Philosophical Psychology

Philosophical Psychology is dedicating a special issue to the philosophy and legacy of Daniel Dennett.

We welcome papers on all aspects of Dennett's work, including but not limited to:

• the nature of consciousness
• qualia eliminativism
• the nature of the self
• the relationship between intentionality and rationality
• the instrumentalism of intentional states
• the relationship between science and philosophy
• what makes life meaningful
• evolution and philosophy
• the evolution of culture
• free will in a deterministic world
• artificial intelligence and the future of humanity
• the aims and methods of philosophy

Confirmed contributors include Keith Frankish, Laura Danon, Eric Schwitzgebel, David Rosenthal, Katrina Sifferd, Felipe De Brigard, and Elly Vintiadis.

• Only original research articles will be considered.
• Papers discussing Dennett's views or the significance of his work for philosophy, cognitive science, or the other sciences are most welcome, independent of the chosen approach or methods.
• The word limit for submitted paper is 8,000 words.
• The editors will evaluate manuscripts before sending them for external peer review and may take advice from experts to reach a decision. Only the manuscripts judged as suitable for publication by two independent reviewers will be accepted for publication.
• Papers will be published online upon acceptance, without delay, and will appear in print when all the contributions to the special issue are ready.
• Please select "Dennett's Powerful Ideas" in the Special Issues drop-down menu when submitting your paper to ScholarOne.
• We warmly encourage submissions by authors who belong to traditionally underrepresented groups in academia and whose native language is not English.

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