[PhilPhys] CFP: Early Career Scholars Conference in Philosophy of Psychiatry: Overcoming Mind-Brain Dualism in 21st Century Medicine

[Center for Philosophy of Science]

CFP:  Early Career Scholars Conference in Philosophy of Psychiatry:
Overcoming Mind-Brain Dualism in 21st Century Medicine

21-22, November 2014
Center for Philosophy of Science
University of Pittsburgh

Visit www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr for details.

We invite the submission of extended abstracts by early career scholars
(graduate students, post-docs, and untenured faculty) for individual paper
presentations (limit 30 minutes). Submissions should include a 1,000 word
abstract, a 1-2 page CV, and should be in .doc/.docx or .pdf format via
email.
• Deadline: May 5, 2014 
• Notification By: July 7, 2014
The goal of this conference is to address the crisis in psychiatric research
and treatment by exploring the ways in which the mind-brain dualism can be
overcome in contemporary psychiatry.  Eight papers by early career scholars
(graduate students, postdocs, and untenured faculty) will be commented on by
senior philosophers who have expertise in philosophy of science, philosophy
of neuroscience, or philosophy of medicine.

If you are a senior scholar and would like to participate in the conference
as a speaker or commentator, please contact Serife Tekin, at
serife.tekin at daemen.edu.

Organizing Committee: William Bechtel, Trey Boone, Mazviita Chirimuuta,
Peter Machamer, Edouard Machery, Kenneth Schaffner, Kathryn Tabb, and Serife
Tekin.

Keynote speakers: 
Jennifer Radden, PhD (Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of
Massachusetts, Boston). 
John Sadler, MD (Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Services, University
of Texas Southwestern).

Commentators: 
Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Pittsburgh)
Peter Machamer (University of Pittsburgh)
Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh) 
Kenneth F. Schaffner (University of Pittsburgh) 
Jacqueline Sullivan (Western University)
Jonathan Tsou (Iowa State University)