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Linking \;Artificial Intelligence\, Philosophy and Religion \;leads to fascinating outcomes.
\nAI is opening new paths for philosophical exploration\, bringing up key questions about ethics\, philosophy of language\, philosophy of mind\, and even philosophy of religion itself as it evolves. Next\, LLM-powered chatbots and visual models create a challenge for religious awareness and religious life\, offering new ways to access religious knowledge and possibly enhancing religious experiences. The chatbots also open new analytical perspectives for the analysis of religious discourse\, as they can automatically and systematically examine it on different levels\, including in such analyses philosophical theories. Finally\, philosophy and religion is a source of non-standard theories and concepts which can be a challenge for chatbots\, and as such they can be a good material for testing chatbots capacities and performance. At the same time\, it is good material to learn how to play with the chatbots\, and learn proper prompt engineering skills.
\nVarious topics\, new possibilities\, astonishing ideas and applications\, which should be shared among the scholars who join AI with philosophy or studies on religion. For this reason\, we decided to organise a conference &ldquo\;AI\, Philosophy and Religion&rdquo\;.
ORGANIZER;CN="Marcin Trepczyński";CN=Furkan Ozcelik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T163929Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240515T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240515T234500 SUMMARY:1st Baltic Workshop in the Philosophy of Language UID:20240328T163930Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krynica Morska\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines
\nWe invite submission of abstracts for 45-minute presentations. Abstracts should be anonymous\, of max. 1000 words (excluding references). Each accepted paper will have a commentator\, selected from the participants (who will be asked to serve as commentators)\, with ample time for discussion (90 minutes/slot). 12 to 16 abstracts will be selected for presentation. Abstracts are due before May 15\, 2024 and should be submitted via e-mail to both taci@uw.edu.pl and danczeman@gmail.com. \;We expect to notify authors of the selection result by June 1\, 2024. The deadline for sending the drafts of accepted papers to the commentators is September 1\, 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Tadeusz Ciecierski;CN="Tomasz Puczyłowski";CN=Dan Zeman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T163929Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240919T170000 SUMMARY:1st Baltic Workshop in the Philosophy of Language UID:20240328T163931Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krynica Morska\, Poland DESCRIPTION:1st Baltic Workshop in the Philosophy of Language
\nKrynica Morska\, Poland
\nSeptember 16-19\, 2024
\nSubmission deadline: MAY 15\, 2024
\nNotification of acceptance: JUNE 1\, 2024
\nDeadline for paper drafts: SEPTEMBER 1\, 2024
\nTopics: philosophy of language\, philosophy of linguistics\, philosophical logic
\nOrganizers: Tadeusz Ciecierski\, Tomasz Puczyłowski and Dan Zeman
\nDescription
\nThe Baltic Workshop in the Philosophy of Language is an international and interdisciplinary workshop whose primary aim is to showcase recent work on topics of interest in the current analytic philosophy of language. We welcome new theories from all fields of philosophy of language and of any aspects of language use\, as well as developments of extant theories in application to the new data or previously neglected phenomena. We welcome both theoretical and experimental approaches. There are no invited speakers at the workshop.
\nPractical matters
\nThe conference will be held in Krynica Morska at the Baltic Sea in Poland. We aim to cover accommodation for all participants as well as transportation by bus from Gdansk to Krynica Morska and back. We won't be able to cover other travel costs.
\nOrganizing committee
\nThe workshop is organized by Tadeusz Ciecierski (University of Warsaw)\, Tomasz Puczyłowski (University of Warsaw) and Dan Zeman (Slovak Academy of Sciences).
