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. Women and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
Consciousness and Cognitive Phenomenology
Animal and non-animal cognition
Enactive Approaches to Biology and Cognition
Biological and Cognitive implications of Transhumanism
Cognition, Adaptation and Evolutionary Theory
Philosophical Issues Concerning Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES)
The Ideas of Explanation and Causation in Biology and Cognitive Sciences
Models in Biology and Cognitive Sciences.
The Concept of Environment and The Organism-Environment Relationship in Biology and Cognitive Sciences.
The Concept of Individuality
HOW TO APPLY
We invite abstracts between 500 and 750 words. Applicants must send a detailed summary of the contribution to the email address by June 30th. Summaries must be sent in .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. Contributions will be sent to a specialized scientific committee for evaluation. The organizing committee is committed to ensuring a double-blind peer review process.
Talks: Each talk will last no more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Submission: Please submit your paper to xiiipbcs@gmail.com