CFP: University of Connecticut: ECOM Inaugural Graduate Conference

Call for papers

The deadline is extended to OCTOBER 5, 2019!

The aim of “Kinds of Knowledge” is to generate interdisciplinary discussion on varieties or types knowledge that are of interest to philosophers, psychologists, linguists, and anthropologists (among others). We encourage contributions that discuss specific types of knowledge that appear to defy traditional epistemological analyses, as well as ones that revisit traditional distinctions pertaining to different ways of knowing in light of new research and insights. Below are examples of potential topics (in no particular order):

• ‘animal’ vs. ‘reflective’ human knowledge
• theoretical knowledge that vs. practical knowledge how
• knowledge who, what, where ...
• knowledge of other minds (incl. ‘theory’-theory vs. simulation theory vs. ...)
• self-knowledge
• ‘minimal’ knowledge (as merely true belief)
• the acquisition and development of epistemic notions and competence
• observational vs. inferential; perceptual knowledge
• ethical, mathematical, religious, ... knowledge - knowledge by description vs. knowledge by acquaintance
• knowing vs. ‘cognizing’* (*Chomsky’s term for speakers’ cognitive relation to the rules of their language)
• empirical vs. conceptual knowledge, aposteriori vs. apriori knowledge
• animal knowledge of ‘affordances’
• ‘immediate’ vs. inferential vs. testimonial knowledge
• metacognition

Submission guidelines:

We invite abstracts – 500-1,000 words, excluding references – of short papers, suitable for a 30-35-min presentation, by graduate students and postdocs. The papers should be relatively accessible to an interdisciplinary audience and avoid overly technical discussion of ‘in-house’ issues in epistemology.

Abstracts should be ready for blind review and include the title of the paper; they should make clear both the topic and the main arguments of the paper. Please send a separate cover sheet with the title of the paper, author's name, affiliation (if any), and contact information.1

Abstracts+cover sheets should be sent to Aliyar Ozercan [email protected] by OCT 5 (midnight). Notifications of acceptance will be sent no later than October 10. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to send a draft of their full paper by November 5th.

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1 Note: We will be trying to obtain funds to provide modest support for those who need it. Please indicate on the cover sheet whether you have no available funding source to support your travel. Meals while at the conference will be provided. In addition, UConn graduate students will attempt to help contributors find suitable accommodations.