BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230918T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T170000 SUMMARY:Introduction to Aesthetics UID:20240319T071158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:
INTRODUCTION TO AESTHETICS
\nPROGRAM
\nThis course is structured in four parts &ndash\; (1) aesthetics and sense perception\; (2) speculative aesthetics\; (3) poetics\; and (4) experimental aesthetics &ndash\; \;and analyses a series of aesthetic concepts and phenomena &ndash\; such as aesthetic experience\, aesthetic judgement\, aisthesis\, art\, aura\, beauty\, emotion\, empathy\, imagination\, perception\, sublime\, and taste &ndash\; \;from both a speculative aesthetic perspective and an experimental aesthetic perspective. Whereas speculative aesthetics is the study of aesthetic concepts based on the use of pure reason\, experimental aesthetics &ndash\; a field of psychology founded by Gustav Theodor Fechner in the 19th century &ndash\; is the study of aesthetic phenomena that takes into account empirical evidences from disciplines such as biology\, experimental psychology\, and neurophysiology.
\nRead more about the course here: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/outros-cursos/introduction-to-aesthetics/
\nThe course will be entirely in English and is intended for undergraduate\, postgraduate\, and doctoral students. \;
\nTeacher: Dr. Fabio Tononi
\nDeadline: 8 September 2023
\nCOSTS
\nFor information about the application process and costs\, see: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/outros-cursos/introduction-to-aesthetics/
\nFor further questions\, contact fabiotononi@fcsh.unl.pt
ORGANIZER;CN=Fabio Tononi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20231102T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20240613T170000 SUMMARY:DFT-CELFIS research seminar\, University of Bucharest UID:20240319T071159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independenței nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania\, 060024 DESCRIPTION:We're delighted to invite you to the research seminar of the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. These are organized in partnership with CELFIS\, the Center for Logic\, Philosophy and History of Science at UB.
\nFall 2023:
\nNovember 9\, 6pm: Torrance Fung (College of Idaho\, online)\, "Should We Colonize Mars?"
\nDecember 21\, 6pm: Alexandru Dragomir (University of Bucharest\, f2f) &\; Mihai Rusu (Babeș-Bolyai University\, Cluj\, online)\, "On Modal Expertise" \;
\nJanuary 29\, 4pm: Sophie Keeling (UNED\, Madrid\, online)\, "Reasons control: The research programme and its applications"
\nJanury 31\, 4pm: Sorin Bangu (University of Bergen\, f2f)\, "Wittgenstein on Scientism and Mathematics"
\nSpring 2024:
\nFebruary 26\, 4pm: Sandra Brâ\;nzaru (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "Understanding what it's like (empathy &\; VR experiences)"
\nMarch 7\, 6pm: Cătălin Teoharie (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "A new view of the Dark room problem under the Free Energy Principle framework"
\nMarch 21\, 2pm: Corneliu Bălan (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica București\, f2f)\, "De ce este mecanica fluidelor importantă pentru istoria și filosofia științei?" (in Romanian: "Why is fluid mechanics important for the history and philosophy of science?")
\nMarch 29\, 4pm: Bogdan Dumitrescu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The B-theory of Time and Libertarian Free Will"
\nApril 4\, 2pm: \;Zuzanna Rucińska (University of Antwerp\, \;f2f)\, "Mindshaping Social Roles in Pretend Play"
\nApril 11: Radu Iordache (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "(Re)Theorizing the Measurement of Conspiracy Theories" \;
\nApril 18: Mircea Dumitru (Romanian Academy &\; University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "Truth With and Without Satisfaction"
\nApril 22: Sophia Arbeiter (University of Pittsburgh\, \;online)\, "The Irrationality of Epistemic Akrasia"
\nMay: Bianca Savu (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, "The Logic of Compliments" \;
\nMay: Marcus Arvan (University of Tampa\, online)\, TBA
\nMay: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy\, \;f2f)\, "Kant and Kantians on Supererogation"
\nMay 20: Antonio Piccolomini d&rsquo\;Aragona (University of Siena\, f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Nimra Asif (University of Connecticut\, \;online)\, TBA \;
\nJune: Paula Tomi (Polytechnic University Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Daniela Nica (University of Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJune: Mircea Toboșaru (Polytechnic University Bucharest\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nJuly: Manuela Ungureanu (University of British Columbia\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nAugust: Ioan Muntean (UI Urbana &\; UT Rio Grande Valley\, \;f2f)\, TBA
\nPrevious events in the series are available at: \;
\n2021-22: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/93365 \;
\n2022-23: \;https://philevents.org/event/show/105249 \;
\nhttps://filosofie.unibuc.ro/category/seminar-cercetare-dft/ \;
\nhttps://icub.unibuc.ro/2022/06/14/workshop-semantic-cognition-and-truth/ \;
\nFor those of you who would like to join some of the meetings but have overlapping commitments\, we will do our best to record the meetings whenever everyone in attendance consents to it\, and to then upload the recordings on the Department's YouTube channel. Previous talks are available here:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q
\nStay tuned\, as there will be weekly announcements concerning the titles and abstracts of upcoming talks on the Facebook page titled "Seminarul Departamentului de Filosofie Teoretica UniBuc". \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrei Mărăşoiu";CN=Gheorghe Stefanov: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T170000 SUMMARY:International Society for Environmental Ethics Group Session at the Pacific APA UID:20240319T071200Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Portland\, United States DESCRIPTION:International Society for Environmental Ethics
\n2024 American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting
\nDeadline: \;Tuesday September 1\, 2023
\nSubmissions are invited for the International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) group sessions at the 2024 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA). The meeting will be held March 20th-March 23rd\, 2024 in Portland\, Oregon.
\nISEE invites submissions of individual presentations (approximately 20 minutes) or proposals for themed sessions (particular topics\, author-meets-critics\, etc.) in any area of ethics and the environment.
\nYou do not need to be a member of ISEE to submit a proposal\; however\, if accepted we ask that all presenters have a current annual membership in the society ($50 regular / $35 student). Membership dues help fund room and A/V expenses at the APA\, along with the other activities of the Society. Financial assistance with membership is available on a case-by-case basis. For information on membership: \;https://enviroethics.org/membership-dues/
\nSubmission Procedure
\nFor individual paper submissions\, please submit an anonymized version of either: (1) a 500-word abstract\, or (2) a full paper (approx. 3000 words). Before submitting\, please confirm you will be able to attend the APA if your presentation is accepted.
\nFor themed sessions\, please submit the proposed session title\, a brief description of the session\, names of all those participating\, and titles for each paper/presentation. Paper abstracts (of approx. 500 words) are strongly encouraged. All materials should be anonymized for review. Participants should be confirmed as willing to attend if the session goes forward.
\nMaterials should be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format to \;Simona Capisani  \;(
Please make the subject of your email: \;ISEE Pacific APA 2024 Submission
ORGANIZER;CN=Simona Capisani: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240322T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240323T170000 SUMMARY:IHPST graduate workshop UID:20240319T071201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:73 Queens park crescent\, Toronto\, Canada\, M5S 1K5 DESCRIPTION:The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce our annual graduate workshop. This year our theme is A Piece of the Action: Participation and consumption in/around science. \;
\nWho has the privilege of being given a voice in developing new technologies? What makes some forms of citizen science legitimate but not others? How have social movements and medical discoveries transformed the doctor-patient relationship? What affirms legitimate contributions to scientific knowledge?
\nThe workshop will take place on Friday\, March 22 and Saturday\, March 23\, 2024. Participants will present a 30-minute presentation on a 3000-4000 word paper. Participants will receive comments from a faculty member affiliated with the IHPST before opening the floor for general Q&\;A. We will be running the workshop hybrid\, and though there is no fee\, we cannot cover travel or accommodation costs.
\n\nPlease direct any questions to hapsatconference@gmail.com
\nRachel Katz and Matthew McLaughlin
ORGANIZER;CN=Rachel Katz: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240324T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240324T234500 SUMMARY:IPCC 2024 'Beyond the Public-Private in Communication' UID:20240319T071202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers! - beyond the public-private in communication - (extended deadline)
\nOur private moments can instantly become public with just a touch\, and the line between what is personal and what is public has become more blurred and constitutive of each other. At Interdisciplinary PhD Communication Conference (IPCC) 2024\, we are opening the floor to early career researchers\, who are eager to explore these changes. The deadline for submitting the abstracts is the 24th of March 2024 (extended deadline). You can send your abstracts or panel proposals to \;ipcc@bilgi.edu.tr
\nThis year's conference (May 31 - June 1\, 2024) will be an online gathering which will also include an online networking event.
\nFor the last seven years\, IPCC (as part of the PhD in Communication Program at Istanbul Bilgi University) has been a space for bringing together PhD students and early career researchers dealing with communication research. \;IPCC also facilitates the publication of research and contributions that emerge from our conferences\, such as the recently edited book "Collaboration in Media Studies: Doing and Being Together" available through Routledge.
\nThis year\, we would like to discuss the implications of public-private dichotomy for communication research\, representation studies\, public personas\, influencers\, marketing\, and art-making.
\nWe invite you to bring your insights\, your research\, and your stories to our conference that seeks to make sense of these issues.
\nAbstract: \;The commission of widespread atrocities is a prominent feature of contemporary conflicts and repressive regimes. Consider Ethiopia\, Gaza\, Ukraine\, and the al-Assad regime in Syria. If any wrongdoing merits retributive justice\, atrocities that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity do. Yet efforts to end war or ongoing repression characteristically confront the peace versus justice dilemma: the pursuit of trials and punishment for perpetrators of atrocities puts peace or possibilities for regime change at risk. Various solutions to this dilemma have been pursued in both theory and practice. In theory\, frameworks for balancing between the two values have been developed and alternative notions of justice that do not demand punishment embraced. In practice\, alternative methods of accountability have been adopted: lustration and truth commissions among them. This talk shifts the focus to peace and articulates a conception of what I call complex peace. Conflict and repression flatten the moral universe into stark binaries: perpetrators and victims\, oppressors and oppressed\, enemies and friends. Peace depends on the possibility of moving beyond such binaries.
\nA reception will follow at the River Café\; in the Macadam Building (ground floor)\, as well as the announcement of the winners of the Estella Newsome Memorial Prize essay competition (sponsored by the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament).
\nAll are welcome!
ORGANIZER;CN=Zita Toth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240329T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240329T234500 SUMMARY:Exploring Identity and Virtue in the Context of Human-AI Interaction UID:20240319T071206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Ljubljana\, Slovenia\, 1000 DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\,
\nWe are delighted to announce a conference that will delve into the convoluted relationship between identity and virtue(s)\, emphasizing their manifestations in human-AI interaction. The conference theme includes three interconnected domains\, namely:
\n1) the interplay between identity and virtue(s) in humans\,
\n2) the importance of virtues in human-AI interaction\, online environments\, and consequences for identity\,
\n3) the plausibility of attributing virtue(s) and identity to AI-based systems or AI-powered robots.
