This three-day-long graduate conference aims at addressing the broad topic of errors and mistakes from a plurality of philosophical perspectives and research methodologies. 

The first day will be devoted to historical and historiographical approaches, hosting presentations on any author, trend, or period in the global history of philosophy. On the second day, the focus will shift to debates in the analytic tradition: from metaphysical inquiries to the investigation of perceptual misrepresentation, to issues concerning errors in the formal sciences and how to reason about them. Finally, on the third day, we will discuss the topic of mistakes drawing on contributions from interdisciplinary connections between philosophy and experimental investigation, cognitive science, and neuroscience.

Papers ought to address the theme of mistakes broadly conceived, including, but not limited to:

• Category mistakes

• Non-sequiturs

• Formal and informal fallacies

• Truth, falsehood, and correspondence

• Modal mistakes 

• Violations of grounding relations

• Skepticism and perceptive mistakes

• Mistakes and epistemic self-doubt 

• Mistakes in assumptions and presupposition

• Mistakes and rhetorical persuasion

• Mistakes and serendipity 

• Cognitive biases

• Misinformation and mechanisms of vigilance  

• Irrational beliefs, delusions, and hallucinations

• Attentional lapses and error-related brain activity 

• False memories and self-deception

The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2024 at 12pm (CET), and applicants will be notified about the results at the latest by January 12, 2025.

The conference will be held in person. 

We charge no registration fee. Unfortunately, we are unable to cover transport and hotel expenses for selected speakers and therefere we encourage you to seek financial assistance at your home institutions.

Who can apply for a presentation?

Graduate students and young researchers who obtained their PhD within the last 3 years.

How to submit?

Send an email to milangraduateconference@gmail.com, complete with the following attachments: 

• An abstract of no more than 1500 words (excluding references) with a title.

• A separate cover letter specifying personal information, affiliation, the area of their submission (corresponding to one of the three days), and the title of the submitted abstract.

Abstracts should be prepared for blind review and suitable for a 25 min presentation.