Call for Papers: Structuralism in the Science of Consciousness

Special Issue Editors: Sascha Benjamin Fink & Andrew Y. Lee

Structuralism is an approach to consciousness research where the central aim is to investigate the structure of consciousness.

This special issue will publish a collection of papers investigating the structure of consciousness and structuralism in the science of consciousness. Relevant topics include degrees and dimensions of consciousness, quality spaces, parts and wholes, the unity of consciousness, the role of structure in individuating conscious experiences, the relationship between phenomenal structures and neural structures, and modeling conscious experiences. For more information, please see this introduction by the editors here (LINK).

If you’re uncertain whether your work fits this issue, we encourage you to make a pre-submission inquiry (even ahead of writing a manuscript) to structuralism@phimisci.org.

Deadlines and Schedule:

Pre-submission inquiries are welcome at any time.

Manuscript Submission Period: April 15th – August 15th, 2024

[THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 15th of SEPTEMBER]

Estimated Publication Date: 2nd Quarter of 2025

Instructions for Author’s Submission can be found here.