\nThe event welcomes the employment of several disciplines\, including but not limited to philosophy\, bioethics\, theology\, computer science\, law\, educational sciences\, and their interdisciplinary permeation.
\nA particular section of the event will focus on the aspect of epistemic identity and epistemic virtue(s)\, and the bridging of gaps between virtue epistemology\, AI ethics\, and religious studies. The aim is to elucidate how human epistemic identity\, encompassing fundamental beliefs\, cognitive processes\, and epistemic standards\, intertwines with virtuousness\, religious belief(s)\, and associated virtues like humility. Proposed papers could also investigate the evolution of epistemic identity and virtue in online environments and interactions with AI systems such as chatbots\, posing crucial questions about trustworthiness\, fairness\, and the attribution of virtues to AI entities.
\nOther open topics for this section include but are not limited to:
\n● investigating how human epistemic identities evolve in interaction with AI systems and the implications of such interactions\,
\n● the feasibility of communicating and evolving religious beliefs within human-AI communication\,
\n● questioning whether AI systems possess a discernible epistemic identity and the associated implications of this\,
\n● attributing virtues or vices to AI entities and their potential to engender epistemic harm or injustice.
\n \;
\nDeadlines and instructions
\nThe deadline for submitting your contribution for review is March 29th\, 2024.
\nSubmissions should include the title of your presentation\, a short abstract (between 300 and 500 words)\, your affiliation\, e-mail address\, academic title\, and position. Applicants will be notified of the review process's results by April 4th\, 2024.
\nYou can submit your application and abstract to the following e-mail address: info@identity.ethics-ai.eu
\nEach lecture will last up to 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A)\, and a keynote lecture will last 45 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A). Coffee\, snacks\, and lunch will be provided for all presenters on both days of the conference.
\nFull paper submission (optional) deadline will be sometime in August 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vojko Strahovnik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240331T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240331T234500 SUMMARY:WoW 2024 – Workshop on Welfare and Ethics UID:20240319T071207Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Graduate Center (Building C 9.3)\, Saarbrücken\, Germany\, 66123 DESCRIPTION:Information on the workshop
\nConsiderations about welfare\, the value of welfare\, its distribution\, or welfare-based claims and complaints are central to moral philosophy. They are of particular concern for all philosophers who take welfare to be (at least) one source for normative reasons. Evaluative and deontic considerations about welfare provide an array of fascinating philosophical questions.
\nIt is (quite) uncontroversial that welfare has moral value and provides moral reasons\; but it is highly contested how in particular. We ought not to harm people\, but do we also ought to benefit them? Does this include future people &ndash\; even if their existence depends on our actions? And can we aggregate people&rsquo\;s welfare\, or should we limit the trade-offs between their harms and benefits?
\nOur account of welfare has implications for ethics\; but do ethical considerations also provide reasons to adopt one or another theory of welfare? What is the interaction between theories of welfare and the ethics of welfare? \;
\nSome lives are better and some are worse\; but what constitutes their prudential value? Are well-being and ill-being analogous or do they differ in structure and relevance &ndash\; and what do particular theories imply? What are the relevant underlying concepts of desire\, pleasure\, friendship\, or other objective goods on which welfare may depend?
\nThis workshop provides a forum for the discussion of those and related questions. It aims at rallying scholars of philosophy to expand our understanding in these issues\, and we hope to promote the philosophical engagement with ethics\, welfare\, and how they interact.
\n\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe are inviting submissions for talks\, which should be between 20 and 30 minutes in length. We are particularly interested in current or future research projects\, and especially welcome submissions from philosophers in an early stage of their academic career and from underrepresented groups in academic philosophy. To propose a talk\, please send an abstract of approximately 500 words as a PDF attachment to workshoponwelfare@gmail.com. The abstract should be suitable for blind review\, i.e. it should not contain any information that may identify you as the author. The deadline for submission is March 31st\, 2024. We aim to notify you about the acceptance of your paper by April 15th\, 2024. Please make sure that the email to which the abstract is attached contains your name\, institutional affiliation\, and the title of the paper.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonas Harney;CN=Thorsten Helfer;CN=Maximilian Klein: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240404T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240404T100000 SUMMARY:Labour market\, Welfare State\, and Social Rights UID:20240319T071208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Aula L\, Palazzo Pedagaggi\, Via Vitt. Emanuele\, 49\, Catania\, Italy ORGANIZER;CN=Luigi Caranti;CN="Nunzio Alì": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240405T220000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240405T220000 SUMMARY:Plurality of Values and Relativism\, ed. by Leszek Kopciuch\, "Culture and Values" ISSN: 2299-7806 UID:20240319T071209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Chair of the History of Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and the journal Culture and Values (journals.umcs.pl/kw) warmly invite you to participate in the thematic issue of the Culture and Values entitled PLURALITY OF VALUES AND RELATIVISM. In the issue\, in particular\, we aim to engage with the following questions (which\, however\, are only exemplary):
\n1) What is axiological and ethical pluralism? What is axiological and ethical relativism? How do these two positions relate to each other? \; \; 2) What are epistemological\, methodological\, or other justifications for pluralist and relativist positions? 3)Practical applications of axiology and theoretical ethics vs. pluralism and relativism. 4)Which values are currently undergoing transformation and to what extent? How should we understand the nature of such transformations? Do such transformations occur in values themselves or only for us? \; 5) Are all value transformations stimulated by practical challenges? Are value transformations a normal phenomenon or are they symptomatic of an aberration or a crisis? \; 6) How do such transformations relate to classical positions in axiology? \; 7) Can we still speak of the universalism of values (in the context of cultural-civilisational pluralism)?8) Can we still speak of value optimism today?
\nWe welcome papers (in English or German) offering systematic approaches to such questions as well as papers discussing approaches already developed in Philosophy\, Cultural Studies\, Sociology\, and so forth.
\nThe publication is open to researchers and PhD students. Please send your abstract to leszek.kopciuch@mail.umcs.pl by 5 April 2024. The abstract should not exceed 600 words. The decision whether your submission has been accepted will be communicated to you by 15 April 2024. \; Authors \; should register their completed article in the journal system by 21 May 2024 (journals.umcs.pl/kw). All articles submitted to the journal will be subject to a standard peer-review process.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240412T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240413T170000 SUMMARY:Decisions and Collectives UID:20240319T071210Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bayreuth\, Germany DESCRIPTION:The Workshop aims to shed light on \;how collectives should choose together \;and \;how one should choose on behalf of collectives\, and to \;foster a constructive dialogue between advances in the formal modelling of individual and collective choice and the wider philosophical literature concerning the ontology of agency\, practical reason\, and democratic theory. \;
\nThe University of Missouri - St. Louis' Philosophers' Forum invites submissions from current graduate students related to the conference title: "The Metaphysics of Value." \;Papers on related areas are welcome including\, but not limited to:
\nPapers that explore the intersections of these or domains are also encouraged.
\nThis event will take place in-person\, but will also be broadcast via Zoom. Presenters will have the opportunity to present their work\, receive feedback\, and take questions in real-time. \;
\nAny questions\, comments\, or concerns about this event should be sent to Tim Luft (tplgcb (at) umsystem.edu).
\nFor directions on how to apply\, please see the associated call for papers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Tim Luft: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T170000 SUMMARY:Historical Perspectives on Freedom and Evil UID:20240319T071212Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Columbus\, United States DESCRIPTION:Despite the absence of uniform\, orthodox ways of defining the concepts of freedom and evil\, it is often thought that they interact in important ways. Attempting to clarify the nature of this interaction often gives rise to complicated philosophical systems because the problem extends across at least three philosophical axes simultaneously: metaphysical\, epistemological\, and ethical. This conference will address some of these issues from an explicitly historical perspective\, especially that of the early-modern and modern periods.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Caldwell;CN=Dylan Flint: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T230000 SUMMARY:TeχnēCON 2024: Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (teχnē) Conference UID:20240319T071213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Boston\, United States DESCRIPTION:Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (te&chi\;nē)\, a collaboration between Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT\, The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University\, and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics and Embedded EthiCS @ Harvard University\, \;is pleased to announce the second TeXneCON\, an interdisciplinary conference \;on research and teaching on the ethics of technology.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON brings \;together educators and researchers to foster collaboration and exchange on issues related to the ethics and philosophy of computing. The conference aims to showcase foundational and translational research\, pedagogy\, and practice.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON 2024 \;will be \;held at Northeastern University Boston campus on \;July 26-27\, 2024.
Conference Website: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/te%cf%87necon-2024/
Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemT60dO_kGnu1Tgx8x77PCmLrRUdI8zSd4F3hKYYU5WH6Jmg/viewform
After several rounds of voting and spirited deliberation\, the graduate students of the UAlbany Philosophy department are proud to announce that our 17th Annual Graduate Student Conference will focus on Enviromental Philosophy\, with a special focus on minority voices. We are taking a very broad approach to this topic\; for example\, we will consider papers on animals ethics\, food justice\, climate change\, and nature\, among other areas. However\, special consideration will be given to papers from marginalized persepctives. For example\, feminist\, black\, or LGBT voices will be given special attention.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240424T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240424T230000 SUMMARY:4TU.Ethics ESDiT conference 2024 UID:20240319T071215Z-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.
Contemporary economic developments have led many to reflect upon the current nature of the global economy and its distinction from earlier and more traditional forms of capitalism. Labels like &ldquo\;crony capitalism\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;managerialism\,&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;neoliberalism&rdquo\; have\, in the past decades\, been introduced to describe the present situation. But some contemporary voices have raised the provocative question of whether we are still in capitalism at all. Sociologists and political scientists like Joel Kotkin and Jodi Dean as well as economists such as Michael Hudson and Yannis Varoufakis have begun to speak of a resurgence of novel forms of &ldquo\;feudalism&rdquo\;&mdash\;&ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;techno-feudalism.&rdquo\;
\nThe purpose of this conference is to bring humanists and social scientists together to reflect on the nature of the contemporary situation and to evaluate the applicability of the concept of &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; to the present moment. Is &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; in fact what Lenin might call simply the \; &ldquo\;latest stage of capitalism\,&rdquo\; or do we already find ourselves in a nascent post-capitalist situation?
\nProponents of the concept of &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; do not mean to suggest that western societies are literally devolving into a pre-capitalist feudal regime. As an economy based fundamentally upon fees\, &ldquo\;feudalism&rdquo\; indicates the preponderance of rent-seeking over the industrial profits which classically defined capitalism. Accordingly\, proponents of the concept of &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; point to the high degree of monopolization\, high overhead costs\, and the contemporary dominance of non-productive sectors and activities in the economy &mdash\; above all\, the finance\, insurance\, and real estate (FIRE) sector. So\, they suggest\, a novel political economy is emerging in which characteristically feudal features have reappeared in prominent ways.
