[SydPhil] 1st CfA: SENE 5 | 18­–20 Aug 2027 | ACEPS, Uni Johannesburg, South Africa

[Mitova, Veli]

The Fifth Annual Event of the Social Epistemology Network (https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mVCaCnx1jnixpWY3vS9fQ8sJJDYb?domain=socialepistemology.net) SENE 5 will be hosted by The African Institute for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS), University of Johannesburg (https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Xuo1CoV1kpf8pw0PEuzhqVspaomb?domain=uj.ac.za).

ABSTRACTS

  *   max 500 words
  *   to be submitted to SENE5ACEPS at gmail.com<mailto:SENE5ACEPS at gmail.com>
  *   no later than 5pm SAST on 15 November 2026
  *   2 separate docs: 1 anonymised abstract; 1 title page with author details
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title of email ‘SENE 5 submission’
  *
notification of acceptance/ rejection: 1 December 2026



ABOUT SENE 5:

When: 18th to 20th August 2027

Where: Johannesburg, South Africa (Glenburn Lodge and Spa<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/EC9aCp81lrtyEwBOmtYi2WsGzamd?domain=glenburn.co.za>­—3km from UNESCO World Heritage Site Cradle of Humankind)

Keynotes: philosophers Luvell Anderson<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/K-exCq71mwfR62okZiEsK2sEcbmQ?domain=philosophy.illinois.edu> and Catarina Dutilh Novaes<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/X3S2Cr81nyt63mGnECjt6Os470F4?domain=cdutilhnovaes.com>; legal theorist and SA Human Rights commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/5Y1NCvl1rKi40l3LxI5ulqsQg8rM?domain=tshepomadlingozi.com>.

Funding: ACEPS, University of Johannesburg and Philosophy Department, Northwestern University
Conference fee: Covered by ACEPS, including lunches
Accommodation: +/- R 2000 / $ 100 per day dinner, bed and breakfast. Lunch covered by conference fee
Childcare: available for a fee

This is the first time SENE takes place in the Global South. Expect more than the Big 5!

Veli Mitova
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Professor: Philosophy (University of Johannesburg)
Director: ACEPS (University of Johannesburg)
Associate Editor: Philosophical Studies; AI & Society