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Discourse is a term that yields several meanings to academics in the human and social sciences. It is often used to describe a formal and/or informal way of text and talk\, which seeks to empower some social groups and subordinate others in the social world. This definition might sound hasty at first sight in as much as discourse per se came to signify multiple forms of knowledge\, systems of thought\, and perhaps most important of all\, the beliefs and attitudes people hold about life\, death\, (co)existence and the like.
\nWhen people use discourse\, they knowingly or unknowingly use not only language but also the power of language to establish connections\, make friendships and thus maintain a spirit of homogeneity within and beyond their discourse communities. On some occasions\, they are prone to entertain themselves through the exchange of humour and laughter. In other communicative situations\, they are more likely to influence the thoughts and ideas of their peers through persuasiveness and metaphoricity. Although there is a risk that discourse fosters ideology conducing misreading and miscommunication\, there is a large consensus in academia that discourse should be geared towards fostering dialogue\, cohesion and unison among people however their differences might be.
\nStarting from Gee&rsquo\;s (2005) premise that language is &ldquo\;saying\, doing and being&rdquo\; and that discourse is to be viewed as Discourse (with a big D) and not just as discourse (with a little d)\, we hope to provide adequate answers to these reverberating queries: What does discourse mean in the post-COVID-19 pandemic? How do people use discourse to empower themselves and alienate other social groups? How do they receive and produce discourse? Does discourse\, in the era of the pandemic and infodemic\, crystallize fear and anxiety? Does it corroborate a sense of understanding and safety? Is discourse most qualified to build bridges of dialogue and bring different individuals under the umbrella of humanity? Does it perpetuate the sense of individuality or could it promote a sense of collectivity? When does discourse feed off inequality\, ideology and hegemony? What sort of discourse\, and which potential meanings\, do old/new media promote to cater to the needs of the public at a local and global scale? Can discourse provide healing and convalescence to unwell people through humour and hilarity? Last but not least\, in what ways does discourse relate to the big questions of pedagogy and translation?
\nThe chapters we are soliciting include but are not limited to the following topics:
\nGuidelines for Manuscript Submission
\nBook Editors
\nHow does objectivity shape power\, and how does power shape objectivity? \;
\nWelcome to "Unmasking Objectivity: A Critical Examination of the Nexus between Universal Truth Claims and Emergent Power Structures\," a conference that plunges into the intricate relationship between knowledge and power. In this conference\, we will uncover how epistemological standpoints intersect with systems of coercion\, marginalization\, and oppression. Our topic extends to alternative visions of knowledge\, truth\, and learning\, offering the potential for shared beliefs while addressing the adverse impacts of entrenched power structures. \;
\nHow have claims to absolute\, objective\, or scientific truth driven oppression through ideologies like religious absolutism\, colonialism\, technocracy\, and scientific sexism and racism? Contemporary debates further emphasize the significance of this intersection. \;
\nOur discourse will also scrutinize epistemic injustice\, examining whether universalist epistemologies privilege specific knowledge systems while silencing valid alternatives. We aim to shed light on social and political issues overlooked by dominant knowledge frameworks through inclusive dialogues. This conference fosters critical exploration and inclusive discourse\, drawing on interdisciplinary studies in philosophy\, sociology\, and political theory. \;
\nTogether\, we will assess the ethical implications of our epistemological practices and explore pathways to creating more equitable systems of knowledge and social learning. Join us at "Unmasking Objectivity" as we navigate the intricate web of knowledge and power\, aiming for a just and inclusive future where the notion of objectivity is both scrutinized and harnessed for social transformation.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sophia Kanaan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240322T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240323T170000 SUMMARY:Sources of Trust - Navigating the fragility of certainty UID:20240319T035928Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Heidelberg\, Germany\, 69115 DESCRIPTION:Workshop &ldquo\;Sources of Trust &ndash\; Navigating the fragility of certainty&rdquo\;
\nHeidelberg\, March 22-23\, 2024
\nIn recent years various kinds of uncertainty (epistemic\, normative\, or existential) have been the subject of philosophical debates. In particular\, the recently witnessed social\, political\, and technological transformations as well as multiple crises have fueled the need to reflect on how to cope with the growing dissolution of certainties that results from the suspension of established distinctions\, norms\, and standards of evaluation.
\nA key means of mitigating perceived uncertainty is to draw on sources of trust. However\, recent societal developments and transformations precisely concern the shift in dispositions\, standards\, and objects of trust and trustworthiness. The increasing erosion of epistemic authorities\, fragmentation of life scripts\, and the entrenched social polarization are also accompanied by uncertainty about who can be trusted and in what respect. The very structures that usually help to overcome or navigate the uncertainties of life are themselves in flux and require new responses&mdash\;from the individual and from society as a whole.  \;
\nPivotal questions at the heart of these challenges emerge: What is trust and how does it fan out into different forms of reliance and confidence? What are legitimate sources of trust and how can they be rationally evaluated and identified? In what different ways are trust and trustworthiness established?
\nOf particular importance is the social embeddedness of trust and trustworthiness. What counts as a legitimate source of trust is not up to the individual but depends largely on socially transmitted standards. Moreover\, practices of trust involve different people\, so they can only be established by more than one individual. That trust is mostly &ndash\; \;if not intrinsically &ndash\; a social phenomenon is also manifest in how individuals often respond to crises of uncertainty: e.g.\, compensating uncertainties by tending to biased perceptions of trustworthiness\, ascribing far more credibility to agents and institutions than is justified\, or on the contrary\, by completely losing their trust in institutions and society as a whole.
\nThus\, sources of trust and standards of trustworthiness themselves seem to be fragile and occasionally in need of justification\, reassurance\, and repair. To better understand the related processes and the interpersonal aspects involved\, the workshop aims to address the following main questions:
\n(1) \; \; What are phenomenological aspects of trustworthiness? Are there specific expressive signatures that are perceived as trustworthy? What behavioral patterns in interpersonal interactions support or undermine the development of trust? How do specific existential conditions\, personal concerns\, motivational factors\, or psychological character traits feed into perceptions of trustworthiness and propensities to trust?
\n(2) \; \; What is the role of the body in establishing\, maintaining\, and repairing trust as a form of coping with uncertainty?
\n(3) \; \; How do persons evaluate trustworthiness in situations of uncertainty? What are more fine-grained criteria for assessing these evaluations under non-ideal epistemic and normative circumstances?
\n(4) \; \; To what extent do dispositions to trust and perceptions of trustworthiness depend on the stability and informational transparency of interpersonal\, sociopolitical\, and cultural factors?
\nWe welcome submissions from a wide array of disciplines\, among others\, philosophy\, psychology\, cognitive sciences\, sociology\, or political sciences\, and are particularly interested in phenomenological\, 4E-cognition\, or interdisciplinary as well as empirically-informed approaches to the following non-exhaustive list of topics:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Uncertainty (existential\, normative\, epistemic) and its relation to trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Uncertainty and psychological vulnerability
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Shared affectivity and trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Narrative scaffolding of trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Trust and (collective) irrationality
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Maladaptive sources of trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic injustice and trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Experiential dimensions of trustworthiness
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Media-specific epistemic and affective opacity (e.g.\, deep fakes\; social media) as impediments of trust
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Implicit bias and trustworthiness
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Trustworthiness and motivational reasoning
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Institutional scaffolding of trustworthiness
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Embodied and contextual factors engendering trust (e.g.\, in collective rituals)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Trusting relations as interactional processes
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The relation between sustaining trust and probing trustworthiness
\nPlease send anonymized abstracts of not more than 500 words with the subject line &ldquo\;Sources of Trust&rdquo\; to Miriam.Feix@med.uni-heidelberg.de by December 1\, 2023. Please include also a separate title page with title\, name\, contact email\, and institutional affiliation. We welcome submissions from researchers at all career stages and particularly encourage PhD students and early-career researchers to apply.
\nYou will receive feedback on whether your application was successful by December 15\, 2023.
\nThis Workshop is part of the DFG-project &ldquo\;Dynamics of Oikeiosis. Familiarity and Trust as Basic Elements of an Intersubjective Anthropology and Their Significance for Psychopathology&rdquo\; (Project number: 513696000\, PI: Thomas Fuchs).
\nScientific Organization:
\nThomas Fuchs\, Philipp Schmidt\, Daniel Vespermann
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Fuchs;CN=Philipp Schmidt;CN=Daniel Vespermann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20240324T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20240324T230000 SUMMARY:“Like a Face Drawn in Sand at the Edge of the Sea.” Vicissitudes of the Posthuman Forty Years After Foucault’s Death. UID:20240319T035929Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Joštova 10\, Brno\, Czech Republic\, 60200 DESCRIPTION:Call
\nfor Abstracts
\nKEYWORDS:
\nFoucault\, archeology\, posthumanism\, human-machine interaction\, more-than-human.
\nWORKSHOP:  \;
\n&ldquo\;Like a Face Drawn in Sand at the Edge of the Sea.&rdquo\; Vicissitudes of the Posthuman Forty Years After Foucault&rsquo\;s Death.
\n \;
\nDoes man really exist? To imagine\, for an instant\, what the world and thought and truth might be if man did not exist\, is considered to be merely indulging in paradox. This is because we are so blinded by the recent manifestation of man that we can no longer remember a time &ndash\; and it is not so long ago &ndash\; when the world\, its order\, and human beings existed\, but man did not. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
\nM. Foucault\, The Order of Things
\n \;
\nForty years after Foucault's death and sixty after the publication of An Archaeology of the Human Sciences\, we would like to invite you to interrogate the posthuman as an open problem and process on the historical and epistemic level. In particular\, we would like to discuss whether and how historiographical and methodological issues pertaining to the archeological project have been transformed\, scaled down\, transposed or partially resolved today.
\nThe Order of Things wished to show the emergence and disappearance of the configurations of knowledge in their empirical arising. Among them\, we see man taking his ambivalent place as both mysterious object and sovereign subject of western knowledge\, only to soon disappear along the lines of the image we captured in the title. But\, however deferred\, historiographical and epistemological problems return incessantly\, questioning the status of discontinuities in the archaeological project: what backdrop would be able to account for both the emerging and the fading away of orders of identities and differences? To what logic do their mutations respond? What explanation is offered?
\nAccording to the archaeological instance\, posthuman is then manifestly not a condition of existence but an open process: the uncertain outcome of the mutations of these conditions of possibility\, of their precipitation.
\nWhat does it mean to question this diagnostic today? What mutations have taken place or struggle to do so? What are the stakes? Would it be legitimate to say that today we speak from the space of knowledge left vacant by the disappearance of the figure of western knowledge that gave rise to the humanities?
\nThe workshop's aim would be to draw a map\, though bound to be partial\, fragmentary and mobile\, of a range of practices both in research and in applied fields related to the tools forged in the debate pertaining to posthumanism. This could be done\, on the one hand\, by exploring the current functioning of the toolbox elaborated by the thinker in the 1960s and early 1970s\, and on the other hand\, by interrogating the way in which these tools have been brought into contact and fruitful interaction with different theoretical inputs and epistemic and political instances (feminist\, anti-racist\, queer\, post-colonial\, ecological\, a.o.).
\nWe look forward to your contribution!
\nPlease submit the title and abstract (no more than 500 words) of your contribution by March 24th\, 2024\, to https://emorob.fss.muni.cz/conferences/2024-foucault40 or by email to: Foucault40Brno@muni.cz
\nDEADLINE: \; March 24th
\nVENUE: May 30-31\, 2024\, Masaryk University\, Room M117 &ndash\; Jo&scaron\;tova 10\, \; Brno\, Czech Republic.
\nThe workshop is supported by the project EMOROB (2023-2027) Robots\, Computing the Human and Autism/ Cultural Imaginations of Autism Diagnosis and Emotion AI (EXPRO GAČR_ 2023/23/GX23-05692X)\, FSS MU
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Ilaria Fornacciari: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240325T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240325T234500 SUMMARY:The Sedes Sapientiae: Roots\, Prospects\, and Fruits of Philosophizing in Mary UID:20240319T035930Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Occasioned by the 25th anniversary of \;Fides et Ratio\, this volume seeks to collect a series of original contributions on the \;Sedes Sapientiae \;as a model for true philosophy\, as suggested by the encyclical&rsquo\;s final paragraph. The goal is to traverse the profound dialogue between philosophical inquiry and Marian themes\, fostering a multidisciplinary discourse at the intersection of Philosophy and Mariology.
