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CfP: International Conference “Reformation and Modernity”, Bucharest, November 17-18, 2017

de | iul. 13, 2017 | Anunturi, Call for papers, Conferinte

International Conference:
Reformation and Modernity

Bucharest, November 17-18, 2017

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest

 

OrganizersInvited speakersReformation and ModernityConference languagesSubmission of papersTravel and accommodation costsLocationOrganizing CommitteeSelection Committee

  • Mircea Flonta (University of Bucharest)

  • Günter Frank (Karlsruhe University)

  • Hans Klaus Keul (University of Ulm)

  • Mogens Laerke (ENS Lyon)

  • Ilmari Karimies (Univerity of Helsinki)

  • Charlotte Methuen (University of Glasgow)

  • Vasilică Mugurel Păvălucă (Technical University Dortmund)

  • Michal Valčo (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra)

  • Wolfram Weisse (Hamburg University)

  • Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge)

500 years ago, a piece of theological writing triggered an intellectual and social process with tremendous intellectual, social and political consequences. In many senses, we are still living in its aftermath, trying to understand its impact upon the social and cultural framework which we now perceive as familiar. Over time, the Reformation engaged the attention of philosophers, historians, sociologists, theologians, historians of ideas and historians of science attempting to understand its relation with the modern philosophy, the scientific revolution, capitalism, other cultural and social phenomena characteristic of European modernity.

Our conference aims to provide a forum for discussing current debates and breakthroughs on the subject of the inter-relations between Reformation and Modernity. We welcome papers coming from a variety of perspectives, and from all humanist disciplines. Students’ contributions will also be taken into consideration, since the organizers are planning to organize a student panel.

English and Romanian

Please send your abstract (max. 500 words) by email to conference@filosofie.unibuc.ro by September 15, 2017 October 15, 2017. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by September 30, 2017. Along with the abstract, please send us your contact details: current affiliation, address and telephone number.

Please mark that, while there will be no conference fee, the organizers will not cover any travel or accommodation costs.

The Conference will be held at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 204, Sector 6, postcode 060024, Bucharest.


  • Franz Lothar Altmann (SWP Berlin)

  • Romulus Brâncoveanu (University of Bucharest- Coordinator)

  • Ştefan Buchiu (University of Bucharest)

  • Otniel Bunaciu (University of Bucharest)

  • Wilhelm Dancă (University of Bucharest)

  • Gabriel H. Decuble (University of Bucharest)

  • Dana Jalobeanu (University of Bucharest)

  • Florentina Niţu (University of Bucharest)

  • Constantin Stoenescu (University of Bucharest)

  • Sabin Totu (University of Bucharest)

  • Sorin Bădrăgan  ( University of Bucharest)

  • Vasile – Adrian Carabă (University of Bucharest)

  • Sorin Costreie  (University of Bucharest)

  • Ileana Dascălu  ( University of Bucharest)

  • Mihai Draganovici  (University of Bucharest)

  • Laurenţiu Gheorghe (University of Bucharest)

  • Cristian Iftode  (University of Bucharest)

  • Ana Petrache  (University of Bucharest)

  • Ionuţ Alexandru Tudorie (University of Bucharest)

  • Viorel Vizureanu (University of Bucharest – coordinator)

CFP: Ethics for New and Emerging Technologies. From moral intuitions to ethical theories – deadline extended

de | iun. 27, 2017 | Anunturi, Call for papers

Submission deadline extended to 9th of July 2017 !

We invite paper submission for a special issue of the Annals of the University of Bucharest – Philosophy Series, to be published in the second part of 2017. The editors of this special issue are Julian Savulescu (University of Oxford) and Constantin Vică (University of Bucharest).
The issue is entitled Ethics for New and Emerging Technologies. From moral intuitions to ethical theories.

