Philosophy at California University of Pennsylvania

CfP: Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

2012-01-30T14:48:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
16TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 20-21, 2012
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Keynote talk by James Sterba (University of Notre Dame)
Also: Special live taping of the radio show, "Philosophy Talk" (hosted by
John Perry and Ken Taylor)

The 16th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will
be held April 20-21, 2012 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),
should be sent to: boersema@pacificu.edu

Submission deadline is FEBRUARY 1.

Final decisions will be made by February 28.

Volunteers for session chairs are also welcome. Selected papers from the
conference will be published in Volume 3 (2012) of the journal Res Cogitans
<http://commons.pacificu.edu/rescogitans>.

This is strictly an undergraduate conference, with only undergraduates
allowed on the conference program. The single exception is the keynote
speaker. Past keynotes speakers have included: Paul Churchland, Hilary
Putnam, John Searle, Keith Lehrer, Catherine Elgin, John Perry, Hubert
Dreyfus, Jerry Fodor, Alvin Plantinga, and Cora Diamond. This year's
keynote talk will be by James Sterba (University of Notre Dame). In
addition, immediately following the Friday conference banquet will be a live
taping of the public radio show, "Philosophy Talk," hosted by John Perry and
Ken Taylor (both of Stanford University).

The conference schedule will be as follows:
Friday, April 20:
Conference banquet 6:00-7:30pm;
"Philosophy Talk" 7:30-9:00pm.

Saturday, April 21:
Breakfast 7:00-8:00am;
Paper sessions 8:00-11:15;
Keynote talk 11:30-1:00;
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:15;
Paper sessions 2:15-6:15.

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

Registration costs: $40, payable at the conference. Three meals will be
provided: Friday night banquet, Saturday breakfast and lunch.

For further information, contact Professor Boersema via email
(boersema@pacificu.edu)

Washington and Jefferson College, Undergraduate Conference CFP

2012-01-30T14:31:00.001-05:00

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY
CONFERENCE

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers in any subfield of philosophy are welcome. All submissions should be
1500-3000 words in length and be readable in 15-20 minutes. Please prepare
papers for blind review by striking all references to the author's name or other
identifying features in the manuscript and include all contact information as a
separate file.

Only papers submitted for undergraduate coursework are eligible for
submission. Please include contact information for a faculty sponsor to confirm
that the paper was written for a class.

Please submit all papers electronically directly to Michael P. Wolf
(mwolf@washjeff.edu) in either .doc, .docx, .rtf. or .pdf format.

Undergraduate Journal CFP: Valey Humanities Review seeking Philosophy and related fields submissions

2011-12-16T10:20:00.001-05:00

Topic: anything in the humanities (literature, art history, history,
foreign languages, religion, philosophy, poetry)

Length: essays in English: 3000-6000 words; foreign languages: 2000-6000 words

Format: Chicago style (though we can be flexible with this; students
could submit what they have and then put it into Chicago before
publication if accepted)

Deadline: January 10

Here's the more detailed CFP:

The Valley Humanities Review is currently seeking essays in the
humanities for publication in its Spring 2012 Issue. We seek essays of
high quality, intellectual rigor and originality that challenge or
contribute substantially to ongoing conversations in the humanities.
Topics may include but are not limited to: literature, history,
religion, philosophy, art, art history and foreign languages. VHR is
also currently seeking poetry submissions; students may submit up to
three poems. VHR is committed to undergraduate research and
scholarship in the field; therefore, we only accept submissions by
current or recently graduated undergraduate students. Our reading
period runs from September 1 to December 15 of each year. All
submissions received outside of these dates will be returned unread.
All submissions should adhere to the Chicago style in formatting,
footnoting and bibliography. Essays should be between 3,000 and 6,000
words in length, be free of errors and have an original title; essays
in languages other than English may be 2,000 to 6,000 words. All
submissions should be free of any identifying marks such as names,
addresses, or school affiliations. Please give contact information in
the body of your email. All contest submissions should be emailed to
submissions-vhr@lvc.edu as a Word document attachment. Please visit
www.lvc.edu/vhr for more information.

Call for Undergraduate Essays

2011-12-16T10:18:00.001-05:00

The Interlocutor: Sewanee Philosophical Review is pleased to announce
its most recent volume and its first call for high quality
undergraduate essays for its upcoming volume.

Our call for essays and instructions for submissions can be viewed at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/submit.html

The most recent volume is available at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/journal.html

Call for Undergraduate Papers

2011-11-13T14:49:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
Stance seeks original philosophical papers authored by current undergraduates.

Submission Guidelines:
Stance welcomes papers concerning any philosophical topic. Current
undergraduates may submit a paper between 1500 and 3500 words in
length (footnotes may extend the word limit 500 words at most). Stance
asks that each undergraduate only submit one paper for the journal per
year. 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, struggle,
significance, and, most importantly, originality.

Submission Procedures:
• Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word (.doc or docx.) format and
sent as an attachment to ballstatestance@gmail.com
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced (including quotations, excerpts,
and footnotes)
• The right margin should not be justified
• To facilitate our anonymous review process, submissions are to be
prepared for anonymous review. Include a cover page with the author's
name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers, including
footnotes, should have no other identifying markers.
• Footnotes should follow Chicago Manual of Style. Examples are on our
website under Notes for Contributors.
• Please use American spellings and punctuation, except when directly
quoting a source that has followed British style.

For further concerns, please visit Stance on the web at
http://stance.iweb.bsu.edu/ or contact us at ballstatestance@gmail.com

DEADLINE: Friday, December 16, 2011

CfP: Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

2011-11-02T11:25:00.001-04:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
16TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 20-21, 2012
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Keynote talk by James Sterba (University of Notre Dame)
Also: Special live taping of the radio show, "Philosophy Talk" (hosted by
John Perry and Ken Taylor)

Submission deadline is FEBRUARY 1, 2012. Final decisions will be made by
February 28, 2012.

Volunteers for session chairs are also welcome. Selected papers from the
conference will be published in Volume 3 (2012) of the journal Res Cogitans
<http://commons.pacificu.edu/rescogitans>.

The conference schedule will be as follows:
Friday, April 20:
Conference banquet 6:00-7:30pm;
"Philosophy Talk" 7:30-9:00pm.

Saturday, April 21:
Breakfast 7:00-8:00am;
Paper sessions 8:00-11:15;
Keynote talk 11:30-1:00;
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:15;
Paper sessions 2:15-6:15.

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

Registration costs: $40, payable at the conference. Three meals will be
provided: Friday night banquet, Saturday breakfast and lunch.

For further information, contact Professor Boersema via email
(boersema@pacificu.edu) or by phone (503 352 2150) or at the address below:

Dept. of Philosophy, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR
97116

Final CFP Southeast Congress

2011-11-01T18:45:00.001-04:00

The Fifth Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress invites submissions
from undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
in any area of philosophy. The Congress, hosted by Clayton State
University in Morrow, Georgia, runs February 17-18, 2012, with a
Keynote address by Professor Robert McCauley from Emory University.
Presented papers will be published in online and print proceedings.

Talks 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 January 31, 2012.
To allow time to plan travel, speakers will be notified immediately
upon acceptance and selection will close when all slots are filled.
The registration fee of $50.00 includes lunch both days and a print
copy of the proceedings.

CFP: Ephemeris, Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

2011-10-01T16:59:00.001-04:00

CFP: EPHEMERIS THE UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY

Ephemeris is an undergraduate journal of philosophy that is
student-run and dedicated to publishing exceptional undergraduate
writing grounded in the distinct value and interest of the
philosophical endeavor.

Contributions: Contributions are solicited in all areas of the
philosophical discipline. Contributions should take the form of essay,
article, or short note. Review articles are welcome. Please include a
short abstract describing the thesis of the paper and main
conclusions. Generally the length should be no greater than 25 pages.

Format: All work must be submitted as electronic copy in standard Word
(doc or docx), OpenOffice or RTF format. Do not submit PDFs. Please
use footnotes, not endnotes. Suitable stylistic guides are the MLA
standard or the Chicago Manual. Simultaneous submission is acceptable
on the conditions of notification at the time of submission and
immediate notification if the paper is accepted elsewhere. Further
details available to our website.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email addresses, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work and any correspondence to
<ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>. You should receive a confirmation of receipt
in a matter of days.

Date: The next issue of Ephemeris will be the 2012 edition.

Submission deadline is February 15, 2012.

For more information about Ephemeris and submission guidelines, please
visit our website at <http://punzel.org/Ephemeris>.

Editors, Ephemeris
c/o Dept of Philosophy
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308 USA
<ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>
<http://punzel.org/Ephemeris>

Undergraduate Journal

2011-07-20T11:21:00.001-04:00

*Arete*, The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Rutgers University, is now
accepting paper submissions for publication in its Spring 2012 issue. On the
order of 5 papers will be published, on the internet and in print (limited
run).**

Traditionally only work from college upperclassmen is encouraged. Analytic
rigor is prerequisite for publication. Papers from any field of philosophy
are welcome.**

Submissions should not exceed 8,000 words, with a cover page, abstract, and
citations in Chicago format. Please do not include information in the text
of your paper that identifies the author or the institution you attend.
Submit papers by attachment, (from an email address we can use to correspond
with you) in Word document or PDF format, to *
rundergrad.philo.journal@gmail.com* by September 16th, 2011.