\nContact
\nAll questions about submissions should be emailed to taci@uw.edu.pl or danczeman@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Tadeusz Ciecierski;CN="Tomasz Puczyłowski";CN=Dan Zeman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T163929Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20241104T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20241104T080000 SUMMARY:Cruelty and Brutalism Today UID:20240328T163932Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Dobra 72\, Warsaw\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Papers and panels are invited for the interdisciplinary conference\, \;&ldquo\;Cruelty and Brutalism Today&rdquo\;\, which will take place in Warsaw from 4-5 November 2024. The conference is organized by the Faculty of &ldquo\;Artes Liberales &rdquo\; at the University of Warsaw (Poland) and is part of the &ldquo\;Technology and Socialization&rdquo\; project.
\nCruelty has many faces. Indeed\, the cruelty of war is incomparable to the silent cruelty taking place in the privacy of our homes\, and this is different from the cruelty of &ldquo\;cold institutions&rdquo\; that often use the letter of the law. However\, what is disturbing is the scale of cruelty and the laughter of torturers acting not only without a sense of guilt but also with a dubious justification for the &ldquo\;greater necessity&rdquo\; of using violence.
\nIn his book \;Coldness and Cruelty\, Gilles Deleuze asks \;questions about contemporary forms of sadism and masochism. We want to reflect on the forms of the &ldquo\;sadistic Superego&rdquo\; utterly devoted to cruelty\, but also the forms of the &ldquo\;masochistic Ego&rdquo\; ready for &ldquo\;affective contact&rdquo\;. The affective constellation of our world gives the impression that we are already operating outside Hegel&rsquo\;s dialectic of recognition\, which is the dialectic of recognizing the desire of the Other. Contemporary politics has become devoid of mediation\, armed with naked violence that can only escalate.
\nAndrew Culp claims that our era is not \;the &ldquo\;age of sad passions but of the masochistic contract that is sealed by fusing the cruel thrill of exploiting others with the self-destructive delights of being oppressed.&rdquo\; This masochistic contract is accompanied by widespread de-medialization\, which &ndash\; as it seems &ndash\; ends the era of representation. Everyone wants to be present today and present their opinion without the help of a mediator. The representation gives way before the presentation. Does this state of affairs always end with a shitstorm of media that allows immediate release and which becomes &ndash\; as Byung-Chul Han writes &ndash\; a kind of &ldquo\;communication reflux&rdquo\; that destroys not only the order of power but also the very possibility of expressing respect. The screen is no longer a window to the world or even a frame but an information board on which data\, images\, inscriptions and texts move. Today\, the screen is a frame for affectation and a seat of indifference. This is a severe problem.
\nDuring the conference\, we will try to diagnose the sources and forms of atrocities in a world increasingly devoid of intimacy and sensitivity and increasingly filled with brutalism. As Achille Mbembe rightly argues\, Brutalism today &ldquo\;is not an architectural style or a type of leading aesthetics\, but the very essence of politics&rdquo\;. We argue that this brutalism goes deeper\, i.e.\, the principles of operation of our affects\, the libidinal economy. The tools of brutalism are cold (calculated) and hot (expressive) cruelty. Deleuze\, citing Roberto Rossellini\, concludes that art today is either lament or cruelty. Rossellini himself suggested that cruelty always consists of the violation of someone&rsquo\;s personality\, forcing someone to be entirely and unreasonably exposed. Isn&rsquo\;t this the type of total exposure we see daily on our computer screens? We may live in an era of chaos\, but does it justify the appeal to &ldquo\;pure factuality&rdquo\; and the policy of &ldquo\;final resorts&rdquo\;\, in which \;the militarization of the police and the politicization of the army have turned our lives into a state of constant occupation?
\nPresentations are expected to be between 20 and 30 minutes. Please send abstracts of up to 300 words\, attached in a Word document\, with a short bio to \;technologyandsocialization@gmail.com \;by the 31st \;of August\, 2024. Should you need any further information\, do not hesitate to contact us at the same e-mail address. All information about the conference and the &ldquo\;Technology and Socialization&rdquo\; project can be found \;here. We are looking forward to your participation and to hosting you in Warsaw.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T163929Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20241104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20241105T170000 SUMMARY:Cruelty and Brutalism Today UID:20240328T163933Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Dobra 72\, Warsaw\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Papers and panels are invited for the interdisciplinary conference\, \;&ldquo\;Cruelty and Brutalism Today&rdquo\;\, which will take place in Warsaw from 4-5 November 2024. The conference is organized by the Faculty of &ldquo\;Artes Liberales &rdquo\; at the University of Warsaw (Poland) and is part of the &ldquo\;Technology and Socialization&rdquo\; project.
