7th Philosophy of Language and Mind Network Conference
26-28 August 2024, Prague
Welcome
Welcome to the The Seventh Philosophy of Language and Mind Network Conference (PLM7), which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic.
PLM7 is organized by the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
PLM is a European network of centers devoted to the Philosophy of Language and Mind. PLM was founded in 2010 and organizes international conferences, workshop and master classes taught by leading experts in the field. For a full list of PLM members and past events, please visit the PLM homepage.
Abstracts & registration
Call for abstracts
We invite abstract submissions for 30-minute talks (with 10 minutes for discussion in a 40-minute slot) in the areas of:
Philosophy of language
broadly construed, including philosophical logic and philosophy of linguistics
Philosophy of mind
including philosophy of psychology and cognitive science
Important dates
Submission open date
1 December 2023
Submission deadline
29 February 2024
Notification of Acceptance
30 April 2024
Selection of abstracts will be led by the PLM board.
- Derek Ball (Arché, St. Andrews)
- Corine Besson (Institute of Philosophy, London)
- Paul Dekker (ILLC, University of Amsterdam)
- Manuel García-Carpintero (LOGOS, University of Barcelona)
- Christopher Gauker (Department of Philosophy (KGW), University of Salzburg)
- Kathrin Glüer-Pagin (CLLAM, Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University)
- Ferenc Huoranszki (Department of Philosophy, CEU, Vienna)
- Max Kölbel (Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna)
- Tomáš Marvan (Department of Analytic Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Joanna Odrowaz-Sypniewska (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw)
- María de Ponte (ILCLI, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian)
- François Récanati (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
- Pedro Santos (LanCog, University of Lisbon)
- Markus Werning (Institut für Philosophie II, Ruhr University Bochum)
Selected papers from five previous PLM conferences have been published in special issues of Synthese and Review of Philosophy and Psychology. A similar special issue with selected papers is intended for PLM7.
Registration fee
Early bird
By 30 June 2024
- Students: 70 EUR
- Standard: 140 EUR
Late fee
After 30 June 2024
- Students: 80 EUR
- Standard: 160 EUR
Programme
Plenary speakers
Sabrina Coninx
VU Amsterdam
Marie Guillot
Université Paris Nanterre
Jessica Pepp
University of Uppsala
Krzysztof Posłajko
Jagiellonian University, Cracow
Venue
The meeting will be held in the building of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
Address: nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic.
Practical information
Accommodation
Click here for accommodation suggestions.
Transportation to the venue
From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague: Take the bus number 119 to Nadrazi Veleslavin Station. There you can change for the metro (in direction to Depo Hostivar) to Staromestska station where the venue is.
From Prague Main Railway Station: Take the metro to Muzeum Station (red line, in direction to Haje) – it is only one stop. In Muzeum Station, please change for the green line to Staromestska Station (green line, in direction to Nemocnice Motol).
Underground / metro
The Metro operates daily from 05:00 to 24:00. The Faculty of Arts is located right next to the exit to Staromestska Metro Station (green line A).
The Metro network consists of 3 lines:
A – green colour, B – yellow colour, C – red colour
Trams and buses
Trams and buses operate 24 hours a day. Night trams and buses operate from 00:30 – 4:30 with traffic intervals of approximately 30 minutes.
For more information, please, visit the website of the Prague Public Transport Company.
ATM
Two ATMs (Komercni banka and Ceska sporitelna) are located at the exit of the metro station Staromestka (from Kaprova Street).
Currency
Currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech Crown (CZK). However, Euro is accepted in many restaurants, hotels and shops. Payment with credit card is always a solution. Exchange rates are approximately 24 CZK/EUR and 23 CZK/USD.
Insurance
We strongly recommend participants to carry a travel and health insurance. Such an insurance is not included in the registration fee.
Time
Czech time is GMT +1 hour, in summer GMT + 2 (summer time).
Information about Prague
For more information about Prague or the Czech Republic, please, visit these websites:
www.prague.cz
www.prague-czechrepublic.com
www.czechtourism.com
www.praguemorning.cz
www.youtube.com/honestguide
www.czech.cz/en/Home-en
Electricity
The voltage is 220 V with frequency of 50 KHz.
Emergency numbers
112
general emergency
150
fire department
155
medical services
158
police
Taxi
It is very easy to get a Taxi in the city center. However we recommend you to use hotel taxis or obtain taxis by phone through the taxi services:
AAA: + 420 14 014
City taxi: + 420 257 257 257
Nejlevnejsi taxi: + 420 226 000 226
Boarding charge is approximately 30 CZK. Please be careful to fraudulent taxi services and always ask in advance about the boarding charge.
Organisers & sponsors
Local organizing committee:
- Tomáš Marvan
- Tomáš Koblížek
- Vít Gvoždiak
- Jakub Mihálik
- Vladimír Havlík
- Martin Zach
- Veronika Lorencová