* *

We will email you on or shortly after that date to confirm our receipt of
your paper. Based on the number of submissions we have received in the past,
it will take us some time to read all the papers submitted for this issue.
Consequently the authors of papers accepted for publication will be notified
in December.**

Famous Philosophy Majors

2011-03-11T21:59:00.001-05:00

Here's a link to a post on the Leiter Reports blog where readers have
contributed names of famous philosophy majors:
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2011/03/famous-philosophy-majors.html

Undergraduate Conference

2011-02-07T15:18:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
Providence College will host the 7th annual New England Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 9:30-4:00.

The keynote address shall be delivered by Professor Richard Rojcewicz,
Senior Research Fellow at the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center at
Duquesne University

Papers on any philosophical topic are welcome. Undergraduate
students
who are interested in presenting their work at the conference should
submit a 10-15 page paper for review to the conference committee.
The
papers should be prepared for blind review and should be sent as Word
or rich text documents to Dr. Christopher Arroyo at
phlclub@providence.edu. Anyone interested
in serving as a commentator at the conference should inform the
committee by e-mailing phlclub@providence.edu

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

Conference at W & J

2011-01-20T12:23:00.001-05:00

Please see Dr. Fox for information on an undergraduate conference to be held at Washington and Jefferson College on April 16th. The submission deadline is March 12th.

Graduate School in Philosophy(?)

2010-12-13T09:59:00.001-05:00

Here's a useful discussion for those possibly interested in graduate
school for philosophy:

http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/grad.htm

Call for Undergraduate Essays

2010-12-09T12:05:00.001-05:00

The Interlocutor: Sewanee Philosophical Review is pleased to announce
its most recent volume and its first call for high quality
undergraduate essays for its upcoming volume.

Please send this announcement to students who might have an interest
in this opportunity.

Our call for essays and instructions for submissions can be viewed at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/submit.html

The most recent volume is available at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/journal.html

If you or your students have questions, please feel free to contact
interloc@sewanee.edu

CFP: Mid-Hudson Valley Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

2010-11-16T12:55:00.001-05:00

CFP 2011 Mid-Hudson Valley Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

James <jamesgsnyder@gmail.com> Nov 15 02:23PM -0800 ^

Call for Papers: Mid-Hudson Valley Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
April 15-16
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

The Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Marist College
will host the first Mid-Hudson Valley Undergraduate Philosophy
Conference on April 15-16, 2011. Undergraduates are encouraged to
submit papers on any topic in philosophy. The keynote address will be
given by Robert Kraut (Ohio State University).

Submissions: Please send papers of no more than 3,000 words by
February 1, 2011. We prefer that papers be sent electronically by
attachment in PDF or MS Word format to: James Snyder
(james.snyder@marist.edu).

The program will be announced in early March.

Call For Submissions: Sophia, University of Victoria's Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

2010-11-01T10:18:00.001-04:00

Call For Submissions

The University of Victoria's Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy,
Sophia Vol. XIV

Exceptional undergraduate works are now being accepted for the 14th
Edition of Sophia, on all philosophical topics. The due date for
submissions for this issue is January 30th, 2011. This issue will
feature an interview with Dr. Anjan Chakravartty and Dr. Alvin
Plantinga.

For more information, please e-mail uvicsophia@gmail.com.

CfP: Midsouth Philosophy Conference

2010-10-25T10:26:00.001-04:00

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

March 4-5, 2011

The thirty-fifth annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, March 4-5, at The University of Memphis.
Papers in any area are welcome. There will be a $40 registration fee, $30
for graduate students, payable by cash or check at the conference (but not
by credit or debit card).

John Bickle (Mississippi State University) will deliver the keynote address.

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
examples:
Hegel_Georg.doc
Locke_John.rtf
Russell_Bertrand.pdf

Papers must be received by JANUARY 10. Papers will be reviewed by a
committee. Notification of acceptance will be made via email in early
February. 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 UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions.
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html#undergrad has details.

Thomas Nenon has reserved rooms for Thursday (3/4) through Saturday (3/6)
nights at the Comfort Inn on 100 North Front Street. Call 901-526-0583 and
identify yourself as a participant in the MidSouth Philosophy Conference by
February 15 in order to ensure availability and to receive the conference
rate. The airport shuttle goes to the Comfort Inn for about $15, taxis for
about $30.

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

Midsouth Philosophy Conference

University of Memphis

March 4-5, 2011

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

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Talk on species conservation and relocation under climate change at Penn State - New Kensington

2010-10-18T15:51:00.001-04:00

Arizona State University professor Ben Minteer brings his insights on
the field of environmental ethics and policy to Penn State New
Kensington at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Forum Theatre at Penn
State New Kensington.

Minteer, associate professor of human dimensions of biology, is the
guest speaker for "Insight Forum," the campus' lecture and discussion
program that is geared to students and faculty in the Philosophy
departments in the region's universities and colleges. His talk,
"Saving Species on a Changing Planet: Emerging Ethical and Policy
Challenges," discusses the ethical and scientific controversy
surrounding species conservation and relocation under climate change.

Minteer's research explores environmental political thought and the
intellectual history of American conservation and environmentalism.
His areas of specialization include environmental ethics and policy;
human dimensions of ecology and conservation biology; and history and
philosophy of conservation/environmentalism. He has written six books
and numerous articles and essays for national journals. Prior to
joining the faculty at Arizona State, Minteer held faculty positions
at Georgia Tech, Bucknell University, and Columbia University.

Tickets for the talk are $10. Students with college or high school
identification are admitted for free. The series is open to the
public. General admission seating is available on a first-come,
first-served basis. For tickets, call 724-334-6056 or contact
tms57@psu.edu via e-mail.

CFP: Undergraduate Conference

2010-09-30T12:54:00.001-04:00

CFP: Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Dowling College (Oakdale,
Long Island, New York, April 8th, 2011)

In order to increase student awareness of and interest in philosophy,
and to encourage contributions to the scholarly community, Dowling
College Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies invites
students to submit papers relating to any philosophical topic or
period. Authors of accepted papers will be given the opportunity to
present their work at Dowling College's first undergraduate philosophy
conference.
Deadline for Submissions: January 15th, 2011

Submission Guidelines:

1. Although papers must relate to a philosophical topic or period,
that does not mean that other areas, such as psychology, sociology,
neurology, biology, etc., are excluded. As long as the paper engages
with its topic in a philosophical manner you are more than welcome to
submit the paper. Presenters should plan on having 15 minutes to
present their work (approx. 8-10 pages long). Time limits will be
strictly enforced.

2. Attach a copy of your submission in .doc or .docx format to an
email, and send it to Adam Kohler at agkohler@gmail.com and Christian
Perring at perringc@dowling.edu. Within the email, please include
your name, email address, and college/university that you are
affiliated with.

3. Please do not include your name on your paper, so that it may be
reviewed "blind" by a committee of conference organizers.

4. Authors whose papers are accepted will be notified by Feb 15, 2011.

5. When you submit your paper, please indicate whether you would be
interested acting as a discussant for another speaker's paper.

Please remember that you do not have to be a philosophy major to
submit a paper! All currently enrolled undergraduates are welcome to
submit their work.

The Rudolph Campus of Dowling College is located in Oakdale, NY. This
is 50 miles from NYC, and 25 minutes walk from the Oakdale LIRR train
station.

For more information contact Adam Kohler at agkohler@gmail.com

CFP: North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and Philosophy

2010-09-24T13:56:00.001-04:00

Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2011
Saint Francis University
Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940

We cordially invite undergraduates to submit proposals for the fifth
annual North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and
Philosophy. Submissions are encouraged from students majoring in all
academic fields.

Although any paper related to religion and philosophy will be
considered, priority will be given to those addressing this year's
theme, "Race in America." As philosopher Cornel West asserted, "A
fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a
sense of history and open, honest dialogue." Accordingly, this year's
conference will forthrightly address philosophical and religious
questions of race and how these questions relate to politics, culture,
society, and history. To begin our conversation, this year's keynote
speaker will be George Yancy, Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Duquesne University and author of Black Bodies, White Gazes: The
Continuing Significance of Race.

Paper proposals (roughly 250 words) should give a concise description
of the presentation. The deadline for proposals is February 18, 2011.
Please include your full name, paper title, institution, e-mail, phone
number, and the name and contact information of your major professor.
Presenters must submit their full paper by March 11, 2011 to be
considered for conference prizes. Proposals and final papers should be
sent via e-mail attachment to Dr. Arthur Remillard at
aremillard@francis.edu.

The keynote address will be given on Friday evening, with a student-
led discussion to follow. All student presentations will be given on
Saturday from approximately 9:00am-5:00pm. This conference is open to
the public and free for presenters and non-presenters alike. For more
information, directions, contacts, scheduling, etc., please visit our
website: www.francis.edu/NAUCRP.htm; or join our Facebook group, "St.
Francis University Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies."

