CFP: The Answers of Philosophy: SIFA 20th Anniversary Conference

Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2012 

This year the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a National Conference that will be held in Alghero (in Sardinia), September 13-15, 2012. The Conference will offer an occasion for discussion of many themes of research in analytic philosophy. We invite submissions on the following areas:

Philosophy of language, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics and metaethics, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of logic, Philosophy of mathematics, Philosophy of law, Political philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Aesthetics, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, History of science.

Submissions

Contributors will have 40 minutes, ideally divided into 30 minutes of exposition and 10 minutes of discussion. The languages of the conference are English and Italian. Those wishing to make a presentation should submit:

A short abstract (about 200 words)

A long abstract (1000-1500 words)

Long abstract should be thoroughly prepared for blind refereeing, with any and all revealing references to the author removed, including personal acknowledgments.

Both short and long abstracts should be submitted electronically using the EasyChair submission page at:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sifa2012

 The creation of an EasyChair account will be required. For any problems, please refer to the conference webpage:

www.sifa.unige.it/sifa2012

Abstracts will be subject to double blind refereeing and acceptance will be notified by May 15, 2012.

Deadline for submissions: April 29, 2012.

Registration

Participation in the conference is subject to a registration fee and to the payment of the SIFA membership.

If paid before July 15, 2012:

50 (conference fee) + 50 euros (SIFA): permanent faculty

30 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others

If paid after July 31, 2012:

80 (conference fee) + 50 (SIFA) euros: permanent faculty

50 (conference fee) + 25 (SIFA) euros: others

Early registration will be open on May 1, 2012 at the SIFA website: www.sifa.unige.it

Practical information

Alghero is a town of Catalan origin right on the Sardinian Sea (one of the most beautiful Italian towns: http://www.alghero-turismo.it/Default.asp?l=en). It is served by low-coast airlines and it has many not expensive accommodations. Check the Conference website in few weeks for all the practical information.

Scientific committee

Mario De Caro (SIFA President), Cristina Amoretti, Fabio Bacchini, Carola Barbero, Massimiliano Carrara, Massimo Dell’Utri, Michele Di Francesco, Marcello Frixione, Pierdaniele Giaretta, Simone Gozzano, Andrea Iacona, Andrea Sereni

Organizing committee

Fabio Bacchini, Stefano Caputo, Massimo Dell’Utri

Sponsors

University of Sassari

LABONT (Laboratorio di Ontologia, Dip. di Filosofia, Università di Torino)

LOGOS (Logic, Language and Cognition Research Group, Universitat de Barcelona)

Important dates

Deadline for early registration: July 15, 2012

Conference dates: September 13-15, 2012