CFP: British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS) Annual Conference 2013
Submission deadline: February 1, 2013
Conference date(s):
July 4, 2013 - July 5, 2013
Conference Venue:
British Society for the Philosophy of Science, University of Exeter
Exeter,
United Kingdom
Topic areas
Details
The conference programme will consist of both invited and contributed papers.
The plenary speakers will be:
Alison Gopnik
Sandra Mitchell
Huw Price
Alison Wylie
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submissions are invited from anyone with a scholarly interest in the philosophy of science. Graduate students are particularly encouraged. (Graduate bursaries will be available). Papers may be on any topic within the philosophy of science and should be suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, which will allow 10 minutes discussion. Abstracts in plain text of no more than 500 words should be received *no later than Friday February 1st 2013*. Abstracts will be refereed, and successful contributors notified during March or April.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Abstract submission is being handled using the EasyChair conference management system. To submit your abstract, go to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bsps2013 . (You will first need to create an EasyChair account.) Once logged in, select ‘New Submission’ and enter the requested information, including the title of your paper. Paste your abstract (in plain text, of no more than 500 words) into the Abstract box. In the ‘Upload Paper’ section beneath, tick the ‘Abstract Only’ box; do not upload a paper. Finally, select ‘Submit’.
For more information please contact the Honorary Secretary [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: attendance at the conference is restricted to members of the BSPS only; please therefore join the Society http://www.thebsps.org/society/bsps/membership.html
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
The purpose of the Society is to study the logic, the methods, and the philosophy of science, as well as those of the various special sciences, including the social sciences. The Society holds an annual conference with invited speakers and contributed papers, as well as ordinary meetings running throughout the year at which invited speakers present a paper. The Society makes small grants to support conferences relevant to research and education in its areas of study, awards an annual doctoral studentship for doctoral work in philosophy of science in a UK university and The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science is published on our behalf by Oxford University Press. Visit for more information: