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Conference Announcement Theme: Geography of Philosophy Type: 1st Geography of Philosophy Workshop Institution: Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg Location: Johannesburg (South Africa) Date: 13.–14.9.2019 __________________________________________________ When and Where 13 September 2019 (8:30-17:00): Madibeng, University of Johannesburg, APK 14 September 2019 (8:30-17:00): Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies The Line-up Keynote: Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh, History and Philosophy of Science) The Geography of Philosophy Project Abdellatif Bencherifa & Badr Guennoun (International University of Rabat) Morocco team: Future GoPP studies Louis Chartrand (University of Pittsburgh, History and Philosophy of Science) ‘Study 2 (corpora): fundamental epistemological challenges for studying concepts across language Sinethemba Makanya (Wits Institute of Social and Economic Research) Intwaso: The Multiplicity of Being Thadeus Metz (UJ, Philosophy) African Views of Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom Marné Pienaar (UJ, Afrikaans) Understanding the Concept ‘Marriage’ in Afrikaans during the Twentieth Century Josien Reijer (UJ, Philosophy and Sociology) Preliminary results from South Africa team data collection Anele Siswana (UJ, Psychology) Controversies in psychiatry and African divine/ and traditional spiritual healing Katlego Scheepers & Sinethemba Shabalala (UJ, Sociology & LanCSAL) South African experiences on data collection David Spurrett (University of KwaZulu-Natal - School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics) Restricted constructivism about facts: The case of Psychiatry Organisers Veli Mitova and Josien Reijer Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg [email protected] or [email protected] About the Project The Geography of Philosophy Project is funded by the Templeton Foundation. It studies diversity in people's conceptions of understanding, wisdom, and knowledge around the world, and seeks to promote cross-cultural research in cognitive science. Its Principal Investigators are Edouard Machery (Pittsburgh), Stephen Stich (Rutgers), and H. Clark Barrett (UCLA). The Project has teams in eight regions: Eastern Europe, Ecuador, India, Japan, Morocco, Peru, South Africa, and South Korea. It also has advisers from the Universities of Oxford and Waterloo. Website of the Project: https://www.geographyofphilosophy.com Contact: Veli Mitova, Head Department of Philosophy University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway (APK) B Ring 707 Auckland Park, 2006 South Africa Phone: +27 (0)11 5593133 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