\nIn addition to the more obvious cases of housing rentals and individual debt peonage\, other contemporary examples of a fee-based economy include modern\, tech-based services such as Netflix\, Spotify\, Amazon Prime\, zip-cars\, divvy-bikes\, Airbnb\, databases and servers (Facebook/Google). The concept of &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; suggests that the economic ruling class increasingly consists of financialized corporations and asset management companies (e.g.\, Blackrock\, Vanguard\, State Street\, Blackstone)\, rather than traditional feudal landlords or industrial capitalists. These companies are not immediately involved in industrial production of commodities\, but passively receive the income to which they are entitled by ownership of real or financial assets in question. \;
\nOthers\, however\, are skeptical of the concept of &ldquo\;neo-feudalism&rdquo\; and see these economic changes as consistent with more traditional models of a capitalist economy. Hence advocates of that notion raise a basic question: Does the modern economy fit that mold in a new way\, or have more &ldquo\;traditional&rdquo\; models become obsolete? \;
\nWhile a rigid dichotomy between the humanities and social sciences is often taken for granted\, we invite accounts which extend beyond customary disciplinary boundaries. The effects of the purported transition away from capitalism are not confined to the domain of economic life\, and we welcome attempts to understand the present situation from any number of perspectives\, whether through political theory or humanistic media such as art\, literature\, poetry or film. \; \;
\nWe invite submissions from various disciplines to address the following possible (but not exhaustive) topics:
\nFinancialization\, deindustrialization\, neoliberalism
\nAsset management companies
\nDigital/platform economies and their impact on aesthetic production
\nAesthetic representations of life in feudalism\, capitalism\, and neo-feudalism
\nSubjectivity and identity formation in an age of transition \;
\nConceptual histories of capitalism
\nCritical urban theory\, urban enclaves
\nLabor history of the present
\nNew social movements
\nScience and technology studies
\nThe distinction between profit and rent
\nEngagement with contemporary views of Neo-feudalism
\nMonopolies\, rent-seeking\, profit-seeking
\nTech and FIRE sectors
\nMigrant labor exploitation
\nMoney\, credit\, debt
\nIntellectual property and royalties
\nAutomation\, artificial intelligence\, and the service sector
\nThe state and privatization \;
\nGated communities
\nForeign direct investment &\; resource extraction
\nCryptocurrency\, political decentralization\, and sovereignty
\nTheories of imperialism\, monopoly\, and finance \;
\nTheories of Class
\nUniversal Basic Income (UBI)
\nRace\, gender\, and sexuality in post-capitalism
\nPlease submit an abstract by email with the subject &ldquo\;conference abstract&rdquo\; in the header. Please make sure to remove any form of personally identifying information from the file and send it to \;futureofcapitalism.neofeudalism@gmail.com.
\nThe deadline for submissions is \;March 1\, 2024.
\nhttps://neofeudalismconference.wordpress.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T170000 SUMMARY:4th Annual NYU Philosophical Bioethics Workshop UID:20240319T071217Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New York\, United States DESCRIPTION:The annual NYU Philosophical Bioethics Workshop seeks to showcase new work in philosophical bioethics\, broadly understood. This includes (but is not limited to) neuroethics\, environmental ethics\, animal ethics\, reproductive ethics\, research ethics\, ethics of AI\, data ethics\, public health ethics\, gender and race in bioethics\, and clinical ethics.
\nThis year's workship will be held at NYU on Friday and Saturday\, May 3-4\, 2024.
\nThe keynote speaker will be Professor Shelly Kagan (Yale University). There will be five additional slots for papers chosen from among the submitted abstracts (please see the associated Call for Abstracts if you are interested in submitting one).
\nA full program will be posted by early March 2024.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s Philosophical Bioethics Workshop is organized by S. Matthew Liao\, Daniel Fogal\, Claudia Passos-Ferreira\, Dan Khokar\, and Jonathan Knutzen of the NYU Center for Bioethics.
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Fogal;CN=S. Matthew Liao;CN=Claudia Passos-Ferreira;CN=Jonathan Knutzen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240515T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240515T070000 SUMMARY:Enhancing Artistic Experience in Hybrid Environments UID:20240319T071218Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:La Spezia\, Italy DESCRIPTION:International Conference
\nEnhancing Artistic Experience in Hybrid Environments
\nsponsored by the EU research project:
\nThe &ldquo\;Communities and Artistic Participation in Hybrid Environments&rdquo\; Project (CAPHE)
\nHORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01
\n15 &ndash\; 17 May 2024
\nConservatorio Puccini La Spezia\, Italy
\n[possible participation: live and online]
\nExploring Multifaceted Dimensions
\nArt has been perpetually mirroring our evolving society from its very dawn\, and today\, the engagement of art with technology\, community\, and engineering provides an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the technologized society through the lens of art. As we navigate the realms of virtual and augmented reality\, we witness a transformative landscape challenging traditional artistic forms\, stimulating new forms of artistic creation and reception triggered by hybrid technologies &ndash\; both VR and AR &ndash\; and inviting ethical considerations into our creative practices. The CAPHE Project is committed to exploring these uncharted territories\, seeking contributions that delve into the convergence of artistic expression and technology in the context of hybrid environments.
\nUsing the term &ldquo\;artistic experience&rdquo\; we refer to experiences that appear to be concerning the art\, either from the side of the creative process or from the side of &ndash\; also creative &ndash\; reception of art. Hybrid environments are understood as environments formed in different proportions from the online\, digital\, and physical layers of reality. The international conference will be structured into two parts each day\, with formal lectures in the morning and poster presentations and performances in the afternoon.
\n1. The formal lectures will explore various aspects of enhancing artistic experiences within hybrid environments\, covering topics such as artistic expression in virtual and augmented reality\, community involvement\, innovations in online artistic experiences\, including art-based research\, advancement in technologies\, and the aesthetic experience in such hybrid environments.
\n2. The afternoon sessions\, featuring poster presentations and performances\, will dynamically showcase projects related to creating inclusive\, hybrid\, and transformable spaces of social-artistic experiences via electronic media. These presentations will particularly focus on experiences using platforms like Spatial and delve into social-artistic experiments\, with special attention to performing arts\, gender issues\, and the inclusion of marginalized social groups. The aim is to bridge the gap between theory and practice\, offering a rich exploration of practical applications\, artistic creations\, and technological innovations in the realm of hybrid environments.
\nFormal Lectures
\nThe range of topics for the formal lectures includes\, but is not limited to\, the following questions:
\n1. Artistic Expression in Virtual and Augmented Reality
We encourage presentations unraveling the unique possibilities offered by virtual and augmented reality across various artistic disciplines\, including music\, visual arts\, and performative arts:
❖ Exploration of innovative artistic processes within virtual and augmented reality.
\n❖ Impact of virtual and augmented reality on traditional artistic forms and techniques.
\n❖ The role of spatial and immersive technologies in enhancing artistic expression.
\n❖ Challenges and opportunities in creating art within virtual and augmented environments.
\n❖ Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches in virtual and augmented reality art.
\n2. Community Involvement and Participation in Hybrid Artistic Environments
Art is a collective experience\, and the hybrid environment offers a canvas for new forms of community engagement:
❖ Examination of community-driven artistic initiatives in hybrid environments.
\n❖ Inclusivity and diversity in collaborative art projects within hybrid spaces.
\n❖ Case studies on successful community engagement through hybrid artistic experiences.
\n❖ The impact of hybrid environments on democratizing access to artistic participation.
\n❖ Ethical considerations in community-centered artistic endeavors within hybrid spaces.
\n❖ The hybrid art market: digitalization of assets and currencies\, immersiveness of art auctions\, and de-materialisation of value
\n3. Innovations in Online Artistic Experiences
\nThe digital landscape has redefined how we live and consume art. Presentations in this category
\ncould explore innovations in online artistic experiences and the impact of these innovations on
\ntraditional artistic forms:
\n❖ Analysis of emerging trends in online artistic experiences and exhibitions.
\n❖ Virtual galleries and their influence on the perception of art.
\n❖ The fusion of traditional and digital artistic mediums in online spaces.
\n❖ Accessibility and audience engagement in online artistic platforms.
\n❖ Environmental considerations in the digital display of artistic creations.
\n4. Advanced Technologies and Creative Intersections
\nThis section is dedicated to exploring the creative intersections between advanced technology\, and
\nvirtual and augmented reality\, without limiting to specific categories. We invite contributions that
\nexplore technological innovation as a means to enhance the artistic experience:
\n❖ Integration of artificial intelligence in artistic creation and interpretation.
\n❖ Robotic and AI-driven art installations: Challenges and possibilities.
\n❖ The intersection of augmented reality with robotics in immersive art experiences.
\n❖ Legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies in the creation and appreciation of art.
\n❖ Collaborative projects between artists and technologists in pushing creative boundaries.
\n5. Philosophical and aesthetic implications of artistic production realized in hybrid environments
\n❖ Hybrid environments as a challenge for contemporary philosophy of art and aesthetics
\n❖ Transformation of aesthetic experience in AR and virtual spaces: immersive experience and
\ncontemporary concepts (engaged aesthetics\, somaesthetics\, etc.)
\n❖ Sensorial imaginings in hybrid environments
\n❖ The ontological status of the artwork in hybrid spaces
\n❖ Taste\, aesthetic judgment\, and art criticism in the hybrid art world
\nThese areas are not exhaustive\, and contributors are encouraged to explore innovative and \; interdisciplinary approaches within the broader themes of each section. The goal is to stimulate diverse perspectives and foster a rich dialogue on the enhancement of artistic experiences in a hybrid environment. \;
\nPoster Presentations and Performances
\nThe range of topics for the poster and practical presentations includes\, but is not limited to\, the following questions:
\na. Creation of an inclusive\, hybrid\, transformable space of social-artistic experience via electronic media\, including the Spatial platform \;
\nPosters can explore projects that shape inclusive and transformable artistic spaces through the use of electronic media\, with a particular focus on experiences on platforms like Spatial. Performances can showcase practical and interactive experiences embodying this concept\, highlighting the social and artistic dimension of creating hybrid spaces.
\nb. Performing and researching social-artistic experiments\, mediated with the use of electronic media in online and augmented reality technologies\, and with special regard to performing arts\, gender issues\, and excluded social groups:
\nPosters can delve into research and projects involving social-artistic experiments\, with a specific focus onperforming arts\, gender issues\, and the inclusion of marginalized social groups. Performances should provide tangible examples of these experiences\, showcasing how the use of electronic media in hybrid contexts\, including the Spatial platform\, can enrich and transform social-artistic interactions.
\nAccepted formats
\n1. Presentations in the format of formal lectures must be at most 20 minutes\, leaving 10 minutes for a Q&\;A session. Contributors who will not be able to attend the Conference in person are welcome. Online presentations will be facilitated.
\n2. Posters will be displayed in the common gallery and each presenter will be given up to 15 minutes in which to supplement the contents with additional explanations.
\n3. Performances will be assigned 30-minute slots for action and interaction with the presenter.
\nSubmission and Participation Deadlines
\nFor formal lectures: Extended abstracts (up to 400 words)
\nFor posters: Short abstracts (up to 300 characters)
\nFor performances: Summaries (up to 300 characters)\, including any technical and space requirements.
\nSubmissions should be sent by 15 February 2024\, to the following address: cfp@caphe.space
\nAccepted presenters may choose to participate either in person at the Conservatorio Puccini La Spezia or virtually online.
