Monday, December 17, 2007

Thinking of a Ph.D. in the Humanities?

Here's a discussion about the amount of time it can take to get a Ph.D. in the humanities on Inside Higher Ed. There are also links to other similar pieces (and to data) within this article.

Short summary: it can take a rather long time (10+ years) to get a PhD in the humanities, and some would like to change this.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Reminder of Undergraduate Conference and Four Keynote Speakers

As the fall term comes to a close, please be reminded that Allegheny College will host a two-day conference on whiteness and racism titled "Examining Whiteness: An Academic Conference on White Privilege and Racism in America" on April 4-5, 2008. Keynote speakers will be Lucius Outlaw (Vanderbilt University), Shannon Sullivan (Pennsylvania State University), Charles Mills (Northwestern University), and Linda Martin Alcoff (Syracuse University). The presentations of these four eminent philosophers of race on April 4 will anchor the undergraduate conference held all day April 5. Undergraduate students are invited to present their own work either in the form of complete papers or as a part of panel discussions.

Please encourage your students completing term papers and projects related to this topic to submit their work for consideration in the conference schedule. The deadline for submissions is January 23, 2008.

Detailed information about the conference, including a call for papers and panels, registration forms and fees, biographies of the invited speakers, and an electronic version of the conference poster can be found at the conference homepage<http://www.allegheny.edu/warehouse/redirect.php?id=2&id2=166>. I invite you and your students to attend and participate in this exciting opportunity for our region. Direct all inquiries and questions to Eric Boynton<mailto:eboynton@allegheny.edu>.

Eric Boynton, Ph.D.
Allegheny College
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
520 N. Main St.
Meadville, PA 16335

eboynton@allegheny.edu<mailto:eboynton@allegheny.edu>
814/332-3621

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

3rd Annual Audrey-Beth Fitch Conference on Women's Studies

3rd Annual Audrey-Beth Fitch Conference on Women's Studies

Attention Faculty, Staff and Students

Call for Papers:
3rd Annual Audrey-Beth Fitch Conference on Women's Studies

"The Other Side of Beauty: Impact on a Woman's Sense of Self"

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

California University of Pennsylvania's Women's Studies Program is holding its third annual conference on March 27th, 2008. This year's theme is "The Other Side of Beauty: Impact on a Woman's Sense of Self". Dr. Linda B. Hall, author of Mary, Mother, and Warrior: The Virgin in Spain and the Americas, will be our keynote speaker and discuss the ways in which beauty served (and failed to serve) three foreign divas – Garbo, Dietrich, and del Rio – in the 1930's and 1940's as the war in Europe began to influence the U.S. and then became the central national focus. The conference is interdisciplinary, bringing together scholars employing a variety of approaches to understand patriarchy, inequality, and the experiences of women around the world, past and present. Papers on all topics of women's lives are welcome, however our focus will be on the construction of feminine beauty and its effects on women and men. We are especially interested in scholarship examining connections and contradictions between ideas of women's inner and outer beauty and the ways in which patriarchal constructions of beauty are used to control women. We encourage contributions from scholars of diverse disciplines and all levels. The conference includes a statewide art contest and exhibition. Panel submissions, roundtables, and individual abstracts are welcome. California University of Pennsylvania is located about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. Please send a proposal (300 words or less) and a C.V. or resume. Please address all queries, submissions, and abstracts to either Dr. Andrae Marak or Dr. Marta McClintock-Comeaux at marak@cup.edu<mailto:marak@cup.edu> or mcclintock@cup.edu<mailto:mcclintock@cup.edu> (with the subject line 2008 conference).
The DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS January 15, 2008.

Midsouth Philosophy Conference cfp



     CALL FOR PAPERS

     M I D S O U T H  P H I L O S O P H Y  C O N F E R E N C E

     and Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

     The University of Memphis

     February 22-23, 2008

The thirty-second annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, February 22-23, at The University of Memphis.

