7-8 Nov 2014
Sherbrooke QC, Canada
SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS * EPISTEMIC REASONS * International Symposium November 7-8, 2014 University of Sherbrooke Quebec, Canada Organized by the Canadian Society for Epistemology Deadline: Monday September 29th Epistemic reasons ground belief: in a factual sense they are actual grounds for belief, and in a normative sense they are good grounds for belief. This year's symposium will be devoted to exploring the concept of epistemic reasons, whether factual or normative. Specific topics of presentation may include the relevance of practical interests and affective states to epistemic reasons, psychologism about epistemic reasons and its competitors, epistemic reasons in foundationalist, coherentist, and externalist frameworks, a priori epistemic reasons, epistemic reasons and testimonial knowledge, and the role of epistemic reasons in automatic vs. deliberative cognitive processes. The languages of the symposium are English and French. Authors are invited to submit a 250 word abstract (in English or in French) for a paper of 20-30 minutes reading time. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Monday September 29th. Abstracts can be submitted online. For more information, visit the Symposium's website at http://sce-cse.recherche.usherbrooke.ca or write to Yves Bouchard yves.bouchard@usherbrooke.ca<mailto:yves.bouchard@usherbrooke.ca> David Matheson david_matheson@carleton.ca<mailto:david_matheson@carleton.ca> Yves Bouchard Department of Philosophy and Applied Ethics University of Sherbrooke 2500, boulevard de l'Université Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1 Canada Phone 819-821-8000