\nImportant Dates
\n● Submission Deadline: 15 February 2024
\n● Notification of Acceptance: 15 March 2024
\n● International Conference: 15\, 16\, 17 May 2024
\nWe eagerly anticipate your valuable contributions\, fostering a dialogue on the convergence of artistic experience and technology in our ever-evolving hybrid environment. Sincerely\, \;
\nCP International Conference Organizers
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240515T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240517T170000 SUMMARY:Enhancing Artistic Experience in Hybrid Environments UID:20240319T071219Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:La Spezia\, Italy DESCRIPTION:International Conference
\nEnhancing Artistic Experience in Hybrid Environments
\nsponsored by the EU research project:
\nThe &ldquo\;Communities and Artistic Participation in Hybrid Environments&rdquo\; Project (CAPHE)
\nHORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01
\n15 &ndash\; 17 May 2024
\nConservatorio Puccini La Spezia\, Italy
\n[possible participation: live and online]
\nExploring Multifaceted Dimensions
\nArt has been perpetually mirroring our evolving society from its very dawn\, and today\, the engagement of art with technology\, community\, and engineering provides an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the technologized society through the lens of art. As we navigate the realms of virtual and augmented reality\, we witness a transformative landscape challenging traditional artistic forms\, stimulating new forms of artistic creation and reception triggered by hybrid technologies &ndash\; both VR and AR &ndash\; and inviting ethical considerations into our creative practices. The CAPHE Project is committed to exploring these uncharted territories\, seeking contributions that delve into the convergence of artistic expression and technology in the context of hybrid environments.
\nUsing the term &ldquo\;artistic experience&rdquo\; we refer to experiences that appear to be concerning the art\, either from the side of the creative process or from the side of &ndash\; also creative &ndash\; reception of art. Hybrid environments are understood as environments formed in different proportions from the online\, digital\, and physical layers of reality. The international conference will be structured into two parts each day\, with formal lectures in the morning and poster presentations and performances in the afternoon.
\n1. The formal lectures will explore various aspects of enhancing artistic experiences within hybrid environments\, covering topics such as artistic expression in virtual and augmented reality\, community involvement\, innovations in online artistic experiences\, including art-based research\, advancement in technologies\, and the aesthetic experience in such hybrid environments.
\n2. The afternoon sessions\, featuring poster presentations and performances\, will dynamically showcase projects related to creating inclusive\, hybrid\, and transformable spaces of social-artistic experiences via electronic media. These presentations will particularly focus on experiences using platforms like Spatial and delve into social-artistic experiments\, with special attention to performing arts\, gender issues\, and the inclusion of marginalized social groups. The aim is to bridge the gap between theory and practice\, offering a rich exploration of practical applications\, artistic creations\, and technological innovations in the realm of hybrid environments.
\nFormal Lectures
\nThe range of topics for the formal lectures includes\, but is not limited to\, the following questions:
\n1. Artistic Expression in Virtual and Augmented Reality
We encourage presentations unraveling the unique possibilities offered by virtual and augmented reality across various artistic disciplines\, including music\, visual arts\, and performative arts:
❖ Exploration of innovative artistic processes within virtual and augmented reality.
\n❖ Impact of virtual and augmented reality on traditional artistic forms and techniques.
\n❖ The role of spatial and immersive technologies in enhancing artistic expression.
\n❖ Challenges and opportunities in creating art within virtual and augmented environments.
\n❖ Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches in virtual and augmented reality art.
\n2. Community Involvement and Participation in Hybrid Artistic Environments
Art is a collective experience\, and the hybrid environment offers a canvas for new forms of community engagement:
❖ Examination of community-driven artistic initiatives in hybrid environments.
\n❖ Inclusivity and diversity in collaborative art projects within hybrid spaces.
\n❖ Case studies on successful community engagement through hybrid artistic experiences.
\n❖ The impact of hybrid environments on democratizing access to artistic participation.
\n❖ Ethical considerations in community-centered artistic endeavors within hybrid spaces.
\n❖ The hybrid art market: digitalization of assets and currencies\, immersiveness of art auctions\, and de-materialisation of value
\n3. Innovations in Online Artistic Experiences
\nThe digital landscape has redefined how we live and consume art. Presentations in this category
\ncould explore innovations in online artistic experiences and the impact of these innovations on
\ntraditional artistic forms:
\n❖ Analysis of emerging trends in online artistic experiences and exhibitions.
\n❖ Virtual galleries and their influence on the perception of art.
\n❖ The fusion of traditional and digital artistic mediums in online spaces.
\n❖ Accessibility and audience engagement in online artistic platforms.
\n❖ Environmental considerations in the digital display of artistic creations.
\n4. Advanced Technologies and Creative Intersections
\nThis section is dedicated to exploring the creative intersections between advanced technology\, and
\nvirtual and augmented reality\, without limiting to specific categories. We invite contributions that
\nexplore technological innovation as a means to enhance the artistic experience:
\n❖ Integration of artificial intelligence in artistic creation and interpretation.
\n❖ Robotic and AI-driven art installations: Challenges and possibilities.
\n❖ The intersection of augmented reality with robotics in immersive art experiences.
\n❖ Legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies in the creation and appreciation of art.
\n❖ Collaborative projects between artists and technologists in pushing creative boundaries.
\n5. Philosophical and aesthetic implications of artistic production realized in hybrid environments
\n❖ Hybrid environments as a challenge for contemporary philosophy of art and aesthetics
\n❖ Transformation of aesthetic experience in AR and virtual spaces: immersive experience and
\ncontemporary concepts (engaged aesthetics\, somaesthetics\, etc.)
\n❖ Sensorial imaginings in hybrid environments
\n❖ The ontological status of the artwork in hybrid spaces
\n❖ Taste\, aesthetic judgment\, and art criticism in the hybrid art world
\nThese areas are not exhaustive\, and contributors are encouraged to explore innovative and \; interdisciplinary approaches within the broader themes of each section. The goal is to stimulate diverse perspectives and foster a rich dialogue on the enhancement of artistic experiences in a hybrid environment. \;
\nPoster Presentations and Performances
\nThe range of topics for the poster and practical presentations includes\, but is not limited to\, the following questions:
\na. Creation of an inclusive\, hybrid\, transformable space of social-artistic experience via electronic media\, including the Spatial platform \;
\nPosters can explore projects that shape inclusive and transformable artistic spaces through the use of electronic media\, with a particular focus on experiences on platforms like Spatial. Performances can showcase practical and interactive experiences embodying this concept\, highlighting the social and artistic dimension of creating hybrid spaces.
\nb. Performing and researching social-artistic experiments\, mediated with the use of electronic media in online and augmented reality technologies\, and with special regard to performing arts\, gender issues\, and excluded social groups:
\nPosters can delve into research and projects involving social-artistic experiments\, with a specific focus onperforming arts\, gender issues\, and the inclusion of marginalized social groups. Performances should provide tangible examples of these experiences\, showcasing how the use of electronic media in hybrid contexts\, including the Spatial platform\, can enrich and transform social-artistic interactions.
\nAccepted formats
\n1. Presentations in the format of formal lectures must be at most 20 minutes\, leaving 10 minutes for a Q&\;A session. Contributors who will not be able to attend the Conference in person are welcome. Online presentations will be facilitated.
\n2. Posters will be displayed in the common gallery and each presenter will be given up to 15 minutes in which to supplement the contents with additional explanations.
\n3. Performances will be assigned 30-minute slots for action and interaction with the presenter.
\nSubmission and Participation Deadlines
\nFor formal lectures: Extended abstracts (up to 400 words)
\nFor posters: Short abstracts (up to 300 characters)
\nFor performances: Summaries (up to 300 characters)\, including any technical and space requirements.
\nSubmissions should be sent by 15 February 2024\, to the following address: cfp@caphe.space
\nAccepted presenters may choose to participate either in person at the Conservatorio Puccini La Spezia or virtually online.
\nImportant Dates
\n● Submission Deadline: 15 February 2024
\n● Notification of Acceptance: 15 March 2024
\n● International Conference: 15\, 16\, 17 May 2024
\nWe eagerly anticipate your valuable contributions\, fostering a dialogue on the convergence of artistic experience and technology in our ever-evolving hybrid environment. Sincerely\, \;
\n\nCP International Conference Organizers
\nMay's Film-Phil Lisbon Seminar (2023-2024) will be led by Bernd Herzogenrath (Goethe University of Frankfurt\, Germany) who will talk about &ldquo\;The Way of All Flesh: Decasia and Death of|as Film&rdquo\;. The session will be held on May 15\, 2024\, at 15:00 PM (Lisbon time) Room CAN SE1 and Online.
\nABSTRACT Bill Morrison&rsquo\;s 'Decasia' has death and decay already in its title. This talk focuses on the nexus of film\, death\, and materiality. Film is by default seen as a representation of time and its passing &ndash\; 'Decasia' goes a decisive step further by focusing on the temporality of|in the filmic material. The medium 'film' seems most fitting to test such an of Material Culture and Media Studies\, since film has entertained a most complex relation to time and death from its early beginnings onward: film promised to [re]present temporal dynamics &ndash\; and the temporality of things &ndash\; directly\, unmediated\, a paradox that gives rise to the different &lsquo\;strategies&rsquo\; of what Deleuze calls the movement-image and the time-image respectively. Such a representation\, however\, is not only an effect of a perceptive illusion\, but also of the repression of the very materiality of film itself. If such an interest in the possibilities of the celluloid had already driven much of the 60s avant-garde [Brakhage\, Jacobs\, etc.]\, 'Decasia' in addition does not only focus on film&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;thingness\,&rsquo\; but also its own\, particular &lsquo\;mortality&rsquo\;. Put together from found footage and archive material in various states of &lsquo\;dying\,&rsquo\; this film reveals the &lsquo\;collaboration&rsquo\; of decay and matter as in itself &lsquo\;creative\,&rsquo\; and ultimately produces a category that I will call the matter-image and that\, he argues\, neither Deleuze&rsquo\;s movement-image\, nor his time-image completely grasp: here\, time\, death and matter produce their own filmic image.
\nBIO Bernd Herzogenrath is Professor of American literature and culture at Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main\, Germany. He is the author of \;'An Art of Desire: Reading Paul Auster' \;(1999) and \;'An American Body|Politic: A Deleuzian Approach' \;(2010) and editor of \;'The Farthest Place: The Music of John Luther Adams' \;(2012) and \;'Deleuze|Guattari &\; Ecology' \;(2009). His latest publications include the collections \;'The Films of Bill Morrison. Aesthetics of the Archive' \;(2017)\, \;'Film as Philosophy' \;(2017)\, and \;'Practical Aesthetics' \;(Bloomsbury\, 2020).
\nFunded by the European Union (ERC\, FILM AND DEATH\, 101088956). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240515T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240515T230000 SUMMARY:Borders and Frontiers in Philosophy and Film: ISPiF annual meeting UID:20240319T071221Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Theme: Frontiers and Borders in Philosophy and Film
\nAbstract Deadline: May 1\, 2024
\nSubmission Guidelines and Instructions:
\nExtended abstracts should be 500-750 words\, with standard font and margins.
