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CFP: Issues in Philosophy of Memory

John Schwenkler January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017 CFPs / Memory

July 10-13, 2017 University of Cologne, Germany Conference Abstract: Philosophizing about memory is as old as philosophy itself. Despite the long tradition of inquiry, the philosophy of memory was until recently not recognized as an area of research in its own right. In recent years, however, the situation has changed …

Important changes to the SPP mailing lists

Colin Allen writes on behalf of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology: Because of new restrictions on hosting mailing lists on faculty machines at Texas A&M, after two decades of service (thanks to Chris Menzel!) we are shifting the SPP mailing lists to Google groups. We are keeping the same …

CFP: Purpose and Procedure in the Philosophy of Perception

John Schwenkler November 30, 2016 November 30, 2016 CFPs / perception / Philosophy of Mind

The organisers of the network (Sense) Perception in the North invite submissions of papers that directly address the goal of the project Purpose and Procedure in the Philosophy of Perception for inclusion in an edited volume. Those whose papers are selected for the volume will also be invited to be commentators at the project conference …

CFP: SPP 2017

John Schwenkler November 30, 2016 November 30, 2016 CFPs / Philosophy of Mind / Psychology

Call for Papers: Society for Philosophy and Psychology Wednesday, June 28 – Saturday, July 1, 2017 Johns Hopkins University https://socphilpsych.org/ Submission site now open: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spp2017 Submission Deadline: February 10, 2017 Please submit an abstract of no more than 1500 words. Submissions are refereed and selected on the basis of quality …

CFP: The Philosophical Significance of Molyneux’s Question

John Schwenkler November 29, 2016 December 2, 2016 CFPs / Consciousness / perception

CFP: The Philosophical Significance of Molyneux’s Question University of York, UK June 5-6, 2017 Funded by a grant from the New Directions in the Study of the Mind Project (https://www.newdirectionsproject.com/) to Louise Richardson and John Schwenkler Confirmed speakers:: Mohan Matthen, L. A. Paul, M. G. F. Martin With responses from members of Sense …

CFP: Themes in Transformative Experience

John Schwenkler November 21, 2016 November 21, 2016 CFPs / Consciousness / Ethics

Themes in Transformative Experience: metaphysics, aesthetics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind Pre conference of the 2017 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association Seattle, WA April 11th, 2017 The Seattle Westin Transformative experience connects to a wide range of philosophical topics. An experience can be epistemically transformative by teaching …