This conference is organized by St. Francis University and Westminster
College, with support from SFU's School of Arts and Letters,
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Institute for
Ethics.

CFP: EPHEMERIS undergraduate journal of philosophy

2010-09-20T10:45:00.000-04:00

CFP: EPHEMERIS THE UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY

Ephemeris is an undergraduate journal of philosophy published at Union
College and student-run. The purpose of Ephemeris is to harvest
exceptional undergraduate writing grounded in the distinct value and
interest of the philosophical endeavor.

Contributions: Contributions are solicited in all areas of the
philosophical discipline. Contributions should take the form of essay,
article, or short note. Review articles are welcome.

Format: All work must be submitted as electronic copy in standard Word
(doc or docx) or RTF format. Suitable stylistic guides are the MLA
standard or the Chicago Manual. Simultaneous submission is acceptable
on condition of immediate notification if the paper has been accepted
elsewhere.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email addresses, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work and any correspondence to
<ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>. You should receive a confirmation of receipt
in a matter of days.

Date: The next issue of Ephemeris will be the 2011 edition.

Submission deadline is February 15, 2011.

Our 2010 issue is at the presses. Please visit
<http://punzel.org/Ephemeris> for more information. Copies will soon
be available on request.

Editors, Ephemeris
c/o Dept of Philosophy
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308 USA
<ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>

CFP - Southeast Philosophy Congress

2010-07-31T15:28:00.001-04:00

The Fourth Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress invites submissions
from undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
in any area of philosophy. The Congress, hosted by Clayton State
University in Morrow, Georgia, runs February 18-19, 2011. Keynote
speaker TBA. Presented papers will be published in online and print
proceedings.

Talks 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 January 31, 2011.
To allow time to plan travel, speakers will be notified immediately
upon acceptance and selection will close when all slots are filled.
The registration fee of $50.00 includes lunch both days and a print
copy of the proceedings.

Proceedings from past Congresses may be found here:
http://a-s.clayton.edu/ahall/philosophy/Congress/southeast_philosophy_congress.htm

North Carolina Philosophical Society Call for Papers

2010-07-31T15:27:00.001-04:00

The North Carolina Philosophical Society announces its call for papers
for its upcoming meeting on February 25 & 26, 2011 at Appalachian
State University.

The keynote speaker will be Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey
Stillman Professor in Practical Ethics at Duke University.

Papers in any area of philosophy designed for a presentation time of
about 20-30 minutes are welcome. Further details including submission
instructions can be found at the NCPS website at:
http://www.northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/

Undergraduate submissions are again strongly encouraged, and there
will be a $175 prize for the best paper submitted by an untenured
faculty member, a $125 prize for the best graduate student paper, and
a $100 prize for the best undergraduate paper.

CFP: Rutgers Undergraduate Journal

2010-05-24T10:02:00.001-04:00

The Rutgers University Undergraduate Philosophy Journal is seeking
papers for its 2011 issue. The deadline for submissions is

...September 15, 2010.

Inquiries and papers should be sent to:
rundergrad.philo.journal@gmail.com

Qualified applicants are current undergraduates and recent graduates
(who graduated up to two years ago) who will not be enrolled in a
graduate program by the time of publication. We accept papers in any
area of philosophy, on any topic.

Submission e-mails should contain two separate files: one file with
identifying and contact information (Name, University Affiliation,
Class Year, and daytime phone number), and a separate file for the
submission itself.

If you would like to see the current edition of our journal, please
visit http://eden.rutgers.edu/~journal/

Thank you,

The Editorial Board of Arete, the Rutgers Undergraduate Philosophy
Journal

2010 Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy, Rutgers

2010-04-26T09:19:00.001-04:00

THE 2010 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN PHILOSOPHY

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
August 1 - August 8, 2010

Rutgers University will sponsor the 2010 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN
PHILOSOPHY. This seven day program is designed to introduce undergraduate
students from diverse backgrounds to the various areas of specialization
within the discipline of philosophy, give students a better idea of what
graduate studies in philosophy is about, and explore various views about
what it means to be a professional philosopher. Up to fifteen students
will be given the opportunity to interact in formal and informal settings
with a group of talented graduate students and distinguished faculty members
from a number of universities. In the past, presenters have included
prominent faculty from University of Arizona, Boston College, Bowling Green,
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, CUNY, DePaul University, East Carolina University,
Fordham University, Georgia State University, Harvard, Howard,
Loyola-Marymount, MIT, Michigan State University, Northwestern University,
Notre Dame, NYU, Rutgers, San Diego State University, San Jose State
University, Spelman, Stanford University, St. Cloud University, SUNY at
Stony Brook, Syracuse, University of Central Florida, University of
Colorado, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, University of
Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Memphis, University of Minnesota,
UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Oregon, University of Washington-Seattle,
Vanderbilt, Vassar College and Yale.

Eligible students must demonstrate how their experiences and background
foster greater diversity in the discipline of philosophy and be full-time
students in a college or university in the United States (preference will be
given to sophomores and juniors, though others are eligible.) Interested
students must be in good academic standing and be interested in philosophy
as a career. The Institute will provide travel, room and board, and a $200
stipend. This year's program will be held at the University Inn &
Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ.

Applications must be completed and submitted to the 2010 Summer Institute
for Diversity in Philosophy and postmarked no later than May 4, 2010.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Howard McGary, 2010 Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy,
Philosophy Department, Rutgers University, 1 Seminary Place, New Brunswick,
New Jersey 08901-1107. Tel.: 732-932-9861; FAX: 732-932-8617; email:
hmcgary@rci.rutgers.edu or Ms. Mercedes Diaz (same address). Tel.:
732-932-9862; FAX: 732-932-8617; email: diaz@philosophy.rutgers.edu.

*Click here for an online
application*<http://www.fas.rutgers.edu/cms/phil/dmdocuments/2010Application.pdf>

Conference CFP, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2010-04-21T14:32:00.001-04:00

Call for Papers

5th Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Keynote Speaker:

Professor Martin Schwab from the University of California Irvine will
be speaking on
"Why Nietzsche is Useful and Dangerous for Us Today"

The Department of Philosophy and Phi Sigma Tau (Illinois Pi Chapter)
of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are pleased to announce
that they will be hosting the 5th Annual Undergraduate Philosophy
Conference, October 15th-16th, 2010. All undergraduate students are
encouraged to submit papers on any topic of philosophical interest.

Submission Deadline: September 12th, 2010

Submission Guidelines:
• Papers should be 12-15 pages in length (20-25 minutes presentation
time).
• All personally identifying information should be removed from the
body of the paper.
• A cover sheet including your name and contact information should be
attached separately.
• Electronic submissions only; they should be emailed to:
blueck@siue.edu (Subject Line: "Undergraduate Conference Submission")
• For compatibility reasons, please be sure to save the files
in .rtf or .doc

Please visit our website for further information and updates about our
conference:

http://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/philosophy/upc

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Bryan Lueck
at blueck@siue.edu.

RIT Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

2010-04-19T11:52:00.001-04:00

Rochester Institute of Technology First Annual Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference

The Philosophy Learners and Thinkers Organization (PLATO) in
coordination with the philosophy department at Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York are pleased to announce the
institute's inaugural undergraduate philosophy conference, Friday
April 30, 2010.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Fred Evans, Duquesne University presenting:
The Clamor of Voices: Neda, Barack, and the Philosophy of Society.

Submission deadline: April 15, 2010 (postmark by April 10, 2010)
Papers should be prepared for blind review, with identifying
information removed. Send paper submissions to Prof. Lawrence
Torcello: lgtghs@rit.edu.

The conference is free and open to the public. A lunch, with
vegetarian options, will be provided for all participants.

Lodging and Transportation: Questions on lodging please email Max
Herrera at mjh2455@rit.edu.

Email inquiries to Max Herrera: mjh2455@rit.edu

For further information please see our website:
http://learnersandthinkers.blogspot.com/
and http://www.rit.edu/cla/philosophy/index.html

New England Undergraduate Conference

2010-02-22T10:43:00.001-05:00

Providence College shall host the 6th annual New England Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The keynote
address shall be delivered by Professor Dominic Balestra of Fordham
University.

Papers on any philosophical topic are welcome. Undergraduate students
who are interested in presenting their work at the conference should
submit a 10-15 page paper for review to the conference committee. The
papers should be prepared for blind review and should be sent as Word
or rich text documents to phlclub@providence.edu. Anyone interested
in serving as a commentator at the conference should inform the
committee by e-mailing phlclub@providence.edu

The deadline for submissions in Monday, March 8, 2010.

Questions and inquiries about the conference should be directed to
Dr. Christopher Arroyo, Assistant Professor of Philosophy,
carroyo@providence.edu

Ephemeris Undergraduate Journal - extended deadline

2010-02-17T10:02:00.001-05:00

CFP: EPHEMERIS UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY

Extended Deadline: March 1st, 2010

Contributions: Contributions are solicited in all areas of the
philosophical discipline. Contributions should take the form of essay,
article, or short note. Review articles are welcome.