\nDeadline: The deadline for receipt of abstracts is \;May 1\, 2024. Any submission received after midnight Pacific time on this date will not be considered. Notification of acceptance will be provided mid-May.
\nIf accepted\, final papers\, no longer than 15 pages\, double spaced\, must be provided by July 15th in order to be distributed to all participants in advance of the symposium. This is crucial to the format and success of the symposium\, where authors will be provided only 10-12 minutes to summarize\, emphasize\, or further develop the contents of the full essay. This condensed presentation time\, combined with all participants reading each accepted paper and viewing relevant films in advance\, is intended to allow substantial time for questions and discussion following each presentation.
\nPlease send all submissions as either a Word or PDF attachment to: \;ispifconference@gmail.com
\nISPiF invites abstracts that address these (and other) questions concerning borders and frontiers in the philosophy of film:
\n&ldquo\;Border&rdquo\; Identities: To be and not to be\; ambiguous personal identities\; ambiguous belonging\; the border of life and death\; non-binary beings and modes of existence
\nLiminal Spaces: \;Borderlands\; spaces between\; existence on the margins\; indefinite\, emerging and dissolving borders
\nThe Human and the Other-than-Human: Human/animal relations\; human/AI relations\; defining/upsetting the limits of the human
\nInside-Out: \;Breaking down the walls that separate us\; incarceration
\nTransgression of boundaries: \;Rebellion\; revolution\; escape from confinement\; resistance
\nImmigration and Migration: \;Challenges to citizenship\; journeys to new lands\; hope\, despair and the promised land\; visions of the homeland
\nThe Frontier Myth: \;The Western\, American expansionism\, the &lsquo\;final frontier&rsquo\; and science fiction\; shifting landscapes of the frontier\; the gunslinger and individualism
\nNew Frontiers: \;New developments in technology\; the emergence of artificial intelligence\; imagining new futures and landscapes\; space exploration
\nColonization and Colonialism: \;Portraits of Indigeneity\; settler myths\; constructions of otherness\; American founding myths
\nClosing of the Frontier: \;The &lsquo\;anti-Western&rsquo\; Western\; the inescapable city\; unimaginable futures\; apocalyptic nightmares
\nGeographical Borders: \;The War film and national identity\; gangster films and portraits of immigration\; cosmopolitanism
\nViolence and Borders: \;Tribalism\; Patriotism\; xenophobia\;
\nTemporal Boundaries: \;Relations between past\, present and future\; experiences of temporality
ORGANIZER;CN=Alain Beauclair: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240516T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240517T170000 SUMMARY:Wittgenstein on Lying – International Conference UID:20240319T071222Z-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:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20240531T170000 SUMMARY:Exploring Identity and Virtue in the Context of Human-AI Interaction UID:20240319T071223Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Ljubljana\, Slovenia\, 1000 DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\,
\nWe are delighted to announce a conference that will delve into the convoluted relationship between identity and virtue(s)\, emphasizing their manifestations in human-AI interaction. The conference theme includes three interconnected domains\, namely:
\n1) the interplay between identity and virtue(s) in humans\,
\n2) the importance of virtues in human-AI interaction\, online environments\, and consequences for identity\,
\n3) the plausibility of attributing virtue(s) and identity to AI-based systems or AI-powered robots.
\nThe event welcomes the employment of several disciplines\, including but not limited to philosophy\, bioethics\, theology\, computer science\, law\, educational sciences\, and their interdisciplinary permeation.
\nA particular section of the event will focus on the aspect of epistemic identity and epistemic virtue(s)\, and the bridging of gaps between virtue epistemology\, AI ethics\, and religious studies. The aim is to elucidate how human epistemic identity\, encompassing fundamental beliefs\, cognitive processes\, and epistemic standards\, intertwines with virtuousness\, religious belief(s)\, and associated virtues like humility. Proposed papers could also investigate the evolution of epistemic identity and virtue in online environments and interactions with AI systems such as chatbots\, posing crucial questions about trustworthiness\, fairness\, and the attribution of virtues to AI entities.
\nOther open topics for this section include but are not limited to:
\n● investigating how human epistemic identities evolve in interaction with AI systems and the implications of such interactions\,
\n● the feasibility of communicating and evolving religious beliefs within human-AI communication\,
\n● questioning whether AI systems possess a discernible epistemic identity and the associated implications of this\,
\n● attributing virtues or vices to AI entities and their potential to engender epistemic harm or injustice.
\n \;
\nDeadlines and instructions
\nThe deadline for submitting your contribution for review is March 29th\, 2024.
\nSubmissions should include the title of your presentation\, a short abstract (between 300 and 500 words)\, your affiliation\, e-mail address\, academic title\, and position. Applicants will be notified of the review process's results by April 4th\, 2024.
\nYou can submit your application and abstract to the following e-mail address: info@identity.ethics-ai.eu
\nEach lecture will last up to 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A)\, and a keynote lecture will last 45 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A). Coffee\, snacks\, and lunch will be provided for all presenters on both days of the conference.
\nFull paper submission (optional) deadline will be sometime in August 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vojko Strahovnik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240601T170000 SUMMARY: (Spanish and Portuguese): IV Congresso de Filosofia Latina do Desporto -- IV Congreso Internacional de Filosofía Latina del Deporte UID:20240319T071224Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:University of Salamanca\, Salamanca\, Spain ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240601T170000 SUMMARY:IPCC 2024 'Beyond the Public-Private in Communication' UID:20240319T071225Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers! - beyond the public-private in communication - (extended deadline)
\nOur private moments can instantly become public with just a touch\, and the line between what is personal and what is public has become more blurred and constitutive of each other. At Interdisciplinary PhD Communication Conference (IPCC) 2024\, we are opening the floor to early career researchers\, who are eager to explore these changes. The deadline for submitting the abstracts is the 24th of March 2024 (extended deadline). You can send your abstracts or panel proposals to \;ipcc@bilgi.edu.tr
\nThis year's conference (May 31 - June 1\, 2024) will be an online gathering which will also include an online networking event.
\nFor the last seven years\, IPCC (as part of the PhD in Communication Program at Istanbul Bilgi University) has been a space for bringing together PhD students and early career researchers dealing with communication research. \;IPCC also facilitates the publication of research and contributions that emerge from our conferences\, such as the recently edited book "Collaboration in Media Studies: Doing and Being Together" available through Routledge.
\nThis year\, we would like to discuss the implications of public-private dichotomy for communication research\, representation studies\, public personas\, influencers\, marketing\, and art-making.
\nWe invite you to bring your insights\, your research\, and your stories to our conference that seeks to make sense of these issues.
\nDiametros invites scholars and researchers to contribute to a special issue focusing on the critical theme of transparency in the realm of medical and healthcare expertise. This call is inspired by the article "Expertise\, disagreement\, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts" (available here: https://diametros.uj.edu.pl/diametros/article/view/1871/1688).
\n \;Submissions:
\n \;- Commentaries on the Article: We welcome analytical and critical commentaries on the article "Expertise\, disagreement\, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts"\, reflecting on its themes\, arguments\, and implications.
\n- Independent research papers: Additionally\, submissions of independent research papers exploring broader issues of transparency in medical and healthcare expertise are encouraged.
\nGuidelines:
\n- Maximum length: 40\,000 signs (including spaces).
\n- Submission deadline: 31st May 2024.
\n- Submission preparation: All submissions should be prepared in accordance with our submission guidelines\, accessible at \;Diametros Submission Guidelines: https://diametros.uj.edu.pl/diametros/about/submissions.
\nPublication plan:
\n- Early view: Accepted papers will be published in an early view format immediately after acceptance.
\n \;- Issue publication: The special issue is planned for release in either September or December 2024.
\n \;This special issue aims to delve into the multifaceted aspects of expertise\, disagreement\, trust\, and transparency in the context of vaccine science and policy\, extending the conversation to wider areas of medicine and healthcare.
\nWe look forward to your valuable contributions in enriching this significant discourse.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240604T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240604T170000 SUMMARY:The Heart of Ethics: The Role of Emotions in Value Theory UID:20240319T071227Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:SR (GR.18) Sir William Henry Bragg Building\, Leeds\, United Kingdom\, LS2 9BW DESCRIPTION:Conference Theme
\nEmotions play a crucial role in shaping the quality and significance of our lives\, and have steadily come to enjoy a more prominent role in ethics. Today\, there are many competing theories of what emotions are and when they are fitting\, which in turn have implications across metaethics\, normative ethics\, and moral psychology. These developments have\, for example\, revived sentimentalist accounts of the nature of normative properties and our knowledge of them. Recent investigations into the temporal dimension of emotions have also sought to uncover when and why (if ever) grief may cease to be an appropriate response to loss\, or resentment to a wrong. Further\, innovations in the philosophy of emotions affect long-standing debates in aesthetics\, such as the paradox of painful art and the epistemic value of artworks. Theorists across feminist philosophy and philosophy of race have also drawn attention to the important ways in which one&rsquo\;s gender and race affect one&rsquo\;s emotional landscape. Yet another development is the effect of emerging research in non-Western philosophy\; these traditions offer alternative and under-discussed perspectives on the ethical importance of certain emotions.
\nThe primary aim of this conference is to take stock of the latest developments in what emotions are and their connection to long-standing questions across value theory. The papers presented will illuminate our understanding of emotions and the roles that they play in our normative lives
\nConference Program \;
\n10:40am- 12pm
\nSession 1: Sara Protasi\, Keynote Speaker (University of Puget Sound)
\n12pm-1:15pm
\nLunch
\n1:15pm-2:25pm
\nSession 2: Julia Mosquera (Institute for Future Studies\, Stockholm)
\nCommentator: Joseph Masotti (Florida State University)
\n2:25pm-2:40pm
\nQuick comfort break
\n2:40pm-3:50pm
\nSession 3: Adrienne Martin (Claremont McKenna College)
\nCommentator : Gerald Lang (University of Leeds)
\n3:50pm-4:20pm
\nAfternoon tea
\n4:20pm-5:30pm
\nSession 4: Alba Curry (University of Leeds)
\nCommentator: Joe Wells (University of St Andrews)
\n5:50pm-7:10pm
\nDrinks
\n7:15pm
\nConference dinner
ORGANIZER;CN=Jessica Isserow: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240604T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240606T170000 SUMMARY:Toronto Philosophy of Religion Workshop on God and Value Theory UID:20240319T071228Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Rubio;CN=Elizabeth Jackson;CN=Kraay Klaas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T234500 SUMMARY:Genealogies and Belief UID:20240319T071229Z-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:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240613T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240614T170000 SUMMARY:What’s in a good life? UID:20240319T071230Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Oslo LOCATION:Fredrik Franssons vei 4\, Kristiansand\, Norway\, 4635 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the 2nd biannual cross-sectional conference What&rsquo\;s in a good life? located at Ansgar University College in Kristiansand\, Norway 13-14 June 2024. The topic of the 2024 conference is relationships and we wish to explore the question What&rsquo\;s in relationships? from different perspectives and disciplines.
