Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (CHiPS) 2021: Conversations XV: Language – Uses and Misuses

Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (CHiPS) 2021

Conversations XV: Language – Uses and MisusesJune 16 - 18, 2021 via Zoom (register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkf-mtqz0vHNBflFoc9KmlAnsHHQ81klmq) Keynote speaker: Professor Jenny Saul (Professor of Social and Political Philosophy of Language, University of Waterloo) Symposium description: As has been evident worldwide in recent years, language, in its multifarious uses, both aids and inhibits our interactions with each other in a variety of spheres. Embedded and embodied in the language we use are particular world-views and normative stances. But to what extent are these positions shaped by the language, or shape language itself? What role does the language we use play in developing our cognitive and other psychological capacities, modulating action and contributing to our views of the world we live in? What are the implications for recognising non-dominant languages and regional variations of languages? In this era of the proliferation of voices via social media and other multimedia tools, does language have an even more significant role in shaping political and ethical stances and decisions? The 15th Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium aims to explore such questions, by generally considering language in all its guises.

Details about the programme are available on our symposium site. CHiPS is hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, Barbados on behalf of the organising committee:

Roxanne Burton roxanneeburton@gmail.com or roxanne.burton@cavehill.uwi.edu Ed Brandon edbrandon@gmail.com Felicia Dujon felicia.dujon@cavehill.uwi.edu Please send all messages regarding CHiPS to this email: uwichips@gmail.com