Call for Abstracts
Joining Forces of Philosophy and the Empirical Sciences to Tackle Social
Injustices -
6th Conference of Experimental Philosophy Group UK
29-30 June 2015, University of Nottingham
Deadline for Submissions: 31 March 2015
Experimental Philosophy Group UK invites the submission of abstracts for
posters and papers to be presented at their upcoming conference. We
welcome contributions from researchers (from all disciplines) who are
engaged in or interested in the investigation of philosophical topics
using empirical methods.
We especially encourage contributions that concern this year’s main
theme, ‘Joining Forces of Philosophy and the Empirical Sciences to
Tackle Social Injustices’. We intend to bring together philosophers,
psychologists and social scientists whose research touches on the
issue of social injustice — what it is and how it can be
combated. The conference will provide a platform for knowledge exchange
as well as networking and help establish new collaborative research
projects. Contributions may include, amongst others, empirical research
on discrimination (e.g., racial, gender or religious
discrimination), social mobility and accessibility to public
resources or philosophical analyses of terms like ‘justice’ or ‘fairness’.
Despite this focus, all high-quality contributions from the wider field
of experimental philosophy are welcome. This may include submissions
presenting recently completed experimental work, engaging with the work
of this year’s keynote speakers, proposing new experimental work,
discussing existing empirical studies, introducing novel approaches or
raising methodological questions.
Submissions are encouraged from all levels of academia. Abstracts of up
to 500 words are to be sent as PDF or Word documents to
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of the email should read ‘SUBMISSION [YOUR NAME]’. In the body of the
email please state your name, affiliation and in which category (talk or
poster) you wish your submission to be considered. Talks should be about
20 minutes long and will be followed by a brief discussion. Those whose
abstracts for talks are not accepted will be automatically considered
for a poster. Presenters should be prepared to obtain funding from their
home department, or to fund themselves.
Confirmed keynote speakers: Kimberley Brownlee (University of Warwick),
Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh), Ron Mallon (Washington
University in St. Louis)
Primary organiser: Andreas Bunge (Nottingham)
Co-organisers: James Andow (Reading), Bryony Pierce (Bristol), Robin
Scaife (Sheffield)
Registration for the conference will open soon (£25 standard fee, £15
concessionary rate). The link to the registration page and further info
can be found at:
http://sites.google.com/site/experimentalphilosophygroupuk
The conference benefits from the financial support of the Mind
Association and the Society for Applied Philosophy.
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