\n&ldquo\;What&rsquo\;s in a good life&rdquo\; is an open-ended question that reflects a humanistic approach to research within multiple fields. In this conference\, we wish to shed light on the question from the fields of psychology\, philosophy\, theology\, intercultural studies\, music and arts. In addition to paper presentations from the individual fields\, the conference will facilitate cross-sectional dialogues on the conference topic.
\nWe welcome abstract submissions for presentations in the form of paper presentations\, poster presentations\, and symposium sessions. Please specify the type of presentation in your submission. Abstracts should be 250 words. Please include your name\, affiliation and corresponding details for the author and possible co-authors together with a short biography.
\nSubmit your abstract here: \;https://ansgarhoyskole.no/abstract-submission-whats-in-a-good-life
\nThe deadline for submissions is 15 November 2023.
\nAuthors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their submission by 1 February 2024. All presenters of accepted abstracts are required to register for the entire conference before early bird registration is closed on 1 March 2024.
ORGANIZER;CN=Martin Jakobsen;CN=Lars Mandelkow;CN="Marie Skånland": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240619T170000 SUMMARY:6th International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life UID:20240319T071231Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Liverpool\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to be hosting the sixth \;Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life\, which this time will take place in person on the campus of the University of Liverpool. There&rsquo\;s no need to worry\, though: all talks and Q&\;A sessions will also be live-streamed\, so that remote participation and interaction remains possible. Of course you would then miss your chance of visiting Liverpool\, which according to the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung is the &ldquo\;pool of life&rdquo\;\, which &ldquo\;makes to live&rdquo\;. John Lennon\, who grew up here\, was equally enthusiastic\, though slightly more prosaic: &ldquo\;A good place to wash your hair&rdquo\;\, he said. &ldquo\;Good soft water&rdquo\;. Either way\, Liverpool is well worth a visit.
\nAbout the conference
\nThe question what\, if anything\, makes our life meaningful\, has in recent years received considerable critical attention from philosophers. Yet meaning in life continues to be a fascinatingly rich topic with plenty of aspects that remain controversial or have not been sufficiently explored yet. For instance\, how much difference is there between individuals in terms of what makes life meaningful for us? How much difference is there between cultures? Are non-human animals capable of living meaningful lives? Can inanimate things have a meaningful existence\, and if so\, is what makes their existence meaningful also what makes human existence meaningful? Is there such a thing as anti-meaning? How do we decide which activities are objectively valuable and which not? Do we have a right to meaning? If so\, does it follow that as a society we have an obligation to provide people with what they need to live meaningful lives? Why do we care about meaning in the first place? What exactly would be lost if our life was meaningless? How is meaning in life affected by the changes brought about by the rapid technological advancements we are currently witnessing? Is AI perhaps a greater threat to our ability to live meaningful lives than it is to our survival? \;
\nFULL PROGRAMME
\nDAY 1: 17 June
\nKEYNOTE \;Tatjana Schnell: \;An Empirical Approach to Meaning in Life
\nNathan Emmerich: \;Psychedelics\, Psychotherapy\, and Meaning in Life
\nOluwaseun Sanwoolu:Finding Meaning in Close Personal Relationships with AI
\nFranlu Vulliermet: \;Love\, Loss\, and the Meaning of Life \;
\nArto Tammenoksa: \;The Ascetic Path to Meaning &ndash\; A Phenomenological Approach to Resignation in a World of Empty Transcendences
\nChelsea Shay: \;The Fundamental Threat of Superintelligence: A Loss of Meaning in Modernity
\nBrylea Hollinshead: \;Dispositional Love and Meaning in Life \;Ranzenigo:Existential Necessity
\nLucy Tomlinson: \;This Beautiful\, Meaningful Life
\nJared Parmer: \;Automation\, Value Learning AI\, and the Aftermath of Meaningful Work
\nShawn Graves: \;Love and Meaning in Life \;
\nChristine Susienka: \;Hope and Meaning in Life
\nYing Xue: \;The Risk of Seeking the Meaning of Life and a Hegelian Solution
\nJonathan Strand: \;On Making a Difference
\nKEYNOTE \;Kieran Setiya: \;Meaning and the Afterlife
\nConference Dinner
\n \;
\nDAY 2: 18 June
\nJoshua Lewis Thomas: \;In Defence of Sense. Why the Intelligibility View is Still the Most Attractive Analysis of Life&rsquo\;s Meaning
\nJozef Majernik: \;&ldquo\;Life as an Experiment&rdquo\; in Nietzsche&rsquo\;s Gay Science
\nRoland Kipke: \;Meaning in the Life of Children
\nNobuo Kurata: \;Intelligibility Approach of Meaning of Life \;Rabello: The Value of a Meaningful Life
\nThomas Rule: \;Meaning as Horizon
\nThomas Payre: \;A Sartrean Exploration of Meaningfulness in Mindless Actions
\nNatalia Tomashpolskaia: \;Border Situations as Stimuli to Search for the Meaning of Life on the Example of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s War Experience
\nMasahiro Morioka: \;Phenomenological Structures of &ldquo\;a Life&rdquo\; in the Philosophy of Life&rsquo\;s Meaning
\nIddo Landau:Suffering and Meaning in Life
\nGiulia Codognato: \;Human Nature\, Practices\, and Common Good: How Human Beings Flourish
\nCharlie Potter: \;Life as Lived Experience
\nVincent del Prado: \;Our Corporeal Spell. Embodiment\, Subjectivity\, and the Analytic Philosophy of Meaning in Life \;Shalev: Final Ends and the Two Concepts of Meaningfulness
\nKEYNOTE \;James Tartaglia: \;Neutral Nihilism
\nIrene Liu: \;Meaning and Tradition
\nGeorge Backen: \;The Phenomenology of Meaning
\nFumitake Yoshizawa:Two Kinds of Meaninglessness in Life
\nAnnemarie van Stee: \;Not Altogether Meaningless Lives
\nKiki Berk: \;Beauvoir on Meaning in Life at Old Age
\nPatrick O&rsquo\;Donnell: \;Pessimism on Meaning\, Transcendence\, and Reconciliation
\nCity and Beatles Bus Tour
\n \;
\n \;
\nDAY 3: 19 June
\nPatrick Derns: \;Meaning\, Life\, and Morality &ndash\; Friends or Foes?
\nTravis Rebello: \;The Value of a Meaningful Life
\nAlon Shalev: \;Final Ends and the Two Concepts of MeaningfulnessNoah Jones: \;Utiliarianism and Meaningfulness: Enemies or Friends?
\nNoah Jones: Utilitarianism and Meaningfulness: Friends or Foes?
\nKatherine Martha: \;Narrative\, Meaning\, and Well-Being: Fact or Fiction
\nJonah Goldwater: \;The Hierarchy Account of Meaning in Life
\nEllie Palmer: \;Morality and the Posthumous Self
\nWilliam Pamerleau: \;The Impact of Film on Meaning in Life
\nAyush Nautiyal: \;The Coherency of the Moderate Supernaturalist View in Light of the Mawson-Metz Argument
\nLuke Elson: \;Moral Error Theory and Meaning
\nMarkus Ruether: \;Meaning Objectivism and the Relativity Challenge
\nMatthew Hammerton: \;A Conditional Analysis of Meaning in Life
\nChristopher Earley: \;Witnessing History and Searching for Meaning
\nDamiano Ranzenigo: Existential Necessity
\nAsheel Singh: \;Openness to &lsquo\;Cosmic Realism&rsquo\; about the Meaning of Life
\nJohn Adams: \;Memory\, Wonder and Longing: How the Past Gives Meaning to Our Lives
\nTayron Alberto Achury Torres: \;Perseverance in its Being and the Meaning of Life: A perspective from the Philosophy of Spinoza
\n\nPanel Discussion
\nConcluding Remarks and Outlook
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Hauskeller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20240618T170000 SUMMARY:Pre-conference on Feminist Philosophy of Emotion UID:20240319T071232Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Universidade de Lisboa\, Lisbon\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts: \;Pre-conference on Feminist Philosophy of Emotion at EPSSE 2024
\nDate: \;18th \;of June
\nLocation: \;Lisbon\, Portugal
\nWe are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the 2024 EPSSE pre-conference on Feminist Philosophy of Emotion. This one-day pre-conference aims to explore critical/feminist approaches to the philosophy of emotion. We invite contributions that address\, but are not limited to\, the following topics:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Embodiment and gendered emotional experience
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Power dynamics and emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Feminist critiques of traditional theories of emotion
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Emotional labor and affective injustice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;The epistemic role of emotions under conditions of oppression
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Ethical implications of feminist perspectives on emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Political implications of feminist perspectives on emotions
\nConfirmed Speakers:
\nArina Pismenny (University of Florida)
\nRonald de Sousa (University of Toronto)
\nLaura Silva (Laval University \;/ \;University of Lisbon)
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nAbstracts should be no more than \;500 words.
\nAbstract Submission Deadline: \;March 1st 2024
\nSubmissions must be sent to laura.silva.13@ucl.ac.uk with the email title: \;EPSSE 2024 Pre-conference
\nWe encourage submissions from members of groups that are underrepresented in philosophy and from those at an early career stage.
\nFollowing the pre-conference\, selected participants will be invited to contribute their papers to a special issue of EPSSE&rsquo\;s journal \;PASSION \;on Feminist Philosophy of Emotion.
\nInformation on main conference (19-21st of June 2024): \;https://www.epsse.org/epsse-2024
ORGANIZER;CN=Laura Silva;CN=Federico Lauria: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240621T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240622T170000 SUMMARY:Trinity Workshop on Skill\, Expertise\, and Control UID:20240319T071233Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Trinity Business School\, Dublin\, Ireland\, D07 WY98 DESCRIPTION:Recently\, the topics of skill\, expertise\, and control have been given a fair bit of attention on their own\, demonstrating their complexity and significance to philosophy. And although these topics are central to subfields like the philosophy of action and epistemology\, work on these topics has quickly transcended these subfields\, connecting in many ways with social philosophy\, cognitive science\, social epistemology\, and other areas. The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars engaged in different facets of these topics (established and junior) to discuss and get feedback on new ideas from others deeply engaged in them.
\nThis workshop is the second in a series of five as a part of the ERC funded project 'Corporate Moral Progress' (with Kenneth Silver as the PI). While the project itself is centrally within business ethics\, and the workshop will take place in the Trinity Business School\, the workshop is a broader attempt to push the frontiers of the field on skill/expertise/control and to find ways to bring that work to bear on the question of corporate agency.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kenneth Silver: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240627T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240628T170000 SUMMARY:WoW 2024 – Workshop on Welfare and Ethics UID:20240319T071234Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Graduate Center (Building C 9.3)\, Saarbrücken\, Germany\, 66123 DESCRIPTION:Considerations about welfare\, the value of welfare\, its distribution\, or welfare-based claims and complaints are central to moral philosophy. They are of particular concern for all philosophers who take welfare to be (at least) one source for normative reasons. Evaluative and deontic considerations about welfare provide an array of fascinating philosophical questions.