\nThe book is structured into three thematic parts\, each inviting a deep dive into the nuanced relationship between philosophical thought and Marian reflections:
\nWe welcome submissions that approach this overall theme and these three categories from a diverse range of philosophical perspectives\, fostering a rich and multifaceted exploration. Chapters may engage with historical\, contemporary\, or innovative discussions\, and we are open to a variety of methodological approaches. We also aim for a mix of both established scholars and young researchers.
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nPlease include with your abstract a brief biographical note with your institutional affiliation and contact information. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by May 1st.
\nThis volume aspires to be a fruitful ground for illuminating discussions\, widening the horizon of philosophical and theological engagements with Mariology. We look forward to receiving your contributions to this scholarly dialogue.
\nWarmest regards\,
\nDr. Michaë\;l Bauwens and Dr. Joseph Terry
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240330T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240330T234500 SUMMARY:Women and Epistemic Emotions in the Early Modern Period UID:20240319T035931Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Women and Epistemic Emotions in the Early Modern Period
\nMcMaster University
\n25-27 October 2024
\nSubmission deadline: 30 March 2024
\nNotification of acceptance: 6 April 2024
\nThis workshop highlights \;the subject of women and epistemic emotions &ndash\; emotions which either aid us in knowing or are themselves instances of knowledge &ndash\; in the early modern period. Paradigm examples of epistemic emotions include doubt and curiosity\, though other emotions such as love or fear may also play important epistemic roles. \;Thus\, an epistemic emotion is one that plays a causal role in driving our efforts to know something\, or in the critical reflection and revision of what it is that we know.
\nThough the ongoing recovery and reintegration project is robustly underway\, early modern women and epistemic emotions have been largely overlooked. This workshop is an effort to create and disseminate new knowledge and interpretive tools. As such\, we intend to publish revised versions of the papers presented at this workshop in an edited volume. \;
\nThe workshop features two keynote speakers &ndash\; Martina Reuter (Jyvä\;skylä\;) and Lisa Shapiro (McGill) &ndash\; and invited papers from Marcy Lascano (KU)\, Anik Waldow (Sydney)\, Getty Lustila (Northeastern)\, Aminah Hasan-Birdwell (Emory)\, Allauren Samantha Forbes (McMaster)\, Elena Gordon (McGill-Jyvä\;skylä\;)\, and Manuel Vasquez Villavicencio (McMaster). \;
\nWe have held four speaking slots open and so are inviting submissions of anonymized abstracts \;between 500-750 words. \;We are especially interested in receiving abstracts from \;early-career or emerging scholars \;(e.g.\, advanced PhD students\, CLAs/Adjuncts\, Assistant Professors) and \;contributions which highlight women philosophers&rsquo\; &ldquo\;non-traditional&rdquo\; philosophical texts \;&ndash\; e.g.\, letters\, plays\, and novels. Please also include a coversheet with name\, position\, paper title\, and affiliation. Submissions should be sent as pdf files to Allauren at \;forbeas@mcmaster.ca. Receipt of submission will be confirmed by email\; notification of acceptance will go out by 6 April 2024.
\n \;We will be able to offer some financial support to these four speakers: we will cover their 3-night hotel stay and will be able to offer a small stipend toward their travel expenses. We will also be providing a mentoring luncheon which pairs early-career and established scholar speakers. As such\, drafts of the full paper to be included in the edited volume emerging from this conference will be due to the organizers for distribution to the mentors by 25 September 2024. We will also host a conference dinner for all speakers on 26 October 2024. \;
\nWhile our venues are accessible and we can accommodate dietary needs\, please contact Allauren at \;forbeas@mcmaster.ca \;with any specific questions on these matters.
\n- Organizers
\nAllauren Samantha Forbes (forbeas@mcmaster.ca)
\nElena Gordon (elena.gordon@mcgill.ca)
ORGANIZER;CN=Allauren Samantha Forbes;CN=Elena Gordon: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T090000 SUMMARY:CFP Synthese: Wittgenstein and moral deep disagreements UID:20240319T035932Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Suppose we engage in a discussion about the morality of abortion. During our conversation we offer arguments and evidence to support our claims about the topic. Unfortunately\, our argumentative exchanges are ineffective because there is not enough shared background to mutually appreciate our respective arguments and evidence. At this point it becomes apparent that our disagreement is not just a clash of beliefs: it is something deeper. We may be in a systematic and persistent disagreement rooted in contrary worldviews\, where there seems to be no mutually recognized method of resolution because we reason and analyze evidence using different frameworks or principles. These peculiar disagreements are what philosophers have called deep disagreements. Deep disagreements are central to our life\, plaguing our interactions with people pertaining to different cultures\, societies\, and social groups. Philosophers working on ethics and metaethics have paid long attention to moral disagreements\, as they have the potential to challenge the ideas of moral progress and moral realism. However\, little attention has been paid to moral deep disagreements. Because many disagreements in ethics could be thought of as deep disagreements\, it is worthy of our attention how the study of deep disagreements can help us understand disagreements in the moral realm and their possible ramifications.
\nSince its inception (Fogelin\, 1985) research on deep disagreements has relied heavily on the thought of Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Inspired by Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s last work\, On Certainty\, many authors take deep disagreements to involve clashes between hinge propositions or commitments the parties hold (Pritchard 2018\, 2021\, Ranalli 2020). Other philosophers have taken inspiration from other works of Wittgenstein to think of deep disagreements as involving different forms of life (Fogelin 1985)\, language games (Godden &\; Brenner 2010)\, or pictures (Lavorerio 2021). Moreover\, over the last decade philosophers have explored Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s work to illustrate how his insights and methods can contribute and be advantageous to existing debates in meta-ethics and moral philosophy. For example\, Fairhurst (2019\; Forthcoming)\, Hermann (2015)\, Laves (2020a\; 2020b\; Forthcoming)\, and Pleasants (2008a\; 2008b\; 2009\; 2015) have discussed the possibility of extending Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s insights in On Certainty to develop the idea of moral hinges to better explain how moral epistemic practices function. Other philosophers have set out to explore the meta-ethical implications of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s later work to shed some light on the ontological\, semantic and epistemological presuppositions and commitments of moral disagreements (Christensen 2011\; Fairhurst 2022\; Kuusela 2018\; Forthcoming\; McDowell 1998).
\nIt seems clear\, thus\, that Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s oeuvre has the potential to inspire and inform our conceptions of deep disagreements and moral issues. However\, despite increasing interest in the study of these topics from a Wittgensteinian perspective\, there hasn&rsquo\;t been much work on what Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s thought could add to our understanding of moral deep disagreements in particular. This special issue aims to address this knowledge gap by gathering philosophers working at the intersection of Wittgensteinian philosophy\, deep disagreements and moral philosophy to discuss moral deep disagreements from a Wittgensteinian perspective. Topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n1) What are moral deep disagreements and do they display distinctive characteristics?
\n2) What theories ought to be developed to explain the epistemology of moral deep disagreements?
\n3) What are the meta-ethical implications of moral deep disagreements for\, say\, moral realism or moral relativism?
\n4) What are the ethical implications of moral deep disagreements for moral progress?
\n5) Can we develop strategies to enable constructive dialogue and/or resolve moral deep disagreements?
\nFor further information\, please contact ideally all of us: victoria.lavorerio@fic.edu.uy &\; jordi.fairhurst@uib.es
\nWe particularly encourage members of underrepresented groups in philosophy to submit\, including\, but not limited to: women and non-normative gender identities\, non-white philosophers\, philosophers working outside the Anglo-speaking world\, students and grad students. The deadline for submissions is March 31st\, 2024
\nPapers should be submitted via the Synthese&rsquo\;s editorial manager at: https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt/. When the system asks you to &ldquo\;Choose Article Type&rdquo\;\, please scroll down in the pull-down menu to choose this special issue: &ldquo\;T.C.: Wittgenstein and Moral Deep Disagreements&rdquo\;. When preparing your paper\, please read the journal&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;Instructions for authors&rsquo\; at https://www.springer.com/journal/11229/submission-guidelines?IFA
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240331T234500 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240331T234500 SUMMARY:Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa UID:20240319T035933Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Africa/Johannesburg LOCATION:African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science\, Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2195 DESCRIPTION:The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for:
\n \;
\nEpistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa
\nACEPS and Hector Pieterson \;Community Centre (Soweto)
\n20&ndash\;22nd \;June 2024
\n \;
\nKeynotes
\nJennifer Lackey \;
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe live in a world riddled with epistemic wrongs\, from the incidental put down of a marginal voice to the systematic extinction of whole knowledge systems and the continued epistemic disempowerment of whole populations through colonialism and racism. This event brings into dialogue philosophers and community members in order to theorise \;reparations for such distinctively epistemic wrongs (20th \;June)\, and \;start on actual reparative work in the context of post-Apartheid South Africa (21st \;and 22nd \;June).
\nEpistemic reparations are &ldquo\;intentionally reparative actions in the form of epistemic goods given to those epistemically wronged by parties who acknowledge these wrongs and whose reparative actions are intended to redress them&rdquo\; (Lackey 2022\, Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association). The paradigm of such reparations is when victims of gross human rights violations exercise their &lsquo\;right to be known&rsquo\;­\;&mdash\;the right to tell their story in the way and the space they choose\, with the corresponding duty perpetrators have to \;bear witness. Two days of the event will\, thus\, feature apartheid activists\, their children and grandchildren telling their stories through talks\, discussion\, and art.
\nWe invite abstracts from philosophers for the first day of this event.
\nFunding
\nThis event is a part of the Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group \;supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. It is also the fourth event of a three-year collaboration on Epistemic Wrongs\, Blame\, and Reparations between Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University)\, Cameron Boult (Brandon University)\, and Veli Mitova (University of Johannesburg).
\nAbstracts length: max 500 words
\nSubmission deadline: 31 March 2024
\nNotification of acceptance: 15 April 2024
\nEmail to: aceps.events@gmail.com
\nGrad funding: Accepted grad students will be at least partially funded.
ORGANIZER;CN="Shené de Rijk";CN=Veli Mitova: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240331T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240331T234500 SUMMARY:Ethics and AI: The Uses We Make of Emerging Technologies and Machine Learning UID:20240319T035934Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:550 N 900 E\, Logan\, United States\, 84322 DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence has captured recent headlines with the rise of large language models (LLMs). \; They represent a leap forward in the development of human inventions that may rank amongst the most important in the history of our species. \; The questions that the continued improvement of AI pose to humanity are thus urgent and unavoidable. \; However\, the deeper principles and methods that are necessary for dealing with these new questions come from the foundational work that takes place within philosophy and the humanities more broadly. \;
\nRationale for the Conference \;
\nTechnological innovation and change have been a perennial component of human life since its inception. In many ways\, technology is one of the defining features of any society in history. Innovations like the printing press\, penicillin\, and the internal combustion engine forever altered the communities where they emerged. It is possible to say that these technological innovations destroyed one world and created a new one in its place. \;
\nWe are living through an age of radical change and evolution via the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. These technologies are very new\, and in many ways the implications and consequences of these new systems are nebulous and unclear. Of course\, we as human beings have some say in how AI comes into our world. How should machine learning systems be used in our society? Are there responsible and irresponsible uses of this technology? How should make these sorts of decisions? What implications do these systems have for our very understanding of the universe? What kind of knowledge can we use the machine to pursue? Are there limits to what we can learn from or with these devices? \;
\nThis conference aims to bring together top scholars from philosophy\, the humanities\, and the sciences for an interdisciplinary discussion that focuses on the epistemological and ethical dimensions of AI. Speakers will cover foundational questions related to uses of machine learning and immerging technologies as well as how these more basic questions relate to specific fields\, topics\, or policy debates. The philosophy department\, in conjunction with a number of other departments\, to provide two days of invited speakers and immerging scholars from philosophy\, data science\, and the broader humanities. \;
\n \;
Keynote Address: \; John Symons\, University of Kansas \;
Director of the Center for Cyber Social Dynamics
https://research.ku.edu/people/john-symons \;
Plenary Speaker: Matthew Liao\, New York University \;
Director for the Center of Bioethics at NYU
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/s-matthew-liao \;
Plenary Speaker: Kathleen Creel\, Northeastern University \;
https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/kathleen-katie-creel/ \;
Plenary Speaker: Ramó\;n Alvarado\, University of Oregon \;
https://philosophy.uoregon.edu/profile/ralvarad/ \;
Plenary Speaker: Maya Indira Ganesh\, University of Cambridge \;
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/our-people/seniors-members/dr-maya-indira-ganesh/
Call for Abstracts: \;
We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words\, prepared for blind review and appropriate forpresentation in 20 minutes (followed by 10 minutes of Q&\;A). We will aim to notify submitting authors of our decision regarding their abstract by no later than April 15th. Please submit no more than one submission per corresponding/presenting author. Special consideration will be given to those focusing on one of the following four major areas of discussion: \;
\nEthical considerations around Epistemic issues\, including (but not limited to) AI and issues of opacity\, trust\, and/or justification of reasoning\, etc. Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Brittany Gentry (brittany.gentry@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Epistemic Issues Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\nEthical considerations around Decision Making\, including (but not limited to) AI making decisions on hiring\, loan approvals\, healthcare\, culpability\, sentencing and/or legal judgements\, etc. Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Mike Ashfield (mike.ashfield@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Decision Making Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\nEthical considerations around Modeling\, including (but not limited to) AI and issues related to algorithm biasing\, filtering\, large language models\, value parameters and assumptions\, etc. \;Anonymized abstracts should be sent to Michael Otteson (michael.otteson@usu.edu) by March 31\, 2024\, with the subject line &ldquo\;Ethical considerations around Modeling Submission: YOUR LASTNAME.&rdquo\; \;
\n
Inquiries \;
For more information about conference registration\, venue accessibility\, etc. see website (coming soon). For general inquiries\, please contact Dr. Brittany Gentry (brittany.gentry@usu.edu) or Dr. Michael Otteson (michael.otteson@usu.edu).
