International Conference
\nThe Artificial Mind: Art and Philosophy after AI
\n24-25 September 2026
\nNational Gallery of Art
\n22 Konstitucijos Ave. \;
\nVilnius\, Lithuania
\nThe title &ldquo\;Artificial Mind&rdquo\; references Claude Lé\;vi-Strauss&rsquo\; \;The Savage Mind (La Pensé\;e sauvage (1962)\, a foundational work in anthropology\, in which he argues that &ldquo\;savage&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;civilized&rdquo\; thought share the same epistemological architecture &ndash\; differing not in structure but in mode of operations. While the &ldquo\;civilized&rdquo\; engineer works with purpose-built concepts and tools toward a specific end\, the &ldquo\;savage&rdquo\; bricoleur thinks with whatever is at hand\, constructing new meanings from fragments.
\nWith the advent of AI and large language models (LLMs)\, we might speak of a new variation of thought &ndash\; the \;Artificial \;Mind &ndash\; that combines these principles. AI is typically figured as the apotheosis of engineering: a rational\, systematic agent grounded in logic\, computation\, and algorithm. Yet what LLMs actually do resembles \;bricolage \;far more closely &ndash\; repurposing and recombining existing anthropogenetic materials to produce outputs that are heterogeneous assemblages rather than engineered constructions in the strict sense. More fundamentally\, the Artificial Mind points to the technicality of thought itself\, which no longer appears as an autonomous\, interior human faculty\, but as an operational process structured by historically and materially situated practices. \;
\nUnsurprisingly\, AI has provoked philosophy &ndash\; across both its analytic and continental branches &ndash\; into responses\, reflections\, and reservations ranging from careful conceptual revision to outright alarm. Perception\, judgement\, agency &ndash\; domains previously considered exclusive to human reasoning &ndash\; are now contested terrain. Phenomenology asks how mediation by artificial neural networks alters the fundamental structures of experience\; ethics becomes concerned with the conditions of moral formation when the environments that shape us become generative\, while political philosophy &ndash\; with what institutional settings are required when the very capacities of judgement become increasingly automated. \;
\nThe conference invites theoretical and empirical contributions on the tectonic transformations AI has introduced into the conceptual space of the \;post \;&ndash\; at least insofar as it pertains to the human. Conceptually\, this rethinking necessitates a shift from anthropology toward \;postanthropology \;&ndash\; at once a postanthropocentric revision of disciplines confronted with a non-human form of thought\, and a broader interrogation of the Anthropos as the presumed center of agency\, knowledge\, and meaning-making. \;
\nThis rethinking is not without tensions. The apparent radical alterity of the artificial mind remains deeply embedded in all-too-human systems &ndash\; and is therefore inescapably implicated in their structures and mechanisms of exploitation\, extraction\, and control &ndash\; capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism\, among others. As Luciana Parisi observes\, AI is haunted by &ldquo\;the paradox of aesthetics and recursive algorithms that sustain the freedom of \;homo bioeconomicus \;through the prototype of the slave-machine&rdquo\; (2023). In this sense\, AI occupies an ambivalent position: it destabilizes the human/non-human distinction that has historically underpinned oppressive regimes\, while simultaneously intensifying and rearticulating them.
\nAt the same time\, the notion of the artificial points toward artifice &ndash\; the domain of art &ndash\; where meaning has long been produced through practices of bricolage: mediation\, staging\, and re/combination. AI- and algorithmic art render these operations not only explicit but scalable and programmable\, thereby problematizing the status of artistic production: what does it mean to make art after AI? Confronted with the automation of its own conditions of possibility\, will art remain a privileged site of meaning-making or become one modality of algorithmic recombination among many? \; \;
\nRather than a eulogy for the human or for art\, the conference is envisioned as a platform of creative exchange between philosophical and artistic interventions &ndash\; a collective attempt to think our posthuman or more-than-human future(s). In line with Yuk Hui&rsquo\;s programmatic vision\, we want to foster artistic\, conceptual\, and technical practices that &ldquo\;maintain and reproduce biodiversity\, noodiversity\, and technodiversity&rdquo\; (2023) under the homogenizing conditions of automation. \;
\nContributions may address\, but not limited to:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;AI and the transformation of mind\, thought\, and cognition
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Post/Phenomenology of AI and the mediation of embodiment
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Art\, technics\, and creative practices in the age of AI and algorithms
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Agency\, subjectivity\, and authorship in human-machine assemblages
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Ethical\, critical\, and political perspectives on AI infrastructures
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Alternative technological imaginaries and technocultures
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Experimental\, speculative\, and situated approaches to AI
\nProposals of up to 250 words should be sent to Denis Petrina (denis.petrina@lkti.lt) by August 15 2026. Please include the speaker&rsquo\;s name and institutional affiliation. Accepted presenters will be notified by August 25 2026. \;
\nA thematic issue of &ldquo\;Athena: Philosophical Studies&rdquo\; is planned for 2027. Extended articles based on conference presentations will be considered for publication. \; \;
\nInformation about the journal: \;https://athena.lt/home
\nConference fee: \;The conference is free of charge. However\, travel and accommodation expenses are to be covered by participants. \;
\nWorking language: \;English
\nFormat: \;The conference is an onsite event.
\nConference organizer: \;Lithuanian Culture Research Institute
\nConference partner: \;National Gallery of Art
\nOrganizing committee: \;Danutė Bacevičiūtė\, Laurynas Norus\, \;Denis Petrina\, Justas Petronis\, \;Augustas Pinkevičius\, Aistis Žekevičius\, Audronė Žukauskaitė
\nContact for enquiries: \;denis.petrina@lkti.lt
ORGANIZER;CN=Justas Petronis;CN=Denis Petrina: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260930T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260930T234500 SUMMARY:Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence: From Computational Models to Mind Emulation and Superintelligent Systems UID:20260925T194823Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Podchorążych 2\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:The rapid development of artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of cognition\, consciousness\, and the nature of the mind. Advances in computational modeling\, neuroscience\, and neurotechnology raise fundamental questions about the possibility of Whole Brain Emulation (WBE)\, understood as the reconstruction and simulation of the human brain in silico.
\n\;At the same time\, progress in artificial intelligence brings increasing attention to the potential emergence of advanced and possibly superintelligent systems. These developments raise critical questions concerning controllability\, safety\, and the long-term trajectory of human civilization. In this context\, issues of AI alignment\, strategic timing of technological development\, and global coordination become central.
