Call for Papers: The Second Annual Minds Online Conference

The editors of the Brains blog, together with the Departments of Philosophy at Florida State University and the University of Houston, are pleased to announce that the second annual Minds Online conference will be held during the month of September, 2016. The confirmed keynote speakers are Ellen Fridland (King’s College, …

CFA: Rethinking the Taxonomy of Psychology

Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations Rethinking the Taxonomy of Psychology Workshop University of Western Ontario April 15-17, 2016 Workshop Description: This workshop will focus on an emerging research project in the cognitive neurosciences wherein the traditional scientific approach of using psychological investigations to enhance our understanding of the brain …

Templeton-sponsored “Academic Cross-Training” for philosophers and theologians

This looks like a terrific program (note that it is only for the recently tenured): The John Templeton Foundation invites applications for its Academic Cross-Training (ACT) Fellowship program beginning November 9, 2015, with fellowships to begin Fall 2017. The ACT Fellowship program is intended to equip recently tenured philosophers and …

CFP: International Conference on Thinking

The International Conference on Thinking is now accepting submissions. Date: August 4-6, 2016 (Note: The Cognitive Science Society conference will be in Philadelphia the following week). Location: Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Submission deadline: 31st of March 2016 at 23:59 GMT This conference brings cognitive scientists, psychologists, philosophers, decision-making researchers, and …

New MA Program in Philosophy at George Washington University

The George Washington University Department of Philosophy is very happy to announce its new M.A. in Philosophy.  This new graduate program complements our longstanding and highly successful M.A. in Philosophy and Social Policy. The GW Department of Philosophy’s pluralist faculty spans both analytic and continental traditions, and the new M.A. …

Applications for the Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy are now open!

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP), to be held at Duke University from May 22 to June 5, 2016. The SSNAP consist of two weeks of intensive training in philosophy and neuroscience with the aim of fostering collaboration between the two disciplines. A total …

What can we learn from Minds Online about the future of online conferences in philosophy?

That’s the question Cameron Buckner, Nick Byrd, and I raise in a guest post written for Daily Nous. We hope you will read our post and join the discussion, especially of the following questions — you can answer them in the comments here or there, or privately via e-mail: In Minds Online, …

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