Format: All work must be submitted as electronic copy in standard Word
or RTF format. Suitable stylistic guides are the MLA standard or the
Chicago Manual. Simultaneous submission is acceptable on condition of
immediate notification if the paper has been accepted elsewhere.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email addresses, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work to <ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>. You should
receive a confirmation of receipt in a matter of days.

Paper copies of the recent edition 2009 edition are available on
request.

We look forward to hearing from you or your students; and pass the
word along.

--
Felmon Davis on behalf of:

Ephemeris Editors
c/o Dept of Philosophy
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308 USA
<ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>

Brown University Undergraduate Conference and Journal

2010-02-15T10:24:00.001-05:00

We are now accepting submissions for the Second Annual Brown
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference (May 1, 2010), and for inaugural
issue of Room 119: Brown's Undergraduate Philosophy Journal.

The conference will include a keynote address by Professor David
Estlund entitled "Utopophobia"

Submissions for the conference should be approximately 10-15 pages in
length (double-spaced) and include a short abstract; submissions for
the journal may be of any length. Authors may submit the same paper to
both the conference and the journal, but no more than one paper to
each. Submissions should be prepared for blind review and sent to
phildug.brown@gmail.com

The deadline for submissions is March 22th
Authors will be notified of final decisions by April 9th
Cash prizes will be awarded for top papers at the conference.

Sponsored by the Brown University Philosophy Department Undergraduate
Group

Topic: Saving the Sacred in a Secular Age: Registration now open

Garrett Pendergraft <gpendergraft@gmail.com> Feb 13 02:36PM -0800 ^

Registration is now open for "Saving the Sacred in a Secular Age,"
which will take place on February 26th and 27th, 2010. Participants
include:

Charles Taylor
Albert Borgmann
Craig Calhoun
Peter Gordon
Ivan Strenski
Iain Thomson
Tu Weiming
Sean Kelly
Hubert Dreyfus
Howard Wettstein

To register, or for more information, please visit the conference
website:

http://tinyurl.com/SavingtheSacred

Attendance is free of charge, but advance registration is appreciated.
For a fee, attendees will be able to register for lunch buffets both
days, and/or a dinner banquet to be held at the Arroyo Vista
restaurant in the UCR Alumni Center on Friday, February 26th. If you
wish to join us for any of the meals, advance registration is
required.

Washington and Jefferson Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Deadline March 6th

2010-02-10T11:04:00.000-05:00

UNDERGRADUATE
PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

$150 in prize money
----
Keynote address:
"Conscientious Objection in Health Care"
Mark Wicclair
West Virginia University

APRIL 17, 2010
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania

Papers should be:
7-10 pages (15-20 minutes reading time)
Prepared for blind review (with a cover sheet containing paper title, author's name, college or university, class year, and e-mail address)

Sent to:
Hanna Kim
Department of Philosophy
Washington & Jefferson College
60 S. Lincoln St.
Washington, PA 15301

or:

hkim @washjeff.edu

Deadline for submissions: March 6, 2010
We welcome submissions in any sub-field of philosophy, using either Continental or Analytic methods. Organized by the PA-Zeta Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau

________________________________
Notice: California University of Pennsylvania is changing its domain name from CUP.EDU to CALU.EDU, effective Aug. 14. Please make a note that all email addresses will change to use this domain name and record appropriate changes in your contact lists. The CUP.EDU address will continue to work in parallel for a short time and then will be discontinued.

CFP: Ephemeris, Undergrad Journal of Philosophy

2010-01-25T09:29:00.001-05:00

CFP: EPHEMERIS UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY

Ephemeris is an undergraduate journal of philosophy, student-run and
dedicated to harvesting exceptional undergraduate writing grounded in
the distinct value and interest of the philosophical endeavor.

Contributions: Contributions are solicited in all areas of the
philosophical discipline, including but not limited to political
theory, metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, religion, feminist
philosophy, philosophy of race, eastern philosophy, and the philosophy
of mind. Contributions can take the form of essay, article, book
review or short note.

Sorry, we cannot return submitted work. We must retain full editorial
discretion in altering work for publication.

Submission: All work must be submitted as electronic copy in standard
Word or RTF format. Footnotes are preferable to endnotes. Suitable
stylistic guides are the MLA standard or the Chicago Manual.
Simultaneous submission is acceptable on condition of immediate
notification if the paper has been accepted elsewhere.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email address, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work or inquiries to <ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>.

You should receive a confirmation of receipt shortly.

Date: The next issue of Ephemeris will be the 2010 edition. Submission
deadline is February 15, 2010.

Ephemeris is available free of charge; we are happy to mail copies for
the price of postage (in USD).

We look forward to hearing from you and pass the word along.

Undergraduate Journal

2010-01-21T13:19:00.001-05:00

Sapere Aude
The College of Wooster Philosophical Journal

CALL FOR PAPERS

Students Of the
College of Wooster
Philosophy Department
Wooster, OH

'Sapere Aude', as used in Immanuel Kant's Essay, "What is
Enlightenment?" means
'Dare to Know.' This phrase exemplifies the mission of Sapere Aude.
Our aim is to
facilitate intellectual discovery by encouraging students to reason
independently and to
explore unfamiliar philosophical territory.

We invite undergraduate students to submit philosophical papers in all
areas of
philosophy. The papers should exhibit independent thought and
exemplify a deep
understanding of a philosophical issue.

Papers sent to Sapere Aude for consideration of inclusion must adhere
to the following:
1) Each entry should be prepared for blind review and must have a
title page
containing the author's name, college or university, and year. No
other identifier
should be present within the paper.
2) All entries should be no longer than 20 pages and may include
footnotes as a
supplement to the text.
3) Paper format: one inch margins, double spaced, 12 pt. font, Times
New
Roman, and should adhere to an accepted style of citation.
4) All pages, except the title page, should be numbered.
5) All entries should be submitted as an electronic copy (.doc only,
please) to
Sapere_aude@wooster.edu

Deadline for Submission:
January 31st, 2010
Please send any questions to Sapere_aude@wooster.edu.

Philosophy and Business

2010-01-14T10:49:00.001-05:00

For even more testimony against the narrow-sighted view that
philosophy is "useless," see the following article from Business Week:

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2010/ca20100110_896657.htm

IAPRS Conference at West Chester

2010-01-12T11:45:00.000-05:00

Call for Papers

The PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies (IAPRS)

23^rd Annual Conference

West Chester University

April 16-17, 2010

Please join us for the twenty-third annual conference of the Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies to be held April 16-17, 2010 at West Chester University. Paper submissions in all areas of philosophy and religious studies are welcome. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members (both current and emeritus) are eligible to submit papers. Deadline for all submissions is March 1, 2010.

Submission Details

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Submissions

Please prepare papers for blind review (author’s name should not appear on paper or abstract).
Papers should be 8-12 typed, double spaced, numbered pages (excluding notes), 2000-3000 words for a reading time of 15-20 minutes.
Please include the following with your submission:

A separate cover sheet with the author’s name, paper title, status (graduate student or undergraduate student), institution affiliation, telephone number, e-mail address, and a word count for the paper.
An abstract of 150 to 250 words (do NOT include your name).
The completed paper (do NOT include your name).
Undergraduate submissions from students enrolled in PA SSHE institutions are eligible for prizes of $125, $75, and $50.

Faculty Submissions

An abstract of 150-250 words, with the author’s name, paper or panel title, institutional affiliation, telephone number and e-mail address.

Attach the appropriate items (paper/abstract/cover sheet) as Word documents to an email message indicating name and title of submission in the email. Please include IAPRS submission in the subject line. E-mail submissions to h.schroepfer@wcupa.edu.

Washington and Jefferson College : Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Call for Papers

2010-01-05T11:10:00.001-05:00

UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

--> $150 in prize money <--
----
Keynote address:
"Conscientious Objection in Health Care"
Mark Wicclair
West Virginia University

APRIL 17, 2010
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania

Papers should be:
7-10 pages (15-20 minutes reading time)
Prepared for blind review (with a cover sheet containing paper title,
author's name, college or university, class year, and e-mail address)

Sent to:

Hanna Kim
Department of Philosophy
Washington & Jefferson College
60 S. Lincoln St.
Washington, PA 15301

or:

hkim @washjeff.edu

Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2008
We welcome submissions in any sub-field of philosophy, using either
Continental or Analytic methods. Organized by the PA-Zeta Chapter of
Phi Sigma Tau

Undergraduate Conference

2010-01-02T12:42:00.001-05:00

Annual Georgia Student Philosophy Symposium - April 10, 2010

Keynote speaker: Professor David Schmidtz Department of Philosophy,
University of Arizona

Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines encouraged to
submit their work on any philosophical topic.

Scope: Original papers on any philosophical topic from graduate and
undergraduate students are welcome. The conference format will be
symposium-style: each session will include presentation/reading,
commentary, and brief Q&A/discussion period. Undergraduate and
graduate
authors will be selected for presentation. All accepted submissions
will available online in the Proceedings of the Georgia Student
Philosophy Symposium.