\nThis conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, neuroscience\, computer science\, philosophy\, and the social sciences. We welcome contributions addressing theoretical foundations\, technical feasibility\, as well as philosophical\, ethical\, and strategic implications of the transition from computational models to artificial and emulated minds.
ORGANIZER;CN=Andrzej Dabrowski;CN=Magdalena Reuter;CN="Stanisław Ruczaj";CN=Marcin Urbaniak;CN=Anna Sarosiek;CN=Olga Qq: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261002T170000 SUMMARY:1st Critical AI Safety Workshop UID:20260925T194824Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Copenhagen\, Denmark DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines who are working to characterize\, map\, and critique the field of AI Safety and AI Existential Risk research. \;
\nMain questions include\, but are not limited to:
- What is the landscape of AI safety and existential risk communities and research\, and what are the tensions within those?
- Can AI safety or AI existential risk be described as an ideology?
- What assumptions about cognitive science\, economics\, sociology\, society\, or power\, amongst others\, underlie and confound AI Safety?
- What are the formal methods of the field\, and how can they be improved?
- What are the funding flows in the field? How easy is it for individuals to receive funding\, and what factors are considered in funding decisions?
- What policy proposals does the AI safety community lobby for\, and through what channels?
- How is the community established\, what are their recruiting strategies\, and what makes them so successful?
- How tightly interlinked is the research philosophy with other non-scientific fields\, like science fiction\, hype\, speculation\, and imagination?
\; For more information\, please see the CfP: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/149737
ORGANIZER;CN=Ninell Oldenburg;CN=Nina Rajcic;CN="Anders Søgaard";CN=Bokar N'Diaye;CN=Filippos Stamatiou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261002T170000 SUMMARY:Future of Forecasting: Collective and Artificial Intelligence UID:20260925T194825Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Terminal 2\, Rijeka\, Croatia\, 51000 DESCRIPTION:Future of Forecasting: Collective and Artificial Intelligence Workshop
\nThe workshop brings together experts across multiple disciplines &mdash\; cognitive science\, social science\, behavioural economics\, and the humanities &mdash\; to explore the evolving role of forecasting in the coming age of artificial intelligence.
\nA central theme is the concept of collective intelligence and wisdom of crowd &mdash\; the idea that the aggregated judgments of groups can outperform individuals\, even the experts. This underpins modern applications such as prediction markets\, political forecasting\, and large-scale decision systems.
\nA key topic of the workshop will be the integration of AI into forecasting processes as well as decision-making processes in general. While AI has the potential to democratize forecasting and decision-making tools and enhance predictive accuracy\, it also raises important questions about information diversity\, bias\, and reliability. The workshop will feature distinguished researchers\, including:
\nThe workshop will also feature a keynote by Themistoklis P. Sapsis\, MIT &mdash\; William I. Koch Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering\; Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T130000 SUMMARY:The Not-Yet Conscious: Phenomenology of Time Consciousness and Creativity UID:20260925T194826Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Not-Yet Conscious: A Phenomenology of Time Consciousness and Creativity
\nThomas Fuchs\, MD\, PhD
Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophical Foundations of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy\, Heidelberg University
Head\, Section of Phenomenological Psychopathology and Psychotherapy\, Heidelberg University Hospital
Hosted by the Laboratory for Phenomenological Research as part of its lecture series.
\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026
6:00 PM CEST | 4:00 PM UTC | 11:00 AM CDT
Via Zoom | Free and open to all | Advance registration required
Registration:https://go.uic.edu/Fuchs
For questions\, please contactThByrne@Illinois.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Byrne: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261009T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270527T170000 SUMMARY:Modelling the Mind. Seminar Series in the Philosophy of Cognitive Science UID:20260925T194827Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133 DESCRIPTION:What do cognitive scientists explain when they explain a behaviour\, and what would count as having explained it? How do computational\, mechanistic\, representational and dynamical accounts of the same phenomenon relate &mdash\; do they compete\, complement one another\, or answer different questions? Where do the methods and models of empirical research come from\, and how well do they fit what they are meant to describe? What\, if anything\, do artificial systems teach us about biological minds?
\nQuestions of this kind keep coming up because there is no shortage of findings about the mind. What is scarce is a clear account of how they hang together\, or whether they do. Modelling the Mind is a seminar series for working that out in the open\, one talk at a time. The aim is to contribute to an empirically informed philosophical understanding of the mind and of the methods by which it is studied.
\nUpcoming talks:
\n09/10/2026 - Silvano Zipoli Caiani (Università\; degli Studi di Firenze)
\n16/10/2026 - Matteo Colombo (Tilburg University)
\n12/11/2026 - \;Dimitri Coelho Mollo (Umeå\; University)
\n10/12/2026 - Beate Krickel (Technische Universitä\;t Berlin)
\n18/01/2027 - \;Nina Poth (Radboud University)
\n11/02/2027 - Andrew Richmond (University of Otago)
\n03/03/2027 - \;Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri)
\n31/03/2027 - Grace Lindsay (New York University)
\n21/04/2027 - Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh)
\n07/05/2027 - Danielle Williams (New York University)
\n27/05/2027 - Alfredo Paternoster (Università\; di Bergamo)
\n
Each session pairs a 45-minute talk with an extended discussion. Each talk of the seminar series is in hybrid form. Attendance is free\, in person and remotely\, and everyone is welcome at any career stage.
For info on abstracts\, Zoom links\, times of the talks (to be adjusted to your time zone) and to subscribe to the mailing list - if you want reminders and updates on the seminar series - visit our website at the link below.
