http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/events/nietzsche_mind_conference
FNSOX2009
Nietzsche on Mind and Nature
11-13 September 2009
St Peter's College, University of Oxford
Deadline: 15 March 2009
The Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford will host the 2009
International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society of Great Britain and
Ireland, 11-13 September 2009, at St Peter's College, Oxford.
Keynote speakers include:
Prof. Günter Abel, Faculty of Philosophy, TU Berlin, Germany.
Prof. Brian Leiter, Faculty of Law, University of Chicago, USA.
Prof. Graham Parkes, Faculty of Philosophy, Cork, Ireland.
Prof. Peter Poellner, Faculty of Philosophy, Warwick University, UK.
Prof. Bernard Reginster, Faculty of Philosophy, Brown University, USA.
Prof. John Richardson, Faculty of Philosophy, NYU, USA.
Prof. Galen Strawson, Department of Philosophy, Reading University, UK.
This conference seeks for the first time to consider Nietzsche's philosophy of
mind in relation to his philosophical naturalism. We hope to consider papers by
Nietzsche experts with a background in continental and/or analytic philosophy as
well as from those working in the fields of philosophy of mind and naturalism
with a strong interest in Nietzsche. Potential topics include:
Nietzsche's theory of subjectivity Nietzsche and the body
Intentionality Memory and self
Consciousness & self-consciousness Nietzsche and biology
Epiphenomenalism Nietzsche and psychology
Mind-body problem Awareness, emotion, cognition
Unconsciousness Perspectivism and the self
Self and otherness Self-awareness and self-knowledge
Mind as emergent phenomenon Nietzsche and neuroscience
Nietzsche's naturalism Agency and freedom
Mind, world, brain Intersubjectivity and value
Art, mind, nature Narrative/non-narrative self
Influences &Reception
We invite submissions for 30-minute papers on the above or related topics.
Please send an abstract of a maximum of 400 words via email by Sunday 15 March
2009 to
fnsox /at/ philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than 1 April 2009.
For further details, please visit the conference website at
http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/events/nietzsche_mind_conference
or contact the organizers at
fnsox/at/philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Organization:
Dr. Manuel Dries and Dr. Peter Kail
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Oxford
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