Prizes: One prize valued at $100 will be awarded to the most
outstanding paper by a graduate student. Another prize valued at $100
will be awarded to the most outstanding paper by an undergraduate
student. Prizes may take the form of books of the winner's choice.
Winners will be selected on the basis of philosophical content/
insight, clarity of written expression, and general appeal to a
student audience.

Submission Requirements: Papers must be prepared for blind review
(i.e., no author-identifying information or notes in the body of the
paper, only on the cover page). Reading length of paper should not
exceed twenty-five minutes (approx 3750 words). When submitting,
please include the following in the body of the email:

1. Author's name
2. Paper/presentation title
3. Brief abstract (~100 words describing topic discussed in paper)
4. Academic status (undergraduate/graduate), major, university
affiliation
5. Regularly checked email address

Submissions that fail to include all of the above will not be
accepted. No more than one submission per author will be considered.
Authors should email their submission as a Word or PDF attachment to
Shane Callahan at scallahan2@student.gsu.edu

Deadline: Papers must be received no later than January 20, 2010.
Notification of acceptance will be emailed by February 21, 2010.

For any questions (including queries from students traveling from
outside the area who may need overnight accommodations) - contact
Shane Callahan at scallahan2@student.gsu.edu

Sponsored by the Zeta Chapter (Georgia) of Phi Sigma Tau, and the
Center for Ethics, Student Forum Georgia State University

Summer School at CMU

2009-12-17T12:52:00.001-05:00

Carnegie Mellon Summer School in Logic and Formal Epistemology

In the summer of 2010, the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon
University will hold a three-week summer school in logic and formal
epistemology for promising undergraduates in philosophy, mathematics,
computer science, linguistics, and other sciences.

The goals are to

o introduce students to cross-disciplinary fields of research at an
early stage in their career; and
o forge lasting links between the various disciplines.

The summer school will be held from Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 25,
2010. There will be morning and afternoon lectures and daily problem
sessions, as well as planned outings and social events.

The summer school is free. That is, we will provide

o full tuition, and
o dormitory accommodations on the Carnegie Mellon campus.

So students need only pay round trip travel to Pittsburgh and living
expenses while there. There are no grades, and the courses do not
provide formal course credit.

Instructions for applying can be found on the summer school web page,

http://www.phil.cmu.edu/summerschool

Materials must be received by the Philosophy Department by March 15,
2010.

This year's topics are:

Logic and Scientific Inquiry
Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11
Instructor: Clark Glymour

Computability and Foundations
Monday, June 14 to Friday, June 18
Instructor: Wilfried Sieg

Philosophical Logic and Formal Epistemology
Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25
Instructor: Horacio Arlo-Costa

The summer school is open to undergraduates, as well as to students
who will be completing their first year of graduate school. Applicants
need not be US citizens. There is a $20 nonrefundable application
fee.

Inquiries may be directed to Jeremy Avigad (avigad@cmu.edu).

Undergraduate Conference, Duquesne

2009-12-14T10:13:00.002-05:00

2nd Annual Duquesne University
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
April 10th, 2009

With Keynote Speaker Babette Babich (Fordham University)
Call for Papers

• Submission is open to any undergraduate enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education
• Papers can be on any philosophical topic
• Papers should be approximately 10-15 pages in length, allowing for a 20 minute presentation time (no word limit)
• Papers are subject to a bl ind review – thus all personal information about the author should be on the cover sheet only
• Paper submissions are also required to have a cover sheet including: (1) paper title, (2) name, (3) institution, (4) e-mail, and (5) abstract (roughly 100 words)
• Papers should to be submitted electronically (preferably in Microsoft Word) to DuqConference10@gmail.com<mailto:DuqConference10@gmail.com>
• Notification of acceptance will be sent out by March 10th

Submission Deadline: Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Undergraduate Conference

2009-12-13T14:11:00.001-05:00

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

March 5-6, 2010

The thirty-fourth annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, March 5-6, at The University of Memphis.

The UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions.

http://legacy.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html#undergrad has details.

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

Undergraduate Journal

2009-12-11T11:53:00.001-05:00

Call for Undergraduate Papers

The editors of the University of Utah's undergraduate journal of
philosophy, "Philomathia," cordially invite undergraduate students to
submit original essays, book reviews or interviews for consideration
in its spring 2010 issue. Contributions in any area of philosophy are
welcome. Papers must be prepared for blind review and should not
exceed 20 pages in length.

For full submission guidelines, please visit:
http://www.philosophy.utah.edu/philomathia/submissions.htm. Submit
by: January 15, 2010.

To learn more about the University of Utah's undergraduate journal of
philosophy, please visit: http://www.philosophy.utah.edu/philomathia.

Conference, Chapel Hill

2009-12-07T09:18:00.001-05:00

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
April 17-18, 2010
Keynote address by Dr. Martha Nussbaum
(University of Chicago)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission guidelines:

Undergraduates are encouraged to submit philosophy papers on any
topic. Submissions may be no longer than 4000 words and must be
emailed to ugconference2010@gmail.com by Sunday, February 14.

Submission should be prepared for blind refereeing but should include
a cover sheet with the following information:

1. Full Name
2. Name of University
3. Mailing Address
4. Email address
5. The Paper's Title
6. An abstract (150 words maximum)
7. Word count of submission

Email a copy of your paper, as an attachment, in Microsoft Word, Rich
Text Format, or Adobe Portable Document Format to
ugconference2010@gmail.com. Title your document: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME.

Notification of acceptance will be sent out early March. Authors who
cannot be contacted via email will be rejected. Some travel funding
may be available for accepted authors whose own University is unable
to assist.

Co-Sponsored by the Carolina Philosophy Club, the North Carolina Eta
Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau, and the Department of Philosophy at UNC-
Chapel Hill.

Earning Potential of Philosophy Majors

2009-12-04T13:36:00.001-05:00

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has posted the following link on its website:
http://www.payscale.com/2008-best-colleges/degrees.asp

After clicking on it, one finds a listing of undergraduate college majors ranked by salary. Philosophy turns out to be first within liberal arts disciplines. Overall, it's just behind engineering majors.

Undergraduate Conference, The College of New Jersey

2009-11-30T09:58:00.001-05:00

An Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held at The College of New
Jersey on February 27th, 2010. Papers in all areas of philosophy are
welcome, and should be suitable for presentation in twenty to twenty-five
minutes' reading time. Students who are interested in serving as paper
commentators should contact Professor Taylor at the email address below.

The Keynote Speaker will be Jesse Prinz, the John J. Rogers Distinguished
Professor, Department of Philosophy University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, December 11, 2009. Please send submissions
by email attachment to Mrs. Joanne Cantor, Departmental Secretary, at
jcantor@tcnj.edu or in hard copy to Professor Taylor, Department of
Philosophy and Religion, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ
08628-0718. Please address inquiries to Professor Taylor at jtaylor[at]tcnj.edu

On the APA, Jobs, and Bias

2009-11-23T10:15:00.001-05:00

There has been a bit of a controversy in recent years about hiring
practices in philosophy and potential bias therein. The APA seems to
have taken a new stance on the issues:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/23/apa

Philosophy and Comedy

2009-11-11T11:48:00.001-05:00

And now, indeed, for something completely different:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/mclemee/mclemee264

Spring 2010: Philosophy 490

2009-11-03T12:30:00.003-05:00

Philosophy 490
Seminar in Philosophy

Dr. Craig Fox

Topic: Wittgenstein

TR 3:30-4:45

This course will consist in a close reading of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. We will engage significantly with the secondary literature and with current interpretive questions about Wittgenstein's philosophy.

Interested? Questions? Just email Dr. Fox.

Call for Undergraduate Papers

2009-10-26T12:39:00.001-04:00

Call For Undergraduate Papers

STANCE: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Submission Procedures:
• Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word (.doc) format and sent as an
attachment to stance@bsu.edu
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced (including quotations, excerpts,
and footnotes)
• The right margin should not be justified
• To facilitate our anonymous review process, submissions are to be
prepared for blind review. Include a cover page with the author's
name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers, including
footnotes, should have no other identifying markers.
• Footnotes should follow Chicago Manual of Style. Examples are on our
website under Notes for Contributors.
• Please use American spellings and punctuation, except when directly
quoting a source that has followed British style.

FOR FURTHER CONCERNS, PLEASE VISIT STANCE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://STANCE.IWEB.BSU.EDU/

Deadline: Friday, December 18, 2009

Undergraduate CFP

2009-10-23T10:39:00.001-04:00

** CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY PAPERS, DEADLINE 11/15/09 **

Episteme, an International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy,
announces the scheduled publication of volume XXI, May 2010.

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.
Submissions should:

1. Remain under the 5,000 words maximum.

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

3. End with a Works Cited page in Chicago style. Please use endnotes
rather than footnotes.

4. Arrive electronically by midnight on 11/15/09 to the e-mail address
episteme@denison.edu as a Microsoft Word attachment.

