Recent decades have witnessed advances in biology\, cognitive science\, and neuroscience which inspired and promoted philosophical discussions on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, animal minds\, and animal welfare. Empirical studies show extraordinary findings: rats and bats willingly aid kin\; cetaceans communicate over vast distances with cultural traits\; chimpanzee societies exhibit alliances and intrigues\; elephants display grief and rage\; crows craft tools and demonstrate causal reasoning and future planning. All these lead to interesting\, important philosophical questions. How should we interpret these findings? What philosophical assumptions underlie them? What implications can we make for traditional philosophical issues? This workshop aims to explore new philosophical insights informed or inspired by empirical studies on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, and etc. It is devoted to offer a platform for dialogues between philosophers and scientists to cross boundaries. We welcome submissions from both philosophers and scientists. Submissions from early career scholars and postgraduate students are particularly welcome. This workshop is supported by the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance. Selected contributed speakers from universities in Jiangsu are eligible to apply for free accommodation. \;
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract for blind review via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83328/submitter) by 15 September 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 30 September 2026. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Xiaotao Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T025236Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261128T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261128T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophies Meet Animals UID:20260826T025237Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Recent decades have witnessed advances in biology\, cognitive science\, and neuroscience which inspired and promoted philosophical discussions on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, animal minds\, and animal welfare. Empirical studies show extraordinary findings: rats and bats willingly aid kin\; cetaceans communicate over vast distances with cultural traits\; chimpanzee societies exhibit alliances and intrigues\; elephants display grief and rage\; crows craft tools and demonstrate causal reasoning and future planning. All these lead to interesting\, important philosophical questions. How should we interpret these findings? What philosophical assumptions underlie them? What implications can we make for traditional philosophical issues? This workshop aims to explore new philosophical insights informed or inspired by empirical studies on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, and etc. It is devoted to offer a platform for dialogues between philosophers and scientists to cross boundaries. We welcome submissions from both philosophers and scientists. Submissions from early career scholars and postgraduate students are particularly welcome. This workshop is supported by the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance. Selected contributed speakers from universities in Jiangsu are eligible to apply for free accommodation. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Xiaotao Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T025236Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20260826T025238Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract for blind review via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83122/submitter) by 31 December 2026.
\nContact
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Qinyi Wang;CN=Qiyue Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T025236Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270625T170000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20260826T025239Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
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