Fourth Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference

The Fourth Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference (AP-CAP 2008) will be held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) , Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, India, during December 5—7, 2008. This is the first time this conference is being held in India. It is jointly organized by Centre for Philosophy, NIAS, and the Association for Logic in India (ALI).

AP-CAP 2008 is part of the series of conferences organized by the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP). The conferences have been in held in various regions of the world. As of now there are three major regions where these conferences are held, namely in North America (NA-CAP), Europe (ECAP) and Asia-Pacific.

IACAP has been instrumental in establishing a vibrant community of scholars around the world who explore the areas of philosophy and computation. The Mission of this organization is as follows: "IACAP exists to promote scholarly dialogue on all aspects of the computational/informational turn and the use of computers in the service of philosophy." This association is basically engaged in organizing conferences around the world on themes related to computation and philosophy. This has the effect of not only creating a corpus of written work related to the themes of philosophy and computation but also succeeds in creating an effective international network of scholars who are interested in these areas. The President of this association is Luciano Floridi, Professor at Oxford University and University of Hertfordshire, UK, and Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy.

Scope

As with the other CAP conferences, AP-CAP 2008 will also deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that is occurring through the interaction of the disciplines of philosophy and computing. However, there are also some specific themes which would be the focus of this meet. The themes are:

This conference will be an interdisciplinary meet with representation from the disciplines of philosophy, computer science, logic, mathematics and social sciences.

Submission of abstracts

Authors are invited to send an extended abstract of not more than 1,000 words. Files in .DOC, .RTF, .TXT, or .PDF formats are acceptable. The deadline for submission is September 15, 2008. Authors will be notified of the committee's decision before September 30, 2008. Abstracts should be sent to cfpnias@gmail.com.

Registration

There are no registration fees for the conference. However, those interested in attending have to formally register by sending an email to cfpnias@gmail.com. Subject to availability of funds, a few travel grants (for travel within India) will be available.

Important links

Conference Program

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Contact

Prof. Sundar Sarukkai,
Center for Philosophy,
National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Indian Institute of Science Campus,
Bangalore 560012, India.
PHONE: +91-80-2218 5074
FAX: +91-80-2218 5028
EMAIL: cfpnias@gmail.com