PAUL BOGHOSSIAN (New York University) will deliver the keynote address at
the beginning of the conference on Friday afternoon.

There will be a $20 registration fee, payable by cash or check at the
conference.

Papers in any area are welcome. Papers must not exceed a length of 3000
words. On the first page of your paper, include the following nine items:

  (1) a word count - 3000 words maximum!
  (2) the author's name
  (3) academic status (professor, unaffiliated, graduate student)
  (4) institutional affiliation (if any)
  (5) mailing address
  (6) email address
  (7) telephone number
  (8) the paper's title
  (9) an abstract - 100 words maximum!

Submissions which do not include all nine items will not be considered.  No
more than one submission by the same author will be considered.

Email a copy of your paper, as an attachment, in Rich Text Format (RTF) or
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) to midsouth@lclark.edu
Please title your paper as follows: YourLastName_YourFirstName.rtf - for
example, Locke_John.rtf

Papers must be received by JANUARY 7.  Papers will be reviewed by a
committee.  Notification of acceptance will be made via email in late
January.  Submissions whose authors cannot be contacted through email will
be rejected.

Each paper will have a commentator.  Those interested in commenting should
send a note to midsouth@lclark.edu by January 15 of availability and areas
of interest.  Persons whose papers are accepted will be expected to serve as
commentators if asked.

  The University of Memphis UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE
  will have parallel sessions.  Please encourage students to
  attend and submit papers.  Papers in any area are welcome.
  Submissions must not exceed a length of 3000 words, and must
  include a cover letter stating the author's name, university
  or college, mailing address, telephone number and/or email
  address.  Send two printed copies to:  Undergraduate Philosophy
  Conference, Department of Philosophy, 327 Clement Hall,
  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152.  Papers must be post-
  marked by January 14.  Direct questions about the Undergraduate
  Philosophy Conference to Pleshette DeArmitt <pdearmtt@memphis.edu>

Thomas Nenon has reserved rooms for Thursday (2/21) through Saturday (2/23)
nights at the Sleep Inn (901-522-9700) on 40 North Front Street, and at the
Comfort Inn (901-526-0583) on 100 North Front Street.  Make reservations
directly, and before February 9.  The airport shuttle goes to the hotels for
about $10, taxis for about $25.

http://www.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html





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                       Midsouth Philosophy Conference

                            University of Memphis

                             22-23 February 2008

                  http://www.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html

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Canadian PHIL Undergrad Conference



Western Canadian Undergraduate Conference of Philosophy

and SOPHIA XI

Call For Papers

Papers are now being accepted for the first Western Canadian Undergraduate
Conference of Philosophy.  It will be held at the University of Victoria,
Victoria BC, on March 7-8, 2008.

Additionally, SOPHIA -- the University of Victoria's Undergraduate Journal
of Philosophy -- is also accepting submissions for publication in our 2008
issue.  This year?s edition will feature an interview with Dr. Allen Wood
from Stanford University.

The submission deadline for both the conference and SOPHIA is January 21.
All papers submitted before December 21 will be entered in a draw for free
admission to the conference.

For full conference and submission information,
Visit http://www.theviriditas.net/ or email us
at sophiajournal@gmail.com


 


Sunday, December 9, 2007

Political Attack Ad: Nietzsche/Kant

A couple of philosophy friends have brought this to our attention, in advance of the coming political season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M-cmNdiFuI

Saturday, December 8, 2007

"Experimental Philosophy" in the NY Times

Here's an article on a relatively new movement in philosophy called "experimental philosophy."

("The New New Philosophy" by Kwame Anthony Appiah)

Friday, December 7, 2007

Undergraduate Conference CFP Reminder



 

 

SOUTHEAST PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE AT CLAYTON STATE

 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

 

 

CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY

 

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

 

The inaugural meeting of the Southeast Philosophy Conference is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia.  Papers in any area are welcome.  There will be a $15 registration fee, payable at the conference. 

