[PHILOS-L] Final Reminder- CFP: Jonathan Ichikawa, "Epistemic Courage"
Kayleigh Timmer
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CFP: Jonathan Ichikawa, Epistemic Courage
Abstract: Epistemic Courage is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of the ethics of belief. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from conspiracy theories to medical misinformation, Ichikawa shows why epistemology is no mere academic abstraction - the question of what to believe couldn't be more urgent. And, he argues, many mainstream ideas about what to believe - those emphasizing the importance of ensuring that one doesn't believe with insufficient evidence - are incomplete and distorting in important and harmful ways. A skeptical, negative bias about belief is connected to a conservative bias that reinforces the status quo. Throughout the book, Ichikawa argues that we need to shift our focus from avoiding false beliefs to actively seeking out true ones. Throughout the book, Ichikawa uses engaging and timely examples to illustrate his points. He tackles important questions, such as how moral considerations interact with evidential ones in deciding what to believe, and how to navigate the complex ethical issues around testimony, rape culture, and epistemic injustice. Accessible and rigorous, Epistemic Courage invites readers to consider the importance of belief, and how it shapes our lives and the world around us. With its insightful analysis and compelling case studies, this book is an essential read for philosophers and anyone else interested in belief, social justice, and the pursuit of truth.
Author Bio: Jonathan Ichikawa is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Ichikawa has published extensively in epistemology, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and feminist philosophy. He is the co-author of The Rules of Thought (2013) and the author of Contextualizing Knowledge (2017). He received his PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University in 2008, and his MA from Brown University in 2005. Dr. Ichikawa also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His research interests include the nature of knowledge, consent and rape culture, and the ethics of belief.
Guest Editor: Anthony Hatzimoysis is Professor of Contemporary Philosophy, Chair at the History & Philosophy of Science Department at the University of Athens, and a Regular Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University at Malibu, California. He has held academic posts at the University College London (UCL), and visiting posts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). He is co-founder of the European Society for the Study of Emotions, based at Basel, Switzerland. His main works include 'Philosophy and the Emotions' (Cambridge University Press), 'Self-Knowledge' (Oxford University Press), 'The Philosophy of Sartre' (Routledge) - and (in Greek) Ο Φόβος (ΜΙΕΤ), Φιλοσοφικά Πορτρέτα (Πόλις), Αιδώς, Αγάπη, Αγωνία (Πατάκης).
Journal of Philosophy of Emotion
The Journal of Philosophy of Emotion (JPE) is planning to publish a book symposium on Dr. Jonathan Ichikawa's latest book, Epistemic Courage, and we are looking for commentators who are interested in engaging in a critical discussion of it, with the aim of moving the discourse on relevant topics highlighted by his book forward. We are hoping to publish this book symposium in the JPE’s summer 2026 issue. If you are interested, please email us at kayleightimmer[dot]jpe[at]gmail[dot]com, informing us of your interest, along with a copy of your CV, by July 31st, 2024. We will contact you by August 14th, 2024, with a decision regarding your expressed interest and any further details. Invited commentators will each receive a free digital copy of Epistemic Courage to review for their commentary, unless a hard copy is required.
Please refer to past issues of the JPE for examples, and all submissions must adhere to the JPE’s style guideline. All contributors are also responsible for copyediting their own submissions and providing any requested citation information, although the JPE will also conduct a preliminary review and copyedit check of all accepted submissions.
We encourage a diversity of scholars of all ranks who are interested in participating as commentators to respond to this CFP, provided that they are willing and able to commit to fulfilling the expectations of our double-anonymous peer review process. Please note that commentators will be selected not only based on their qualifications, but also based on considerations for the value of diversity and inclusiveness among qualified commentators; and a scholar's qualification will be judged based on the quality of the commentaries submitted. Potential contributors are also welcome to let us know in their letter of interest that they would be willing to referee the composed book symposium if for some reason they were not invited to contribute a commentary, but would still like to contribute to the book symposium.
Please note that if your commentary gets accepted to go to peer review, the JPE requires a submission fee of $35, or you can become a member of the Society for Philosophy of Emotion (SPE), which includes a one time JPE submission fee waiver. The JPE is an independently published, open-access journal, and all manuscript submission fees go toward paying for operating costs and providing need-based subventions to facilitate diverse and inclusive participation.
Society for Philosophy of Emotion
Accepted commentators will also be invited to present their commentaries during a book symposium as a part of a SPE-APA affiliated group session at the 2025 Pacific Divison Meeting of the APA in San Franciso (16-19 April). Commentaries for this book symposium are due six (6) weeks before the SPE-APA session date, and author replies are due (3) weeks before the session date, in accordance with the APA meeting participation guidelines.
Please note that commentators who agree to participate in this book symposium will not be eligible for any funding assistance from the APA since only those who are presenting in an APA main program event are eligible for such funding. Participants would also be required to register for the 2025 Pacific APA conference and be a member of the SPE at the time of their participation.
Sincerely,
Kayleigh Timmer (she/her/hers)
Editorial Assistant, JPE
Masters Student, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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