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CFP: Truth and Persuasion

Posted in Argumentation, CFP, Connections, Rhetoric, tagged , , , , , on May 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

“Truth and Persuasion”

September 24-26, 2015,
Sassari (Italy)

Call for Papers

The S.I.F.A. (Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy) is pleased to announce its Midterm Conference on Truth and Persuasion.

General Aim

The conference aims to advance our understanding of the relationships between the concepts of truth and persuasion. While the absolute conception of truth has been widely criticised, the philosophical implications of this critique are far from clear. There is a general agreement that we need a conception of truth sensitive to contexts and to historically situated subjects. Some have concluded that truth is local and rational argumentation culturally bounded. Others have suggested that sound argumentation is culturally relative. What is the role of truth and rational argumentation in the exchange among different cultures? Are conversations among cultures based on persuasion, rather than truth? The Conference aims to refocus the discussion on the intricacies and
complexities of the relation between truth and persuasion, a theme that has been largely neglected in the last decades.

Keynote Speakers

The Keynote speakers will include:

Simon Blackburn
Marian David
Wolfgang Huemer
Frans van Eemeren
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CFP: 17th Biennial Rhetoric Society of America Conference

Posted in CFP, Connections, Rhetoric, tagged , , on May 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Rhetoric Society of America Conference

Atlanta, Georgia
May 27-29, 2016
#RSA16

via the RSA website:

The 2016 theme “Rhetoric and Change” can be read in two directions. Rhetoric prompts change, but we also bring change to rhetoric. Even our various definitions of rhetoric begin from the shared premise that rhetoric is the study and theory of adaptation, transformation, improvisation, alteration. In essence, rhetoric is the study of change.

The 2016 conference theme invites inquiries about all kinds of change: evolutions and revolutions, transformations and deformations, progresses and failures. We encourage presenters to consider rhetorics of change and the material effects (or lack thereof) of such rhetorics. As we near the 50th anniversary of the Rhetoric Society of America, we may also consider our own disciplinary (r)evolutions.

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Tools for Teaching Logic: TTL 2015

Posted in Computation, Connections, Logic, Teaching, tagged on May 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Via loriweb.org:

The 4th International Conference on Tools for Teaching Logic

9-12 June 2015, Rennes, France

TOPICS: Tools for Teaching Logic seeks for original papers with a clear significance in the following topics (but are not limited to): teaching logic in sciences and humanities; teaching logic at different levels of instruction (secondary education, university level, and postgraduate); didactic software; facing some difficulties concerning what to teach; international postgraduate programs; resources and challenges for e­Learning Logic; teaching Argumentation Theory, Critical Thinking and Informal Logic; teaching specific topics, such as Modal Logic, Algebraic Logic, Knowledge Representation, Model Theory, Philosophy of Logic, and others; dissemination of logic courseware and logic textbooks; teaching Logic Thinking

For more information see the conference website: http://ttl2015.irisa.fr/

TTL 2015.

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CFP: CONTEXT 2015

Posted in CFP, Computation, Connections, Linguistics, Rationality, tagged , on April 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Context 2015 will provide a forum for presenting and discussing high-quality research and applications on context modeling and use. The conference will include paper and poster presentations, system demonstrations, workshops, and a doctoral consortium. The conference invites researchers and practitioners to share insights and cutting-edge results from a wide range of disciplines including:

  • Computer Science
  • Artificial Intelligence and Ubiquitous Computing
  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Organizational Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Application areas such as Medicine, Law, Context-Aware Systems, etc.

    The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2015. For more information please visit the conference website: ] CONTEXT [ 2015.

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    CFP: TAFA 2015 (Deadline Extended)

    Posted in Argumentation, CFP, Computation, Connections, tagged , , , on April 17, 2015| 1 Comment »

    Third International Workshop on Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation (TAFA 2015)

    Submission Deadline: April 27, 2015 May 4, 2015

    http://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/n.oren/pages/TAFA-15/index.html

    Call For Papers

    The Third International Workshop on Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation (TAFA 2015) will be co-located with IJCAI 2015 in Buenos Aires, and builds on the success of the previous two iterations of the workshop. The workshop is inspired by the recent rapid growth of interest in formal models of argumentation and their application in diverse sub-fields and domains of application of Artificial Intelligence. TAFA 2015 aims to further foster uptake of argumentation as a viable AI paradigm with wide ranging application by providing a forum for further development of existing ideas and for the initiation of new and innovative collaborations.

    TAFA 2015 therefore encourages submission of papers on formal theoretical models of argumentation and their application in (sub-fields of) AI, and on the evaluation of models of argumentation, both theoretical (in terms of formal properties) and practical (in concretely developed applications). We particularly encourage work on theories and applications developed through inter-disciplinary collaborations. The First International Competition on Computational Models of Argumentation (ICCMA) will be co-located with TAFA-15.

    The workshop will solicit papers dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics:

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    CFP: “Global Justice: Radical Perspectives” (Special Issue of Global Justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric) | Public Reason

    Posted in CFP, Connections, Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric, tagged , on April 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

    CFP: “Global Justice: Radical Perspectives” (Special Issue of Global Justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric) | Public Reason.

    This special issue asks whether the liberal framework, which arguably has not sufficiently and/or systematically addressed structural issues of class, power and recognition, actually lacks the conceptual resources to do so. It aims to understand whether more radical approaches can help us to cast light on what global injustice actually is and what we should do about it. What can feminist, post-colonial, Marxist, queer theory, disability studies, critical race theory, recognition theory, radical democratic and post-development approaches tell us about global justice, if anything? Do identity, history, gender, race and power matter to global justice? Can we incorporate these critical perspectives into the existing debates? Or must we reconfigure what constitutes global justice or injustice if we are to make sense of the real-world inequities that motivate critical theorists and social movements?

    Deadline: 31 August, 2015

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    CFP: OSSA 11

    Posted in Argumentation, CFP, Connections, Informal Logic, Logic, Rhetoric, tagged , on February 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

    Call for Proposals

    Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA)

    Argumentation, Objectivity and Bias

    May 18-21, 2016 University of Windsor

    The OSSA Organizing Committee invites proposals for papers and posters which deal with argumentation, as it intersects with the ideal of objectivity and the problem of bias.

    Abstracts prepared for anonymous refereeing must be submitted electronically no later than SEPTEMBER 7, 2015. Instructions on how to prepare and where to submit abstracts will be made available in March on the OSSA 11 website: www.uwindsor.ca/ossa .

    Keynote speakers:

    • Mark Battersby, Critical Inquiry Group Vancouver
    • Scott Jacobs, Department of Communication University of Illinois, Urbana
    • Michel Meyer, Chaire de Rhétorique et d’Argumentation, Université Libre de Bruxelless
    • Susana Nuccetelli, Department of Philosophy St. Cloud State University

    The J. Anthony Blair Prize

    OSSA wishes to promote the work of graduate students and young scholars in the field of argumentation studies. Thus we strongly encourage submissions from this group. The J. Anthony Blair Prize ($1000 CDN) is awarded to the student paper presented at the Conference judged to be especially worthy of recognition. The competition is open to all students whose proposals are accepted for the Conference. Canadian graduate students who need financial assistance in order to attend should advise the Organizing Committee when they submit their proposals. For the purpose of the Conference, a graduate student is one who has not completed his or her graduate program by September 7, 2015. (Additional information about this prize will also be available on the website.) All conference related inquiries should be sent to ossa@uwindsor.ca

    Organizing Committee:


    H. V. Hansen – C. E. Hundleby – C. W. Tindale
    University of Windsor

    www.uwindsor.ca/ossa

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    CFP: ArgMAS 2015

    Posted in Argumentation, Computation, Connections, tagged , , on February 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

    12th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

    http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~sp/events/argmas15/

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    Submissions are invited for the 12th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems (ArgMAS 2015), to be held in Istanbul as part of AAMAS 2015.

    ArgMAS 2015 will focus on the concepts, theories, methodologies, and applications of computational models of argument in creating autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. Argumentation can be abstractly defined as the formal interaction of different arguments for and against some conclusion (eg, a proposition, an action intention, a preference, etc). A single agent may use argumentation techniques to perform individual reasoning, to resolve conflicting evidence, or to decide between conflicting goals. Multiple agents may also use dialectical argumentation in order to identify and reconcile differences between themselves, through interactions such as negotiation, persuasion, and joint deliberation.

    The main goal of ArgMAS 2015 will be to bring together the community of researchers working on argumentation in multi-agent systems. The workshop has the following technical goals:

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    CFP: LORI 5

    Posted in Argumentation, CFP, Computation, Connections, tagged , , , on January 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »


    THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOGIC, RATIONALITY AND INTERACTION

    October 28 – 31, 2015
    Department of Philosophy,
    National Taiwan University
    Taipei, Taiwan

    Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition,
    National Yang Ming University
    Taipei, Taiwan

    Conference Website: https://www.yoursaas.cc/websites/36224472513387025486/home.html

    The LORI workshop series aims at bringing together researchers working on a wide variety of logic-related fields that concern the understanding of rationality and interaction. These fields include Game Theory and Decision Theory, Philosophy (in particular Epistemology), Linguistics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence. The series aims at fostering a view of Logic as an interdisciplinary endeavor, and supports the creation of an East-Asian community of interdisciplinary researchers.

    Topics

    We invite submission of contributed papers on any of the broad themes of the LORI workshop series; specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, formal approaches to

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    CFP: Causal and Probabilistic Reasoning

    Posted in CFP, Connections, Rationality, tagged , , , on December 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

    Causal and Probabilistic Reasoning

    18-20 June, 2015, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy

    Idea and Motivation

    2015 marks the 15th anniversary of the publications of Judea Pearl’s Causality and the second edition of Peter Spirtes, Clark Glymour, and Richard Scheines’ Causality, Prediction, and Search, which together are the foundations for the mathematical theory of causal modeling. During this period, the theory of causal Bayesian networks has been applied to a variety of topics in the special sciences, including the brain and cognitive sciences. This conference will focus on the applications of probabilistic and causal modeling in cognitive science, with an emphasis on assessing both the power and limitations of these tools in our understanding of cognition.
    Topics of the conference will include, but are not be limited to:
    • Causal reasoning
    • Probabilistic reasoning
    • Models of bounded rationality
    • Probabilistic causal models in cognitive psychology
    • Models of Judgment and Decision Making
    • Learning and Decision Making
    • Group Decision Making
    • Social Norms and Networks
    • Foundations of Causal Bayesian Networks

    Call for Abstracts

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