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 May 2009 issue, volume XX, contained the following four papers:

"The Place of Book X in Plato's Republic, by Willie Costello,
University of Pittsburgh

"A Gap in Kim's Eliminative Argument for Reductionism," by B.D.
Mooneyham, Kansas State University

"Rawls on Abortion: Adapting his Theory of Justice to the
Controversy," Douglas Dreier, Cornell University

"Norm-Expressivism and the Frege-Geach Problem," Megan Blomfield,
University of Bristol

Please direct all questions to the editor -- Denison junior Sean Walt
-- at episteme@denison.edu.

Call for Undergraduate Essays

2009-10-23T10:38:00.001-04:00

The Interlocutor: Sewanee Philosophical Review is pleased to announce
its most recent volume and its first call for high quality
undergraduate essays for its upcoming volume.

Our call for essays and instructions for submissions can be viewed at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/submit.html

The most recent volume is available at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/journal.html

If you have questions, please feel free to contact interloc@sewanee.edu

Call for Papers: The Hemlock Papers (an undergraduate philosophy journal)

2009-10-21T15:06:00.001-04:00

A Call for Papers

The Hemlock Papers is now seeking submissions for the Spring 2010 issue.

The Hemlock Papers is produced through the Philosophy Department at
the University of Idaho. This journal publishes work by any
undergraduate student with an interest in philosophy.

We are seeking papers on any philosophical topic. Submissions should
be between three and five thousand words. Essays must be original,
previously unpublished, and submitted while the author is an
undergraduate.

Editors may require revisions from authors of accepted submissions.

Email submissions to hemlock@uidaho.edu by January 11th, 2010.

Submissions should include a title page with title of submission,
author name, institution, email address, and postal address. For blind
review, the rest of the document should only include the title and
text. Email submissions in .docx, .doc, .rtf, .wpd, or .pdf formats.
Any questions regarding submissions can be sent to the editors
directly at the above email address.

Authors will be notified regarding submissions by March, 2010. Authors
of accepted submissions will receive a gratis copy of the Spring 2010
edition of The Hemlock Papers.

The Hemlock Papers

Department of Philosophy

University of Idaho

Midsouth Philosophy Conference cfp

2009-10-07T13:38:00.001-04:00

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

March 5-6, 2010

The thirty-fourth annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, March 5-6, at The University of Memphis.
There will be a $25 registration fee, payable by cash or check at the
conference (but not by credit or debit card).

Alastair Norcross (University of Colorado at Boulder) will deliver the
keynote address.

The UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions.
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html#undergrad
has details.

LSAT Workshop Invitation

2009-10-06T11:54:00.000-04:00

(Email Dr. Fox or Dr. Press if you're interested in registering for this workshop; we'll give you the relevant information.)

LSAT Test Taking Strategies and Practice Exam

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Time:10:00am-2:30pm

Location: Saint Vincent College, Prep 100

Test Taking Strategies Session: room A36

The first part of the session will be an administration of the LSAT under test conditions. The second session will deal with the composition of the LSAT, how to prepare, and test taking strategies. Test scores and suggestions for improvement will be mailed to students in two weeks

New MA program: Ryerson University (Toronto)

2009-10-06T11:53:00.001-04:00

The Philosophy Department at Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada) is
launching an MA program in September 2010. It is a two year (i.e.,
five-term) program and students complete either a thesis or a major
research paper. Our department has strengths in the philosophy of mind
and language; metaphysics; continental philosophy; philosophy of
religion; social and moral philosophy; and aesthetics. We offer very
competitive financial support, with opportunities to work as teaching
and research assistants. We start considering applications on January
15th, 2010.

More information can be found at http://www.ryerson.ca/philosophy/graduate
or by emailing the Graduate Program Director at David.hunter@ryerson.ca

CFP: Ohio Philosophical Association Conference

2009-10-06T11:52:00.001-04:00

TOPIC: CFP: Ohio Philosophical Association

*CALL FOR PAPERS*

* *

*for the*

*Ohio Philosophical Association *

*Annual Meeting*

*Ohio Northern University*

*Ada, Ohio*

*Saturday, April 10, 2010***

*Keynote Speaker*

*Christopher Shields*

Professor of Classical Philosophy

Tutorial Fellow, Lady Margret Hall

Papers are invited on any topic. Papers should be less than 4000 words (not
including notes) and be deliverable in half an hour or less. Submissions
should be prepared for blind review and include an abstract of no more than
200 words. Papers should be submitted via the conference website.

http://ohiophilosophy.org/ocs

Papers must be in .DOC, .DOCX, .RTF, or .TXT format only, please, and should
be submitted no later than *January 15, 2010***

Those interested in *commenting* on a paper or *chairing* a session should
contact program chair Patrick Croskery at p-croskery@onu.edu, as should
those with any questions about the conference.

*Deadline for submission is January 15, 2010.*

Women & Philosophy

2009-10-05T11:06:00.001-04:00

Here's a brief reflection on a recent article about the lack of women
in philosophy:

http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/a-dearth-of-women-philosophers/?hp

Logic and Comics?

2009-09-30T14:21:00.001-04:00

A fan of logic and comics? Well, then:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/books/review/Holt-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

What Can You Do With Philosophy?

2009-09-14T10:07:00.001-04:00

If you've taken Perspectives in Philosophy with me, you've heard
Philosophy Bites before. This podcast features brief (around 15
minute) interviews with philosophers on a very wide range of topics.

Here's a link to a discussion of the topic: "What Can You Do With Philosophy?"
http://philosophybites.com/2009/09/john-armstrong-on-what-can-you-do-with-philosophy.html

"Best Philosophy Articles of 2008"

2009-09-08T11:00:00.001-04:00

Here's a link to Philosopher's Annual, where they offer a selection of
articles they deem to be the best philosophy articles of 2008:

http://www.philosophersannual.org/

Third Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress

2009-08-28T13:54:00.001-04:00

The Third 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 12-13, 2010, with keynote speaker George Rainbolt from
Georgia State University. Presented papers will be published in online
and print proceedings.

Talks 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 January 31, 2010.
To allow time to plan travel, speakers will be notified immediately
upon acceptance and selection will close when all slots are filled.
The registration fee of $45.00 includes lunch both days and a print
copy of the proceedings.

Undergraduate Essay Contest

2009-05-01T10:03:00.001-04:00

ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Illinois Philosophical Association is proud to announce its fourth
annual:
Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
Essay Prize:
$100 will be awarded to the best philosophy paper by an undergraduate.
The student should be prepared to present the paper at the
Illinois Philosophical Association Conference being held at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
October 23-24, 2009

How to Send:
Submit your paper electronically in MSword, .rtf or .pdf format. Send
the paper as an attachment to Professor Grant Sterling of Eastern
Illinois University at: gcsterling@eiu.edu
Also send as an attachment a separate cover page with your name,
institution, and contact information. On this page and in your email
message to Prof. Sterling, indicate "Undergraduate Essay Contest."
Only electronic submissions will be considered.

Submission Deadline: September 10, 2009

Submission requirements:

* Papers in any area of philosophy are welcome.
* Students submitting papers must be undergraduates attending a
university or college in Illinois.
* By submitting a paper, the winner agrees to present her/his paper at
the 2009 Illinois Philosophical Association Conference in Urbana-
Champaign, IL, October 23-24, 2009.

Required Format for Student Submission:

* All self-identifying references (including institution-identifying
references) should be removed from the paper itself.
* The author's name, institution, and contact information should only
appear on a separate cover page and in the body of the email submitted
to Professor Grant Sterling.
* The paper must not exceed 3000 words in length [not counting
bibliography and notes].
* Include word count on cover sheet.
* Title of the paper should appear on both the cover sheet and on the
paper itself.

A recent article

2009-04-20T16:19:00.001-04:00

Here's a recent article on philosophy from US News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/50-ways-to-improve-your-life/2008/12/18/learn-philosophy.html

Fall 2009 Courses

2009-04-15T10:53:00.003-04:00

Our Fall 2009 courses have been listed on the departmental website for a couple of weeks now at: http://www.cup.edu/liberalarts/philosophy/index.jsp?pageId=1580830010421163748197030

By way of personal advertisement, here's some info on the Epistemology course. It will be focused on early analytic philosophy. The primary texts we'll be reading are by Frege, Russell, Moore, Carnap (& other logical positivists), and Quine.

Greatest Philosopher of the 20th Century?

2009-03-02T10:30:00.001-05:00

Here's a recent discussion of who the greatest philosopher of the 20th century was:
(I won't ruin the suspense by giving it away before you read it--)

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/lets-settle-this-once-and-for-all-who-really-was-the-greatest-philosopher-of-the-20thcentury.html

Undergraduate Existentialism Journal

2009-02-14T18:02:00.001-05:00

--- THE REED St. Olaf College's Annual, Interdisciplinary, Undergraduate
Journal of Existentialism THE REED invites undergraduate students to submit
essays, prose, poetry, or visual art for the 11th volume. The journal
accepts submissions from undergraduates around the English-speaking world,
and is distributed to philosophy departments across the United States, as
well as the UK and Canada.

