PHENOMENOLOGY, SCIENCE, AND CONSCIOUSNESS: THE TRANSCENDENTAL AND THE NATURALISTIC, University of Sussex, June 23rd-24th. 2016
ANNUAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE IN PHENOMENOLOGY Keynote Speakers: Michael Wheeler (University of Stirling) and David Roden (Open University) We are welcoming submissions for the 7th Annual University of Sussex Graduate Conference in Phenomenology. This year the conference theme is ‘Phenomenology, Science, and Consciousness: The Transcendental and the Naturalistic’. A sizeable body of original and important research is developing at the intersection of the phenomenological tradition, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. Over the course of the conference we hope to explore the latest developments occurring in this space, particularly surrounding issues related to the compatibility or incompatibility of transcendental and naturalistic approaches. This may involve papers with an explicitly critical stance, just as it may include papers concentrating on the possibilities of mutual illumination. We invite abstracts from those working in and around issues occurring at the intersection of phenomenology, cognitive science and the philosophy of mind. Our