The "Developing new skills in VR" \;student conference \;aims to bring together students and researchers in philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, cognitive science\, philosophy of technology\, in order to advance our understanding of the kind of knowledge we can aquire in VR and whether we can develop new skills or improve skills in VR.
\nThe conference will take place \;27-28 April 2024\, between 9 AM- \; 9 PM\, local time for Bucharest\, Romania. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes long\, followed by 10 minutes long Q&\;A.
\nIt will have a \;mixed format\, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so\, their session will enjoy a live audience\, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).
\nTopic areas:
\nCall for abstracts
\nWe encourage BA\, MA and PhD students\, as well as early PhD's and postdocs\, to contribute research abstracts related to the event's topic areas. Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 300 words. \;
\nAbstracts will receive full consideration if sent before April 2nd\, 2024 at the following address: developingnewskillsinvr@gmail.com Word or PDF attachments preferred\, with the message titled "abstract submission".
\nAll submissions will go through a process of blind peer review. (Please write your identifying details in the body of the email\, and leave the attached abstract anonymized.) We intend notifications of acceptance to be sent out on or before April \; 5th\, 2024. The conference programme will be announced as soon as review is completed.
\nFor any questions\, please don't hesitate to email developingnewskillsinvr@gmail.com
\nYou may register at the same address (or by RSVP here on PhilEvents) on or before April 25th in order to receive the Zoom connection details.
\nThe conference is organized with the support of undergraduate students in the bachelor&rsquo\;s programme in cognitive science within the Department for Psychology at the University of Bucharest and with the support of graduate students in the doctoral school of theorethical philosophy within the Department for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sandra-Catalina Branzaru: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240404T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240405T170000 SUMMARY:Extremism and Subjectivity: Studying the Perspectives of Extremists\, Researchers\, and Practitioners UID:20240319T035936Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Boelelaan 1109\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands\, 1081 HV DESCRIPTION:This workshop focuses on the subjectivity of three groups of people. First\, extremists\, conspiracy theorists\, fundamentalists\, terrorists\, and fanatics. Second\, academics studying extremism\, conspiracy theory\, fundamentalism\, and related phenomena. Third\, practitioners\, such as those working in de-radicalization programs\, counter-terrorism measures\, and resilience efforts. How do these different perspectives relate to one another and how do or should they interact with each other?  \;What does it mean to consider the &lsquo\;subjectivity&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;perspectives&rsquo\; of extremists\, conspiracy theorists\, fundamentalists\, fanatics\, or other sorts of &lsquo\;extreme&rsquo\; believers? Why\, if at all\, should it be done? &lsquo\;Subjectivity&rsquo\; is a widely used but poorly understood notion in the interdisciplinary literature\, so this conference aims to get a firmer grip on it. Relevant questions include:
\nKeynote speakers:
Karen Douglas (University of Kent)
Quassim Cassam (Warwick University
Paul Katsafanas (Boston University)
Naomi Kloosterboer (VU Amsterdam)
Format:
A two-day workshop with sessions consisting of 4 keynote lectures and 12 additional lectures. The focus will be on face-to-face meetings\, but there will be room for online participation.
Venue:
OZW Building
VU Amsterdam
Boelelaan 1109
1081 HV Amsterdam\, The Netherlands
Organizers:
Chris Ranalli\, Quassim Cassam\, Rik Peels\, and Anne Haase.
The aim of this conference is to bring together diverse philosophical perspectives to investigate philosophical issues related to inquiry. These questions include: \;
\nPolitical epistemology has recently emerged as a progressive epistemological branch that spreads its focus out to the non-ideal world of factual political agents\, parties\, institutions\, and collective epistemic resources. Nonetheless\, it retained a parochial and myopic focus on the United States of America and the United Kingdom\, with sporadic excursions to Australia and Canada. The second edition of The European Face of Political Epistemology conference\, after the first has become an edited book\, seeks to assemble novel and progressive European thinkers about political epistemology.
\nOur topics of interest comprise political communicational methods\, political knowledge and ignorance\, multi-partisan politics\, political expertise and the role of topical experts in the political domain\, politicised epistemic injustice\, and non-ideal epistemology. European political phenomena must be sternly analysed\, evaluated\, and affixed with a tentative feasible solution. Our conference strives to be a locus of such analysis.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s keynote speakers are:
\n&bull\; Miranda Fricker (NYU)
\n&bull\; Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen)
\n&bull\; Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University)
\n&bull\; Michel Croce (University of Genoa)
\n\nThe conference is held at the Mediterranean island of Cres in Croatia\, at the Renaissance Moise Palace\, from July 8 to July 11\, 2024.
\nCall for Abstracts
\nPlease submit abstracts ranging up to 200 words to the specialised email address politicalepistemology@cas.uniri.hr. Abstracts significantly longer than 200 words will be disqualified. We accept submissions from professors of philosophy and related social and natural sciences and post-doctoral researchers. Please submit your abstracts by April 8\, 2024. We will assess your submissions and inform you about the final decision by May 1\, 2024. Breakfasts and lunches are held with the keynote speakers\, so you get to know them and exchange ideas about your work. You can send any pertinent queries\, including those regarding travel and accommodation\, to the mentioned email address.
\nFurther Information for Participants
\nAlthough the conference does not cover accommodation\, transport\, and catering at the Riva restaurant\, there is no commission for participating in the event. We will send you detailed information about possible options and transport routes as soon as we accept your abstract.
\nOrganisational Board
\nHana Samaržija\, Andrea Me&scaron\;anović\, Ivan Cerovac\, Kristina Lekić Barunčić\, Marko Luka Zubčić\, Slobodan &Scaron\;olaja\, Andreja Malovoz
ORGANIZER;CN=Ivan Cerovac;CN="Hana Samaržija";CN=Kristina Lekic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240410T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240412T170000 SUMMARY:ML\, Explain Yourself!: Perspectives from Philosophy and Computer Science UID:20240319T035939Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Utrecht\, Netherlands\, 3512 BK DESCRIPTION:Machine learning (ML)\, including large language models and other deep learning models\, are encroaching on nearly all our knowledge institutions. Ever more scientific fields&mdash\;from medical science to fundamental physics&mdash\;are turning to ML to solve long-standing problems or make new discoveries. At the same time\, ML is used across society to gain knowledge and information. DL models determine social-media newsfeeds\, aid governments and industry in detecting fraud\, and now ChatGPT has become integrated with Bing search and Quora.com answers. It is essential that we understand the potentials and challenges that come with using ML as a way of structuring all of our knowledge.
\nTogether with the Normative Philosophy of Science Lab at Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technology\, \;ML\, Explain Yourself! \;is the capstone conference for the Dutch Research Council Veni project: \;Explain yourself!? \;The scope of understanding and explanation from machine learning. \;The conference will bring together philosophers and computer science researchers to discuss issues in ML surrounding decision support\, scientific discovery\, generalization\, idealization\, reliability\, values\, trust\, and other areas in normative philosophy of science.
\nThe conference will be held on April 10-12\, 2024 at Utrecht University\, Netherlands Conference website: https://ephil.ai/event/conference-ml-explain-yourself/
\nRegistration is free\, but required. Please register at: \;https://forms.gle/rTpWv7QPaB371Ey56
\n\nKeynote speakers include:
\nLauren Ross\, Philosophy\, UC Irvine
\nZack Lipton\, Computer Science\, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNava Tintarev\, Computer Science and HCI\, Maastricht University
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Emily Sullivan;CN=Kaush Kalidindi;CN=Yeji Streppel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240411T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:Foundations of Mathematics\, Truth\, and Implicit Commitments (FOMTIC) UID:20240319T035940Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krakowskie Przedmieście 3\, Warsaw\, Poland\, 00-047 ORGANIZER;CN=Luca Castaldo;CN=Cezary Cieslinski;CN=Ali Enayat;CN="Maciej Głowacki";CN="Mateusz Łełyk";CN=Bartosz Wcislo;CN=Matteo Zicchetti: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:History of Understanding Workshop UID:20240319T035941Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:457 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, United States\, 90095 DESCRIPTION:Understanding has become an exciting topic in both contemporary epistemology and philosophy of science. However\, it has a much longer and broader philosophical history. The goal of this workshop is to explore how conceptions of understanding differ across time periods and philosophical traditions\, with the aim of gaining a deeper knowledge of these conceptions' similarities and differences.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kareem Khalifa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240420T170000 SUMMARY:16th Annual TTU Graduate Conference: Social Epistemology UID:20240319T035942Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Lubbock\, United States DESCRIPTION:The TTU PGSA will be hosting its 16th annual graduate student conference on Friday\, April 19th and Saturday\, April 20th\, 2024. The theme of this conference will be social epistemology. We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker will be Kevin Zollman (CMU).
\nWe are currently accepting paper submissions from graduate students. Papers from all areas of philosophy are welcome\, but we will give special consideration to those on our conference's theme. Please see our CFP for more details on submissions.
\nFor more information\, please email \;ttupgsa@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Bahia:20240424T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bahia:20240426T170000 SUMMARY:IX International Meeting on Skepticism & Primera reunión de la Red Iberoamericana de Investigadores sobre Escepticismo UID:20240319T035943Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Bahia LOCATION:FFCH\, Salvador\, Brazil\, 41680050 DESCRIPTION:Promoç\;ã\;o:
\nRedIberoamericana de Investigadores sobre Escepticismo
\nPrograma de Pó\;s-graduaç\;ã\;o de Filosofia da UFBA
\nPrograma de Pó\;s-graduaç\;ã\;o de Ensino\, Filosofia e Histó\;ria das Ciê\;ncias da UFBA e UEFS
\nPrograma de Postgrado en Filosofí\;a Universitat de Valè\;ncia (Espanha)
ORGANIZER;CN=Waldomiro Silva Filho;CN=Plinio J. Smith: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240424T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240424T230000 SUMMARY:4TU.Ethics ESDiT conference 2024 UID:20240319T035944Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Hengelosestraat 500\, Enschede\, Netherlands\, 7521AN DESCRIPTION:You can find the call for submissions here: https://conference2024.ethicsandtechnology.eu/submissions
\nThe theme of the conference is: Rethinking Ethics &ndash\; Reimagining Technology.
It is a three day conference jointly organized by the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology and the reaearch program ESDiT.
There will be three keynote speakers and various other speakers in 8 different tracks\, ranging from AI to methodological and conceptual issues. On the conference website you can find the descriptions of the tracks. On 3 October (day 2) there will be a conference dinner.
*The First Annual Laval Everything Agency Conference 2024*
\nVenue: Laval University\, Qué\;bec City\, Canada.