ORGANIZER;CN=Claudio Fabbroni: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261012T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261012T170000 SUMMARY:Diverging Minds workshop UID:20260925T194828Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:Deakin Downtown\, Tower 2\, Level 12\, 727 Collins Street\, Docklands\, Australia\, 3008 DESCRIPTION:Diverging Minds Research Group: From philosophy to the clinic
\nOctober 12\, Deakin Downtown
\nTower 2\, Level 12\, 727 Collins Street\, Docklands
\n\;
\n\n9.30 Jack Reynolds (Deakin). Opening comments
\n\n10am. Emily Hughes (MQ)\, &ldquo\;Between Inertia and Flow: The Varied Rhythms of Temporal Desynchronization&rdquo\;
\n\n11am. Darius Parvizi-Wayne (MQ)\, &ldquo\;Attending to inattention and the case of compulsive rumination in OCD&rdquo\;
\n\n12-1 Lunch
\n\n1pm. Marilyn Stendera (Wollongong)\, \;"Diverging Agencies and the Reductive Temporalities of AI"
\n\n2pm. Riccardo Miceli McMillan (Deakin/USQ)\, &ldquo\;Front-Loading Phenomenology in Archives of Psychedelic Experiences: Adapting Phenomenologically Grounded Qualitative Research for 'Big Qual'&rdquo\;
\n\n2.45. Coffee/tea break
\n\n3pm. Annalise May Leopold (Deakin)\, &ldquo\;The Experience of the Urge to Tic in Tourette Syndrome: Philosophical Phenomenological Interviews&rdquo\;
\n\n3.45pm. David Hallford (Deakin)\, &ldquo\;The Role of Future Thinking in the Belief in Free Will or Determinism&rdquo\;
\n\n4.30 Closing remarks (all)\, Opportunities for further work in phenomenologically informed psychology\, psychiatry\, neuroscience
ORGANIZER;CN=Jack Alan Reynolds: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261013T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 6 (OASIS 6) UID:20260925T194829Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:OASIS 6 (Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 6) will take place at the Centro de Linguí\;stica da Universidade de Lisboa\, 13-16 October\, 2026.
\nThe OASIS conference series aims to promote conversation across different disciplines that interface with semantics\, using ontological questions as shared reference points. The broad questions in the background are these: 1. What basic ontological building blocks do we use to talk and think about the world? 2. How do these building blocks get combined? 3. And how do grammatical and cognitive phenomena motivate the answers to the first two questions? For more information\, see the OASIS credo.
\nWe welcome submissions from semantics and semantics-adjacent domains\, including philosophy and the cognitive sciences. We will host sessions bringing together linguists and philosophers to discuss foundational questions in linguistics and their relation to broader philosophical issues. The sessions will introduce some of the central assumptions and frameworks of contemporary linguistic theory and provide informal opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange. Philosophers and others interested in language\, mind\, or cognition are particularly encouraged to attend.
\nInvited speakers:
\nSatellite session: Creoles as windows on language and cognition This special session will focus on Creoles as full-fledged natural languages that emerged in certain socio-historical environments shaped by European colonial expansion. For any given theory of Creole formation\, those contexts involve language contact and innovation through complex processes of language acquisition\, therefore providing a particular starting point for research on how conceptual categories are mapped into diverse grammatical systems.
\nAbstract submission:
\nAbstracts are due on May 15\, 2026. Submission will be via the conference Open Review page. Authors should be aware of OpenReview's moderation policy for newly created profiles in the Call for Papers:
\nIf you are submitting for the satellite workshop\, please indicate this by including &ldquo\;[for satellite workshop]&rdquo\; under the title of your abstract.
\nAbstracts must be anonymous\, in pdf format\, 2 A4 pages\, in a font size no less than 12pt. You may submit at most two abstracts but can be single author on only one.
\nLinguists and any others submitting very technical research: It is absolutely necessary that you do what you can to make your abstract accessible to an interdisciplinary audience. This doesn't mean eschewing all formalism\, but do pitch your abstract so that a non-technical reader can get something interesting out of it.
\nImportant dates:
\nContact: oasis6lisboa@letras.ulisboa.pt
\nMeeting URL: https://oasis.cnrs.fr/meetings/oasis-6
\nOrganizing Committee:
\nCovert Consciousness: Detection and Treatment \;
\nNeuroscience Strategic Intelligence\, Grand Challenge Workshop
\nhttps://neurosas.org/strategic-intelligence/challenge-workshops/the-workshops/covert-consciousness%20detection-and-treatment/ \;
\nOctober 15-19\; Crans-Montana\, Switzerland \; \; \;
\nOver the past decade\, it has become clear that a significant number of behaviourally unresponsive patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) are covertly conscious\, as shown by complex and/or voluntary cortical response patterns. The realisation that behaviourally unresponsive patients are not necessarily unconscious changes the way brain-injured and critically ill patients must be assessed and treated\, and how families are counselled. \;This Challenge Workshop will focus on the latest advances in detecting and managing covert consciousness in both ICU and sub-acute settings\, supporting functional recovery through pharmacological or neurotechnological interventions\, restoring communication via brain-machine interfaces\, and navigating philosophical and ethical implications. \;
\nOpen to clinicians\, researchers\, patient advocates\, ethicists\, philosophers\, and technologists. \; Participation is limited to 20 individuals\, selected on the basis of merit and relevance to the workshop. \; \;
\nApplications are reviewed on a rolling basis until all 20 available spots are filled. \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Christof Koch;CN=Michael J. Young: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261016T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261016T163000 SUMMARY:Neurotransmitters and the medium-dependence of neural computing UID:20260925T194831Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133 DESCRIPTION:Abstract:
\nComputations are abstract operations defined formally and independently from the physical media\, which can implement them. This suggests that\, if the brain is a computing system\, then the computations it performs must be medium-independent operations. But whether the brain is a computing system and whether its computations are medium-independent are contentious issues. Here\, I address these issues by focusing on neurotransmitters\, whose activities have limited medium-independence\, and whose functional roles in neural computing remain underexplored in the philosophy of the mind sciences. After distinguishing three functional roles of neurotransmitters in neural computation\, I argue that some neural computations are not medium-independent\, because neurotransmitters play a constitutive role in defining them.
ORGANIZER;CN=Claudio Fabbroni: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T090000 SUMMARY:Beyond Diagnostic Boundaries. Mentalizing\, Theory of Mind\, and Cognitive Heterogeneity in Neurodevelopmental Conditions UID:20260925T194832Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This call for papers invites contributions to the Special Issue &ldquo\;Beyond Diagnostic Boundaries: Mentalizing\, Theory of Mind\, and Cognitive Heterogeneity in Neurodevelopmental Conditions\,&rdquo\; to be published in Reti\, saperi\, linguaggi &ndash\; Italian Journal of Cognitive Sciences\, a prestigious international peer-reviewed journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science&ndash\;ESCI.
\nThe Special Issue will explore mentalizing and Theory of Mind across neurodevelopmental conditions\, with particular attention to cognitive heterogeneity within and across diagnostic categories. We welcome empirical\, theoretical\, methodological\, and review contributions addressing topics such as autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions\, individual differences in social cognition\, language and interaction\, embodied and ecological approaches to mentalizing\, and innovative assessment methods.
