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Call for Papers Theme: Responsibility, Knowledge, and Power Type: International Workshop Institution: African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS), University of Johannesburg Location: Johannesburg (South Africa) Date: 18.–19.8.2017 Deadline: 31.5.2017 __________________________________________________ Think of everyday sayings such as, ‘Forgive him for he knows not what he does’, ‘Knowledge is power’, and ‘With power comes responsibility’. And think of the ethics debates about whether knowing what one is doing is a precondition for being responsible for one’s action, and whether one’s responsibility to help others depends on one’s ability to do so. Or think, again, of the connection that feminist epistemologists and race theorists have urged between our social status and our ability to acquire and produce knowledge. Finally, consider the views popular amongst post-modernists that making knowledge claims is invariably an expression of power, and that power ought to be used so as to enable a wide array of people to participate in knowledge production. Interestingly, in each case, only the connection between two of the three concepts of responsibility, knowledge, and power is explicitly explored. This is strange given the significance of the concepts and the claimed connections amongst any pair of them. The main aim of this workshop is to fill this lacuna by identifying future directions for research on the connections amongst all three concepts. However, any interesting discussion of at least two of these concepts would be welcome. We hope this to be a dialogue along two axes, African and Western perspectives, and ethics and epistemology, establishing fruitful international collaborations. Some possible areas in which these connections may be most perspicuous: - Moral responsibility - for action and towards others - Epistemic responsibility and epistemic agency - Epistemic injustice and ignorance - Decolonising knowledge We invite abstracts on any of these topics, as well as others which throw light on the connections amongst responsibility, power, and knowledge. Abstracts Max. 500 words Email to vmit...@uj.ac.za Due: 31 May 2017, 17:00 GMT Timeline Abstracts: 31 May 2017 Letters of acceptance/ rejection: 10 June 2017 Workshop dates: 18-19 August 2017 Keynote speaker Dr Lubomira Radoilska (University of Kent), Principal Investigator of British Academy project Reassessing Responsibility: Why Knowing What One Is Doing Matters Invited speakers from the University of Johannesburg Dr Munamato Chemhuru Mr Chad Harris Prof Thad Metz Organisers Chad Harris and Veli Mitova Contact: Veli Mitova, Co-director of ACEPS Philosophy Department University of Johannesburg B-Ring 607A, APK PO Box 524 Auckland Park, 2006 South Africa Email: vmit...@uj.ac.za Web: http://africancentre-epistemology-phil-sci.weebly.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________