\nDates: April 25-26\, 2024
\nKeynote Speakers: \;John Brunero \;(University of Nebraska&ndash\;Lincoln)\, \;Jennifer Lackey \;(Northwestern University)\, \;Berislav Maru&scaron\;ić \;(University of Edinburgh)\, \;Timothy Williamson \;(Oxford).
\nThe first Annual Laval Everything Agency Conference will be held at Laval University\, Qué\;bec City\, Canada. The conference aims to bring together researchers working on theoretical aspects pertaining to agency: philosophy of action\, philosophy of emotions\, epistemology\, normativity broadly construed\, meta-ethics and ethical theory in connection to agency\, political philosophy\, political science\, foundational issues in artificial intelligence\, and philosophy of biology. In addition to the keynote talks\, there will be eight slots for papers selected through the call for papers.
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts on the general theme of the conference. Among possible topics are intentional action\, constraints of rationality on intention\, constraints of coherence on intention and other attitudes\, the normativity of attitudes\, norms\, and reasons for mental attitudes\, including emotions and belief\, the rationality of mental attitudes\, sources of norms and rationality\, epistemic agency\, foundational issues in ethical\, political theory\, degrees of agency\, political agency\, agency in artificial intelligence\, roots of agency and philosophy of biology\, formal representations of agency\, agency and knowledge\, agency and norms of belief\, emotional agency. This is not an exhaustive list of possible topics for selected talks.
\nSubmitted abstracts should be \;750 words \;long and be prepared for blind review. Abstracts have to be submitted electronically to the following email address: \;lavaleverythingagency@gmail.com. \;The deadline for the submission is \;November 1\, 2023.
\nSpeakers of accepted papers will be invited to the conference reception and will have two nights of accommodation provided on the campus of Laval University. Up to three travel bursaries will be offered to graduate students or postdocs whose papers have been selected to help cover their travel expenses.
\nWe would like to encourage\, in particular\, submissions from members of underrepresented groups.
\nEveryone is welcome to the conference\, attendance is free\, but registration is required. Please register by email at \;lavaleverythingagency@gmail.com. The deadline for registration is April 15\, 2024.
\nOrganizers: Arturs Logins (Laval) (arturs.logins@fp.ulaval.ca) and Catherine Rioux (Laval) (catherine.rioux@fp.ulaval.ca).
\nWebsites \;: \;https://www.fp.ulaval.ca/laval-everything-agencylagentivite-dans-tous-ses-etats \;
\nhttp://loginphilosophy.com/the-first-annual-laval-everything-agency-conference-2024 \;
\n***PROGRAM***
\nThe First Annual Laval Everything Agency Conference Program 2024
\nApril 25th-26th\, Université\; Laval\, Qué\;bec\, Canada
\n---Thursday\, April 25th---
\nPavillon Laurentienne\, 1030 Ave. du Sé\;minaire\, Qué\;bec
\nRoom LAU-1334 (Auditorium Jean-Paul Tardif) \;  \;  \;  \;  \; \; \;  \;  \;  \;
\n8:30-9:00: \;Welcome/coffee
\n9:00-10:30: \;Berislav Maru&scaron\;ić (University of Edinburgh) &ldquo\;The Ethicist and the Ontologist: On self-Prediction in Practical Reasoning.&rdquo\;
\nChair: Patrick Turmel (Université\; Laval)
\n10:30-10:45: \;Coffee pause
\n10:45-11:30: \;Derek Lam (California State University\, Sacramento) &ldquo\;Not being sure of Myself.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: \;Romane \;Marcotte (Université\; Laval)
\n11:30-12:15: \;Yuan Tian (Harvard) &ldquo\;An Interpersonal Form of Faith.&rdquo\;
\nChair: \;Vincent Rochelle (Université\; Laval)
\n12:15-13:30: \;Lunch
\nParticipants will be handed a coupon in the morning for a free lunch at Saveur Campus food court in Maurice Pollack Pavillon. \; \;
\n13:30-15:00: \;John Brunero (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) &ldquo\;Reasons for Action\, Reasons for Intentions\, and Agency.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: Catherine Rioux (Université\; Laval)
\n15:00-15:15: \;Coffee pause
\n15:15-16:00: \;Eugene Chislenko (Temple University) &ldquo\;Blame as Attention.&rdquo\;
\nChair: Laura Silva (Université\; Laval)
\n16:00-16:45: \;Yair Levy (Tel Aviv University) &ldquo\;Trying to Act.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: David James Barnett (University of Toronto) \;
\n17:30-20:30: \;Cocktail \;
\nThe Everything Agency Conference organizers are pleased to invite our guests to a cocktail reception held in our very own ward\, the Fé\;lix-Antoine Savard Pavillon. The event\, where refreshments and appetizers will be served\, is courtesy of Laval University and our partners.
\n\n---Friday\, April 26th---
\nPavillon Maurice Pollack\, 2305 Rue de l&rsquo\;Université\;\, Qué\;bec
\nRoom POL-2113 (Thé\;â\;tre de poche) \;  \;  \;  \;  \; \; \;  \;  \;  \; \; \;  \;
\n8:30-9:00: \;Welcome/coffee
\nCoffee and pastries will be available for all participants\, courtesy of Laval University and its partners.
\n9:00-10:30: \;Timothy Williamson (Oxford) "Decision theory and acting on what one knows"
\nChair: Artūrs Logins (Université\; Laval) \;
\n10:30-10:45: \;Coffee pause
\n10:45-11:30: \;Alison Springle (The University of Miami) &ldquo\;Acting for Reasons : An Acorn Account.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: Pierre-Olivier Mé\;thot (Université\; Laval)
\n11:30-12:15: \;Austen McDougal (Princeton) &ldquo\;Motives\, the New Frontier for Control.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair : \;Joshua Brecka (University of Toronto) \;
\n12:15-13:30: \;Lunch. \;Participants will be handed a coupon in the morning for a free lunch at Saveur Campus food court in Maurice Pollack Pavillon. \; \;
\n13:30-15:00: \;Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University) \;&ldquo\;Epistemic Agency in Action&rdquo\; \; \; \;
\nChair: Chris Blake-Turner (Oklahoma State University)
\n15:00-15:15: \;Coffee pause
\n15:15-16:00: \;Rowan Mellor (Northwestern University) &ldquo\;Why Cooperate? Team Reasoning and Unwillingness.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: Nathan Howard (University of Toronto)
\n16:00-16:45: \;Jay Jian (National Academy of Taiwan) &ldquo\;Instrumental Agency and the Pre-conditions of Ends.&rdquo\; \;
\nChair: Miriam Schleifer McCormick (University of Richmond)
\n16:45-17:00: \;Closing Remarks
ORGANIZER;CN="Artūrs Logins";CN=Catherine Rioux: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Workshop UID:20240319T035946Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Providence\, United States DESCRIPTION:The aim of the Inquiry Workshop is to bring together scholars from a range of diverse backgrounds who are interested in\, and working on\, topics related to inquiry\, broadly construed. The workshop will provide a friendly and collaborative space to discuss new work on inquiry. \;
Commentators-at-large: Rima Basu\, Tez Clark\, Daniel Friedman\, Kellan Head\, Julia Jael Smith\, Alexandra Pelá\;ez\, Z Quanback\, Juilette Vassar\, Dennis Whitcomb\, and Gabby Zhang. \;
Contact: \;Elí\;s Miller Larsen and Arianna Falbo at inquiryworkshop2024@gmail.com \;
The "Developing new skills in VR" \;student conference \;aims to bring together students and researchers in philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, cognitive science\, philosophy of technology\, in order to advance our understanding of the kind of knowledge we can aquire in VR and whether we can develop new skills or improve skills in VR.
\nThe conference will take place \;27-28 April 2024\, between 9 AM- \; 9 PM\, local time for Bucharest\, Romania. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes long\, followed by 10 minutes long Q&\;A.
\nIt will have a \;mixed format\, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so\, their session will enjoy a live audience\, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).
\nTopic areas:
\nThe ERC-funded project &lsquo\;Social Epistemology of Argumentation&rsquo\; (SEA) has been running since 2018 at VU Amsterdam\, and is now coming to its end. At its closing conference\, we will reflect on our results and findings\, and continue to explore how to achieve fruitful argumentation and deliberation in contemporary social\, scientific and political settings. \;
\nOur contemporary social world includes many situations of conflict and disagreement over proper and adequate processes of knowledge production and dissemination\, and questions arise as to how we can be responsible epistemic agents when engaging in argumentation. Is argumentation truth-conducive? Is it possible to improve one&rsquo\;s epistemic stance through argumentation\, and if so\, how? What are the \; norms governing argumentation in different settings\, such as science and politics? Which safeguards can be implemented in argumentative and deliberative settings that may decrease epistemic injustice? How should we address the presence of polarization\, misinformation\, fake news or conspiracy theories in the public sphere\, in media and in democracy? How can diverse types of knowledge be included into mainstream knowledge-producing settings such as politics\, academia\, and social media? And how can marginalized voices be heard and supported in (oppressive) epistemic situations?
\nKeynote speakers
\nAlessandra Tanesini (Cardiff University)
\nDavid Ludwig (Wagenigen University)
\n
Confirmed speakers from the SEA network
Catarina Dutilh Novaes
\nNatalie Ashton
\nSolmu Anttila
\nMerel Talbi
\nHugo Mota
\nJulia Duetz
\nHein Duijf
\nSilvia Ivani
\nColin Rittberg
\nTopics of interest include\, but are not limited to
\n*Different conceptions and practices of argumentation
\n*Deliberative democracy
\n*Formal social epistemology and epistemic networks
\n*Epistemic injustice\, epistemic violence and epistemic oppression in connection with argumentation
\n*Emotions in argumentation
\n*Social epistemology of online environments
\n*Epistemic diversity\, (including connections with moral\, political and social diversity)
\n*Social exchange theory and processes of social knowledge production and sharing
\n*Social epistemology of science and academia
\n*Social epistemology of argumentation as viewed from the perspective of feminist\, decolonial\, queer philosophy and disabilities studies
\n*The role of trust in argumentation
\nWe encourage applications from relevant subfields in philosophy that include (but are not limited to) argumentation theory\, epistemology\, political theory and philosophy\, critical theory\, philosophy of language\, phenomenology\, feminist philosophy and disability studies. We also welcome applications from the humanities and social sciences\, e.g.\, sociology and social theory\, science and technology studies\, critical race studies\, gender studies\, discourse studies\, history\, decolonial and postcolonial studies\, legal studies\, political economy\, social psychology\, media and communication science\, and political science.
\nA special issue of Topoi \;will be edited on the topics of the conference\, including papers presented at the conference.
ORGANIZER;CN=Catarina Dutilh Novaes;CN=Solmu Anttila;CN=Natalie Alana Ashton;CN=Merel Talbi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science: Past\, Present and Future UID:20240319T035949Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Minneapolis\, United States DESCRIPTION:In connection with the centenary of the Vienna Circle and the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science\, we are organizing a conference titled Philosophy of Science: Past\, Present and Future. This conference will take place on October 17-19\, 2024\, and will be held at the University of Minnesota.
\nThe conference will consist of three sessions. First\, a group of HOPOS scholars will reflect on the institutional history of philosophy of science\, exploring how journals\, research centers\, societies\, departments\, and funding agencies have shaped the discipline as we know it today. Next\, a group of contemporary philosophers of science (prominent researchers\, journal editors\, society presidents\, and research center directors) will reflect on the current status of the profession through a series of papers and round table conversations. Finally\, a group of promising junior scholars will offer their vision of what philosophy of science could or should look like in the decades to come.