 

 

Submissions must not exceed a length of 3000 words, and must include a cover letter stating the paper's title, author's name, university or college, mailing and email addresses, and telephone number.  Either email submissions to toddjanke@clayton.edu or send two printed copies to:

 

                       

Southeast Philosophy Conference

                        Department of Communicative Arts & Integrative Studies

                        Clayton State University

                        Morrow, Georgia  30260

 

 

Papers must be received by January 28, 2008.  Notification of acceptance will be made via email by February 4, 2008.  Papers will be published in a Proceedings of the Conference. 

 

 

 

Contact for questions: toddjanke@clayton.edu


Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Undergraduate Philosophy Publishing Opportunity



STANCE:
A Peer-Reviewed Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Submission Guidelines:
Current undergraduates may submit papers between 1500 and 3500 words in length. Papers should avoid unnecessary technicality and strive to be accessible to the widest possible audience without sacrificing clarity or rigor. They are evaluated on the following criteria: depth of inquiry, quality of research, creativity, lucidity, and originality.

Submission Procedures:
Submissions are to be prepared for blind review and must include a cover page with the author's name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers should have no other identifying markers. Submissions are to be sent as attachments to phisigmatau@bsu.edu.

Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2007

Stance is a project of the Ball State University chapter of Phi Sigma Tau, an international undergraduate honor society for philosophy.

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Washington and Jefferson College

Here's a message about an undergraduate conference to be held at nearby Washington and Jefferson.

Papers should be 7-10 pages, and the deadline is 2/10/2008. Email fox@cup.edu<mailto:fox@cup.edu> for more information & a copy of the flier (call for papers) we received.

Subject: Undergraduate Philosophy Conference


Dear Colleagues,

Please pardon duplicate messages. Attached is a call for papers for an Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, "Self and World", which is to be held at Washington & Jefferson College on April 19, 2008.

The keynote speaker will be Muhammad Ali Khalidi from York University. And the title of his talk will be "Making up Our Minds: Innateness and Evolutionary Explanations in Cognitive Science"
...

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Friday art event in Pgh

Looking for a fun cultural event in Pittsburgh this weekend?
Join several Cal U faculty and students for an exhibition of their artwork at the December 7th "First Friday Artwalk" along Penn Avenue, in the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
The Penn Avenue Arts Initiative sponsors a monthly "Unblurred" event, in which dozens of galleries and cultural centers have art openings, receptions, demonstrations, or other events, including live music and refreshments. Come see or try glass blowing at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, tour artists' studios, or join Cal's many art students, and faculty Todd Pinkham, Maggy Aston, Patricia Milford, and Laura DeFazio for an exhibition of their work at
5020 Penn Avenue
7:00-9:00pm, Friday, December 7th
One Person Show "Societal Circus" by Todd Pinkham
And Group Show "Rousseau's Dream" by many Cal U faculty and student artists.

For more information, please contact
defazio@cup.edu

Monday, December 3, 2007

"What are you going to do with a philosophy degree?"

Here is a very useful (i.e., favorable to philosophy) discussion of the demand prospective employers have for philosophy majors:

Employers want philosophers...


I also want to note the addition of two new links to the right: one for Brian Leiter's "Philosophical Gourmet Report" and the other for his "Leiter Reports" blog. Both are great resources for learning about the profession of philosophy.

Happy reading.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

"Wimps No More"

Former Cal philosophy professor Gary Smith sends us this appropriate cartoon from The New Yorker :
(We're not advocating a philosophical strike in advance of finals, however.)

Friday, November 30, 2007

MA in philosophy - new 2year program at the Central European University in Budapest

Interested in doing an MA in philosophy in Budapest??

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A new MA program in philosophy is launched in September 2008 at the
Central European University in Budapest.

