CFP: Habit: Practical, Theoretical, and Historical Approaches

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We invite abstracts for papers on any aspect of the philosophical significance of habit (practical, theoretical, and/or historical). Possible topics include (but are not limited to):

• the role of habit in the history of philosophy (e.g. Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Wittgenstein, etc.)
• habituation and the acquisition of habits, skills, and virtues
• the nature, structure, and rationality (or lack thereof) of habitual action
• the relationship between habits, intentions, and policies
• habits of thought and reasoning
• the ethical and/or epistemic significance of habit

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Jennifer Hornsby (Birkbeck)
• Stephen Engstrom (University of Pittsburgh)

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Abstracts should be between 500 and 800 words, prepared for anonymous review, and submitted to [email protected] by March 1, 2019. We hope to publish at least one volume of essays on the basis of the project of which this conference is a part.

CONTACT

For questions, please contact us at [email protected]