Thursday, October 16, 2008

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

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