The curriculum of the two year program covers most major areas of
philosophy, primarily - but not exclusively  - from an analytic
perspective, and offers a training in thinking analytically and
systematically which is of great value in a number of different
professions.

In addition, the program aims to enable students to proceed to doctoral
training in philosophy, either at CEU, in the region, or the rest of the
world. Because of the analytical orientation of the department, and also
because the language of instruction is English, we hope this program
will be a good preparation for those students who want to continue their
studies in the US or the UK.

The program is conceived as a two-year Bologna-compatible MA program.
Those students who have taken a four-year BA in philosophy, or already
have an MA, are also welcome to apply, for example if they want to
increase their familiarity with the analytic approach. For them, it is
also possible to complete the course in one year.

All our MA students are eligible for a full financial package which
includes a tuition waiver, health insurance, housing, and a monthly
stipend.

We also continue with our PhD program and welcome applicants for the
next academic year.

application deadlines: January 15, 2008 and February 28, 2008
(see http://www.ceu.hu/phil/admissionsma.htm)

Further information about the department and the program is available
at our website (www.ceu.hu/phil), or contact Kriszta Biber (coordinator)
or Katalin Farkas (head of department).

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

News from the Art & Design Department

From Laura DeFazio, one of our friends in the Art Department:

Events in the next two weeks:

•Wednesday Nov. 28th at 6pm in Vulcan Student Gallery---Joe Mruk's show: The Good Fight (great show!)

•Thursday November 29th at 7pm at Jozart's---Printmaking show

•(this week's Open Model Session is moved to Thursday, December 6, since the print show is this Thursday)

•Friday November 30th, evening---Studio Crawl off campus (I don't have the details, but postings are up in Vulcan for it)

•Thursday December 6 (tentatively)---Philosophy and Physics clubs are planning another film night in Vulcan.

•Friday December 7th, 5020 Penn Avenue---2 exhibitions: art club's "Rousseau's Dream" and Todd Pinkham's "Societal Circus" at the Penn Avenue "Unblurred" First Friday Artwalk

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

An Article on World Philosophy Day

Here's a link to an amusing article on World Philosophy Day. Apparently, it was a week and a half ago. How did you celebrate it?


http://chronicle.com/blogs/footnoted/1077/the-limited-power-of-philosophy

("The (Limited) Power of Philosophy" by Evan Goldstein on The Chronicle of Higher Education's blogs section.)

Monday, November 26, 2007

Philosophy Talk This Thursday, 11/29

Craig Fox will deliver a paper called "Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Self-expression" this Thursday, 11/29. Here's an abstract:

"The purpose of this talk is two-fold. First, it will provide something of an introduction to the philosophical ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. I will not presuppose any familiarity with his work. Second, I will relate his ideas to the notion of self-expression: what kinds of limitations are there on what we would call "self-expression" (be it of a spoken, written, or traditionally "artistic" type)? The results are perhaps not what we would naively expect, and they have implications for how we characterize our relationships to others."

It will be held in Duda 202, from 4:00-6:00. (Actually, it will likely start around 4:15.)

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

A Paper by Dr. Hoy

Below is a link to a paper by Ron Hoy called "Explaining the Appearance of Temporal Passage."

Right now, the plan is that he will present it next semester sometime (details to come). Feel free to read it and post any comments or questions you might have.

There will be a talk by Craig Fox on "Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Self-expression" on the Thursday following Thanksgiving, 11/29 (again, more details to come).


http://craig.d.fox.googlepages.com/home (link for Dr. Hoy's paper)

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Mattress Factory carpool time-change

(A message forwarded from Robert, originally for the Art Club:)

Mattress Factory carpool time-change
------------------------------------

Hello All,

I just wanted to let everyone know that we are changing the time of the Carpool for the trip to the Mattress Factory from leaving at 5:30 to leaving at 4:30.

The reason for the change is: we can have a tour of the exhibition at 6:00, before the lecture at 7:00, all for the same price of $5.00 per student, WHICH THE ART CLUB IS PAYING FOR, for all Cal students who come. Please just bring your student ID.