Confirmed Speakers
Anna Alexandrova (University of Cambridge)\, Holly Andersen (Simon Fraser University)\, Liam Kofi Bright (London School of Economics)\, Carl Craver (Washington University-St. Louis)\, Kathleen Creel (Northeastern University)\, Fons Dewulf (TiLPS\, Tilburg University)\, Heather Douglas (Michigan State University)\, Stephan Hartmann (MCMP\, LMU Munich)\, Joel Isaac (University of Chicago)\, Carole Lee (University of Washington)\, Hannes Leitgeb (MCMP\, LMU Munich)\, Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter)\, Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh)\, Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh)\, Bennett McNulty (University of Minnesota)\, Wendy Parker (Virgina Tech)\, Lydia Patton (Virginia Tech)\, Angela Potochnik (University of Cincinatti)\, George Reisch (Independent scholar)\, Alan Richardson (University of British Columbia)\, Stéphanie Ruphy (ENS-University of Paris)\, Bryan Roberts (London School of Economics)\, Janet Stemwedel (San José State University)\, Thomas Uebel (University of Manchester)\, James Weatherall (UC Irvine)
Scientific Committee
Bas van Fraassen (Princeton University)\, Paul Hoyningen-Huene (Leibniz University Hannover)\, Philip Kitcher (Columbia University)\, Helen Longino (Stanford University)\, Deborah Mayo (Virginia Tech)\, Sandra Mitchell (University of Pittsburgh)\, Friedrich Stadler (University of Vienna)\, Alison Wylie (University of British Columbia)
Organizers
Alan Love (MCPS\, University of Minnesota)\, Sander Verhaegh (TiLPS\, Tilburg University)
Submission guidelines
We invite philosophers of science and HOPOS scholars to submit proposals for poster presentations in conjunction with the conference theme. Submissions on all topics related to the past\, present\, or future of philosophy of science broadly construed are welcome. Please submit abstracts of 500 words (maximum) suitable for blind review to mcps@umn.edu and indicate whether you would like to present your poster in the &lsquo\;Past&rsquo\;\, the &lsquo\;Present&rsquo\;\, or the &lsquo\;Future&rsquo\; section.
In every section of the conference with invited speakers\, a few paper slots will be reserved for contributed abstracts. Please indicate whether you would like your poster proposal to be considered for such a slot. Oral presentations in the &lsquo\;Future&rsquo\; section will be exclusively reserved for junior scholars (graduate students or scholars who obtained their PhD within the last six years).
A curated subset of the proceedings will be published in the Minnesota Studies in Philosophy of Science series with contributors revising manuscripts in light of conference feedback and peer review comments.
Dates and Deadlines
April 30: Submission deadline
May 31: Notifications
October 17-19: Conference
More information
This conference is hosted by the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science in the College of \;Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). Questions about the conference can be \;directed to Alan Love (aclove[at]umn.edu) and Sander Verhaegh \;(a.a.verhaegh[at]tilburguniversity.edu). Website: https://cla.umn.edu/mcps/research-programs/conferences-and-workshops
PHILOSOPHY &\; PRACTICE OF HUMAN EDUCATION
\nN E W  \; \;P E R S P E C T I V E S
\nGuest Editors: Furio Pesci (Sapienza University of Rome)\, Jason Goulah (DePaul University\, Chicago)\, Giulia Pellizzato (Harvard University)\, Vinicio Busacchi (University of Cagliari)
\nDeadline (full paper): \;May 1st\, 2024
\nThe interest of \; philosophy in questions related to education remains high. Indeed\, in recent times it has found reason for further strengthening\; and not only for the notable development of innovative technologies and diffusion of &ldquo\;technological culture&rdquo\;. The continuous transformation of society (in its political-cultural orientations\, in its new working needs\, in its changes in value and sensitivity) influences and pushes educational institutions to innovate and adapt. This does not necessarily have positive repercussions in terms of development and improvement of educational models and/or immediate responses in terms of change and improvement of the means and places where education is given.
\nNew problems and needs arise and require a type of research\, reflection and action that calls for very different disciplines to work at an interdisciplinary level: pedagogy\, philosophy\, sociology\, psychology\, neurology\, linguistics\, computer science and others. Old and new educational models and educational philosophies are called to rethink their characteristics and foundations\, the contribution they can offer today in response to new needs and critical issues.
\nA vision of the educational function that accentuates the purpose of a professional training of the student and the young person\, i.e. the issue of their &ldquo\;job placement&rdquo\; in adulthood\, seems to be increasingly gaining ground. We move away from ideas &ndash\; such as John Dewey and Maria Montessori&rsquo\;s ideas (among others) &ndash\; which have focused holistically on the education of the child\, with attention to encouraging the maturation of their moral and social\, civic and cultural\, even spiritual or psychological skills.
\nThis issue of Critical Hermeneutics aims to invite scholars to analyze and consider different educational models &ndash\; old and new models\, focused on practical-operational skills and/or critical knowledge and capabilities\, and/or the person as a whole etc. &ndash\; in reference to the innovations\, changes\, critical issues and new challenges that society and education present today. We want to pay particular attention to new educational philosophies and perspectives that aim to (re)center the education of all individuals across the age span in a holistic and fully human sense.
\nReferences \;
\nAa.Vv.\, \;L&rsquo\;educazione umanistica interculturale nelle agenzie educative\, ed. by L. Secco\, A. Portera\, Padova: Cedam 1999.
\nBaldi\, E. \;Con Montessori e oltre\, Roma: Tab edizioni 2021-2023\, 3 voll.
\nGarrison\, J. \;John Dewey&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Education: An Introduction and Recontextualization for Our Times \;with Stefan Neubert and Kersten Reich\, New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2012.
\nGarrison\, J\, Hickman\, L. Ikeda\, D. \;Living as Learning: John Dewey in the 21st \;Century\, Cambridge (MA): Dialogue Path Press\, 2014.
\nGuilherme A.\, Lewin D.\, White M.\, \;New Perspectives in Philosophy of Education. Ethics\, Politics and Religion\, London: Bloomsbury Publishing 2014.
\nIkeda\, D.\, \;The Light of Learning: Selected Writings on Education\, Santa Monica (CA): Middleway Press 2021.
\nIsaacs B.\, \;Understanding the Montessori Approach: Early years education in practice\, London - New York: Routledge\, 2012.
\nMakiguchi T.\, \;Makiguchi Tsunesaburō zenshū \;[The complete works of Makiguchi Tsunesaburō]. Tokyo: Daisan Bunmeisha\, 1981-1996\, 10 vols.
\nNuñ\;ez I.\, Goulah J.\, \;Hope and Joy in Education: Engaging Daisaku Ikeda Across Curriculum and Context\, New York: Teachers College Press 2021.
\nPesci F.\, \;Globalizzazione ed educazione. Per una comprensione pedagogica della crisi contemporanea\, Roma: Armando 2014.
\nPesci F.\, \;Storia delle idee pedagogiche. \;Milano: Mondadori 2015.
\nSecco L.\, \;La dinamica umana della realtà\; educativa: dall&rsquo\;educabilità\; all&rsquo\;educazione\, ed. by S. Peretti\, Roma: Tab edizioni 2022\, 8 vols.
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\nCall for Abstracts
\nEpistemic Norms\, Reasons\, and Dilemmas
\nIn-person workshop
\nWe are pleased to announce the second workshop of the research project \;Epistemic Dilemmas\, Normative Conflicts\, and Epistemic Normativity\, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The workshop will focus on epistemic normativity\, epistemic reasons\, and epistemic dilemmas (broadly construed).
\nConfirmed Keynote Speakers:
\nNick Hughes (Oslo)
\nBenjamin Kiesewetter (Bielefeld)
\nAnne Meylan (Zuerich)
\nAndy Mueller (Frankfurt) \;
\nTimothy Williamson (Oxford)
\nWhen:
\nSeptember 2-4\, 2024
\nWhere:
\nDepartment of Philosophy and Political Science\, TU Dortmund\, Dortmund\, Germany
\nPotential list of topics:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is epistemic rationality?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Is there a unified concept of epistemic rationality?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Or do we need to bifurcate epistemic rationality into a structural and a substantive dimension? What are the benefits of conceiving epistemic rationality as so bifurcated?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Can there be instances of rational epistemic akrasia?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What are epistemic reasons? Are they genuinely normative?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is the relation between the epistemic and the practical domains? Does the practical encroach on the epistemic?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How do practical considerations affect ideal epistemology?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Can there be practical reasons for belief?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is higher-order evidence? Is it even evidence?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How should we deal with (apparent) epistemic dilemmas\, for examples dilemmas involving higher-order evidence?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is the nature of suspension? Is suspension sensitive to higher-order evidence? \;
\nThis is not an exhaustive list of possible topics. Further topics of interest include: the nature of epistemic norms\, the source of epistemic normativity\; the possibility of epistemic agency\; and historical perspectives on all these issues.
\nHow to participate:
\nWe invite submission of abstracts dealing with the above questions. There will be three to four slots for submitted papers. Abstracts should be between 750 and 1.200 words in length. Please send your abstract prepared for blind review to \;epistemicnorms@gmail.com \;(preferably in PDF format). \;Please include the subject line: "Epistemic Norms Abstract &ndash\; [Your Last Name]&ldquo\; and \;mention your affiliation and career stage in the email.
\nWe plan to publish the contributions to the conference as an edited volume. Accepted abstracts will be considered for inclusion into the volume.
\nSpeakers of accepted abstracts will be provided with travel bursaries. We encourage\, in particular\, submissions of members of underrepresented groups in academic philosophy.
\nSubmission deadline:
\nMay 1\, 2024.
\nNotification of acceptance:
\nJune 15\, 2024.
\nInquiries:
\nDirect all inquiries to \;epistemicnorms@gmail.com.
\nAttendance:
\nAttendance is free\, but registration is required. Please register by email at \;epistemicnorms@gmail.com. The deadline for registration is August 15\, 2024.
\nOrganizing committee:
\nMartin Grajner (TU Dortmund): \;martin.grajner@tu-dortmund.de
\n\nEva Schmidt (TU Dortmund): \;eva.schmidt@tu-dortmund.de
\n\n ORGANIZER;CN=Martin Grajner;CN=Eva Schmidt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240501T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240501T234500 SUMMARY:Isaac Levi Prize - $10\,000 - Journal of Philosophy UID:20240319T035952Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Journal of Philosophy \;invites submissions for The Isaac Levi Prize\, an award of $10\,000 given every three years for an article on the areas and themes that interested Isaac Levi. Those themes include decision theory\, epistemology\, formal epistemology\, pragmatism (especially as developed by Peirce)\, philosophy of science\, social choice theory\, ethics of controversy\, and the relevance of philosophy in these areas to public life. In addition to the Prize\, the winning article will receive publication in \;The Journal of Philosophy.
-- The competition is open to graduate students and scholars who have received their Ph.D. within the past two years from anywhere in the world. \;
-- Manuscripts should be prepared according to \;The Journal of Philosophy's author guidelines\, as described in its \;Memo to Authors\, \;and submitted via the online portal at
-- When beginning the submission process\, please select article type Isaac Levi Prize. Along with your manuscript\, please upload verification of your eligibility\, such as a letter from your department or a link to your profile on your department&rsquo\;s website.
\n-- The deadline for receipt of articles is May 1st\, 2024.
Isaac Levi (June 30\, 1930-December 25\, 2018) was an American philosopher and the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Columbia University. Levi made a name for himself with his first book\, \;Gambling with Truth \;(A. Knopf 1967\, MIT Press 1973). In the text\, Levi offered a decision-theoretic reconstruction of epistemology with a close eye toward the classical pragmatist philosophers like William James and Charles Sanders Peirce. Levi was known for his work in belief revision and imprecise probability. Particularly significant among his later books are \;The Enterprise of Knowledge \;(MIT Press 1980) and \;Hard Choices \;(Cambridge University Press 1986). Levi was one of several doctoral students of Ernest Nagel who were influential in American post-war philosophy\, including Morton White\, Patrick Suppes\, Henry E. Kyburg\, Jr.\, and Frederic Schick. Levi also served as doctoral advisor to prominent formal philosophers\, including Teddy Seidenfeld\, Horacio Arló\;-Costa\, and Eleonora Cresto. The author of seven books and dozens of articles\, Levi received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957 and taught there from 1970 until his retirement in 2007. \;  \; Levi's full bibliography is available for download as a PDF linked from the following site:  \;http://www.journalofphilosophy.org/leviprize.html
Interested scholars may read more about Levi and his work here: \;https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/docs/seidenfeld/isaac-levi-memorial-for-ijar-special-issue.pdf
Prize Committee Members: Akeel Bilgrami\, Jessica Collins\, Haim Gaifman\, Philip Kitcher\, Cheryl Misak\, Carol Rovane\, Nils-Eric Sahlin\, Teddy Seidenfeld\, Scott J. Shapiro\, Gila Sher\, Rush Stewart\, Anubav Vasudevan\, and Achille C. Varzi. \;
The committee will have the right not to make an award in any given year if\, in its opinion\, there is no submission of a sufficiently high quality.