\nResearchers interested in contributing should send a provisional title and a 300&ndash\;400-word abstract to paola.pennisi@unime.it by 18 October 2026. Preliminary decisions will be communicated by 2 November 2026. The deadline for full manuscripts is 30 May 2027\, with publication expected in July 2027.
\nManuscripts in English are especially encouraged. There are no submission or publication fees.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261023T170000 SUMMARY:MIABRIDGE - Mental Imagery and Aphantasia: Bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience UID:20260925T194833Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière 47 bd de l'Hôpital\, 75013 Paris \, Paris\, France DESCRIPTION:Mental imagery - the capacity to generate perception-like representations
and experiences without external input - is widely believed to be a central
feature of human experience. However\, current debates surrounding
aphantasia\, namely a strong reduction or complete absence of imagery\,
challenge the assumption that imagery is necessary for human cognition.
This 3-day workshop offers a quantitative\, interdisciplinary framework for
studying mental imagery and aphantasia. Co-organized by the Paris Brain
Institute and the Institut Jean Nicod\, it brings together philosophy\,
neuroscience\, cognitive psychology\, cognitive neurology\, and computational
modelling.
The program will include 12 Keynote speakers across neuroscience and
philosophy
Neuroscience: Guilia Cabbai (UCL)\, Sergio Della Sala (Edinburgh)\, Nadine
Dijkstra (UCL)\, Jianghao Liu (Paris Brain Institute)\, Anna C. Noble (Yale)\,
Fabrizio de Vico Fallani (Paris Brain Institute)
Philosophers: Margherita Arcangeli (Institut Jean Nicod)\, Andrea Blomkvist
(Glasgow)\, Steve Humbert-Droz (Madrid)\, Bence Nanay (Antwerp)\, Ian Phillips
(John Hopkins)\, Lu Teng (ANU)
We now invite the submission of abstracts for poster presentations.
AI systems now play a role in many practices through which people are heard\, interpreted\, assessed\, and trusted. This raises questions that are not just ethical or political\, but also epistemic in nature: whose testimony is treated as credible\, whose experiences are made intelligible\, and who is able to participate in shared practices of knowledge production? The workshop focuses on these questions by bringing work on epistemic injustice into conversation with current debates about AI\, including debates about algorithmic bias\, transparency\, linguistic exclusion\, trust\, institutional decision-making\, and the distribution of epistemic authority. We welcome contributions on the philosophical\, ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of epistemic injustice and AI. \;
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe welcome abstracts of up to 500 words\, excluding references. Submissions should be anonymised\, argumentative\, and clearly engage with the workshop theme.
\nThe workshop will feature both oral presentations and a poster session\; all presentations must be in person.
\nWe encourage submissions from students and early-career researchers. \;
\nImportant dates:
\nFurther information and submission details can be found on the workshop website.
ORGANIZER;CN=Corien Bary;CN=Eline Ensinck;CN=Harmen Ghijsen;CN=Bob van Tiel;CN=Nina Poth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:The 4th annual conference of the The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind UID:20260925T194835Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:What is the mind\, and how does it work? These questions have led to centuries of philosophical and empirical investigations\, and still lack definitive answers. We thus invite submissions from all disciplines that leverage insights from the use of different techniques\, methodologies\, and research questions to shed light on the nature and functioning of the mind.
\nIn this fourth web conference\, we seek again to bring together many of these perspectives to build a common ground\, a comprehensive and multi-scale conceptual landscape of the mind. We accept submissions from a broad range of perspectives\, including - but not limited to - philosophy of psychology\, philosophy of psychiatry\, philosophy of neuroscience\, philosophy of cognitive science\, philosophy of mind\, philosophy of artificial intelligence &\; robotics\, philosophy of linguistics\, philosophy of ethology\, philosophy of (cognitive) anthropology\, philosophy of biology\, philosophy of the social sciences and consciousness studies.
\nWe are delighted to already have a number of excellent keynote speakers confirmed for 2026\, including:
\nDevon Bailey
University of Johannesburg\, \;Republic of South Africa
Louise Barrett
University of Lethbridge\, \;Canada
Ali Boyle
LSE\, \;United Kingdom
Melina Gastelum Vargas
UNAM\, Mexico
Michael Kirchhoff
University of Wollongong\, \;Australia
Yukie Nagai
University of Tokyo\, Japan
Practical Information
\nWhen: 4-6 November 2026
Where: Online
Fees: The conference is fully online\, and no fee is required
Further Inquiries: \;ispsmofficial@gmail.com
Further details about registration will soon be available on the reFIA website:
https://refia.es/
If you are interested in participating please send a message to: \;refia@usc.es
ORGANIZER;CN="Xavier de Donato Rodríguez";CN=Spanish Network for the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence reFIA: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Argentina/Salta:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Argentina/Salta:20261109T170000 SUMMARY:V Workshop on AI and Philosophy UID:20260925T194838Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Argentina/Salta LOCATION:Bulnes 642 \, Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Argentina DESCRIPTION:&bull\; É\;tica de la inteligencia artificial: responsabilidad moral\, autonomí\;a\, agencia humana y artificial\, delegació\;n de decisiones\, explicabilidad y confianza.
\n&bull\; IA\, polí\;tica y democracia: inteligencia artificial y esfera pú\;blica\, procesos democrá\;ticos\, desinformació\;n\, polarizació\;n\, participació\;n polí\;tica y nuevas formas de poder.
\n&bull\; Gobernanza y regulació\;n de la IA: marcos normativos\, gobernanza algorí\;tmica\, transparencia\, rendició\;n de cuentas\, regulació\;n nacional e internacional y responsabilidad institucional.
\n&bull\; IA\, trabajo y transformaciones sociales: automatizació\;n\, reorganizació\;n del trabajo\, nuevas formas de dependencia tecnoló\;gica y efectos sobre instituciones y prá\;cticas sociales.
\n&bull\; IA\, conocimiento y racionalidad: producció\;n y validació\;n de conocimiento\, epistemologí\;a de los sistemas generativos\, confianza episté\;mica\, testimonio artificial\, desinformació\;n y autoridad cognitiva.
\n&bull\; Agencia\, autonomí\;a y condició\;n humana: transformaciones de la deliberació\;n y el juicio\, interacció\;n humano-má\;quina\, dependencia tecnoló\;gica\, discernimiento y lí\;mites de la delegació\;n cognitiva.