It is often contended that our moral intuitions and dispositions dictate responses to new and emerging technologies. At the same time, there is a growing body of empirical findings that point out to the systematic errors of our moral intuitions. As a consequence, the methodology of moral reasoning and the reliability of our moral intuitions as solutions to ethical problems must come under scrutiny. This issue focuses on, but is not limited to, three fields of technological innovation which have generated intense controversy in the last decade: information and data technologies, neuro- and bio-enhancement, and robotic embedded Artificial Intelligence.

The special issue aims at addressing (not exclusively) some of the following questions:

  1. How can we deal with various and conflicting moral intuitions about new and emerging technologies? Is there a (principled) way to discriminate between them?
  2. Is it possible to select reliable moral intuitions? On what criteria do we assess reliability?
  3. Could our evolved moral intuitions about privacy, authenticity, security, ownership, and cooperation be a good starting point in generating satisfactory moral judgments under the radically new conditions of a highly technological world?
  4. Framing effects, biases, and the shift in external conditions of heuristics lead to systematic judgment errors. On the other hand, human practices are outlined by them. How could we escape from this conundrum?
  5. Are classical ethical theories, from virtue theory to utilitarianism and deontologism, still able to take into account the particularity of moral questions concerning emerging technologies?
  6. Could moral imagination exceed the limits of moral intuitions in designing valuable new technologies?
  7. Do we need new normative frameworks for emerging technologies? How should such frameworks inform public policies and governance of technologies?
    These themes are only indicative and do not limit the scope of the expected research papers. We encourage submission based on experiments and empirical research. Theoretical and conceptual positions are also welcome.

Please submit papers within a range of 6000 to 8000 words, including footnotes and references (including author’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address). Manuscripts will be written in English only. Papers should have an abstract and five to eight key-words.

Manuscript should be submitted to the editors at annals.philosophy@ub-filosofie.ro and constantin.vica@filosofie.unibuc.ro, having as subject “Ethics for New and Emerging Technologies submission”.

Annals of the University of Bucharest – Philosophy Series is one of the oldest philosophical research journals published in Central and Eastern Europe since 1960. It is an open access double blind peer review journal currently indexed by EBSCOhost, Philosopher’s Index with Full Text,  ERIH PLUS and CEEOL. For submission please follow these guidelines: http://annals.ub-filosofie.ro/index.php/annals/about/submissions.

CFP: A doua ediție a Conferinței Naționale a Tinerilor Cercetători

de | mai 23, 2017 | Anunturi, Avizier studenti, Call for papers, Scoala Doctorala

Romanian Association of Young Scholars
în parteneriat cu
Facultatea de Științe Politice din cadrul SNSPA
Institutul de Cercetare a Calității Vieții din cadrul Academiei Române
Centrul de Cercetare în Etică Aplicată din cadrul Facultății de Filosofie a Universității din București
Facultatea de Relații Economice Internaționale din cadrul ASE

organizeaza cea de a doua ediție a Conferinței Naționale a Tinerilor Cercetători. Evenimentul va avea loc pe 17 iunie 2017, la Centrul de conferințe al Rin Grand Hotel din București.

Termenul limită a Apelului la contribuții a fost extins până în data de 11 iunie 2017

Mai multe detalii despre eveniment sunt disponibile pe site-ul RAYS.

 

Prelungire termen înscrieri pentru competiția UB Talks

de | mai 21, 2017 | Anunturi, Avizier studenti, Call for papers

Vă aducem la cunoștință faptul că a fost prelungit termenul până la care studenții UB se pot înscrie în competiția UB Talks.

Astfel, înscrierile se pot face până pe 23 mai 2017 la adresa ubtalks@pr.unibuc.ro, menționând subiectul/tema pe care vor să o prezinte în finală, numele și prenumele, facultatea, anul de studiu.

Participanții pot câștiga diferite premii, printre care și un loc la Școala de Creativitate organizată de Universitatea din București la Sinaia în luna august sau o bicicletă Pegas.

Mai multe detalii referitoare la competiția UB Talks pot fi consultate aici.