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Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind 2015 (University of Copenhagen, 10-14 August 2015)

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Research Summary: Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind 2015

Category: Academic Summer School / Advanced Graduate Education Program
Host Institution: Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates & Duration: August 10-14, 2015; 32 hours total (keynotes, seminars, PhD presentations)
Target Audience: Advanced MA students, PhD students, and Post-Doctoral researchers in philosophy and phenomenology
Keynote Topics: Phenomenology of emotion (Brentano), experience and normativity, social cognition and perception, panpsychism, and speculative realism
Key Speakers: Michelle Montague (UT Austin), Roberta de Monticelli (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele), Søren Overgaard and Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen), Galen Strawson (UT Austin)
Academic Credit: 2.5 ECTS for participation; 4.0 ECTS for presenters with 20-minute talks plus keynote feedback
Registration Deadline: May 11, 2015 for registration and abstract submission
Primary Focus: Phenomenological approaches to central problems in philosophy of mind, bridging first-person experience with contemporary analytic philosophy

Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen
Place: Copenhagen University, Njalsgade 134, Aud. 22.0.11, 2300 Copenhagen S
Time: 10-14 August, 2015

Deadline for registration and submission of abstract is May 11, 2015

The course will provide essential insights into central themes within the philosophy of mind, viewed from a phenomenological perspective. It will consist of a mixture of key note lectures, PhD presentations and seminars (32 hours total), aimed at advanced MA students and PhD students. Post Docs are also invited to apply.

Keynote Presentations:


  • “Brentano and the Phenomenology of Emotion”
    Michelle Montague, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • “Experience and Normativity: A phenomenological Approach”
    Roberta de Monticelli, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy
  • “Interaction and Perception in Social Cognition”
    Søren Overgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • “Mind and Being: the Primacy of Panspsychism”
    Galen Strawson, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • “Phenomenology and (speculative) realism”
    Dan Zahavi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Registration: http://cfs.ku.dk/summer-school-2015/registration/

Abstract submission: If you would like to give a talk at the Summer School you can submit an abstract of 500-1000 words. If you are elected, not only will you get to give a talk, you will also receive prepared feedback from the keynote speaker of the day. Duration of the talk is 20 minutes plus 20 minutes of feedback.

If you would like to submit an abstract:

  1. Send an email
  2. Include the abstract as an attachment (acceptable formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, and .pdf)
  3. Ensure that the subject line of the email reads: Abstract Copenhagen Summer School

ECTS: Participation in the Summer School is expected to give 2,5 ECTS points, 4,0 if you give a talk.

Readings: Readings will be uploaded during summer 2015.

Contact: For questions, contact Zeynep Üsüdür.

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