\n&bull\; Desafí\;os filosó\;ficos de los modelos generativos: lenguaje\, comprensió\;n\, creatividad\, intencionalidad\, autorí\;a y estatuto de los productos generados por inteligencia artificial.
\n&bull\; IA en á\;mbitos aplicados: problemas é\;ticos y polí\;ticos vinculados con la salud\, la educació\;n\, la investigació\;n cientí\;fica\, las polí\;ticas pú\;blicas\, las artes y otros dominios de aplicació\;n.
\n&bull\; Perspectivas crí\;ticas sobre inteligencia artificial: economí\;a polí\;tica de la IA\, infraestructuras tecnoló\;gicas\, concentració\;n empresarial\, extractivismo de datos\, impactos ambientales y relaciones entre tecnologí\;a y poder.
ORGANIZER;CN=Eduardo Alejandro Barrio;CN="Diana I. Pérez";CN=Karina Pedace: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:Toronto Workshop on Moral Psychology and Moral Theory UID:20260925T194839Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Toronto Workshop on Moral Psychology and Moral Theory will take place at the University of Toronto on November 7&ndash\;8\, 2026.
\nThe workshop aims to bring together philosophers\, psychologists\, and and others working on questions about the relationship between empirical research on moral cognition and the foundations of moral theory. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary discussion about how empirical work in fields such as psychology\, neuroscience\, and evolutionary theory bears on moral judgment and the evaluation of moral beliefs.
\nFor more information about the conference\, and to register to attend\, please visit our website:
\nwww.moralpsychologytoronto.com
\n\nOur speakers will be:
\n\; \; \;-Paul Bloom (Psychology\, University of Toronto)
\n\; \; \;-James Cornwell (Psychology\, Wheaton College)
\n\; \; \;-Ryan Davis (Political Science\, Brigham Young University)
\n\; \; \;-Brendan de Kenessey (Philosophy\, University of Toronto)
\n\; \; \;-Joshua Knobe (Philosophy and Psychology\, Yale University)
\n\; \; \;-Larisa Heiphetz Solomon (Psychology\, Columbia University)
\n\; \; \;-Roseanna Sommers (Law\, University of Michigan)
\n\; \; \;-Yuji Winet (Business\, Duke University)
\n\; \; \;-Liane Young (Psychology\, Boston University)
\n\; \; \;-Mike Zhao (Philosophy\, University of Notre Dame)
\nAny questions? Please contact the confernce organizer\, Andrew Sepielli\, at torontomoralpsych@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261116T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261117T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop on Functions and Representations in AI Systems UID:20260925T194840Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Carlsberg Academy\, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 13\, Copenhagen\, Denmark\, 1778 DESCRIPTION:Workshop on Functions and Representations in AI Systems
16th&ndash\;17th November 2026
Copenhagen\, Denmark (Carlsberg Academy)
CFA Deadline September 21st 28th (extended)
The concepts of function and representation are widely invoked in the cognitive and life sciences. An influential philosophical tradition\, teleosemantics\, proposes to ground representation partly in biological functions and ground functions in historical selection processes. While this remains a leading approach\, the account has faced challenges\, ranging from the notorious "swampman" objection\, to more recent disputes about the nature of functional and representational explanation in scientific practice.
Independently\, the recent wave of developments in artificial intelligence has sparked questions about the representational capacities of AI models\, e.g. what\, if anything\, can large language models represent? The emerging field of mechanistic interpretability is replete with function- and representation-talk. But is this talk justified? Are AI models subject to selection processes\, in the proper sense? And are the concepts of representation and function deployed here the same as those invoked in the life sciences? Are standard philosophical frameworks adequate for the case of AI? Or should we look elsewhere\, e.g. to theorising about artefacts? And what role\, if any\, do human norms and intentionality play in grounding AI functions and content?
A workshop on these issues\, co-funded by the Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence (https://www.aicentre.dk/p1-programs/functions-and-representations-in-ai-systems) and the Center for Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (University of Copenhagen) (https://cpai.ku.dk/)\, will be held in Copenhagen\, November 16th&ndash\;17th\, in the beautiful Carlsberg Academy building (https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/about-the-foundation/our-buildings/the-carlsberg-academy/).
Confirmed speakers include
\nWe invite abstracts on these issues for presentation at the workshop. See CFA page here (deadline 28th September) \;https://philevents.org/event/show/152957.
\nPlease feel free to forward this information to anyone who you think might be interested in presenting a paper or attending the workshop. A further message will be circulated closer to the time with information about registration.
ORGANIZER;CN=Iwan Williams: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T180000 SUMMARY:Is ascribing inferences to brains or non-human animals a fallacy? UID:20260925T194841Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce our monthly \;online \;talk series on "Inferences &\; Capacities."
Our next speaker is:
Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich)
"Is ascribing inferences to brains or non-human animals a fallacy?"
Nov 16: \;12am (Buenos Aires)\, 10am (New York)\, 4pm (Berlin).
Abstract: TBA
\nHow to participate: \;Please\, send an email to Alfredo Vernazzani at: \;
\nalfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
\n_______
\nThe series brings together work on inferential capacities\, rationality\, normativity\, and cognition &mdash\; across both human and non-human animals &mdash\; with the aim of fostering discussion on the nature and limits of the cognitive sphere. \;
\n2026 line-up: \;
April 27: \;Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan): "Mind Blanking as Mental Imagery." \;
\nMay 18: \;Federico Burdman \;(Universidad Alberto Hurtado) "Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness." \;
\nJune 22: \;Susanna Schellenberg \;(Rutgers): TBA \;
\nJuly 20: \;Cameron Buckner \;(University of Florida): "Chains-of-Thought\, Inner Speech\, and Artificial Epistemic Agency."
\nSeptember 7: \;Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University): TBA \;
\nOctober 19: \;Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund): TBA \;
\nNovember 16: \;Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich): "Is Ascribing Inferences to Brains or Non-human Animals a Fallacy?" \;
\nDecember 14: \;Emma Borg \;(SAS\, University of London): "Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: The Scope of Common-Sense Psychology." \;
Each talk lasts c. 40 minutes followed by 40 minutes open Q&\;A. \;
\nThe series is co-organized by:
\nMariela Aguilera \;(University of Có\;rdoba)
\nMatí\;as Osta-Vé\;lez \;(Universidad de la Repú\;blica)
\nAlfredo Vernazzani \;(TU Dortmund\; Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg).