Below is some info I cut and pasted from the Mattress Factory website about the exhibition, and some links, in case it might inspire a few more of you to join us! If there are any more potential drivers, please reply and let me know. I think we have enough drivers to cover those wanting to attend, but an extra back-up never hurts.

Also, rather than sending another email again this week: a reminder that Thursday at 6:00 is the opening for Click, Click, Boom.

Have a great week!
Laura


INDIA: BELOW THE SURFACE (Panel Discussion)
Indian Culture and Religion

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
7:00 PM (guided tour at 6PM)
Admission: $10.00 ($5.00 Students/MF Members)
INDIA: NEW INSTALLATIONS, PART II
September 7, 2007 - January 20, 2008

To celebrate our 30th year, the Mattress Factory is presenting India: New Installations, an exhibition that will open in two parts.

Mattress Factory Curator, Michael Olijnyk and Executive/Artistic Director Barbara Luderowski traveled to India in 2006 and selected ten artists to participate in two exhibitions throughout 2007. These artists will come to Pittsburgh, live in residence at the Museum, and create new work on site.

India: New Installations, Part II, includes artists Anita Dube, Raqs Media Collective and Hema Upadhyay.

Support for India: New Installations is provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Richard King Mellon Foundation; Allegheny Regional Asset District; Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; AG Foundation; W. L. S. Spencer Foundation; Acusis; an Anonymous Donor; Asian Cultural Council; Nimoy Foundation; E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; Pennsylvania Humanities Council; and William V. and Catherine A. McKinney Charitable Foundation.


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Anita Dube<http://www.mattress.org/index.cfm?event=ShowArtist&eid=76&id=329&c=Current>


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Hema<http://www.mattress.org/index.cfm?event=ShowArtist&eid=76&id=327&c=Current> Upadhyay<http://www.mattress.org/index.cfm?event=ShowArtist&eid=76&id=327&c=Current>

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Quantum Physics

Another message from Robert:

"But the MATH said...!"
An informal look: Just how literally can we take Quantum Physics?

Dr. William E. Dieterle

Third Street Gallery, Carnegie, PA
7:00pm
Saturday, November 10
Leaving from Coover Lot by public safety @ 5:30 pm
Please Come Early

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Philosophy Events

A speedy message from Mr. Robert Branch-Ware...

What does a Nude model have to do with Nihilism?

Come find out!!!

Join both the Philosophy and Art Club on
Thursday, November 8th @
6:30-11:30 in Vulcan Hall
6:30-8:30 - Live nude model (MUST BE WILLING TO DRAW)
8:30-11:30 - Discussion and review of existentialism and nihilism in "I Heart Huckabees"

"But the MATH said...!"
An informal look: Just how literally can we take Quantum Physics?

Dr. William E. Dieterle

Third Street Gallery, Carnegie, PA
7:00pm
Saturday, November 10
(MORE DETAILS TO COME...)

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Spring 2008 Classes

The Philosophy Department's Spring 2008 course listing is now available from the Department's website.  (See link to the right.)
 
 

Friday, October 26, 2007

Undergraduate Conference and Four Key Note Speakers

Here's another conference, which Dr. Hoy just passed along. I'd like to note that I know Charles Mills personally, and he's a very amiable guy. I also know some of his work--e.g., *The Racial Contract*--and it can be very powerful. His field is often referred to as "Critical Race Theory." If this interests you at all, I'd highly recommend attending...




Allegheny College is pleased to host a two-day conference on whiteness and racism titled "Examining Whiteness: An Academic Conference on White Privilege and Racism in America" on April 4-5, 2008. Keynote speakers will be Lucius Outlaw (Vanderbilt University), Shannon Sullivan (Pennsylvania State University), Charles Mills (Northwestern University), and Linda Martin Alcoff (Syracuse University). The presentations of these four eminent philosophers of race on April 4 will anchor the undergraduate conference held all day April 5. Undergraduate students are invited to present their own work either in the form of complete papers or as a part of panel discussions.