\nIt is (quite) uncontroversial that welfare has moral value and provides moral reasons\; but it is highly contested how in particular. We ought not to harm people\, but do we also ought to benefit them? Does this include future people &ndash\; even if their existence depends on our actions? And can we aggregate people&rsquo\;s welfare\, or should we limit the trade-offs between their harms and benefits?
\nOur account of welfare has implications for ethics\; but do ethical considerations also provide reasons to adopt one or another theory of welfare? What is the interaction between theories of welfare and the ethics of welfare? \;
\nSome lives are better and some are worse\; but what constitutes their prudential value? Are well-being and ill-being analogous or do they differ in structure and relevance &ndash\; and what do particular theories imply? What are the relevant underlying concepts of desire\, pleasure\, friendship\, or other objective goods on which welfare may depend?
\nThis workshop provides a forum for the discussion of those and related questions. It aims at rallying scholars of philosophy to expand our understanding in these issues\, and we hope to promote the philosophical engagement with ethics\, welfare\, and how they interact.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonas Harney;CN=Thorsten Helfer;CN=Maximilian Klein: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240716T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240717T170000 SUMMARY:The Philosophy of Privacy UID:20240319T071235Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Salzburg Ethics Group (https://salzburgethics.com/) are happy to announce their first online conference on the topic &lsquo\;The Philosophy of Privacy&rsquo\;. The conference is organised as part of the research project &lsquo\;The Source View of the Right to Privacy&rsquo\;\, which is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)\, project number P 36226-G.
\n\nThe event will provide a platform for scholars to present their work in plenary sessions\, to share their ideas with colleagues\, and to explore the ways that privacy intersects with other areas of philosophy. We&rsquo\;re excited to work alongside not just existing and published scholars in privacy\, but also those who might be new to the topic\, or those who are working in adjacent areas and who would like to explore ways in which they overlap.
\n\nSpeakers at the conference will include Asja Ahatovic\, Peter Kö\;nigs\, Leonhard Menges\, and Elizabeth Ventham.
\n\nIt will take place digitally\, on the 16th and 17th July 2024.
\n\nWe would like to invite submissions of abstracts of up to 500 words to be considered for the conference.
\n\nPossible questions and topics include (but are not limited to):
\n\n⁃ What is the nature of privacy itself? Is it a matter of\, eg\, not having information accessed\, or of having control over our information?
\n⁃ How does informational privacy relate to other kinds\, like local privacy or decisional privacy?
\n⁃ What is the right to privacy?
\n⁃ How does the right to privacy interact with other rights?
\n⁃ What does it mean to have privacy diminished?
\n⁃ Is privacy valuable?
\n⁃ What kinds of matters are private matters? Do they include things like emotions?
\n⁃ How do online interactions affect our privacy?
\n⁃ How does social media affect our privacy?
\n⁃ Can our privacy be diminished if our information is stolen\, even if nobody accesses that information?
\n\nIf you would like to present at the conference\, please prepare an abstract of up to 500 words for blind review and send it in an email to Elizabeth.ventham@plus.ac.at by April 21st. We hope to send out decisions soon afterwards.
\n\nWe are committed to equality along all axes\, and submissions from members of under-represented groups in philosophy are especially welcome. If you would like to indicate that you are a member of an under-represented group\, please do so in the email\, but not in the abstract.
ORGANIZER;CN=Elizabeth Ventham;CN=Asja Ahatovic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T170000 SUMMARY:TeχnēCON 2024: Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (teχnē) Conference UID:20240319T071236Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Boston\, United States DESCRIPTION:Tech Ethics eXchange NorthEast (te&chi\;nē)\, a collaboration between Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT\, The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University\, and The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics and Embedded EthiCS @ Harvard University\, \;is pleased to announce the second TeXneCON\, an interdisciplinary conference \;on research and teaching on the ethics of technology.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON brings \;together educators and researchers to foster collaboration and exchange on issues related to the ethics and philosophy of computing. The conference aims to showcase foundational and translational research\, pedagogy\, and practice.
\nTe&chi\;nēCON 2024 \;will be \;held at Northeastern University Boston campus on \;July 26-27\, 2024.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=John Basl;CN=Matthew Kopec;CN=Alison Simmons;CN=Meica Magnani;CN=Vance Ricks;CN=Kevin Mills: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240829T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240831T170000 SUMMARY:Borders and Frontiers in Philosophy and Film: ISPiF annual meeting UID:20240319T071237Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Theme: Frontiers and Borders in Philosophy and Film
\nAbstract Deadline: May 1\, 2024
\nSubmission Guidelines and Instructions:
\nExtended abstracts should be 500-750 words\, with standard font and margins.
\nDeadline: The deadline for receipt of abstracts is \;May 1\, 2024. Any submission received after midnight Pacific time on this date will not be considered. Notification of acceptance will be provided mid-May.
\nIf accepted\, final papers\, no longer than 15 pages\, double spaced\, must be provided by July 15th in order to be distributed to all participants in advance of the symposium. This is crucial to the format and success of the symposium\, where authors will be provided only 10-12 minutes to summarize\, emphasize\, or further develop the contents of the full essay. This condensed presentation time\, combined with all participants reading each accepted paper and viewing relevant films in advance\, is intended to allow substantial time for questions and discussion following each presentation.
\nPlease send all submissions as either a Word or PDF attachment to: \;ispifconference@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Alain Beauclair: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240831T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240831T090000 SUMMARY:The Moral Problem: Reflecting on 30 Years of Philosophical Inquiry UID:20240319T071238Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Belgrade Philosophical Annual
\n\nInstitute for Philosophy\, University of Belgrade
\nISSN: 0353-3891
\nNotes
\nThis special issue of the Belgrade Philosophical Annual (BPA) commemorates the thirtieth anniversary since the publication of Michael Smith&rsquo\;s seminal work\, The Moral Problem. In acknowledgment of this significant milestone\, the journal has dedicated a special edition to explore diverse aspects of moral philosophy\, drawing inspiration from Smith&rsquo\;s influential contributions. We invite scholars to submit their work related to the moral problem for potential inclusion in this special issue of BPA. Submissions can delve into various facets of moral philosophy\, building on the insights provided by Smith&rsquo\;s impactful work. This offers an opportunity for contributors to engage with and extend the ongoing discourse in this field while paying homage to the enduring legacy of Michael Smith's intellectual contributions.
\nInvited Contributions
\nMichael Smith (Princeton University)
\nFrank Jackson (Australian National University)
\nCaj Stranberg (University of Oslo)
\nJoshua Gert (College of William &\; Mary)
\nJohn Eriksson (University of Gothenburg)
\nRagnar Francé\;n (University of Gothenburg)
\nSubmission Deadline
\nAugust 31st 2024
\nAll inquiries can be directed to the managing editor: petar.nurkic@f.bg.ac.rs
\nGeneral Notes
\nSubmitted papers should be prepared for anonymous review. All other relevant information should be sent in a separate document containing the author&rsquo\;s name and affiliation\, the title of the paper\, short abstract of not more than 250 words\, and 4-5 keywords. All documents should be in a *.doc\, *.docx\, or *.pdf format.
\nSubmissions should not be longer than 10000 words\, including notes.
\nOnly those whose submissions have been accepted will receive notifications.
\nBelgrade Philosophical Annual is an open access journal published by the Institute for Philosophy\, University of Belgrade\, committed to the double-blind peer reviewing process. Previous issues of the journal\, including previous special issues with downloadable papers and other relevant information\, can be accessed at www.f.bg.ac.rs/bpa.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240907T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20240908T170000 SUMMARY:Womanjarrés: Interdisciplinary Festival on Women and Mode in the Rural World UID:20240319T071239Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:C/ San Isidro\, 5\, Manjarrés\, Spain\, 26315 DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
\nIn 1950\, German philosopher Martin Heidegger published the book Off the Beaten Track. This book included a chapter entitled &lsquo\;The Origin of the Work of Art&rsquo\;\, a compendium of aesthetical reflections created by the author during the 30s. On those pages\, there is a discussed artistic motif: the painting A Pair of Shoes\, created by Vincent van Gogh in 1886 and nowadays guarded at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Following Heidegger\, those shoes are the boots of a female peasant\, whose only aesthetical credit was their labor value\, that is\, their estimation as workforce transformed into a second-hand object through its pictorial representation. From that moment on\, a Byzantine dispute on the identity of the owner of the painted boots and the meaning of the still life\, if a pair of shoes could be defined as such\, took place. The most eminent aesthetes of the occidental canon &mdash\;from Schapiro to Derrida&mdash\; participated in that debate\, which was exhibited in 2009 at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne.
\nForty-nine years after the publication of Heidegger&rsquo\;s Off the Beaten Track\, in 1999\, Griselda Pollock published Differencing the Canon: Feminism and the Writings of Art&rsquo\;s Histories\, an essay which did not directly refer to Vincent van Gogh&rsquo\;s A pair of Shoes\, but in fact included another painting from the same author: Peasant Woman\, Stooping\, Seen from Behind. In this second debate\, the dialectic vocabulary was not any longer about workforce (Arbeitskraft)\, value in use (Gebrauchswert) or exchange value (Tauschwert). It was about cultural Marxist terms and their reception and iconological interaction following the Critical Frankfurt School &mdash\;relation among the sex\, gender\, and class systems in order to explain the symbolic connection between animality and body language chosen by Vincent van Gogh to represent the female worker&mdash\;.
\nIf we attend to this tradition in the European Humanities debate\, previous to 2030 Agenda\, we remark that the rural context appears as an unavoidable space of intersectional discussion in contemporary Aesthetics\, where multiple categories of analyses and work-methodologies take place: iconology\, cultural studies\, philosophical aesthetics\, critical studies\, design theory\, mode theory\, ethnography\, anthropology\, sociology\, political theory. Despite this conceptual spaciousness\, a reiterative unconscious topic appears in the yet different considerations made by Heidegger and Pollock: the idea that rural world only gains its aesthetical value if its roughness and precariousness are ennobled by its artistic representation and the pertinent cultural critic made by high academic instances. Is that perspective a prejudice or rather a confirmed reality? What does rural feminine beauty mean? Does such an aesthetical category even exist? Can we reduce the aesthetical value of rural context to the production of basic goods and needs?
\nFrom these opening questions\, the organizing crew of this festival publishes this call for participation. We are looking for proposals in multiple formats that join mode\, design of ornaments and philosophical reflections on the topic of this festival: women and mode in the rural world.