\nVisit our website: \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alfredo Vernazzani;CN=Mariela Aguilera;CN="Matías Osta Vélez": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261120T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261120T170000 SUMMARY:Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence: From Computational Models to Mind Emulation and Superintelligent Systems UID:20260925T194842Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Podchorążych 2\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:The rapid development of artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of cognition\, consciousness\, and the nature of the mind. Advances in computational modeling\, neuroscience\, and neurotechnology raise fundamental questions about the possibility of Whole Brain Emulation (WBE)\, understood as the reconstruction and simulation of the human brain in silico.
\n\;At the same time\, progress in artificial intelligence brings increasing attention to the potential emergence of advanced and possibly superintelligent systems. These developments raise critical questions concerning controllability\, safety\, and the long-term trajectory of human civilization. In this context\, issues of AI alignment\, strategic timing of technological development\, and global coordination become central.
\nThis conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, neuroscience\, computer science\, philosophy\, and the social sciences. We welcome contributions addressing theoretical foundations\, technical feasibility\, as well as philosophical\, ethical\, and strategic implications of the transition from computational models to artificial and emulated minds.
ORGANIZER;CN=Andrzej Dabrowski;CN=Magdalena Reuter;CN="Stanisław Ruczaj";CN=Olga Qq;CN=Marcin Urbaniak;CN=Anna Sarosiek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261214T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261214T180000 SUMMARY:Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: Exploring the scope of common-sense psychology UID:20260925T194843Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce our monthly \;online \;talk series on "Inferences &\; Capacities."
Our last speaker for 2026 is:
Emma Borg \;(SAS\, University of London)
"Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: Exploring the scope of common-sense psychology"
December 14: \;12am (Buenos Aires)\, 10am (New York)\, 4pm (Berlin).
\nAbstract: A standard philosophical view holds that human action is typically intentional\, i.e. reasons-responsive\, driven by what a subject believes\, desires\, and intends. This picture of human action seems crucial to many things we care about (e.g. underpinning reactive moral attitudes). However\, recently questions have been asked about the scope of what Fodor 1987 called &lsquo\;good old common sense belief/desire psychology&rsquo\;: is the assumption that human behaviour is typically reasons-responsive right? According to various scope-based challenges\, although the reasons-based approach holds for occurrently considered\, consciously-willed actions\, most of what humans do is not like this. In particular\, fidgets\, habits\, and skills have all been argued to fall beyond the reach of the common-sense framework. Yet if this is right\, then the reasons-based model turns out to be less interesting or impressive than we might once have thought\, since it accounts for only a tiny sliver of human action\, ignoring vast swathes of what people do. My aim in this talk is to defend common-sense psychology from various incarnations of the scope challenge. I&rsquo\;ll argue that\, at heart\, the challenge rests on a background picture of different\, fully encapsulated systems for thought and action\, a picture we have reason to resist.
\nHow to participate: \;Please\, send an email to Alfredo Vernazzani at: \;
\nalfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
\n_______
\nThe series brings together work on inferential capacities\, rationality\, normativity\, and cognition &mdash\; across both human and non-human animals &mdash\; with the aim of fostering discussion on the nature and limits of the cognitive sphere. \;
\n2026 line-up: \;
April 27: \;Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan): "Mind Blanking as Mental Imagery." \;
\nMay 18: \;Federico Burdman \;(Universidad Alberto Hurtado) "Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness." \;
\nJune 22: \;Susanna Schellenberg \;(Rutgers): TBA \;
\nJuly 20: \;Cameron Buckner \;(University of Florida): "Chains-of-Thought\, Inner Speech\, and Artificial Epistemic Agency."
\nSeptember 7: \;Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University): TBA \;
\nOctober 19: \;Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund): TBA \;
\nNovember 16: \;Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich): "Is Ascribing Inferences to Brains or Non-human Animals a Fallacy?" \;
\nDecember 14: \;Emma Borg \;(SAS\, University of London): "Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: The Scope of Common-Sense Psychology." \;
Each talk lasts c. 40 minutes followed by 40 minutes open Q&\;A. \;
\nThe series is co-organized by:
\nMariela Aguilera \;(University of Có\;rdoba)
\nMatí\;as Osta-Vé\;lez \;(Universidad de la Repú\;blica)
\nAlfredo Vernazzani \;(TU Dortmund\; Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg).
\nVisit our website: \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alfredo Vernazzani;CN=Mariela Aguilera;CN="Matías Osta Vélez": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261218T170000 SUMMARY:People of the Italian Philosophy of the Life Sciences workshop UID:20260925T194844Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy ORGANIZER;CN=Federica Bocchi;CN=Stefano Canali;CN=Federico Boem;CN=Emma Cavazzoni: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270111T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270111T234500 SUMMARY:Dimensions of Radical Embodiment IV UID:20260925T194845Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Bristol\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The 4th instalment of the Dimensions of Radical Embodiment Conference series will take place at the University of Bristol on 26-27th July 2027. \;
\nThe conference focuses on Radical Embodied Cognition\, Ecological Psychology\, and Enactivist approaches to the mind\, and related philosophical issues.
\nAs well as addressing broad issues relating to these approaches\, this instalment of the conference will have two specific areas of focus:
\n1.Radical Embodiment in Healthcare and Psychopathology
\n2.Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics
\n\nInvited Speakers
\nDr Steve Battle (UWE)
\nDr Joel Krueger (University of Exeter)
\nProf. Ute Leonards (University of Bristol)
\nThe conference will also include talks based on submitted abstracts (see Call for Contributions page)\, with some spaces reserved for early career researchers and PhD students. The deadline for submitted abstracts is Monday 11th January 2027.
