Univesität Bochum and the University of Lisbon, Germany and Portugal.    

Local programme chairs:  

Bräuchle, Lara - Ruhr-Univesität Bochum, Germany.  

Clavel Vázquez, Jimena - Tilburg University, the Netherlands  

Rumana, Aliya - Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA  

Negro, Niccolò - School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel  

Parvizi-Wayne, Darius - Macquarie University, Australia    

Program committee (ISPSM Council members)  

Inês Hipólito (Macquarie University)  

Fabrizio Calzavarini (University of Turin)  

Liza Skidelsky (Universidad de Buenos Aires)  

Don Ross (University College Cork / University of Cape Town)  

Krushil Watene (University of Auckland)  

Katsunori Miyahara (Hokkaido University)    

Founders and Past Presidents   

Gualtiero Piccinini Founder and Past President (2022-23)  

Inês Hipólito Founder and Past President (2023-24)