CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences X (PBCS X)
The
Madrid Philosophy Network (MPN) is honored to introduce the tenth
edition of the Research Workshop on Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive
Science (PBCS), an annual encounter of young
scholars that aims at bringing together researchers from different
disciplinary backgrounds: philosophers, cognitive scientists, and
biologists working on issues of common interest. In this workshop, young
researchers can present their ideas and participate
in the discussions, as well as attend the conferences of keynote
speakers. Its main purposes are to serve as a tool for enhancing
research through discussion and to promote the interdisciplinary of the
ideas presented.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Marta Jorba (UPV/EHU)
Javier González de Prado Salas (UNED)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
This
call is addressed to graduate, Master, Ph.D. students, as well as
Doctors who finished their dissertations during the last three years,
working on the areas of Philosophy of Biology
and Cognitive Science. Possible topics include (but are not limited
to):
- Consciousness and cognitive phenomenology
- Enactive approaches to biology and cognition
- Philosophy of functions
- Biological and cognitive implications of transhumanism
- Cognition and adaptation
- Natural kinds in philosophy of biology and cognitive sciences
- Minimal requirements for either life or cognition
- Cognition and evolutionary theory.
We invite abstracts between 500 and 750 words.
Applicants must send a detailed summary of the contribution to the email address by
15th March 2020. Summaries can be sent in .doc, or .pdf
format. The contributions are expected to indicate the title of the talk
and also highlight the relevance of the topic for the event and a
sketch of the main arguments. They can be written
in English or Spanish. Applicants must send two copies of the summary:
one will contain the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s) and email
contact. The second one will not include names, affiliations, email
contact or any kind of information that could
reveal the authorship of the document.
Talks: Each talk will last no more than 20-30 minutes followed by a 10-15 minutes discussion.
Please, send your abstract to
pbcsxworkshop@gmail.com.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline:
15th March 2020
Notification of acceptance: 1st of April 2020.
If you need any further information, please contact
pbcsxworkshop@gmail.com.