\nIf you are interested in presenting your work at the conference\, please submit an anonymised abstract (maximum 500 words) for a talk of roughly 30 minutes by email to dre4bristol@gmail.com by the deadline of midnight on Monday 11th January 2027. \;
\nPlease also submit a separate document including the following information:
\nName
\nAffiliation
\nPosition or Student Status
\nIf a PhD graduate\, the year of your PhD award
\nWhether you are interested in also attending the Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics conference on 28-29th July
\nWhether your proposed talk is:
\nA general talk on Radical Embodiment
\nA talk on Radical Embodiment in healthcare and psychopathology
\nA talk on Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics
\nSuggested topics
\n\nNovel explanations of mental phenomena in terms of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks
\nResponses to challenges posed to radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks
\nProposals for integration or separation of radical embodied vs. enactivist frameworks
\nForging links between radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks and established issues in other areas of philosophy
\nRadical embodiment and epistemic injustice
\nRadically embodied accounts of ineffability
\nRadical embodiment and bodily doubt
\nApplications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in healthcare
\nAffordances in illness and old age
\nApplications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in psychopathology
\nAffordances in psychopathology
\nApplications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in robotics
\nAnti-representationalist approaches to understanding AI
\nCritiques of computational functionalism in AI narratives from radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist perspectives
\nRobotic affordances
\nRadical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist approaches to artificial consciousness
\nThe conference will be immediately followed by a partner event at the same venue\, the British Academy conference on Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics\, which will take place on 28-29th July 2027. Speakers at Dimensions of Radical Embodiment 4 will not need to pay a registration fee to attend this extra conference.
\n\nIf you have any questions about the conference\, please email the organizer\, Max Jones (max.jones@bristol.ac.uk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Max Jones: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 SUMMARY:Clinical Pragmatics and the Cognitive Sciences UID:20260925T194846Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR CHAPTERS
\nCLINICAL PRAGMATICS AND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Language\, Mind\, and Communication Across the Lifespan
Edited by Paola Pennisi
University of Messina\, Italy
Proposed for the Springer series
Perspectives in Pragmatics\, Philosophy &\; Psychology
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\nABOUT THE VOLUME
\nClinical pragmatics offers a privileged perspective on the relationships between language\, meaning\, cognition\, and social interaction.
\nThis edited volume will bring together clinical\, linguistic\, philosophical\, psychological\, neuropsychological\, and cognitive-scientific approaches to pragmatic communication across the lifespan.
\nWe particularly welcome contributions that begin with the description or analysis of clinical and atypical pragmatic-linguistic profiles and use this evidence to develop\, refine\, or challenge broader theories of language\, meaning\, cognition\, and interaction.
\nThere are no submission or publication fees for contributors.
\n────────────────────────────────────────
\nTOPICS MAY INCLUDE
\n&bull\; Autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions
&bull\; Social and pragmatic communication disorders
&bull\; Developmental language disorder and intellectual disability
&bull\; Genetic and rare syndromes
&bull\; Schizophrenia\, psychosis\, and psychiatric conditions
&bull\; Aphasia and right-hemisphere communication disorders
&bull\; Traumatic brain injury
&bull\; Parkinson&rsquo\;s disease\, dementia\, and other neurodegenerative conditions
&bull\; Hearing loss\, visual impairment\, and multimodal communication
&bull\; Pragmatic development and pragmatic changes across the lifespan
&bull\; Theory of mind\, mentalizing\, and social cognition
&bull\; Executive functions\, memory\, attention\, emotion\, and cognitive flexibility
&bull\; Pragmatic inference\, implicature\, presupposition\, and speech acts
&bull\; Metaphor\, irony\, humour\, sarcasm\, and indirect language
&bull\; Narrative\, discourse\, conversation\, prosody\, gesture\, and gaze
&bull\; Embodied\, enactive\, phenomenological\, ecological\, and interactional approaches
&bull\; Pragmatic assessment\, diagnosis\, intervention\, and rehabilitation
&bull\; Cross-linguistic\, cross-cultural\, and multilingual perspectives
&bull\; Digital technologies\, computational methods\, and artificial intelligence
Related proposals are also welcome.
\n────────────────────────────────────────
\nTYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
\nThe volume welcomes:
\n&bull\; Experimental and observational studies
&bull\; Descriptions of pragmatic-linguistic profiles
&bull\; Qualitative\, quantitative\, and mixed-method studies
&bull\; Conversation\, discourse\, narrative\, and multimodal analyses
&bull\; Clinical case studies and case series
&bull\; Comparative and transdiagnostic studies
&bull\; Assessment and intervention studies
&bull\; Methodological contributions
&bull\; Theoretical and philosophical papers
&bull\; Systematic\, scoping\, and narrative reviews
&bull\; Meta-analyses and interdisciplinary position papers
Contributions may address any age group\, from early childhood to older adulthood.
\n────────────────────────────────────────
\nSUBMISSION
\nPlease submit:
\n&bull\; A provisional title
&bull\; An abstract of approximately 300&ndash\;500 words
&bull\; Five keywords
&bull\; Authors&rsquo\; names\, affiliations\, and contact details
&bull\; A short biographical note
&bull\; The proposed type of contribution
Abstracts should be sent to:
\nPaola Pennisi
University of Messina
paola.pennisi@unime.it
────────────────────────────────────────
\nIMPORTANT DATES
\nAbstract submission: 31 January 2027
Notification of acceptance: 14 February 2027
Full chapter submission: 7 January 2028
Peer-review reports: 28 February 2028
Final manuscript submission to Springer: June 2028
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\nAll chapters will undergo scholarly peer review. Acceptance of an abstract does not automatically guarantee publication of the final chapter.
\nProspective contributors are welcome to circulate this call among interested colleagues.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270224T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270226T170000 SUMMARY:Conference for Asia Pacific Psychedelic Science UID:20260925T194847Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:Melbourne\, Australia DESCRIPTION:Australia is at the centre of this shift. In 2020\, Monash University established the country's first dedicated psychedelic research lab. In 2023\, the Therapeutic Goods Administration created a regulated pathway for authorised psychiatrists to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin\, making Australia one of the first countries to formalise clinical access to psychedelic-assisted therapy outside of clinical trials.
\nMultiple groups across the Asia-Pacific are now conducting world-first and world-class psychedelic research\, assessing implementation in real-world clinics\, asking questions across a diverse array of disciplines\, manufacturing psychedelic compounds in novel ways\, shaping novel policy\, and developing psychedelic practice.