Causality in Epidemiology
May 2-4 2024 | Linz\, Austria
The Causality in the Sciences conference series brings together philosophers and scientists to explore various aspects of causality. This 15th conference in the series will focus on the relationship between epidemiology and causality.
\n
The Conference will be held at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz\, Austria\, May 2-4\, 2024. We are delighted to be able to welcome everyone in person!
https://www.jku.at/en/institute-of-philosophy-and-scientific-method/epicause-2024/call-for-abstracts
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexander Linsbichler;CN=Julian Reiss;CN=Evelin Stockinger;CN=Jon Williamson;CN=Erik Weber;CN=Federica Russo;CN=Bert Leuridan;CN=Samantha Kleinberg;CN=Phyllis Illari;CN=Aline Potiron;CN=Michalis Christou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240503T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240503T170000 SUMMARY:Practices of Storytelling and Indigenous Epistemologies UID:20240319T035954Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Leibniz University Hannover \, Hannover\, Germany\, 30167 DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we explore the role of storytelling (broadly understood) in Indigenous knowledge. We also ask what the academic discipline of philosophy (and the philosophers therein) might gain from better understanding these practices. To that end\, we ask questions such as: What is the function of storytelling in Indigenous knowledge? Do practices of storytelling necessarily clash with other (more dominant) knowledge practices? What would it take to reconcile the deep differences between them fairly? What would it take for the academic discipline to include (and enable) diverse methods of inquiry (such as storytelling)? What limits\, if any\, are there to how non-indigenous philosophers use Indigenous knowledge-making practices such as stories in their work? And\, what ethical and trust-based issues arise at the intersections of Indigenous storytelling and mainstream scientific practice?
\nPlease register via
The workshop will take place in person in Hannover. We are currently working on a hybrid option. Please contact Leonie Wiemeyer (leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de) if you are interested in attending online.
\nThis workshop is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation\, DFG) &ndash\; Project 470816212/KFG43.
ORGANIZER;CN=T.Y. Branch: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20240515T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20240517T170000 SUMMARY:Collective Intelligence: Forms Functions and Evolution across Species\, Societies\, and Industry UID:20240319T035955Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Africa/Casablanca LOCATION:Rabat\, Morocco DESCRIPTION:Collective Intelligence (CI) refers to intelligent behavior in a group that can surpass the capacities of any of its members\, by harnessing the contributions of multiple individuals. It is crucial to the evolutionary success of humans and numerous other species. \;
\nThe goal of this meeting is to facilitate dialogue between scholars who study CI in a diverse range of disciplines from biology to computer science\, and across a wide range of populations\, from insects to fish to rodents\, to non-human primates\, to small-scale human societies and industrialized ones. We aim to bring together advances in CI research from across these groups to better understand the cognitive evolution of humans and species and discuss how CI can address contemporary challenges.
ORGANIZER;CN=Cathal O'Madagain: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240516T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240517T170000 SUMMARY:Wittgenstein on Lying – International Conference UID:20240319T035956Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:91\, avenue de la Libération\, Nancy\, France\, 54000 DESCRIPTION:The question of the nature of lying is very present in Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s later texts. Lying is often understood as &ldquo\;speaking against one&rsquo\;s thought with the intention of deceiving&rdquo\;\, which presupposes that a person who lies is entirely transparent to themselves and has a unique access to their distinctive mental states. Yet Wittgenstein is well known to precisely challenge this &ldquo\;myth of interiority&rdquo\; (the expression comes from Jacques Bouveresse)\, i.e. the thesis\, sometimes called &ldquo\;mentalist&rdquo\;\, that thinking presupposes awareness of meanings that are in the mind\, and to which each consciousness then alone has access. Indeed\, much of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;philosophy of psychology&rdquo\; consisted in analyzing the difficulties encountered by this presupposition of psychological interiority. Then how can we define lying if it cannot consist in speaking against \;one&rsquo\;s conscious thinking\, disguising it in and through what we say?
\nWittgenstein says in \;Philosophical Investigations :
\n\nAre we perhaps over-hasty in our assumption that the smile of an unweaned infant is not a pretence?-And on what experience is our assumption based?
(Lying is a language-game that needs to be learned like any other one.) (PI \;249)
Why is it difficult to imagine a lying baby? Because lying has to do with the intention to deceive by saying what we believe to be false\, but does not have to correspond to \;a particular impression\, but rather to what we know how to do with language. Many of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s remarks in the Cambridge Courses\, 1946-1947 criticize the notion of an &ldquo\;impression of lying&rdquo\;. In the notes taken by A.C. Jackson\, Wittgenstein insists that lying does not consist in this impression\, but presupposes &ldquo\;a motive\, a situation&rdquo\; ([p. 314]) And Wittgenstein is even quoted as saying that\, when it comes to lying\, this is &ldquo\;the essential thing&rdquo\;! Wittgenstein thus seems to propose that the tools for explaining lying are not internal psychological states or processes\, but a particular language game.
\nThe aim of the symposium is twofold. In the first place\, we would like to gain a better understanding of what Wittgenstein says about lying (and hence of his philosophy of meaning and psychology). Secondly\, we would like to better understand the nature of lying itself\, its moral\, anthropological and interactional stakes\, with Wittgenstein\, but also with inputs from other traditions and methods (ethnomethodology in particular).
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=Anna C. Zielinska;CN=Roger Pouivet: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240518T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Reparations and Carceral Injustice UID:20240319T035957Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Stateville Correctional Centre\, Northwestern Evanston Campus and Northwestern Law School \, Chicago\, United States DESCRIPTION:We live in a world riddled with carceral injustice\, from coerced false confessions and wrongful convictions to decades in solitary confinement and unsafe living conditions in prisons. This workshop examines our obligations to make epistemic reparations for the distinctively epistemic wrongs involved in such injustices\, where epistemic reparations can be understood as &ldquo\;intentionally reparative actions in the form of epistemic goods given to those epistemically wronged by parties who acknowledge these wrongs and whose reparative actions are intended to redress them&rdquo\; (Lackey 2022\, Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association).  \;
\n\nOne example of a distinctively epistemic wrong from carceral injustice that may demand epistemic reparations is the vilification or demonization of people who are wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. In addition to other forms of reparations\, such as monetary ones\, such survivors may also be owed epistemic ones\, including the creation and sharing of knowledge about who they in fact are that counters the narrative developed and promoted by the State. \;
\n\nWe will be foregrounding the voices of those who are system-impacted in this project\, so abstracts from those who are or have been incarcerated\, or who have survived the incarceration of loved ones\, are encouraged.
\n\nThis event is a part of the Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University.
\n\nAbstracts length: max 500 words
\nSubmission deadline: 28 February 2024
\nEmail to: npep@northwestern.edu
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=Micol Bez;CN=Jennifer Lackey: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T170000 SUMMARY:Kierkegaard and Scepticism UID:20240319T035958Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Southampton\, Avenue Campus\, Highfield Road\, Southampton\, United Kingdom\, SO17 1BJ DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of the research project "The Ethics of Doubt: Kierkegaard\, Scepticism\, and Conspiracy Theory" funded by an ERC Advanced grant awarded to Professor Genia Schö\;nbaumsfeld\, University of Southampton. \;
\nThe project explores Kierkegaard&rsquo\;s existential conception of doubt and brings it into dialogue with broader philosophical concerns\, focusing on the relation between the intellectual vices\, such as a lack of intellectual courage\, and various forms of scepticism\, both inside and outside of academia.
\nThe project's first workshop focuses on Kierkegaard and Scepticism.
\nConfirmed speakers include:
\nRoe Fremstedal (NTNU)
Erin Plunkett (Hertfordshire)
Alexander Quanbeck (Princeton)
Cæ\;cilie Varslev-Pedersen (Southampton)
Dan Watts (Essex)
This event is a pre-read workshop. Please contact Cæ\;cilie Varslev-Pedersen for registration: c.varslev-pedersen@soton.ac.uk
ORGANIZER;CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld";CN="Cæcilie Varslev-Pedersen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240519T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240521T170000 SUMMARY:SLACRR 2024 UID:20240319T035959Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6177 Delmar Ave\, Saint Louis\, United States DESCRIPTION:SLACRR 2024\, Moonrise Hotel\, St. Louis
\nSunday\, May 19\, 2024 \;[Begins at 5:00 p.m. CDT]
\nMichael Titelbaum (UW-Madison)\, Invited. \;
\n\nMonday\, May 20\, 2024 \;
\nLaura Tomlinson Makin (Colgate)\, \; &ldquo\;Causation and Inference&rdquo\;
\nFrederick Choo\, (Rutgers) &ldquo\;Aesthetic Reasons: Requiring or Merely Enticing?&rdquo\;
\nPaskalina Bourbon (Chicago)\, &ldquo\;Reasons Required: What is a Kind of Reasoning?&rdquo\;
\nChris Blake-Turner (Oklahoma State)\, &ldquo\;Rational Intelligibility and The Kernel of Truth in the Guise of The Good&rdquo\;
\nMax Lewis (Yale)\, &ldquo\;The Puzzle of Requesting Evaluation&rdquo\;
\n\nTuesday\, May 21\, 2024
\nThomas Raleigh (Luxembourg)\, &ldquo\;Higher-Order Suspension Can Be Rational&rdquo\;
\nJason Bridges \;(Chicago)\, &ldquo\;The Form of Practical Reasoning: Comparison vs. Purpose&rdquo\;
\nTez Clark (NYU)\, &ldquo\;How Analyticity Illuminates Incoherence&rdquo\; \;
\nAntonio Chacó\;n (UIUC)\, &ldquo\;Desire and Action\, Anscombe&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;wanting&rsquo\; and Aristotle&rsquo\;s \;&lsquo\;orexis&rsquo\;&rdquo\;
\nCaroline Arruda (Tulane)\, Invited.
\n \; To attend the next St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality (SLACRR)\, please reply stating that you plan to attend. \; Those on the program are automatically registered. Those who register will eventually receive more detailed information about the conference\, as well as information about accommodations.  \;  \;  \;  \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Eric Wiland;CN=Billy Dunaway: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240520T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240523T170000 SUMMARY:Models in Theology. Methodical and Theological Paradigm Shifts through Model-Building? UID:20240319T040000Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Palermo\, Italy ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20240525T234500 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20240525T234500 SUMMARY:Collective Intelligence: Forms Functions and Evolution across Species\, Societies\, and Industry UID:20240319T040001Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Africa/Casablanca LOCATION:Rabat\, Morocco DESCRIPTION:Collective Intelligence (CI) refers to intelligent behavior in a group that can surpass the capacities of any of its members\, by harnessing the contributions of multiple individuals. It is crucial to the evolutionary success of humans and numerous other species. \;
\nThe goal of this meeting is to facilitate dialogue between scholars who study CI in a diverse range of disciplines from biology to computer science\, and across a wide range of populations\, from insects to fish to rodents\, to non-human primates\, to small-scale human societies and industrialized ones. We aim to bring together advances in CI research from across these groups to better understand the cognitive evolution of humans and species and discuss how CI can address contemporary challenges.
We invite all those interested in presenting to submit a poster on a topic relevant to the theme of the workshop\, from any academic discipline. A 200 words abstract of the presentation\, and 2-5 keywords describing their poster can be added in the form below. You will also include primary presenter&rsquo\;s name\, names of additional authors\, e-mail and affiliation.
\nThe deadline to submit abstracts is 25 March 2024.
\nSubmissions will be chosen by the committee for relevance\, clarity\, and significance\, and the result will be communicated to all applicants by 1st of April 2024. Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to design and print their posters\, as well as to exhibit them during the conference.
\nAccommodation and meals will be provided for accepted presenters at the conference venue\, UM6P Rabat. Visit website to find submission portal:
https://sci.um6p.ma/news/scientific-meeting-1/
The Epistemic Significance of Perceptual Consciousness
\n\nThe Department of Cognitive Science and the Department of Ontology in the Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Cracow announce a workshop on the epistemic significance of perceptual consciousness.