\nCruelty has many faces. Indeed\, the cruelty of war is incomparable to the silent cruelty taking place in the privacy of our homes\, and this is different from the cruelty of &ldquo\;cold institutions&rdquo\; that often use the letter of the law. However\, what is disturbing is the scale of cruelty and the laughter of torturers acting not only without a sense of guilt but also with a dubious justification for the &ldquo\;greater necessity&rdquo\; of using violence.
\nIn his book \;Coldness and Cruelty\, Gilles Deleuze asks \;questions about contemporary forms of sadism and masochism. We want to reflect on the forms of the &ldquo\;sadistic Superego&rdquo\; utterly devoted to cruelty\, but also the forms of the &ldquo\;masochistic Ego&rdquo\; ready for &ldquo\;affective contact&rdquo\;. The affective constellation of our world gives the impression that we are already operating outside Hegel&rsquo\;s dialectic of recognition\, which is the dialectic of recognizing the desire of the Other. Contemporary politics has become devoid of mediation\, armed with naked violence that can only escalate.
\nAndrew Culp claims that our era is not \;the &ldquo\;age of sad passions but of the masochistic contract that is sealed by fusing the cruel thrill of exploiting others with the self-destructive delights of being oppressed.&rdquo\; This masochistic contract is accompanied by widespread de-medialization\, which &ndash\; as it seems &ndash\; ends the era of representation. Everyone wants to be present today and present their opinion without the help of a mediator. The representation gives way before the presentation. Does this state of affairs always end with a shitstorm of media that allows immediate release and which becomes &ndash\; as Byung-Chul Han writes &ndash\; a kind of &ldquo\;communication reflux&rdquo\; that destroys not only the order of power but also the very possibility of expressing respect. The screen is no longer a window to the world or even a frame but an information board on which data\, images\, inscriptions and texts move. Today\, the screen is a frame for affectation and a seat of indifference. This is a severe problem.
\nDuring the conference\, we will try to diagnose the sources and forms of atrocities in a world increasingly devoid of intimacy and sensitivity and increasingly filled with brutalism. As Achille Mbembe rightly argues\, Brutalism today &ldquo\;is not an architectural style or a type of leading aesthetics\, but the very essence of politics&rdquo\;. We argue that this brutalism goes deeper\, i.e.\, the principles of operation of our affects\, the libidinal economy. The tools of brutalism are cold (calculated) and hot (expressive) cruelty. Deleuze\, citing Roberto Rossellini\, concludes that art today is either lament or cruelty. Rossellini himself suggested that cruelty always consists of the violation of someone&rsquo\;s personality\, forcing someone to be entirely and unreasonably exposed. Isn&rsquo\;t this the type of total exposure we see daily on our computer screens? We may live in an era of chaos\, but does it justify the appeal to &ldquo\;pure factuality&rdquo\; and the policy of &ldquo\;final resorts&rdquo\;\, in which \;the militarization of the police and the politicization of the army have turned our lives into a state of constant occupation?
\nPresentations are expected to be between 20 and 30 minutes. Please send abstracts of up to 300 words\, attached in a Word document\, with a short bio to \;technologyandsocialization@gmail.com \;by the 31st \;of August\, 2024. Should you need any further information\, do not hesitate to contact us at the same e-mail address. All information about the conference and the &ldquo\;Technology and Socialization&rdquo\; project can be found \;here. We are looking forward to your participation and to hosting you in Warsaw.
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