Until recently, economics has stood apart from the other social sciences due to its aprioristic methodology and assumptions. This has made it problematic for the project of philosophical naturalism. The situation has undergone rapid change, however, as empirical work come to impact fundamental economic theory. Instead of stipulating that economy be a mathematical theory of rationality, theorists are focusing on explanation and prediction of economic behaviour. Central to this has been a move away from idealised models of economic agents and toward empirically-based accounts of economic cognition. The workshop will discuss these changes and their impact upon how economics can be seen to fit into a naturalist account of reality, including how recent work in economics is beginning to suggest connections between it and work within the biological sciences.
Call for Papers
300 word abstracts are invited no later than June 15th (deadline extended). Accepted speakers will have 40 minutes for their presentations, including discussion time. Preference will be given to presentations directly connected to the work done by the key speakers. Submissions are to be made using EasyChair.
Registration and accommodation
Applications will be accepted till June 30th, with late applications being accepted till July 31st. Early registration fee is 150 Euro (reduced rate – 75Euro), while late registration fee is 200 Euro. Fees are payable upon acceptance of application. They cover the workshop sessions, conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks and the minibus to and from Warsaw. Accommodation is available at the hotel at which the workshop will take place and costs an additional 100 Euro (including breakfasts). Availability of accommodation cannot be guaranteed for late registrants.
Kazimierz
Dolny lies on the Vistula, about a hundred and twenty kilometres south
east of Warsaw, the closest international airport and railway hub. A minibus
will be organised to take workshop participants from Warsaw to Kazimierz
and back at the start and end of the workshop. If arriving on a different
date, it will be necessary to make your own way down to Kazimierz.
Apart from the minibus, the easiest way to reach Kazimierz
from Warsaw is by train to Pulawy
and then either by taxi or by bus to Kazimierz. The trains to Pulawy run
from the Warsaw Central station every two and a half hours or so (if arriving
at the airport, the best way to reach the central station is by bus 175
- the ticket is 2.80 PLN). It is best to use the on-line
rail route planner (leaving 'Warszawa Centralna' arriving 'Pulawy
Miasto') to find out the exact times the trains run. The cost of the rail
ticket is under 30 PLN in second class and under 45 PLN in first class.
In Pulawy there is a taxi stand just outside the station.
The trip to Kazimierz is only 14 km (about 35 PLN).
An important tip: Do not, by mistake, go to the 'other' Kazimierz, which is a suburb of Kraków.
The workshop sessions will be
held in one of the historic granaries that used to line the river
banks in Kazimierz. The building has been turned into a hotel and
workshop participants have the option of staying there as well.
Note that there are almost no single rooms, and most participants stay in twin rooms (with ensuite bathrooms). Should you require a single room, please contact the organizers directly. Note that the price of the accommodation might be higher in such a case.
Information about the hotel is available (unfortunately only in
Polish) on its website.
There is also a handy
map
showing how to reach it.
Workshop home page 
Here are the links you can use to pay the workshop fee (and accommodation cost, if required). 
The workshop sessions will be
held in one of the historic granaries that used to line the river
banks in Kazimierz. The building has been turned into a hotel and
workshop participants have the option of staying there as well.
Note that there are almost no single rooms, and most participants stay in twin rooms (with ensuite bathrooms). Should you require a single room, please contact the organizers directly. Note that the price of the accommodation might be higher in such a case.