Scienza & Filosofia Call for Papers: Computational Thought, Artificial Intelligence, and Symbolic Forms | ESOL edit
CFP for publication or other deadlineOctober 15, 2026
Scienza & Filosofia Call for Papers: Computational Thought, Artificial Intelligence, and Symbolic Forms
Scienza & Filosofia invites interdisciplinary proposals on computation, artificial intelligence, symbolic forms, cognition, neuroscience, ethics, and politics.
computational thought
The call examines computation not merely as a technical or cognitive process, but as a cultural practice and symbolic form that shapes how humans think, communicate, understand the world, and relate to artificial intelligence.
Topics of Interest
Suggested topics include:
Writing, symbolic notation, and cognitive practices, from Husserlian phenomenology to contemporary theories of computation as a medium of thought
History of logical machines and the genealogy of computation, from nineteenth-century mechanical devices to contemporary digital architectures
Algorithmic universality and personal meaning-making in an era of pervasive computation
Genealogy of artificial intelligence and the behaviorist and cybernetic assumptions underlying contemporary models of cognition
Whether the brain is a computer: computational models in neuroscience between heuristic value and ontological reductionism
Computation as symbolic form and cultural practice
Language and thought in Large Language Models and human cognition
Computational subjectivity and algorithmic identities
Philosophy of mathematics and formal logic as foundations of computational thought
Ethics and politics of computation, including the impact of algorithms on ethical decision-making and political life
The editors welcome contributions from philosophy, phenomenology, analytic philosophy, philosophy of mind, science and technology studies, intellectual history, cognitive science, computer science, neuroscience, media studies, and related fields. Interdisciplinary proposals are especially encouraged.
Submission Guidelines
To participate in the call, authors should submit an abstract of no more than 500 characters, including the proposed essay title and a description of its argument.
Proposals will be evaluated by the editors and the journal's review committee. Selected authors will subsequently receive the deadline for full manuscript submission.
Important Dates
Abstract deadline: 15 October 2026
Full manuscript deadline: 15 March 2027
Submitted manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process.