Detailed information about the conference, including a call for papers and panels, registration forms and fees, biographies of the invited speakers, and an electronic version of the conference poster can be found at the conference homepage<http://www.allegheny.edu/warehouse/redirect.php?id=1&id2=166>. I invite you and your students to attend and participate in this exciting opportunity for our region. Direct all inquiries and questions to Eric Boynton<mailto:eboynton@allegheny.edu>.

Eric Boynton, Ph.D.
Allegheny College
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
520 N. Main St.
Meadville, PA 16335

eboynton@allegheny.edu<mailto:eboynton@allegheny.edu>
814/332-3621

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Call for papers


   Direct replies and questions to
   David Boersema <boersema@pacificu.edu>


CALL FOR PAPERS
12TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 18-19, 2008
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Keynote speaker: Jerry Fodor (Rutgers University)

The 12th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will
be held April 18-19, 2008 on the campus of Pacific University, in Forest
Grove, Oregon. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the
presentation of philosophical work of undergraduates to their peers. Papers
are required to be of philosophical content, but there are no specific
restrictions on subject matter within the arena of philosophical discussion
itself. Papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages).  Electronic
submissions, including paper and abstract (Word documents), are preferred
and can be sent to: boersema@pacificu.edu  Hard copy submissions are also
welcome.  In this case, please send two copies of paper and abstract to:
David Boersema, Department of Philosophy, Pacific University, Forest Grove
OR 97116.  (Phone: 503 352 2150; fax: 503 352 2242.)   Group papers and
suggestions for panel discussions are also welcome. Submission deadline is
February 1, 2008.  Final decisions will be made by February 28, 2008.

Volunteers for paper commentators are also welcome.

This year¹s keynote speaker at the conference banquet is Jerry Fodor from
Rutgers University.

The conference schedule will be as follows:
Friday, April 18:             Conference banquet 6:30-8:00pm;
                                    Keynote talk 8:00-9:00pm.
Saturday, April 19:             Breakfast 7:00-8:00am;
Paper sessions 8:00-1:00;
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:00;
Paper sessions 2:00-6:00.

Travel and lodging information can be found by going to the conference web
site at:   www.pacificu.edu/as/philosophy/conference/index.cfm

Registration costs: $30, payable at the conference.  Three meals will be
provided: Friday night banquet, Saturday breakfast and lunch.


For further information, contact Professor Boersema at the address above.

Monday, October 22, 2007

CFP Undergraduate conference

SOUTHEAST PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE AT CLAYTON STATE

 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

 

 

CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY

 

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

 

The inaugural meeting of the Southeast Philosophy Conference is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia.  Papers in any area are welcome.  There will be a $15 registration fee, payable at the conference. 

 

 

Submissions must not exceed a length of 3000 words, and must include a cover letter stating the paper's title, author's name, university or college, mailing and email addresses, and telephone number.  Either email submissions to toddjanke@clayton.edu or send two printed copies to:

 

                       

Southeast Philosophy Conference

                        Department of Communicative Arts & Integrative Studies

                        Clayton State University

                        Morrow, Georgia  30260

 

 

Papers must be received by January 28, 2008.  Notification of acceptance will be made via email by February 4, 2008.  Papers will be published in a Proceedings of the Conference. 

 

 

 

Contact for questions: toddjanke@clayton.edu

 

 

Last Thursday, Joel Press lectured on "Functional Analysis and the Meaning of Life." The lecture had the valuable quality of deepness.

This photo is remarkable in that it has not only captures Dr. Press in action, but it also contains the images of some very intelligent students. (Photo courtesy of the Department's roving photographer.)

