The Center for Philosophy and the Health Sciences at Aarhus University is hosting a lecture by Joshua Knobe. It will take place on Thursday, January 29, 15:15–16:45 (UTC+1) via Zoom. The abstract reads: The notion of normality plays a role in the way people understand many different scientifically important concepts. For example, normality figures in people’s…
Category: Philosophy of Action
Hot Off The Press: “Indirect Freedom”
Andrew James Latham published a book on indirect compatibilism, a new compatibilist account of free will that also takes into account experimental philosophy and cognitive neuroscience. The summary reads: This book advances a new kind of compatibilist account of free will: indirect compatibilism. It is the first sustained philosophical analysis of the idea that the…
Workshop: “XPHI UK Work in Progress Workshop Series”
James Andow and Eugen Fischer have announced the first talks for this season’s “XPHI UK Work in Progress Workshop Series.” Talks will be held on Microsoft Teams. Anyone interested in joining can email james.andow@manchester.ac.uk. November 26, 16:00–18:00 (UTC±0) December 10, 16:00–18:00 (UTC±0) January 14, 16:00–18:00 (UTC±0)
Call: “Cognitive Tools in Action”
Valentina Cuccio and Francesco Parisi will organize the conference “Cognitive Tools in Action” in Messina, Italy, from May 28 to 30. Marianna Bolognesi, Anna Ciaunica, Elena Cuffari, Lambros Malafouris, Erik Myin, Gerard Steen, Vittorio Gallese, and Michele Cometa have been confirmed as keynote speakers. Abstracts can be submitted until March 30. The call reads: The…
Call: “ESPP 2025”
The 2025 conference of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology will take place in Warsaw, Poland, from September 2 to 5, hosted by the Polish Academy of Sciences. As keynote speakers, Emma Borg, Cameron Buckner, Nora Newcombe, and Petra Schumacher are confirmed. Abstracts for papers, posters, and symposia can be submitted until March 3….
Hot Off The Press: “Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Law”
Edited by Karolina Prochownik and Stefan Magen, “Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Law,” a new entry into Bloomsbury’s “Advances in Experimental Philosophy” series, has recently been published. See below for the table of contents. Part 1 – Topics in Experimental General Jurisprudence Part 2 – Topics in Experimental Particular Jurisprudence Part 3 – (New) Methods…
Hot Off The Press: “Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Action”
Edited by Paul Henne and Samuel Murray, “Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Action,” a new entry into Bloomsbury’s “Advances in Experimental Philosophy” series, has recently been published. See below for the table of contents. Literature Henne, Paul, and Samuel Murray (eds.) (2024): Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Action, London, New York, and Dublin: Bloomsbury. (Link)
Job: “PhD Scholarships in Neurophilosophy” (Munich, Germany)
The Graduate School of Systemic Neuroscience (GSN) at the University of Munich offers PhD scholarships in neurophilosophy. Applications are possible until November 25. The job announcement reads:
Call: “The Puzzle of Social Behavior – Game Theory and Beyond”
Mantas Radzvilas and Wolfgang Spohn organize a workshop on “The Puzzle of Social Behavior – Game Theory and Beyond” at the University of Bielefeld. It will take place from April 3 to 5, 2025. Abstracts for presentations can be submitted until January 6, 2025. The call reads: There are up to 5 further slots of…
Call: “Agency and Intentions in Language”
The fifth instalment of “Agency and Intentions in Language” (AIL) is coming. Hosted by the University of Göttingen, it will take place online from January 29 to 31, 2025. Abstracts for presentations can be submitted until December 18, 2025. The call reads: Call for Papers On the linguistic side, we welcome submissions examining any grammatical…