Email questions and submissions to: thereed@stolaf.edu

DEADLINE: April 15th, 2009 Submissions should be from undergraduate
students only, address existential themes or thinkers, and include the
submitter's name and school. Essays should not exceed 4,000 words.

--
Corliss G. Swain, Chair
Department of Philosophy
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
swain@stolaf.edu

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Courses for next year?

2009-02-06T17:06:00.000-05:00

Are there any courses you'd like to have offered next Fall? Let us know.
While there are a number of factors that contribute to what gets offered, we'd like student wants & needs to be one of them!

PA SSHE Conference at Slippery Rock

2009-02-06T11:31:00.001-05:00

The PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies
22nd Annual Conference
Slippery Rock University
April 3-4, 2009

Please join us for the twenty-second annual conference of the PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies to be held April 3-4, 2009 at Slippery Rock University. PA SSHE IAPRS invites paper submissions in all areas of philosophy and religious studies. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members (both current and emeritus) are eligible to submit papers.

Submission Details, deadline for all paper submissions is March 1, 2009.

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Submissions
• Please prepare papers for blind review. (Author's name should not appear on paper.)
• Papers should be 8-12 typed, double spaced, numbered pages (excluding notes), 2000-3000 words for a reading time of 15-20 minutes.
• Please include the following with your submission:
 A separate cover sheet with the author's name, paper title, status (graduate student or undergraduate student), institution affiliation, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a word count for the paper.
 An abstract of 150 to 250 words prepared for blind review. (Author's name should not appear on abstract.)
 The completed paper prepared for blind review.
 Undergraduate submissions from students enrolled in PA SSHE institutions are eligible for prizes of $125, $75, and $50.

Faculty Submissions
• An abstract of 150-250 words, with the author's name, paper title, institution affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail address.

E-mail submission is preferred. Attach the appropriate items (paper/abstract/cover sheet) to an e-mail message indicating name and title of submission in the e-mail. Please include SSHE IAPRS submission in the subject line. Please submit items as Word documents. E-mail submissions to katherine.cooklin@sru.edu.
If submitting a hard copy, send 4 copies of all items to
Dr. Katherine Cooklin
Department of Philosophy
SWC 003
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057

cfp Ephemeris Undergrad Journal 2009

2009-02-02T09:14:00.002-05:00

CFP Call for Papers

Ephemeris Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

Contributions are solicited in all areas of the philosophical
discipline. Contributions should take the form of essay, article, or
short note. Responses to previously published articles are also
welcome.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email addresses, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work to ephemeris-uc@gmail.com.

Deadline for submissions March 2 2009.

Please visit the website for further important details
<http://punzel.org/Ephemeris>

More news:

Our belated but beautiful 2008 volume is available. Please drop us a
note if you would like to receive a copy. (Authors can expect to
receive copies shortly.)

ToC:

[Name of article removed by request of author]

Death and Discourse: an Inquiry into Meaning and Disruption
James R Goebel
California State University, Fullerton

New Hope for True Grounds
Tim Kakos
Wayne State University

Towards a Revised Goodmanian Account of Musical Works
Geordie McComb
University of Victoria

Response to Don Marquis: Abortion and the Lack of a Future
Greg Mitchell
Union College

Functionalism and The Chinese Room Thought-Experiment
Sarah A Thoubian
American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Schelling and the Presence of Evil
Ross Wolfe
Penn State University

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Ephemeris Staff

Sophia/Western Canadian Undergraduate Conference

2009-01-27T12:51:00.001-05:00

WESTERN CANADIAN UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY AND SOPHIA XII
CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers are now being accepted for the second Western Canadian Undergraduate
Conference of Philosophy. It will be held at the University of Victoria,
Victoria, B.C., on March 14th, 2009.

Sophia, the University of Victoria's Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, is
also accepting submissions for publication in our 2009 issue. This year's
edition will feature an interview with Simon Blackburn.

The submission deadline for both the conference and Sophia is JANUARY 28.

All papers must be philosophical in content, be accompanied with an
abstract, and must not exceed 4000 words. Submissions will automatically be
considered for both the Sophia and the conference unless you indicate
otherwise. Please do not include any identifying information within the
body of the paper itself.

Papers may be sent electronically to sophiajournal@gmail.com or in paper
form to: Sophia Journal Philosophy Students' Union Department of Philosophy
University of Victoria, PO BOX 3045 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3P4

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

- Editors of the Sophia

Conference at W & J

2009-01-27T11:34:00.001-05:00

If you're interested, stop by the department to see:

CFP

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
at Washington and Jefferson
7-10 pp submission, due by 2/28/2009
(submissions welcome on any topic)

Conference to be held: Sat., 4/4/2009

West Virginia University National Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

2009-01-26T11:04:00.000-05:00

(We have the call for papers, if you're interested.)

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Subject: West Virginia University National Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Hello,

The West Virginia University philosophy department will be hosting its Third Annual National Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on March 27th and 28th. Find attached the call for papers/announcement.

Undergraduates are asked to submit a paper on ANY topic in philosophy to wvuphilconference@gmail.com<mailto:wvuphilconference@gmail.com> by Feb. 20th.

Thank you,

Raquel Spencer
Philosophy Club President
West Virginia University

wvuphilconference@gmail.com<mailto:wvuphilconference@gmail.com>
raquelaspencer@gmail.com<mailto:raquelaspencer@gmail.com>

Conference website: http://philosophy.wvu.edu/events/2008_undergraduate_conference

Facebook group name: West Virginia University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Cal Philosophy Graduates

2009-01-22T12:36:00.004-05:00

This post is for those who have attended California University of Pennslvania and majored/minored in philosophy.

If you're reading this, please leave a comment and tell us what you're up to--we're interested to know! Also, if you believe that your philosophy education has helped you in your current career, we'd like to hear how. This type of news can be encouraging to our current students.

Some Open Courseware Links

2009-01-21T10:14:00.001-05:00

One of our readers calls this listing of open courseware links to our attention:

http://www.christiancolleges.com/blog/2009/top-100-open-coursware-links-on-theology-and-philosophy/

It looks like there are a number of rather interesting courses available there--and they're free.

CFP Midsouth Philosophy Conference

2009-01-15T13:02:00.000-05:00

Note: The undergraduate conference information is towards the end of
the annoucement.

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

April 17-18, 2009 (PLEASE NOTE APRIL DATE)

The thirty-third annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, April 17-18, at The University of Memphis.

There will be a 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:

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

Papers must be received by MARCH 1. 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 March 9 of availability and areas of
interest. Persons whose papers are accepted will be expected to serve as
commentators if asked.

The UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions.
See http://www.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html#undergrad for details.

Thomas Nenon has reserved rooms for Thursday (4/16) through Saturday (4/18)
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 as soon as possible. The airport shuttle goes to the hotels
for about $15, taxis for about $30.

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

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED.

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Midsouth Philosophy Conference

University of Memphis

17-18 April 2009

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

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CFP 2nd Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress

2009-01-12T11:28:00.001-05:00

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 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 January 31, 2009.
To allow time to plan travel, speakers will be notified immediately
upon acceptance and selection will close when all slots are filled.
The registration fee of $45.00 includes lunch both days and a print
copy of the proceedings.

The best jobs

2009-01-08T10:00:00.000-05:00

Courtesy of Joel Press: see item #12 in the list below.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html

CFP College of Wooster Philosophical Journal

2009-01-06T10:38:00.001-05:00

SAPERE AUDE

The College of Wooster Philosophical Journal

CALL FOR PAPERS
______________________________

Students Of the
College of Wooster
Philosophy Department
Wooster, OH
______________________________

'Sapere Aude', as used in Immanuel Kant's Essay, "What is
Enlightenment?" means 'Dare to Know.' This phrase exemplifies the
mission of Sapere Aude. Our aim is to facilitate intellectual
discovery by encouraging students to reason independently and to
explore unfamiliar philosophical territory.

We invite undergraduate students to submit philosophical papers in all
areas of philosophy. The papers should exhibit independent thought and
exemplify a deep understanding of a philosophical issue.

Papers sent to Sapere Aude for consideration of inclusion must adhere
to the following:

1) Each entry should be prepared for blind review and must have a
title page containing the author's name, college or university, and
year. (No other identifier should be present within the paper).
2) All entries should be no longer than 20 pages and may include
footnotes as a supplement to the text.
3) Paper format: one inch margins, double spaced, 12 pt. font, Times
New Roman, and should adhere to an accepted style of citation.
4) All pages, except the title page, should be numbered.
5) All entries should be submitted as an electronic copy (.Doc only,
please) to Sapere_aude@wooster.edu.

Final papers and graduate school writing samples make particularly
good submissions.

Please send any questions to Sapere_aude@wooster.edu.

Deadline for Submission:
January 31st, 2009

cfp Ephemeris Undergrad Journal 2009

2008-12-17T16:45:00.001-05:00

CFP Call for Papers

Ephemeris Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

Be sure to include your name, postal and email addresses, and the
university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work to ephemeris-uc@gmail.com.