\nPOSSIBLE RESEARCH AND CREATION LINES
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Rural existentialism: life in a village\, vacuity\, boredom\, solitude\, and ugliness.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Rural mode and marital status: widows\, married\, divorced\, and single women in the rural context.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Revitalization and renovation of popular mode designs and folkloric elements. \;
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Harvest and farming modes\, tools\, and times.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Domestication and savagery in rural context.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Design\, materials\, and textures for the rural work mode.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Sustainable mode and rural world.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Feminist and queer rural living and life-styles.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Mode and Sundays in a village.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Rural elegance and power architectures in the rural world: town hall square\, school\, church\, bar\, football court\, cemetery\, fountain. \;
\nPARTICIPATION MODE
\nYou should submit your proposal to the following mail: aroblegordo.manjarres@gmail.com. The Word or PDF document should include the following sections:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Name of the participant
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Personal web page (in case that the participant has one)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Institutional affiliation (it is not mandatory\; you can present your work as an independent researcher and creator)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Proposal&rsquo\;s title
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Participation format: clothes design\, ornament design\, photography\, video\, theoretical contribution&hellip\;
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Explanation and theoretical justification of the design/proposal (up to 400 words)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Short curricular biography (up to 200 words)
\nCLOSING DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: May 15th 2024
\nORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS: Institute of Riojan Studies\, Fat Oak Association Manjarré\;s.
ORGANIZER;CN=Victoria Mateos de Manuel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T170000 SUMMARY:Genealogies and Belief UID:20240319T071240Z-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 presenter 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?
\nWhich facts or data should an etiological explanation of doxastic attitudes appeal to?
\nWhat methodological assumptions underlie the etiological explanations of our doxastic attitudes? \;
\nEach 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).
\nThe graduate workshop will be held on Sept. 19th\, 2024\, a day before the Critical Genealogies conference at UC Irvine from September 20th-21st\, 2024.
Please contact Tanuj Raut (rautt@uci.edu) if you have any questions.
Topical Collection at the \;European Journal for Philosophy of Science.
\nGuest Editors: \;Vincenzo Politi and Roger Deulofeu Batllori Opening Submission date: \;1rst March 2024 Deadline: 30th September 2024
\nOne of the most debated topics in contemporary philosophy of science is the so-called Value-Free Ideal (VFI)\, which states that non-epistemic values must play no role in the internal/justificatory phases of scientific research. It does not deny that epistemic values play a role in the internal phases of research\, nor that non-epistemic values may play a role in its external phases (such as in the agenda-setting stage or during the dissemination of results). VFI only forbids non-epistemic values in the epistemic phases of science.
\nCritics of VFI maintain that the internal stages of scientific knowledge production is driven by both epistemic and non-epistemic values (assuming that such a distinction makes sense) and that non-epistemic values do not corrupt the epistemic integrity of science\, but they actually improve its objectivity.
\nMany of these arguments are methodological: they show that scientific reasoning requires values\, in order to close the &lsquo\;logical gap&rsquo\; between evidence and theories (Longino 1990\, 2002) or to mitigate the risks of error associated with uncertainty (Douglas 2009).
\nOther arguments are ethical. Scientists\, like everyone else\, have the responsibility not to cause harm to others\; therefore\, they ought to make value judgements to prevent potentially harmful errors (Douglas 2009).
\nThere are also political arguments about values in science that are defended\, among some others\, by Kitcher (2001\, 2011)\, Kourany (2010)\, and Intemann (2015). While accepting the idea that values do play a role in science\, these philosophers specify that the values that can legitimately do so are those established by democratic mechanisms that guarantee the representation of the interests of societal stakeholders. In this way\, these philosophers challenge the traditional &lsquo\;social contract&rsquo\; between science and society\, based on the idea that science ought to remain autonomous from social and political pressures\, and provide arguments in favor of a more democratized science. As Schroeder (2022) argues\, ethical and political arguments must be carefully distinguished\, since they employ different methods and lead to incompatible conclusions. While ethical arguments focus on the rules that an individual ought to follow\, political arguments are developed from a more collective perspective. Furthermore\, what would \;be deemed as an unethical behavior for an individual could be permissible\, or even desirable\, for a nation or a collective organization.
\nAt the same time\, it must be noticed that there are also political arguments supporting VFI. As Bright (2018) discusses\, DuBois (1898) maintained that scientists&rsquo\; sole responsibility towards society is \; the discovery of (value-free) knowledge. This kind of knowledge is neutral\, in the sense that\, by itself\, it does not privilege any specific value outlooks over others. As such\, it is not subordinated to special interests. This means that it can be used by everybody in a democracy\, but not misused to push political agendas. Levi (1960) and Betz (2013) also support some variations of the argument of the political legitimacy of VFI. This argument is rarely tackled by the majority of the philosophers discussing values in science and society\, with Lusk (2021) being one of the most notable exceptions. Yet the problem remains that political arguments may be used to both support and reject VFI.
\nFinally\, there is also the problem of which political theory should be used in formulating political arguments about the value-ladenness (or the value-freedom) of science. Many of such arguments seem to presuppose that consensus is the (ideal) outcome of a democratic deliberation\, which in turn guarantees fairness and justice. Not everybody agrees on this point though. For instance\, Rolin (2021) argues that the consensus achieved through deliberative procedures may actually end up reinforcing injustice and inequality. The minorities' views\, in fact\, risk not to be taken into consideration if the democratic mechanism in place is designed to award the majority. For these reasons\, she challenges some recent views on the 'democratization of science' and she embraces the conception of research areas as 'social movements'. Moreover\, Hilligardt (2023) argues that requiring science to use only democratically held values does not consider the importance of partisan and politicized science\, which does not reflect the values and interests of a majority and yet it may contribute in important ways to both the epistemic aims of scientific research and to social progress.
\nThis Topical Collection focuses on the emerging &lsquo\;political philosophy of science&rsquo\;. Topics \; include\, but are not limited to:
\n
Please submit your contribution to the European Journal for Philosophy of Science\, selecting the TC "Developing a Political Philosophy of Science" from the dropdown menu of the editorial manager. For formatting and length\, please refer to the journal's Instructions for Author from the journal webpage: \;https://link.springer.com/journal/13194/submission-guidelines
Reach out at vin.politi@gmail.com or Roger.deulofeu@uab.cat for further information.
\n\n\nAvailable online first
\n\n\nVisit the EJPS homepage
\n\n\nBecome a member today
\n\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20241002T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20241004T170000 SUMMARY:4TU.Ethics ESDiT conference 2024 UID:20240319T071242Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Hengelosestraat 500\, Enschede\, Netherlands\, 7521AN DESCRIPTION:The 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 past three decades have seen a surge in scholarship on the philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars (1912-1989). Yet until very recently\, this scholarship has focused almost exclusively on aspects of Sellars&rsquo\;s theoretical philosophy &ndash\; his anti-foundationalist epistemology\, his view of mental states as theoretical entities\, his account of linguistic meaning in terms of normative functional/inferential role\, and his nominalist\, scientifically naturalist metaphysics &ndash\; largely neglecting the fact that\, throughout his career\, Sellars also wrote extensively and with nuance about practical philosophical issues. Sellars&rsquo\;s practical philosophical oeuvre comprises a sophisticated theory of action and practical reasoning and an evocative and comprehensive ethical theory (both meta- and normative) grounded in a conception of a we-intention. Only in the past few years have Sellars scholars begun to focus on this aspect of Sellars&rsquo\;s work\, and we are at last seeing a steady stream of publications in this area.
\nThe aim of this workshop is to help build this momentum\, by exploring relations between Sellars&rsquo\;s practical philosophy and contemporary debates on collective intentionality\, normativity\, and moral reasoning. Specifically\, we are inviting submissions investigating connections between Sellars&rsquo\;s theory of we-intentions and contemporary thinking about collective intentionality or contemporary developments in ethics (meta- or normative). Sellars&rsquo\;s conception of we-intention\, introduced to account for the intersubjectivity of moral reasoning and to develop a normative ethics that combines the best elements of Kantian deontology and utilitarianism\, was noted by some of the pioneers of the present-day collective intentionality literature\, such as Raimo Tuomela and John Searle\, without deeper exploration. This workshop welcomes submissions that endeavor such deeper exploration. Furthermore\, we welcome submissions that explore links between contemporary debates in ethics (both meta- and normative) and Sellars&rsquo\;s vision of moral norms and moral judgments.
\nWith the recent publication of Wilfrid Sellars\, The Metaphysics of Practice: Writings on Action\, Community\, and Obligation (Oxford University Press\, 2023)\, edited by Kyle Ferguson and Jeremy Koons\, all of Sellars&rsquo\;s practical philosophical writings (including unpublished manuscripts and correspondences) are now accessible in a single volume\, making it easier for anyone interested in this area of scholarship to draw on Sellars&rsquo\;s practical philosophical oeuvre in its entirety.The publication of this volume is a significant development in the scholarship on Sellars's practical philosophy in its own right\, and it provides opportunity for scholars to focus on this critical element of his overall project.
\nKeynote/Invited Speakers:
\nNatalie Gold (London School of Economics) &ndash\; keynote.
\nKirk Ludwig (Indiana University\, Bloomington) &ndash\; keynote.
\nMatthew Chrisman (University of Edinburgh)
\nStefanie Dach (University of West Bohemia)
\nWillem A. DeVries (University of New Hampshire)
\nJeremy Koons (Georgetown University in Qatar)
\nRonald Loeffler (Grand Valley State University)
\nGlenda Satne (University of Wollongong)
\nHans Bernhard Schmid (University of Vienna)
\nDeborah Tollefsen (University of Memphis)
\nTopics for papers at the workshop may include (but are not limited to):
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Sellars&rsquo\;s theory of we-intentions and approaches to group/collective agency.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Subject\, mode\, and content accounts of we-intentions in relation to Sellars&rsquo\;s theory of we-intentions.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Team reasoning and its relation to Sellarsian moral reasoning.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Contemporary moral expressivism and Sellars&rsquo\;s theory of the moral &lsquo\;ought&rsquo\;.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Framing and team reasoning in relation to Sellars&rsquo\;s view on the rational necessity of the moral point of view.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Sellars&rsquo\;s theory of practical reasoning in relation to contemporary accounts.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reductive vs. non-reductive accounts of collective action and Sellars&rsquo\;s distinction between I-intentions and we-intentions.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Sellars&rsquo\;s normative ethics in relation to current developments in normative ethics.
\nThis workshop will be held in-person. It will be single-session\, with four to five presentations per day. Presentations should be 45 minutes long\, followed by 30-minutes of discussion. We intend to publish an edited volume with a respected academic press based on the talks given at this workshop\, and expect all speakers to contribute a chapter to this volume\, based on their presentations.
\nFor each participant\, all the costs for participating in this workshop (travel\, hotel room\, meals\, visas\, etc.) will be covered by Georgetown University in Qatar.
\nScholars interested in participating should attach an abstract of no more than 1\,000 words\, prepared for blind review\, to an email with the subject line "2024 Sellars workshop" to Pia Peltonen (pp725@georgetown.edu). In the body of your submission email\, please indicate your full name and professional affiliation. Submission deadline is March 31\, 2024.
\nFor further information\, contact Jeremy Koons (koonsj@georgetown.edu) or Ronald Loeffler (loeffler@gvsu.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Jeremy Koons;CN=Ronald Loeffler: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240319T071138Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20240319T071244Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, United States\, 68182 DESCRIPTION:*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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