CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
for a topical issue of Open Philosophy
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PHILOSOPHICAL HEALTH

Open Philosophy (https://www.degruyter.com/opphil) invites submissions for the topical issue "Artificial Intelligence and Philosophical Health," edited by Dr Luis de Miranda (University of Turku, Finland).

DESCRIPTION

In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has sparked intense debate about its impacts on human cognition, society, and our fundamental understanding of intelligence, purpose and consciousness. Concurrently, there has been a resurgence of interest in practical philosophy and its potential to enhance human well-being, as evidenced by the growing field of philosophical practice and counseling.

The concept of “philosophical health” has emerged in two recent books (Bloomsbury, 2024) as a holistic framework for understanding and cultivating human well-being and planetary compossibility through philosophical practice. It goes beyond mere critical thinking or reflection, encompassing a comprehensive approach to life that integrates bodily awareness, self-understanding, a sense of belonging, an appreciation for possibility, a clear sense of purpose, and a coherent worldview.

This topical issue aims to bring these two cutting-edge areas into dialogue, exploring the complex interplay between AI and flourishing. As AI systems become more advanced and pervasive in society, there is a need to examine how they may impact philosophical health, as well as how philosophical health approaches, for instance its sense-making methodology, can inform the ethical development of AI.

Potential topics may include, among others:
- Conceptual foundations of philosophical health and how they might be reshaped by an AI context.
- AI’s effects on human cognition, reasoning, and sense-making.
- Using AI as a tool for philosophical practice and counseling.
- Ethical considerations in AI design to support philosophical health.
- Comparisons between human and artificial philosophical reasoning.
- Impacts of AI on human autonomy, agency, and self-understanding.
- Cultivating wisdom and philosophical health in an AI-driven world.

We welcome submissions from philosophers, cognitive scientists, AI researchers, and other relevant disciplines. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on this important emerging area at the intersection of philosophy, technology, and human flourishing. We will privilege articles that engage at least minimally, creatively or critically, with the recent literature in “Philosophical Health”, in particular the two books, Philosophical Health: A Practical Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2024), and Philosophical Health: Thinking as a Way of Healing (Bloomsbury, 2024).


Authors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from:
· transparent, comprehensive and fast peer review,
· efficient route to fast-track publication and full advantage of De Gruyter's e-technology.

Because Open Philosophy is published under an Open Access model, as a rule, publication costs should be covered by so-called Article Publishing Charges (APC), paid by authors, their affiliated institutions, funders, or sponsors.

Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with Managing Editor of the journal Katarzyna Tempczyk (katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyter.com) before submitting their manuscripts.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Submissions will be collected from February 1 to March 31, 2025.

To submit an article for this special issue of Open Philosophy, authors are asked to access the online submission system at http://www.editorialmanager.com/opphil/

Please choose as article type: AI and Philosophical Health

Before submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors, available at: https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPPHIL/downloadAsset/OPPHIL_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf

All contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.

Further questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Luis de Miranda at crealectics@gmail.com or luis.demiranda@utu.fi. In case of technical problems with submission, please contact AssistantManagingEditor@degruyter.com

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