Call for Abstracts: Consciousness Network Research 2025 invites submissions on consciousness, AI, neuroscience, and cognition. Submission deadline: March 24, 2025. Event: August 5–8, 2025, Thailand.
The Center for Dewey Studies at SIU hosts a conferencing marking the 100th anniversary of the publication of John Dewey’s monumental work, Experience and Nature. more info...
We are pleased to announce an interdisciplinary 2-day workshop held at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. The workshop will focus on topics related to a shift in neuroscience from the investigation of single neurons to populations of neurons. The investigation of single neurons has been supported by the so-called neuron doctrine, which posits the neuron as the fundamental structural and functional unit of the nervous system. As the focus moves away from single neurons and toward populations of neurons, some have called for a new, population doctrine. But the conceptual and methodological commitments of a potential population doctrine, as well as its significance, remain under explored.
The goal of the workshop is to arrive at an interdisciplinary perspective on the nature and significance of the population doctrine and its relation to what came before. In particular, we aim to bring neuroscientists, philosophers, and historians together to answer the following questions:
-What is the population doctrine? How is it related to the neuron doctrine?
-What are the conceptual, explanatory, ontological, and methodological commitments of the population doctrine? For example,
-Are population level measures and analyzes simply providing a more compact representation of neural activity or are they providing unique insights that are not otherwise accessible?
-What are the explanatory advantages of population measures over single-unit measures?
-Does the form of explanation change or is the population doctrine just “more of the same”?
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
1st International Congress of the Chilean Society for Philosophy of Science
Valparaíso, January 14th-16th, 2026
The Chilean Society for Philosophy of Science (SOCHIFIC) issues an international call for abstracts (CFA) for its 1st International Congress, which shall take place at the Universidad de Valparaíso (Valparaíso - Chile) on 14th-16th January 2026. The SOCHIFIC Congress will celebrate our Society's 10th anniversary, establishing a permanent event that delivers space for the discussion, exchange of ideas, and dissemination of investigation in philosophy of science by both Chilean and international scholars.
The philosophy of science extends beyond classrooms and university offices, playing a significant role in knowledge generation, social practices, and public policy, affecting everyday issues concerning science’s roles in society. We invite researchers to submit proposals. more info...