SSHE IAPRS conference call for papers

Another Call for Papers (for a conference at IUP):


The twenty-first annual conference of the PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies will be held at IUP on April 11-12, 2008. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Jerry Massey from the University of Pittsburgh. PA SSHE IAPRS seeks papers in all areas of philosophy and religious studies by undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members (both current and emeritus). The call for papers is attached and below. Please distribute it to your colleagues who are not on this list and to your students.

If your department plans to participate and has not yet sent your annual payment to Corbin Fowler, please send your payment to Corbin Fowler, Treasurer, IAPRS, Philosophy Dept, EUP, Edinboro, PA 16444. For Philosophy Departments, or faculty within a larger dept, the dues are $200 for a philosophy faculty of 5 or more, and $100 for a philosophy faculty of 4 or less. These dues allow us to maintain our website <http://www.sshe-iaprs.org/>, help fund the annual conference (held this year at IUP), and pay for the student prizes in our annual essay contest.
Submission Details, deadline March 1, 2008

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Submissions

* a paper of 8-12 typed, double-spaced, numbered pages (excluding notes), 2000-3000 words, or 15-20 minutes reading time. (The author's name must not appear on the paper).
* an abstract of no more than 250 words (The author's name must not appear on the abstract.)
* a separate cover sheet (or email message) with the author's name, paper title, status (graduate or undergraduate student), institution, address, telephone number, E-mail address, and a word count for the paper.
* Undergraduate submissions from students enrolled in PA SSHE institutions are eligible for prizes of $125, $75, and $50.

Faculty Submissions

* an abstract of no more than 250 words, with the author's name, paper title, institution, address, telephone number, and E-mail address.

Email submission is preferred. Attach the paper/abstract (preferably as a Word document) to an email message indicating the items listed above for the cover sheet (students) or abstract (faculty). Send the message to caraway@iup.edu.<mailto:tlavin@clarion.edu>
For hard copy submission, send three copies of the paper, separate cover sheet (students only), and abstract (faculty and students) to

Professor Carol Caraway
Department of Philosophy
Sutton Hall, Room 452
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA 15705

Lodging will be at the Best Western and will cost $ 51.94 per room per night. For students, there is no registration fee, and the cost of their hotel rooms and will be covered by the association.

If you have questions, you may email me at caraway@iup.edu<mailto:tlavin@clarion.edu>. I hope to see you at the conference.

Regards,
Professor Carol Caraway
PA SSHE IAPRS President

Saturday, October 20, 2007

CFP student philosophy journal Discourse

A Call for Papers:

---------- Forwarded message ----------



The Discourse Editorial Staff is currently seeking submissions for the
2007 issue. The theme for this issue is philosophy and popular culture.

While well-written work dealing with the aforementioned topic is
preferred, the Editorial Staff of Discourse remains open to the
possibility of accepting work outside of the year's suggested theme. The
Discourse Staff encourages not only essay submissions, but also poetry,
short stories, plays, photography, etc.

DISCOURSE accepts original submissions from any person below A.B.D.
level.  All submissions will be considered under double blind peer
review.  Your name may not appear anywhere in the text.  Please include
a cover page and a short biography page.

On the cover page, with the title, include the following:
   -Name
   -Phone number
   -Mailing Address
   -E-mail address
   -University affiliation (if any)
   -Brief (50 word maximum) biographical citation in the third person.

Submissions should not exceed 7,000 words or 20 double-spaced pages. All
submissions must be cited in Chicago Style with footnotes. All
submissions must be e-mailed to: discourse@usfca.edu as a Word document
or in Rich Text Format. You will be notified of the receipt of your
submission within three business days; if you are not notified please
email again.

Submissions must be received no later than January 30, 2008.

If you have any further questions please e-mail us at: discourse@usfca.edu




David J. Stump
Department of Philosophy, USF
2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA  94117 USA
VOICE:  (415) 422-6153    FAX:  (415) 422-5356
http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/fac_staff/S/stump_david.html


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