[PHILOS-L] DEADLINE APPROACHING - CFA - 4TH ANNUAL WEB CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES OF MIND
Carlos Barth
Dear friends,
This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for submissions to the 4TH
ANNUAL WEB CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF
THE SCIENCES OF MIND is July, 31. There's still time to join us!
Please, see below for more info.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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We are happy to invite all philosophers working on any science of the mind
(broadly construed) to submit an abstract for a paper or a symposium. The 4th
Annual Online Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the
Sciences of the Mind will be held online on the 4th-6th of November, 2026
(4/11/26 - 6/11/26). The schedule will be flexible, allowing for a worldwide
audience across a range of time zones. We particularly encourage submissions
from underrepresented groups in the field as part of our ongoing commitment to
diversity and inclusion practices in philosophy and beyond.
What is the mind, and how does it work? These questions have led to centuries
of philosophical and empirical investigations, and still lack definitive
answers. We thus invite submissions from all disciplines that leverage insights
from the use of different techniques, methodologies, and research questions to
shed light on the nature and functioning of the mind.
In this fourth web conference, we seek again to bring together many of these
perspectives to build a common ground, a comprehensive and multi-scale
conceptual landscape of the mind. We accept submissions from a broad range of
perspectives, including - but not limited to - philosophy of psychology,
philosophy of psychiatry, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of cognitive
science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of artificial intelligence & robotics,
philosophy of linguistics, philosophy of ethology, philosophy of (cognitive)
anthropology, philosophy of biology, philosophy of the social sciences and
consciousness studies.
We are delighted to already have a number of excellent keynote speakers
confirmed for 2026, including:
Devon Bailey
University of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Louise Barrett
University of Lethbridge, Canada
Ali Boyle
LSE, United Kingdom
Melina Gastelum Vargas
UNAM, Mexico
Michael Kirchhoff
University of Wollongong, Australia
Yukie Nagai
University of Tokyo, Japan
INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION
Abstracts for single papers (about 30 minutes each including Q&A) should be
anonymized PDFs of maximum 500 words, and should include references and 3-5
keywords (both excluded from the wordcount). To submit an abstract, please use
the following link.
Proposals for symposia (2 hours including Q&A, maximum 4 papers) should be PDF
files between 1500 and 2000 words, excluding references and 3-5 keywords.
Unlike papers, they should not be anonymized: speakers' affiliations and
contacts should be included in the main text. To submit a symposium proposal,
please use the following link.
Deadline for submissions: 31/07/2026
BEST MEME PRIZE
Many scientific societies have prizes for the best paper. As an online-based
society, we instead launch a contest for the best graphic meme regarding the
philosophy of the sciences of the mind. We are interested in memes formed by
static images + text and GIFs.
The contest is open to all those who submit a paper or a symposium at the
conference: to participate, simply add up to a .GIF or .JPEG file entitled
"ISPSM2026 Best Meme Contest." Memes should aim to elicit a laugh and then a
thought (similarly to the Ig Nobel prize) and should abide by the ISPSM code of
conduct (https://www.ispsmind.com/). The winning meme will be selected by the
participants through a vote, and hosted on the society’s homepage and social
media.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Marco Facchin, Universiteit Antwerpen
Valeria Becattini, IUSS Pavia
Liberty Severs, Ruhr-Univesität Bochum, the University of Lisbon and the Konrad Lorentz Institute
Jimena Clavel Vazquez - Tilburg University
Negro, Niccolò - School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Carlos Barth - Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology (FAJE)
Laura Oppi - Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen
April Owens - University of Cambridge
PRACTICAL INFO
When:
4-6 November 2026
Where:
Online
Fees:
The conference is fully online, and no fee is required
Additional information:
https://www.ispsmind.com/international-conference/
Further Inquiries:
ispsmo...@gmail.com
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