\nCAPS27 builds on that foundation. It's a forum for researchers\, clinicians\, policymakers\, ethicists\, cultural scholars\, educators\, industry leaders\, and funders to meet\, share evidence\, build collaborations\, and advance the field together.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20270323T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20270324T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Injustice and AI UID:20260925T194848Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Nijmegen\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:AI systems now play a role in many practices through which people are heard\, interpreted\, assessed\, and trusted. This raises questions that are not just ethical or political\, but also epistemic in nature: whose testimony is treated as credible\, whose experiences are made intelligible\, and who is able to participate in shared practices of knowledge production? The workshop focuses on these questions by bringing work on epistemic injustice into conversation with current debates about AI\, including debates about algorithmic bias\, transparency\, linguistic exclusion\, trust\, institutional decision-making\, and the distribution of epistemic authority. We welcome contributions on the philosophical\, ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of epistemic injustice and AI. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Corien Bary;CN=Eline Ensinck;CN=Harmen Ghijsen;CN=Bob van Tiel;CN=Nina Poth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270324T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270327T170000 SUMMARY:3rd PhOMO APA affiliated group session UID:20260925T194849Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Portland\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy of Memory Organization (PhOMO) invites applications to present at its next APA affiliated group session\, expected to take place at the 2027 Pacific Division meeting in Portland\, Oregon (March 24th&ndash\;27th\, 2027).
\n\nFollowing previous sessions\, PhOMO expects to run a 2-hour event consisting of three 30-minute talks\, each followed by 10 minutes of Q&\;A.
\n\nColleagues at all career stages are encouraged to apply\, especially early career researchers. Since the affiliated groups program is distinct from the APA&rsquo\;s divisional program\, those who expect or intend to present on the divisional program are free to apply.
\n\nTo apply\, please submit a title and abstract of your proposed talk (up to 500 words\, excluding references). Abstracts should centrally address memory and will be evaluated on the basis of their originality\, significance\, clarity of argument\, and suitability for a 30-minute talk. Only one submission will be considered by any given individual\, whether as single author or co-author.
\n\nSubmissions must be prepared for blind review and submitted as an attachment by email to:phil.mem.org@gmail.com
\n\nIn the body of the email\, applicants are requested to specify the name(s) and any institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s).
\n\nThe deadline for submissions is 23:59 CEST on 18th September 2026. Successful applicants will be informed within 2 weeks of the deadline.
\n\nPlease note that PhOMO is unable to financially support the meeting registration\, travel\, or accommodation costs of selected speakers. Those selected to present at the session will be expected to be members of PhOMO at the time of the event.
ORGANIZER;CN=James Openshaw: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T090604Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270726T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270727T170000 SUMMARY:Dimensions of Radical Embodiment IV UID:20260925T194850Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:ac83:5bff:fea0:108%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Bristol\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The 4th instalment of the Dimensions of Radical Embodiment conference series will take place at the University of Bristol on 26-27th July 2027. \;
\nThe conference focuses on Radical Embodied Cognition\, Ecological Psychology\, and Enactivist approaches to the mind\, and related philosophical issues.
\nAs well as addressing broad issues relating to these approaches\, this instalment of the conference will have two specific areas of focus:
\n1.Radical Embodiment in Healthcare and Psychopathology
\n2.Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics
\nInvited Speakers
\nDr Steve Battle (UWE)
\nDr Joel Krueger (University of Exeter)
\nProf. Ute Leonards (University of Bristol)
\nThe conference will also include talks based on submitted abstracts (see CFP page)\, with some spaces reserved for early career researchers and PhD students. The deadline for submitted abstracts is Monday 11th January 2027.
\nThe conference will be immediately followed by a partner event at the same venue\, the British Academy conference on Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics\, which will take place on 28-29th July 2027. Speakers at Dimensions of Radical Embodiment 4 will not need to pay a registration fee to attend this extra conference.
\nIf you have any questions about the conference\, please email the organizer\, Max Jones (max.jones@bristol.ac.uk).
\nThe conference is funded by the University of Bristol Faculty of Arts and the Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare Project (Wellcome Trust Discovery Award)
\nThis series invites proposals in classical phenomenology\, French phenomenology\, pre- and post-phenomenologies\, and in methodologies that bridge phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The relation between phenomenology and religious experience can be considered in a variety of modes: epistemic (phenomenology as a "rigorous science" of religious experience in Husserl's sense)\; ontic (phenomenology as a way to access the core motive\, or regulative ideal\, of religion)\; analogical (phenomenological experience as a secular version of religious experience)\; generalizing (religious experience turning into phenomenological experience when stripped from its dogmatic frame)\, etc. Proposals can take critical\, descriptive\, theoretical\, comparative\, historical\, or other approaches\, and they can focus on the interplay between religious or spiritual experience and assorted theoretical approaches\, or proceed from such experience towards building a new theory. In accord with Husserl&rsquo\;s original intent\, the series welcomes attempts to locate spiritual or religious experience within a broader theory of the sciences (Wissenschaftslehre) and to expand phenomenology towards transcendental philosophy and metaphysics.
The series covers five areas:
1) Clarifications of religious and spiritual experience\, its formal phenomenological research\, and its relationships to art\, textuality\, culture\, anthropology\, politics\, and comparative religion\;
2) Metaphysical extensions of the phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience\;
3) Existential and psychological analyses\, in different traditions\, of religious and spiritual experience\;
4) Theologies of religious experience\, with or beyond a specific focus on ritual and liturgy\, including liberation theologies\, feminist theologies\, theologies at the intersection of religious experience and race\, social status\, etc.\;
5) The phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience as applied to and/ or examined within medicine\, nursing\, and the health sciences and the natural and social sciences.
The series is published in cooperation with the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience\, \;www.sophere.org.
Editors: \;Michael Barber (michael.barber@slu.edu)\, Peter Costello (PCOSTELL@providence.edu)\, Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (founding editor\, \;olouch@ucdavis.edu)\, and Martin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
Advisory Board: \;Jason Alvis (University of Vienna)\, Angela Ales Bello (Pontifical Lateran University)\, Michel Bitbol (The French National Center for Scientific Research)\, Carla Canullo (University of Macerata)\, David Ciavatta (Ryerson University)\, Crina Gschwandtner (Fordham University)\, Neal DeRoo (The King&rsquo\;s University)\, Thomas Fuchs (University of Heidelberg)\, James G. Hart (University of Indiana)\, Richard Kearney (Boston College)\, Jeff McCurry (Duquesne University)\, Felix O&rsquo\;Murchadha (National University of Ireland\, Galway)\, Dermot Moran (Boston College)\, Tom Nenon (The University of Memphis)\, Ryōsuke Ōhashi (Universities of Kyoto and Osaka)\, Vincent Pastro (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Aquinas Institute of Theology\, St Louis)\, Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University)\, Michel Staudigl (University of Vienna)\, Claudia Welz (Aarhus University)
Staff editorial contact: \;Jana Hodges-Kluck (jhodges-kluck@rowman.com) \;
*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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