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CFP: Buffalo Experimental Philosophy Conference 2017

John Schwenkler February 19, 2017 February 19, 2017 CFPs / Experimental Philosophy

Dates: Fri., Aug. 18, and Sat., Aug. 19, 2017 Keynote speaker: Tania Lombrozo (Psychology, Berkeley) Submission deadline: May 15, 2017 Conference Venue: Embassy Suites Downtown Buffalo, 200 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14202, United States, 716-842-1000 Paper Submissions: We invite submissions for paper presentations on any topic pertaining …

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John Schwenkler February 19, 2017 February 25, 2017 Chauncey Maher: Plant Minds

We are grateful to Chauncey Maher (Dickinson College) for blogging this week on Plant Minds: A Philosophical Defense, forthcoming from Routledge. To view all his posts, click here.

CFP: Cognition in Groups

John Schwenkler February 16, 2017 February 16, 2017 CFPs / Cognition / Epistemology

Call for Papers – Workshop on “Cognition in Groups”, May 31 2017 in Milan Center for the Study of Social Action, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milano, Italy. Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2017 Confirmed speakers: Giulia Piredda (Pavia), Kourken Michaelian (Dunedin), Giuliano Torrengo (Milan) The …

CFP: Advances in Cognitive Systems

John Schwenkler February 16, 2017 February 16, 2017 CFPs / Cognition

The Fifth Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems will take place May 12-14, 2017, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, USA. The meeting aims to bring together researchers interested in building computational artifacts that focus on high-level cognition and decision making, reliance on rich, structured representations, and …

Upcoming Events at the Brains Blog

John Schwenkler February 16, 2017 February 19, 2017 Events

In the next few months we will continue our regular series of journal symposia at the Brains blog, and also feature visits from several authors of recent books: During the week of February 19, Chauncey Maher (Dickinson College) will blog about Plant Minds: A Philosophical Defense (Routledge, 2017). Beginning the week of March 6 we …

USA versus Trump

Gualtiero Piccinini February 13, 2017 November 25, 2022 Mindcraft / Uncategorized

I’ve rarely posted about politics on this blog. In an old, rare exception, I defended the modern Italian right from the accusation of being fascist or inclined towards fascism while simultaneously accusing Italian political institutions of lacking proper checks and balances (in part as a heritage from the fascist regime). I left …

CFA: Mind and Brain Annual Conference

John Schwenkler February 11, 2017 February 11, 2017 CFPs

Mind and Brain Annual Conference September 14 and 15, 2017 Flint, MI USA Call for Abstracts: submission deadline August 1, 2017 This annual conference will bring together scholars and researchers from all areas whose work concerns important issues involving the mind and brain. Submissions may concern traditional such as epistemology, …