Thick Concepts: 2nd CFP
Simon Kirchin
THICK CONCEPTS
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
3rd-5th July, 2009
Invited Speakers:
Jonathan Dancy (Reading; Texas, Austin)
Daniel Elstein (Leeds)
Allan Gibbard (Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Chris Hookway (Sheffield)
Tom Hurka (Toronto)
Simon Kirchin (Kent)
Jerry Levinson (Maryland)
Adrian Moore (Oxford)
Michael Smith (Princeton)
Alan Thomas (Kent)
Pekka Vayrynen (Leeds)
Nick Zangwill (Durham)
Supported by The Mind Association, and The University of Kent.
Call for Papers:
There will be open sessions in which some non-invited speakers can present
their work. Papers dealing with any aspect of thick concepts are
encouraged. Submissions should be emailed to the conference organiser,
Simon Kirchin, at:
by Monday 2nd February 2009. Submissions should be prepared for blind
review, be a maximum of 2,000 words long, have an additional 200 word
abstract at the start, and contain lines of thought presentable in 20
minutes. The author's name, affiliation, and email address should be sent
in a separate file. Word or PDF files are preferred. Decisions will be
made by 30th April 2009. Postgraduates in particular are encouraged to
apply, with a prize of 50 pounds available for the best postgraduate talk.
(Speakers in the open sessions will not be reimbursed for any costs
incurred.)
A conference website, with details about bookings, etc., will appear in late
2008 / early 2009.
Best wishes,
Simon
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Dr. Simon Kirchin, Senior Lecturer,
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