Call for Papers

We invite submissions for contributed presentations from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and other related areas. We also welcome submissions focused on interdisciplinary work. Accepted proposals are eligible for receiving funding up to 4.550 MOP (please see details below).

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Models and norms of rationality in philosophy and science
• Continuity vs. discontinuity between normal and abnormal cognition
• Cognitive mechanisms and epistemic functions of delusions and confabulations
• Beliefs and self-knowledge
• Beliefs and self-deception
• Epistemic benefits of cognitive biases
• Beliefs and behavior
• Evolutionary perspectives on reasoning and (ir)rationality
• Non-inferential aspects of cognition
• Evidence, belief formation, and irrational beliefs
• Religious beliefs, rationality and religious delusions
• The epistemic role of imagination

Abstracts of approximately 500 words should be submitted to ndolcini@um.edu.mo. We encourage submissions of theoretical papers, empirically-oriented research papers, as well as work in progress.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:

10 November 2015

FUNDING FOR CONTRIBUTED SPEAKERS:

Accepted contributed speakers will receive a support for travelling (flight/ferry economy round-trip) on the basis of receipts with an upper limit of 4.000 MOP if travelling from non-Asian countries, and of 2.000 MOP if travelling from Asian countries. Moreover, they will be reimbursed for the costs of lunch/dinners related to the workshop on the basis of receipts and with an upper limit of 550 MOP.

ACCEPTED PROPOSALS:

Notification of accepted/rejected proposals will be sent by 14 November. A maximum of 5 contributions will be accepted. Contributors will have 40 minutes, ideally divided into 30 minutes of exposition and 10 minutes of discussion.

Organizers

Nevia Dolcini
Philosophy and Religious Studies Programme, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau
email: ndolcini@um.edu.mo