Friday, October 31, 2008

Useful Discussions on Graduate School in Philosophy

Here's a link to a discussion on going to graduate school in philosophy:

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/thinking-about.html

Further, on this page (on Leiter Reports), there's a link to a handy
two-page pamphlet on grad school.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Conference at Washington and Jefferson (April '09)

We've received a CFP for a conference to be held at Washington and
Jefferson College in April.

The flier will be posted in the department, but essentially they're
looking for a 7-10 pp. paper on any topic. The submission deadline is
2/15/09.

This one's nice & close!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Undrgrd Conf CFP

EPISTEME, an International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy, in
celebration of its 20th year, announces:

** AN UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE **

The first Episteme Undergraduate Conference will take place at Denison
University in Granville, Ohio, on March 27th and 28th, 2009. Episteme
will consider for the conference papers written by undergraduate
students in any area of philosophy.

Papers will be evaluated according to the following criteria: quality
of research, depth of philosophical inquiry, creativity, original
insight and clarity.

Submissions to the March 2009 conference should adhere to the
following guidelines:

1. Maximum of 5,000 words.

2. Include a cover sheet with author's name, mailing address (current
and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university
name, and submission title.

3. Include a Works Cited page in Chicago style. And please use
endnotes rather than footnotes.

4. For the purposes of blind review, please remove all references to
the author's name on the paper itself.

5. Submit papers electronically as Microsoft Word attachments to
episteme@denison.edu.

Submissions to the 2009 conference must be sent by November 14th,
2008. All papers submitted prior to November 14th, 2008, will also be
considered for publication in the 2009 journal.

Please direct all questions to the student editor, Denison senior
Megan Henricks, at episteme@denison.edu. The conference website is
at:

http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/philosophy/episteme.html

--
Alexandra Bradner
Dept. of Philosophy, Knapp 205D
Denison University
Granville, OH 43023
740-587-5636
bradnera@denison.edu

Undrgd journal CFP

** CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY PAPERS, DEADLINE 11/14/08 **

Episteme, an International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy,
announces the scheduled publication of volume XX, May 2009.

Episteme will consider papers written by undergraduate students in any
area of philosophy. Papers are evaluated according to quality of
research, depth of inquiry, creativity, original insight and clarity.

1. Maximum of 5,000 words.

2. Include a cover sheet with author's name, mailing address (current
and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university
name, and submission title.

3. Include Works Cited page in Chicago style. And please use endnotes
rather than footnotes.

4. For the purposes of blind review, please remove all references to
the author's name on the paper itself.

5. Submit papers electronically as Microsoft Word attachments to
episteme@denison.edu.

Submissions must be postmarked by November 14, 2008.

Episteme is an annual student-run publication, founded in 1990, that
aims to recognize and encourage excellence in undergraduate philosophy
by providing students and faculty with examples of strong work.

Our September 2008 issue, which should arrive to your department
mailboxes shortly, contains the following papers:

1) "Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence as a Psychological Test of Action,"
by Micah Douglas, University of Louisianna at Lafayette

2) "Forcing Freedom," Applying Mill's Principles of Liberty in an
International Society," by Jill Zimmerman, Tulane University

3) "Possible Worlds and Counterfactuals: Critique and Commentary on
Complicating Causation," by Roman Feiman, University of Toronto

4) "The Natural Philosophies of Descartes and Newton: A Kuhnian
Reflection," by Stephen Trochimchuk, Lakehead University

Please direct all questions to the student editor, Denison senior
Megan Henricks, at episteme@denison.edu. The journal's website is at:

http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/philosophy/episteme.html

--
Alexandra Bradner
Dept. of Philosophy, Knapp 205D
Denison University
Granville, OH 43023
740-587-5636
bradnera@denison.edu

Fwd: Undrgd journal CFP

** CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY PAPERS, DEADLINE 11/14/08 **

Episteme, an International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy,
announces the scheduled publication of volume XX, May 2009.

Episteme will consider papers written by undergraduate students in any
area of philosophy. Papers are evaluated according to quality of
research, depth of inquiry, creativity, original insight and clarity.

1. Maximum of 5,000 words.

2. Include a cover sheet with author's name, mailing address (current
and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university
name, and submission title.

3. Include Works Cited page in Chicago style. And please use endnotes
rather than footnotes.

4. For the purposes of blind review, please remove all references to
the author's name on the paper itself.

5. Submit papers electronically as Microsoft Word attachments to
episteme@denison.edu.

Submissions must be postmarked by November 14, 2008.

Episteme is an annual student-run publication, founded in 1990, that
aims to recognize and encourage excellence in undergraduate philosophy
by providing students and faculty with examples of strong work.

Our September 2008 issue, which should arrive to your department
mailboxes shortly, contains the following papers:

1) "Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence as a Psychological Test of Action,"
by Micah Douglas, University of Louisianna at Lafayette

2) "Forcing Freedom," Applying Mill's Principles of Liberty in an
International Society," by Jill Zimmerman, Tulane University

3) "Possible Worlds and Counterfactuals: Critique and Commentary on
Complicating Causation," by Roman Feiman, University of Toronto

4) "The Natural Philosophies of Descartes and Newton: A Kuhnian
Reflection," by Stephen Trochimchuk, Lakehead University

Please direct all questions to the student editor, Denison senior
Megan Henricks, at episteme@denison.edu. The journal's website is at:

http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/philosophy/episteme.html

--
Alexandra Bradner
Dept. of Philosophy, Knapp 205D
Denison University
Granville, OH 43023
740-587-5636
bradnera@denison.edu

WCU CFP for Student Conference (Grad + Undergrad)

West Chester University's

4th Annual Philosophy Conference

Faith, Reason & the Between

Saturday January 24, 2009

Keynote speaker

William Desmond, PhD

Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

David Cook Visiting Chair in Philosophy, Villanova University

Call for Papers

December 5, 2008 – Papers Due

January 9, 2009 – Final Day to Pre-Register

Submissions will be accepted for both undergraduate and graduate sessions.

Papers can be submitted via email to wcuapc@gmail.com<mailto:wcuphilsoc@iwon.com>

All submissions must be formatted for blind review.

Please include a cover sheet in the body of the email.

Requesting faculty volunteers to act as moderators for sessions.

Please respond to WCU with your area of interest.

Any further questions can be directed to wcuapc@gmail.com<mailto:wcuphilsoc@iwon.com> Re: Spring 2009 Conference

Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling the Office of Conference Services at 610-436-6931. Please make your needs known as soon as possible, but not less than one week in advance, to allow time to make the necessary arrangements.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Southeast Philosophy Congress CFP

The Second Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress invites submissions
from undergraduate and graduate students in any area of philosophy.
The Congress, hosted by Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia,
runs February 13-14, 2009, with keynote speaker Jack Zupko from Emory
University. Presented papers will be published in online and print
proceedings.

Talks should run 20 minutes, followed by a 10 minute question/answer
period. Please email papers, accompanied by a brief abstract, to Dr.
Todd Janke: ToddJanke@Clayton.edu. Submission deadline is December 15,
2008. The registration fee of $45.00 includes lunch both days and a
print copy of the proceedings.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Call For Papers: North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and Philosophy

We have received information about an undergraduate conference on philosophy and religion, which is to be held in March at St. Francis University (Loretto, PA).

The general theme of the conference is "The Common Good," though one may submit a paper on any topic.

Dr. Hudson will have copies of the information we have, if you're interested.