9^th Annual University of Calgary Philosophy Graduate Conference

Call for Papers

Trusting relationships between science and the public:

Locating problems and generating solutions

The central question of this conference will be “How can we constructively criticize science from a variety of perspectives, without further damaging public trust in science?”

Conference dates: April 30 - May 1, 2020.

All speakers are invited to a conference dinner and any other social activities planned by conference organizers.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be papers of up to 3000 words (not including abstract or bibliography, but including footnotes/endnotes), prepared for blind review and suitable for a 20-minute presentation.

Organizers especially encourage submissions from members of marginalized groups.

Deadline for submission is Feb 29, 2020

Submit to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ucpgsa9

List of Topics

Paper topics may include but are not limited to:

• general philosophy of science
• trust and criticism of science
• feminist philosophy of science
• indigenous criticisms of science
• intersectional criticisms of science
• social epistemology
• environmental ethics

Invited Speakers

Keynote: Naomi Scheman (Minnesota):
Keynote Website

Venue

University of Calgary, Philosophy Department

Calgary, Alberta. Canada

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: ananya.chattoraj@ucalgary.ca