{"id":119,"date":"2025-11-12T12:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animal-cognition.philosophy-cognition.com\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:46:56","slug":"call-for-abstracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animal-cognition.philosophy-cognition.com\/?page_id=119","title":{"rendered":"Call for abstracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Call for abstracts&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Call for abstracts: Ruhr-University Bochum &amp; London School of Economics joint workshop &#8220;Animal Minds: New Theories and New Observations&#8221;, 9th-10th<br \/>of February 2026 in Bochum, abstract deadline: 01.12.2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/philevents.org\/event\/show\/140806\">https:\/\/philevents.org\/event\/show\/140806<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The workshop will combine discussions of new theoretical and methodological approaches with presentations of novel empirical findings about animal minds.<\/p>\n<p>We are inviting contributions from philosophy, psychology, ethology, neuroscience, biology, and other relevant disciplines. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do we know about capacities such as reasoning, sentience, or social understanding in other species?<\/li>\n<li>How do the cognitive and affective capacities of different species compare and contrast with each other and with human capacities?<\/li>\n<li>What is the evolutionary origin of important human psychological features?<\/li>\n<li>What are promising methodological frameworks and experimental paradigms for investigating animal minds?<\/li>\n<li>Which theories about animal minds are supported by recent empirical findings?<\/li>\n<li>What are the promises and limitations of multidimensional profile and signature testing accounts in comparative psychology?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be considered for a talk (30 minutes + 15 minutes discussion) or poster presentation, please send an abstract of your proposed presentation of up<br \/>to 500 words (excluding references) to: <a href=\"mailto:hilfskraefte-newen@rub.de\">hilfskraefte-newen@rub.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The abstract should be anonymous, allowing blinded review, and accompanied by a second Word or PDF file containing author name(s), affiliation(s), and contact details. 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