CfP: The European Philosophy of Science Association
The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) invites
contributed papers and proposals for symposia for its
next conference, EPSA17 (www.philsci.eu/epsa17), which will be held at the University of Exeter from 6-9 September 2017.
The
conference will feature contributed papers, symposia, and posters
covering all subfields of the philosophy of science, and will
bring together a large number of philosophers of science from Europe and
overseas. We are also welcoming philosophically minded scientists and
investigators from other areas outside the philosophy of science, for
example as participants in a symposium, and we particularly welcome
submissions from women, ethnic minorities, and any
other underrepresented group in the profession.
The conference has ten sections:
1 General philosophy of science
2 Philosophy of the physical sciences
3 Philosophy of the life sciences
4 Philosophy of the cognitive sciences
5 Philosophy of the social sciences
6 Philosophy of technology and philosophy of interdisciplinary research
7 Philosophy of science in practice
8 Formal philosophy of science
9 Integrated history, philosophy, and social studies of science
10 Ethical issues in the sciences
The
EPSA17 Program Committee, headed by David Teira and Thomas Reydon, will
strive for quality, variety, and diversity on the program. A selection
of accepted contributed and symposium papers will appear in an
edited volume, to be published by Springer.
Contributed Papers -
We invite submissions of both a short abstract (max. 1,000 characters)
and an extended abstract through EasyChair, our online
submission system, by 5 January 2017. The extended abstract should
include the number and title of the relevant section, the title of the
paper, and an abstract of max. 1,000 words. The allocated time for
delivering contributed papers at the conference will be 30 minutes,
including discussion. Please prepare your abstracts for blind review,
and submit your extended abstract as a PDF file. Authors who want their
paper to be considered for the poster session in case of non acceptance
as a talk should tick the appropriate box in EasyChair. Authors whose
papers could not be accepted for presentation as a talk but who
are offered a place in the poster session will be notified in
the decision email.
Symposia - We invite
submissions of both a short abstract (max. 1,000 characters) and a full
proposal through EasyChair, our online submission system, by 5 January
2017. The full proposal should include the number and title of
the relevant section, the title of the proposed symposium, the contact
details of the organizer(s) (who may or may not be a speaker) and the
names and short CVs of all speakers (max. 1 page in total), a general
description of the topic and its significance (max. 1,500 words), and
titles and abstracts of all papers (max. 300 words for each paper).
Accepted symposia will be allocated 120 minutes, including discussions.
They can have any format but the maximum number of speakers is 5.
Symposium proposals that explore connections between different areas or
research programs in philosophy of science or between philosophy of
science and sciences are encouraged. Please submit the full proposal as a
PDF file.
Poster Session - It is possible to
submit your contributed paper for presentation as a poster at a
dedicated poster session instead of a talk in a 30-min. time slot.
For poster submissions, please follow the guidelines for contributed
papers, add the word ‘Poster’ below the title on both abstracts, and
submit your abstracts in the poster track in EasyChair. Given the
competition for places on the conference program, the poster session
will also be open for contributed papers that for reasons of space could
not be accepted for presentation as a talk although they
were considered to be of high quality and of much relevance for the
conference.
Submission Guidelines and Rules - All submissions should be made through EasyChair (<https://easychair.
EPSA17
Travel Grants - EPSA and the University of Exeter offer 15 travel
grants (of up to 250 GBP each) for graduate students presenting a paper
at the EPSA17 conference in Exeter. Grants are merit-based and will be
awarded according to the ranking of papers by the Program
Committee. Information about how to apply for travel grants will be
included in the notification of acceptance.
EPSA17
Graduate Student Essay Prize - EPSA will award a Graduate Student Essay
Prize for the best paper presented by a graduate student at EPSA17 in
Exeter. The winner will be officially announced during EPSA17. He/she
will receive 500 EUR. In addition, the winning paper will be
taken into consideration for publication in EJPS, where it will be
subjected to a standard review procedure which may result in requests
for revisions to the original submission. Information about how to
submit a paper for the essay prize will be included in the notification
of acceptance.
Dates and Deadlines
- Deadline for all submissions: 5 January 2017
- Notification of acceptance (all submissions): 1 April 2017
- Early registration deadline: 15 June 2017
- Online registration deadline: 1 September 2017
- Conference: 6-9 September 2017