\n\nDESCRIPTION
\nThe purpose of this event is to create an opportunity for philosophers interested in epistemology of perception and the epistemic role of consciousness to present and discuss their ongoing work. The topics we would like to cover include (but are not limited to):
\n- the ability of various theories of perception and consciousness to account for the epistemic roles of conscious perception\,
\n- the epistemic significance of conscious perception vis-à\;-vis unconscious perception\,
\n- the epistemic roles characteristic of non-visual and multimodal conscious perception.
\n\nTIME AND VENUE
\nThis is going to be an in-person event. The workshop will be held on 30-31 May 2024 in the Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Cracow\, Poland.
\n\nINVITED SPEAKERS
\nJacob Berger (Lycoming College)
\nDeclan Smithies (Ohio State University)
\n\nSUBMISSIONS
\nOur aim is to have a smaller number of high-quality talks covering a given topic in an in-depth manner rather than a large number of short presentations. Each talk will be presented in English. If you would like to present your work at this workshop\, please send an abstract (no longer than 1000 words excluding references) to espc2024@gmail.com by 31 of January 2024. If you have any questions\, please send them to the same address. We encourage submissions from underrepresented groups.
\n\nORGANIZERS
\nBłażej Skrzypulec (Department of Cognitive Science)
\nPaweł Zięba (Department of Ontology)
ORGANIZER;CN="Błażej Skrzypulec";CN="Paweł J. Zięba": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20240530T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20240531T170000 SUMMARY:“Like a Face Drawn in Sand at the Edge of the Sea.” Vicissitudes of the Posthuman Forty Years After Foucault’s Death. UID:20240319T040003Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Joštova 10\, Brno\, Czech Republic\, 60200 DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;Like a Face Drawn in Sand at the Edge of the Sea.&rdquo\; Vicissitudes of the Posthuman Forty Years After Foucault&rsquo\;s Death. \;
\nKEYWORDS: \;Foucault\, archeology\, posthumanism\, human-machine interaction\, more-than-human. \;
\nThe Order of Things wished to show the emergence and disappearance of the configurations of knowledge in their empirical arising. Among them\, we see man taking his ambivalent place as both mysterious object and sovereign subject of western knowledge\, only to soon disappear along the lines of the image we captured in the title. But\, however deferred\, historiographical and epistemological problems return incessantly\, questioning the status of discontinuities in the archaeological project: what backdrop would be able to account for both the emerging and the fading away of orders of identities and differences? To what logic do their mutations respond? What explanation is offered?
\nAccording to the archaeological instance\, posthuman is then manifestly not a condition of existence but an open process: the uncertain outcome of the mutations of these conditions of possibility\, of their precipitation.
\nWhat does it mean to question this diagnostic today? What mutations have taken place or struggle to do so? What are the stakes? Would it be legitimate to say that today we speak from the space of knowledge left vacant by the disappearance of the figure of western knowledge that gave rise to the humanities?
\nThe workshop's aim would be to draw a map\, though bound to be partial\, fragmentary and mobile\, of a range of practices both in research and in applied fields related to the tools forged in the debate pertaining to posthumanism. This could be done\, on the one hand\, by exploring the current functioning of the toolbox elaborated by the thinker in the 1960s and early 1970s\, and on the other hand\, by interrogating the way in which these tools have been brought into contact and fruitful interaction with different theoretical inputs and epistemic and political instances (feminist\, anti-racist\, queer\, post-colonial\, ecological\, a.o.).
ORGANIZER;CN=Ilaria Fornacciari: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T234500 SUMMARY:Genealogies and Belief UID:20240319T040004Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Humanities Gateway\, Irvine\, United States\, 92697 DESCRIPTION:Recent epistemology has seen an upsurge of interest in the historical profile of our beliefs and judgments (doxastic attitudes more generally). This is reflected in contemporary philosophical debates over the epistemic significance of etiological or genealogical challenges\, and irrelevant influences on beliefs. This workshop aims to provide a form for graduate students to present their research and engage with novel work relating to this emerging area in contemporary philosophy. As such\, each speaker will be paired with a graduate student commentator to provide feedback on their work. The workshop will welcome graduate student presentations on the following (non-exhaustive) list of questions:
\nWhat is the normative significance of etiological or genealogical critiques of beliefs and judgments?
\nDo facts about the historical profile of our beliefs and judgments make something salient about their epistemic status?
\nShould we ever give up our (philosophical\, moral\, aesthetic\, religious\, political) beliefs in response to etiological challenges?
\nCan the historical profile of our doxastic attitudes ever vindicate them or strengthen their epistemic standing?
\nWhat set of facts or data should an etiological explanation of doxastic attitudes appeal to?
\nWhat methodological assumptions underlie the etiological explanations of our doxastic attitudes? \;
\nFormat
Each presentation will last 30 minutes. This will be followed by comments for 15-20 minutes\, and a 20-minute Q&\;A. The workshop will end with a talk by the keynote speaker (TBA).
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for submitting papers is 11:59pm (PST) on Saturday\, June 8th\, 2024.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent in the first two weeks of July.
The graduate workshop will be held on Sept. 19th\, 2024\, a day before the Critical Genealogies conference at UC Irvine from September 20th-21st\, 2024.
Contact
If you have questions\, email Tanuj Raut (at rautt@uci.edu) \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Tanuj Raut: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240614T170000 SUMMARY:14th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20240319T040005Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:St Anne's College\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX2 6HS DESCRIPTION:Applications are now open to attend the 14th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research.
\nGlobal priorities research investigates the question\, &lsquo\;What should we do with our limited resources\, if our goal is to do the most good?&rsquo\; This question has close connections with central issues in philosophy\, economics and psychology\, among other fields. The workshop will cover various topics in global priorities research in line with what is discussed in \;GPI&rsquo\;s research agenda.
\nIf you are interested in attending the workshop\, \;please fill out the application form \;by Monday 1 April 2024 (23:59 UK time) \;to indicate your interest in attending the workshop. Note that capacity is limited. \;
\nThere are no registration fees and we may have a limited budget available to offer financial support to accepted participants who would not otherwise be able to attend the workshop. \;You can indicate the need for support in the application form.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240620T070000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240620T070000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa UID:20240319T040006Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Africa/Johannesburg LOCATION:African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science\, Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2195 DESCRIPTION:The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for:
\nEpistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa
\nACEPS and Hector Pieterson \;Community Centre (Soweto)
\n20&ndash\;22nd \;June 2024
\nKeynotes
\nJennifer Lackey \;
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe live in a world riddled with epistemic wrongs\, from the incidental put down of a marginal voice to the systematic extinction of whole knowledge systems and the continued epistemic disempowerment of whole populations through colonialism and racism. This event brings into dialogue philosophers and community members in order to theorise \;reparations for such distinctively epistemic wrongs (20th \;June)\, and \;start on actual reparative work in the context of post-Apartheid South Africa (21st \;and 22nd \;June).
\nEpistemic reparations are &ldquo\;intentionally reparative actions in the form of epistemic goods given to those epistemically wronged by parties who acknowledge these wrongs and whose reparative actions are intended to redress them&rdquo\; (Lackey 2022\, Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association). The paradigm of such reparations is when victims of gross human rights violations exercise their &lsquo\;right to be known&rsquo\;­\;&mdash\;the right to tell their story in the way and the space they choose\, with the corresponding duty perpetrators have to \;bear witness. Two days of the event will\, thus\, feature apartheid activists\, their children and grandchildren telling their stories through talks\, discussion\, and art.
\nWe invite abstracts from philosophers for the first day of this event.
\nFunding
\nThis event is a part of the Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group \;supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. It is also the fourth event of a three-year collaboration on Epistemic Wrongs\, Blame\, and Reparations between Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University)\, Cameron Boult (Brandon University)\, and Veli Mitova (University of Johannesburg).
\nAbstracts length: max 500 words
\nSubmission deadline: 31 March 2024
\nNotification of acceptance: 15 April 2024
\nEmail to: aceps.events@gmail.com
\nGrad funding: Accepted grad students will be at least partially funded.
ORGANIZER;CN="Shené de Rijk";CN=Veli Mitova;CN=Dimpho Moletsane: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240620T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240622T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa UID:20240319T040007Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Africa/Johannesburg LOCATION:African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science\, Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2195 DESCRIPTION:The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for:
\nEpistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa
\nACEPS and Hector Pieterson \;Community Centre (Soweto)
\n20&ndash\;22nd \;June 2024
\nKeynotes
\nJennifer Lackey \;
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe live in a world riddled with epistemic wrongs\, from the incidental put down of a marginal voice to the systematic extinction of whole knowledge systems and the continued epistemic disempowerment of whole populations through colonialism and racism. This event brings into dialogue philosophers and community members in order to theorise \;reparations for such distinctively epistemic wrongs (20th \;June)\, and \;start on actual reparative work in the context of post-Apartheid South Africa (21st \;and 22nd \;June).
\nEpistemic reparations are &ldquo\;intentionally reparative actions in the form of epistemic goods given to those epistemically wronged by parties who acknowledge these wrongs and whose reparative actions are intended to redress them&rdquo\; (Lackey 2022\, Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association). The paradigm of such reparations is when victims of gross human rights violations exercise their &lsquo\;right to be known&rsquo\;­\;&mdash\;the right to tell their story in the way and the space they choose\, with the corresponding duty perpetrators have to \;bear witness. Two days of the event will\, thus\, feature apartheid activists\, their children and grandchildren telling their stories through talks\, discussion\, and art.
\nWe invite abstracts from philosophers for the first day of this event.
\nFunding
\nThis event is a part of the Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group \;supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. It is also the fourth event of a three-year collaboration on Epistemic Wrongs\, Blame\, and Reparations between Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University)\, Cameron Boult (Brandon University)\, and Veli Mitova (University of Johannesburg).
\nAbstracts length: max 500 words
\nSubmission deadline: 31 March 2024
\nNotification of acceptance: 15 April 2024
\nEmail to: aceps.events@gmail.com
\nGrad funding: Accepted grad students will be at least partially funded.
ORGANIZER;CN="Shené de Rijk";CN=Veli Mitova;CN=Dimpho Moletsane: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240627T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240629T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science and Epistemology UID:20240319T040008Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:There has been \;an engulfing gap between philosophy of science and epistemology. It is not unusual for an epistemologist to get lost in a philosophy of science conference. Nor is it surprising for a philosopher of science to get bored\, or even confused\, with a discussion full of Gettierian examples. That being said\, this is very unfortunate. Good philosophy of science will ultimately contribute to answering general epistemological questions\, while good epistemology will shed light on how science is and should be practised. Philosophy of science and epistemology should have been much closer to each other than actually are. This conference aims to explore fruitful ways of integrating philosophy of science and epistemology by promoting dialogues between philosophers of science and epistemologists.
\nThe questions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nThe editors of the journal Studi di estetica. Italian Journal of Aesthetics and the guest co-editors of the thematic section of issue 3/2024\, Zhuofei Wang and Zoltá\;n Somhegyi invite submissions to investigate the topic of Contingency in Global Aesthetic and Artistic Practices.
\nPlease\, find further details on the website of the journal: http://journals.mimesisedizioni.it/documenti/sde/cfp-SdE-3-2024.pdf
\nPlease send your submissions to:sophie_wang2008@yahoo.com\,zoltansomhegyi@yahoo.co.uk
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240708T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240711T170000 SUMMARY:The European Face of Political Epistemology Conference UID:20240319T040010Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Moise Palace\, Cres\, Rijeka\, Croatia DESCRIPTION:Political epistemology has recently emerged as a progressive epistemological branch that spreads its focus out to the non-ideal world of factual political agents\, parties\, institutions\, and collective epistemic resources. Nonetheless\, it retained a parochial and myopic focus on the United States of America and the United Kingdom\, with sporadic excursions to Australia and Canada. The second edition of The European Face of Political Epistemology conference\, after the first has become an edited book\, seeks to assemble novel and progressive European thinkers about political epistemology.
\n\nOur topics of interest comprise political communicational methods\, political knowledge and ignorance\, multi-partisan politics\, political expertise and the role of topical experts in the political domain\, politicised epistemic injustice\, and non-ideal epistemology. European political phenomena must be sternly analysed\, evaluated\, and affixed with a tentative feasible solution. Our conference strives to be a locus of such analysis.
\n\nThis year&rsquo\;s keynote speakers are:
\n&bull\; Miranda Fricker (NYU)
\n&bull\; Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen)
\n&bull\; Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University)
\n&bull\; Michel Croce (University of Genoa)
\n\nThe conference is held at the Mediterranean island of Cres in Croatia\, at the Renaissance Moise Palace\, from July 8 to July 11\, 2024.
