CfP: Special Edition about The Upsurge of Irrationality (Disputatio | Madrid)
Critical
thinking, the general capacity for the critical assessment of arguments
and scientific literacy, face several problems that hinder both its
public acceptance and its screening by responsible institutions.
Although social irrationality is not a novel issue, its sophisticated
use by social movements that, flirting with pseudoscience, seek to
exploit negligence in decision-making is rising. In this regard, many of
these contemporary forms of motivated irrationality show harmful
political implications, such as “alternative facts”, climate change
denial, radical gender studies, etc., in contexts as crucial as
educational, health or environmental public policies.
Disputatio, Philosophical Research Bulletin cordially
invites authors interested in reflecting or in presenting a systematic
investigation about contemporary forms of collective irrationality that
come into well-documented conflict with critical thinking and scientific
knowledge. Articles can be interdisciplinary, considering for different
standpoints a wide thematic spectrum: pseudo-theory promotion
(homeopathy, psychoanalysis, intelligent design), science denialism (of
vaccines, flat-earthers, etc.), and post-truth as an attitude of
rejection of evidence and critical discussion, flourishing nowadays in
postmodern politics. This broad thematic spectrum aims to offer freedom
to the authors, nevertheless, monograph will not include merely
informative or uncritical articles.
The
manuscripts can be submitted in Spanish, English and Portuguese. In
case you wish to submit a writing in German or Italian, we offer
translation into Spanish and publication in bilingual form. Submissions
will be subject to blind peer review and must meet the usual standards
of quality for international Publications. If the idea appeals to you
and you wish to participate in our special edition, we just need you to
provide us with a title, an abstract (max. 200 words), and 3-5 key
words. Deadline for the receipt of submissions (full papers): 15/03/2019.
Disputatio. Philosophical Research Bulletin its
published by the University of Salamanca (Spain) and follows the
standard academic procedure of revision of writings by peers; it is of
open access, free of charge for authors and readers, and it mainly
publishes original writings in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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University of Granada] in 2017, the B1 category by the Qualis/CAPES at
the period 2013-2016, and the Level 1 INT by the The Nordic List and The
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