Conference Announcement (with apologies for cross-posting)
On Saturday 3rd March, the University of Southampton will host a one-day
postgraduate conference on 'Mental Illness and Accounts of the Mind'. The
purpose of this conference - the third in an annual series - is to promote
philosophical discussion about the nature of mind, mental health and
illness, and the concepts involved in psychology and psychiatry. There will
be a strong emphasis on encouraging discussion between different disciplines
and the event will feature speakers from backgrounds including philosophy,
psychology, and psychiatry.
Guest Speakers:
Prof. Bill Fulford - Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick.
ŒDelusion and True Belief: Clinical Cases and Conceptual Conundra¹
Prof. Steve Champlin - Department of Philosophy, University of Hull.
ŒMental Illness in Twenty Minutes Flat¹
Speakers:
Demian Whiting - Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield.
ŒParanoia: Unreasonable Belief or Inappropriate Emotion¹
Michael Hay - Department of Philosophy, King¹s College London
ŒWhat is the Place of the Mind in Philosophical Enquiries?¹
D B Double - Department of Health Policy and Practice, University of East
Anglia.
ŒAdolf Meyer and the Myth/Reality of Mental Illness: Implications for
Current Understanding¹
Ian Fairholm - Department of Psychology, University of Durham.
ŒThe Lessons to Be Learnt from Lapses of the Mind¹
Annalisa Coliva - Department of Logic and Metaphysics, University of St
Andrews.
ŒThought-Insertion and Immunity to Error through Misidentification¹
Peter McCarthy - Department of Philosophy, University of Southampton.
ŒExperiencing Mental Disturbance - A Problem for Materialism¹
Lisa Bortolotti - Department of Philosophy, Australian National University.
ŒRationality and Belief Ascription: The Argument from Delusion¹
Eccy de Jonge - Department of Philosophy, University of Essex.
ŒThe Purpose of Self-Analysis in Spinoza¹s Metaphysics¹
Lucy Huskinson - Department of Philosophy, University of Essex.
ŒThe Madness of Nietzsche: A Jungian Diagnosis¹
The conference will take place at the University¹s Avenue Campus between 10
am and 5 pm. There is no registration fee. Attendance is open to students
and staff of any discipline who are interested in this topic. For further
information, please contact Graham Stevens <[log in to unmask]> or Geoff Eavy
<[log in to unmask]> in the Department of Philosophy.
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
Name: ..............................................................
Institution (incl. Department): ....................................
Contact address: ...................................................
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Email address: ...................................................
Please return this form (by post or email) to Graham Stevens
<[log in to unmask]> or Geoff Eavy <[log in to unmask]>, Department of
Philosophy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ. It
will be possible to register on the day of the conference, but we would
appreciate prior notification of your wish to attend.
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