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nPlease submit abstracts ranging up to 200 words to the specialised email address politicalepistemology@cas.uniri.hr. Abstracts significantly longer than 200 words will be disqualified. We accept submissions from professors of philosophy and related social and natural sciences and post-doctoral researchers. Please submit your abstracts by April 8\, 2024. We will assess your submissions and inform you about the final decision by May 1\, 2024. Breakfasts and lunches are held with the keynote speakers\, so you get to know them and exchange ideas about your work. You can send any pertinent queries\, including those regarding travel and accommodation\, to the mentioned email address.
\n\nFurther Information for Participants
\nAlthough the conference does not cover accommodation\, transport\, and catering at the Riva restaurant\, there is no commission for participating in the event. We will send you detailed information about possible options and transport routes as soon as we accept your abstract.
\n\nOrganisational Board
\nHana Samaržija\, Andrea Me&scaron\;anović\, Ivan Cerovac\, Kristina Lekić Barunčić\, Marko Luka Zubčić\, Slobodan &Scaron\;olaja\, Andreja Malovoz
ORGANIZER;CN=Ivan Cerovac;CN="Hana Samaržija";CN=Kristina Lekic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240715T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240717T170000 SUMMARY:Formal Epistemology Workshop UID:20240319T040011Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Australia/Sydney LOCATION:Canberra\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN=Brian Hedden;CN=J. Dmitri Gallow: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240726T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Network Workshop UID:20240319T040012Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Nashville\, United States DESCRIPTION:Vanderbilt University\, in partnership with the Inquiry Network\, is hosting a two-day workshop on inquiry. In addition to our invited speakers\, a number of papers will be selected through an open call. Please see the CFP for more details\, or email \;inquirynetworkgroup@gmail.com with questions.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Thorstad: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240801T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240801T234500 SUMMARY:Hypatia Special Issue UID:20240319T040013Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP for a Special Issue: Politics of Self-Care in an Unjust World
\nThis special issue of \;Hypatia \;focuses on philosophical\, social\, and political analyses\, and draws ethical boundaries using a feminist framework that should be in place when we engage in self-care practices. Self-care is a healthy\, restorative\, self-respecting\, and affirming practice. It is primarily an intentional act of grounding\, establishing safety\, and building protective boundaries to grow and live a full human life. As Audre Lorde says\, for those facing overlapping forms of oppression\, these are acts of political warfare. It is important to examine the sort of cognitive states and epistemic framing toward self-care requires to more fully actualize the political radical nature that Lorde has in mind. Many depictions and hashtags portray self-care as an individualist act\, one that often requires the acquisition of material goods and indulgent services. This requires not only time but money. Acts of self-care are prompted as luxuries. But self-care possibilities are both ambivalent and political. It is in those ambivalent possibilities that we ought to balance care of self\, with the genuine care of others. Self-care is communal. It is radical. It is self-love. It is social care. The issue examines the sorts of ethical\, political\, and epistemic questions that arise when we practice self-care as a mode of feminist knowledge production and distribution and give examples of productive self-care practices that provide means of disruption\, intervention\, and resistance.
\nThis issue is dedicated to feminist philosophical perspectives of self-care in an unjust world. With the recent protests and uprisings in response to the ongoing state-sanctioned murders of Ahmaud Arbery\, Breonna Taylor\, George Floyd\, and countless named and unnamed others\, BIPOC had to contend with the precarious nature of their existence. Even prior to this social reckoning\, and since mandatory self-quarantine and social distancing measures were implemented\, the question of &ldquo\;how are you coping&rdquo\; has been on the front of everyone&rsquo\;s minds. We faced equal and opposite pressures to produce and be still at the same time. Social media calls to disengage were met against workplace expectations of mass productivity. \; Even before the pandemic restructured the notion of &ldquo\;sociality\,&rdquo\; racial stress\, and the burden of being in our oppressive workplaces\, trying to balance these as BIPOC\, disabled\, LGBTQIA+ members of academia has been a tumultuous lifelong task. \;
\nAlongside self-care\, we offer the concepts of &ldquo\;transformative justice&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;communal healing&rdquo\; as generative areas for reflection for feminist ethics\, social theory\, and healing practitioners.
\n&ldquo\;Self-care&rdquo\; is a healthy\, restorative\, self-respecting\, and affirming practice. It is primarily an intentional act of grounding\, establishing safety\, and building protective boundaries to grow and live a full human life. &ldquo\;Transformative justice&rdquo\; is a political framework and approach for responding to violence\, harm\, and abuse. At its most basic\, it seeks to respond to violence without creating more violence and/or engaging in harm reduction to lessen the violence. TJ can be thought of as a way of &ldquo\;making things right\,&rdquo\; getting into the &ldquo\;right relation\,&rdquo\; or creating justice together. &ldquo\;Communal healing&rdquo\; is a group effort. How we navigate and negotiate our relations with others seems to evoke questions about healing in more than one sense of the term. As beings who live interdependently and who err\, we are sometimes generous with others despite their failings\, and at other times we ourselves may be received with a generosity that is not deserved. How ought we to think about this sort of communal healing when relations are already fraught due to axes of dominance and oppression?
\nWe invite papers that engage self-care thinking on these and other issues including:
\n§\; \; Overlaps and interactions between ethics\, politics\, and epistemology
\n§\; \; The materiality of caring for oneself \;
\n§\; \; Ongoing disagreements in feminist philosophy concerning &ldquo\;care&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;caring for others&rdquo\; including:
\n§\; \; Trauma Informed Healing
\n§\; \; Calling out &ldquo\;triggers&rdquo\;/ Trigger-culture
\n§\; \; Mainstreamed &ldquo\;Self-Care&rdquo\;
\n§\; \; The invisibility of BIPOC&rsquo\;s pain/fatigue
\n§\; \; The politics of rage\, anger\, and stress
\n§\; \; Survivor vs Healing discourse
\n§\; \; Where &ldquo\;early&rdquo\; feminist ethics (i.e.\, care ethics) has led us and where we should go from here?
\n§\; \; Relations (ethical/political/epistemic) among differently non-dominantly situated persons
\n§\; \; Epistemic hurdles\, but also epistemic gateways\, for thinking self-care beyond the academy (as practitioners) and beyond praxis\, as on particular problems\, for example:
\n§\; \; Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
\n§\; \; Disability/Disabling Institutions and Practices
\n§\; \; Colonization\, Imperialism\, and Globalization
\n§\; \; Speaking for\, about\, and/or with
\n§\; \; Grappling with the ways in which vulnerability and privilege can intertwine
\n§\; \; Dance/Movement
\n§\; \; Platforms collecting racial trauma in academic spaces\, i.e.\, #BlackintheIvory\, #indigenousacademia\, #whydiasbledpeopledropout
\n§\; \; Work/Life Balance
\n§\; \; Racial Stress and Workplace-related trauma
\n§\; \; Economic accessibility to self-care
\n§\; \; (Re)conceiving conceptions of self-care \;
\n§\; \; Public/Private self-care
\n§\; \; Performative self-care \;
\n§\; \; Caring for oneself while caring for others
\n§\; \; Co-optation of self-care tactics
\n§\; \; Disability justice and accessibility
\n§\; \; Self-care during a pandemic
\n§\; \; Self-Love and boundary setting
\n§\; \; Institutional responsibility and responses to Care
\n§\; \; Loneliness and Social Isolation
\n§\; \; Political activism and social justice work &ndash\; tuning in and tapping out
\n§\; \; Self-Care in Non-Nuclear Familial Structures
\n§\; \; Ecologies of care &ndash\; selves involved with other humans and other kinds of beings\; human communities involved with many different kinds of beings in the world
\n§\; \; Self and community care in transformative justice movements
\nDeadline for submissions: August 1\, 2024
\nManuscripts intended for review as articles should be 7\,000 to 10\,000 words\, excluding notes and bibliography\, prepared for anonymous review\, and accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. In addition to articles\, we invite submissions for our Musings section. These should not exceed 4\,000 words\, excluding notes and bibliography. All submissions will be subject to external review. For more details please see \;Hypatia&rsquo\;s \;submission guidelines.
\nPlease submit your manuscript to: \;https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hypa. When you submit\, make sure to select &ldquo\;Philosophy and Self-Care&rdquo\; as your manuscript type\, and also send an email to the guest editors indicating the title of the paper you have submitted: Tempest Henning (thenning@fisk.edu)\,  \;Roksana Alavi (Alavi@ou.edu)\, \;feastprogram2022@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240902T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240904T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Norms\, Reasons\, and Dilemmas UID:20240319T040014Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Emil-Figge-Str. 59\, Dortmund\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Epistemic Norms\, Reasons\, and Dilemmas
\nIn-person workshop
\nWe are pleased to announce the second workshop of the research project \;Epistemic Dilemmas\, Normative Conflicts\, and Epistemic Normativity\, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The workshop will focus on epistemic normativity\, epistemic reasons\, and epistemic dilemmas (broadly construed).
\nConfirmed Keynote Speakers:
\nNick Hughes (Oslo)
\nBenjamin Kiesewetter (Bielefeld)
\nAnne Meylan (Zuerich)
\nAndy Mueller (Frankfurt) \;
\nTimothy Williamson (Oxford)
\nWhen:
\nSeptember 2-4\, 2024
\nWhere:
\nDepartment of Philosophy and Political Science\, TU Dortmund\, Dortmund\, GermanyInquiries:
\nDirect all inquiries to \;epistemicnorms@gmail.com.
\nAttendance:
\nAttendance is free\, but registration is required. Please register by email at \;epistemicnorms@gmail.com. The deadline for registration is August 15\, 2024.
\nOrganizing committee:
\nMartin Grajner (TU Dortmund): \;martin.grajner@tu-dortmund.de
\n\nEva Schmidt (TU Dortmund): \;eva.schmidt@tu-dortmund.de
ORGANIZER;CN=Martin Grajner;CN=Eva Schmidt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T035926Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240905T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240906T170000 SUMMARY:The Existential Dimension of Doubt UID:20240319T040015Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Avenue Campus\, Southampton\, United Kingdom\, SO17 1BF DESCRIPTION:&lsquo\;The Existential Dimension of Doubt&rsquo\; - Launch Conference of the ERC Advanced grant project &lsquo\;The Ethics of Doubt &ndash\; Kierkegaard\, Scepticism and Conspiracy Theory&rsquo\;\, September 5-6\, 2024\, University of Southampton\, UK
\nWhile the ancient sceptics regarded scepticism about knowledge as a way of life\, philosophers from Descartes to the present day have viewed it primarily as an intellectual problem that requires only a theoretical solution. The aim of this conference is to challenge this contention by focussing on the &lsquo\;existential&rsquo\; dimension of doubt &ndash\; i.e. the way in which sceptical problems affect the whole person. For example\, Danish philosopher\, Sø\;ren Kierkegaard\, has proposed that doubt and anxiety are intrinsically linked\, and\, hence\, that doubt may not just be an epistemic vice (if it is one)\, but also a character failing that consists in a refusal to confront (and to try and overcome) certain forms of \;angst\, such as\, for instance\, a refusal to face up to the radical contingency and fragility of the (human) world and to take refuge in a &lsquo\;scapegoating&rsquo\; scenario\, where super-powerful\, hidden agents are to blame: Descartes&rsquo\; Evil Demon\, on the one hand\, or\, say\, a &lsquo\;Deep State&rsquo\; controlling our actions\, on the other. The conference aims to explore these issues from a number of different philosophical perspectives (both Kierkegaardian and non-Kierkegaardian) and to bring together Kierkegaard scholars and epistemologists\, working in both theoretical and applied areas of the subject.
\nConfirmed speakers include: Anita Avramides (Oxford)\, Yuval Avnur (Scripps)\, Lucy Campbell (Warwick)\, Annalisa Coliva (UCI)\, Jim Conant (Chicago)\,
Rick Furtak (Colorado)\, Stephen Mulhall (Oxford)\, Marilyn Piety (Drexel)\, Duncan Pritchard (UCI)\, Mark A. Tietjen (Stony Brook).
If you are interested in attending\, please contact my post-doc\, Dr. Taylor Matthews (T.Matthews@soton.ac.uk).
ORGANIZER;CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld";CN=Taylor Matthews: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR