This a call for postgraduate respondents for an upcoming conference on the Manipulation Argument.
The conference will be held in Budapest in early June 2012. Deadline for applications: 29 February, 2012. Please find details below.
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Conference Title: The Manipulation Argument
Place: Central European University (Budapest, Hungary)
Date: 7-9 June, 2012
Confirmed invited speakers:
- Ish Haji (University of Calgary)
- Michael McKenna (University of Arizona)
- Al Mele (Florida State University)
- Derk Pereboom (Cornell University)
- Paul Russell (University of British Columbia)
Organizers:
- Michael McKenna & Andras Szigeti (Lund University/CEU)
The event forms part of 'What it is to be human?' project (http://humanproject.ceu.hu/) hosted by the Philosophy Department of Central European University (http://philosophy.ceu.hu/) and funded by the National Development Agency/MAG Zrt.
*Call for Postgraduate Respondents*
The conference contributions will discuss different aspects of the Manipulation Argument, arguably the most influential argument for incompatibilism. We invite postgraduate students to present brief replies (15-25 minutes) to the talks given by the speakers listed above. The papers to be commented upon will be made available to prospective commentators by
the end of April. Please note that we are not able to cover the costs of participation.
To apply please send by email to szigetia@ceu.hu:
- your name and institutional affiliation
- CV
- a brief statement of up to 200 words explaining the relevance of the
themes of the conference to your research
- names of up to 3 speakers, in order of preference, you would like to
respond to.
Deadline for application: *29 February, 2012*
Notifications of acceptance: *1 April, 2012*
In addition to this call for respondents, the conference is open to all interested philosophy students and researchers (at any career stage) from all countries as (non-speaker) participants. Registration is free. No financial support for travel and accommodation expenses can be provided.
Deadline for registration: *15 May, 2012*
To register and for more information, please send an email by 15 May to Andras Szigeti (szigetia@ceu.hu) or check here:
https://humanproject.ceu.hu/events/2012-06-07/workshop-on-the-manipulation-argument
Michael McKenna
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