Deadline for submissions March 2 2009.

Please visit the website for further important details
<http://punzel.org/Ephemeris>

More news:

2008 Edition off the presses?

We are awaiting patiently (sort of) word from the printer that 2008
Edition is off the presses and ready to distribute. It looks to be a
beautiful volume. Please drop us a note if you would like to receive a
copy.

New Journal in biomedical ethics

Greg Mitchell is starting up an undergraduate journal devoted to
issues in biomedical ethicswith the name, _Minerva Medical Ethics_.
Though inspired by our efforts, his journal is an independent
enterprise which we are happy to support. He provides a sketch of
plans at <http://punzel.org/Ephemeris/docs/MinervaBioEthics.html> and
you can reach him or submit work at <grgmtchll@gmail.com>

Ephemeris Staff

More on Majoring in Philosophy

2008-12-17T09:09:00.001-05:00

See--we're not the only ones who say things like this:

http://www.scordo.com/blog/2008/12/why-major-in-philosophy.html

Call for Undergraduate Essays

2008-12-04T15:56:00.001-05:00

The Interlocutor: Sewanee Philosophical Review is pleased to announce
its most recent volume and its first call for high quality
undergraduate essays for its upcoming volume.

Our call for essays and instructions for submissions can be viewed at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/submit.html

The most recent volume is available at
http://www.sewanee.edu/philosophy/interlocutor/journal.html

If you or your students have questions, please feel free to contact
interloc@sewanee.edu

Philosophy Department web page: http://www.sewanee.edu/Philosophy/

Good Discussion on Applying to Philosophy Programs

2008-11-21T09:22:00.001-05:00

There is a worthwhile discussion going on at Leiter Reports:
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2008/11/applying-twice.html

It began on the theme of "applying to the same school twice" (i.e.,
getting rejected one year from a school and applying again), but there
are a number of useful comments on the role/value of MA programs,
assembling one's application components, etc.

Call for Papers (San Jose State)

2008-11-05T13:19:00.001-05:00

The San Jose State University Philosophy Club

Call for Undergraduate and Graduate Papers

Geist

Paper topic: This is a call for all papers of philosophical interest. We are especially looking for papers within the general topic of comparative philosophy. We broadly understand comparative philosophy to be the instance where different philosophical traditions (not limited to East v. West) and disciplines are brought to bear on a specific philosophic issue.

Format: Papers should be suitable for blind review. Name, institutional affiliation, contact information, and paper title should be included only on a front cover sheet. A paper abstract (100 – 200 words) is to be submitted with the paper. Authors who submit their papers via email are requested to send the cover sheet, abstract, and paper in one file.

Submissions are to be no longer than 4000 words.

To submit by mail send to:

Attn. Geist
Department of Philosophy
San Jose State University
1 Washington Square
San Jose, Ca 95192 – 0089

Electronic submissions are welcome and can be sent to: sjsugeist@gmail.com<mailto:sjsugeist@gmail.com>

Submission deadline: 1 January, 2009

Authors will be notified when their papers are received.

Accepted papers will be published in our journal, Geist, at the end of spring 2009.

Contact information: You can email us at: sjsugeist@gmail.com<mailto:sjsugeist@gmail.com>

TWO UPCOMING PHILOSOPHY TALKS AT CAL

2008-11-03T13:05:00.001-05:00

Announcing
Off-Broadway
Philosophy of Science
Sponsored by the Philosophy Department of California University of Pennsylvania

This year the most significant professional society of philosophers of science, The Philosophy of Science Association, is holding its annual meeting in Pittsburgh. The Superstars of Philosophy of Science are descending on southwestern Pennsylvania in droves! But the Philosophy Department has lured two of them away from the glamour of the Big Show downtown to present their work at Cal U in a more intimate setting. Come and see how philosophy of science was meant to be done, without all the pageantry and flash that inevitably attends any large meeting of philosophers. Who knows, they may even sign autographs!

The Composition of the World
Dr. Richard Healey of the University of Arizona
(Philosophy of Physics)
Wednesday, November 5th, 4:30 pm in DUDA 103

In the west, both philosophy and science began with speculations about what things are made of. Leucippus and Democritus said everything in the world is composed of indivisible, unchanging atoms. The scientific community finally became convinced that atoms exist early in the 20th century, just when it had become clear that atoms are not indivisible and evidence was emerging that one kind of atom could be changed into another. Currently popular scientific candidates for ultimate building blocks include electrons, quarks and strings. The belief that everything is composed of some such microscopic parts is common among contemporary philosophers. After the influential work of Peter Van Inwagen, metaphysicians have tended to argue about how much can be built out of them. Van Inwagen himself denied that there are any ordinary objects like rocks, tables and automobiles precisely because, according to any metaphysically acceptable notion of composition, we cannot take these to be composed of ultimate building blocks.
I shall argue that closer attention to how scientists model the world has much to teach contemporary metaphysicians about composition and "thing-hood". Science may be our surest guide to what there is in the world. But Quine had it right when he said "The scientific system, ontology and all, is a conceptual bridge of our own making, linking sensory stimulation to sensory stimulation."

Beliefs, Believings, and What's at Stake
Dr. Brad Armendt of Arizona State University
(Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Decision Theory)
Monday, November 10th, 3:30 pm in DUDA 103

How does what's at stake influence what one believes? A cook believes that a dinner he has prepared for guests is free of peanut products. However, he withdraws his belief when he learns that a guest is allergic to peanuts. The high stakes makes him cautious. Alternatively, we may think of the cook as having a high degree of belief that the dinner is peanut-free before his guests arrive but a lower degree of belief when one arrives and reveals an allergy to peanuts.
There are several ways of understanding examples like this. Perhaps there is not really a change in what he believes, but instead just a change in how he chooses (to serve the food or not) when the stakes increase. Or perhaps his belief does change, as our beliefs often do, when he learns new information (that the stakes are now high). Or perhaps we really cannot say what he believes about the composition of the dinner without taking into account what he thinks is at stake.
Much of the talk will focus on that last possibility. That the presence or strength of a belief depends on what is at stake, and is indeterminate otherwise, is an unusual idea, perhaps for good reason. I'll explore it, both for beliefs that are understood as categorical and for beliefs that are understood as coming in degrees. I'll also discuss a connection between the idea and certain debates regarding principles that govern rational degrees of belief (the principles of probability).

Useful Discussions on Graduate School in Philosophy

2008-10-31T09:02:00.001-04:00

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.

Conference at Washington and Jefferson (April '09)

2008-10-27T10:35:00.001-04:00

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!

Undrgrd Conf CFP

2008-10-16T20:46:00.001-04:00

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

2008-10-16T20:45:00.001-04:00

** 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.

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.

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

2008-10-16T20:44:00.001-04:00

** 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.

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.

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)

2008-10-16T12:26:00.000-04:00

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.

Southeast Philosophy Congress CFP

2008-10-09T08:55:00.001-04:00

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.

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

2008-10-07T12:59:00.001-04:00

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.

Philosophy in the N.Y. Times again...

2008-09-25T11:32:00.001-04:00

See this excellent piece on philosophy (and philosophy at Auburn, in
particular):
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/magazine/21jolley-t.html?_r=2&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all&oref=login&oref=slogin

In the interest of full disclosure, I do I know Kelly Jolley a bit...

An Undergraduate Philosophy Journal: Stance

2008-09-23T09:15:00.001-04:00

Here's an email about an undergraduate philosophy journal. If you're
interested in the Call for Papers, I can send you a copy of the email
with the attachment. --CF

>>>>>>

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached a Call For Papers for Vol. 2 of Stance: An
International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal. Stance is a
peer-reviewed, peer-produced, academic journal that publishes papers
by current undergraduate students.

Authors of published papers will receive a free print version of the
journal and their article will be in the Philosopher's Index. Stance
has a full digital presence: http://stance.iweb.bsu.edu. Via the
website, you can reach past issues in an open source format.

Please encourage your students with superior work to submit a paper.
Also, please distribute this CFP widely.

I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Cassandra Reed
Editor-in-Chief
stance@bsu.edu

Call For Papers

Stance
An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Submission Guidelines:
Stance welcomes papers concerning any philosophical topic. Current
undergraduates may submit papers between 1500 and 3500 words in length
(exclusive of notes and bibliography). 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. For more specific guidelines
see the website at http://stance.iweb.bsu.edu.

Submission Procedures:
• Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word format and sent as an
attachment to stance@bsu.edu
• Manuscripts should be double spaced (including quotations, excerpts,
and footnotes)
• The right margin should not be justified
• To facilitate our anonymous review process, submissions are to be
prepared for blind review. Include a cover page with the author's
name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers, including
footnotes, should have no other identifying markers.
• Footnotes should use the author-date format found in The Chicago
Manual of Style.
• Please use American spellings and punctuation, except when directly
quoting a source that has followed British style.

VISIT STANCE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://STANCE.IWEB.BSU.EDU/

Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2008

Call for External Reviewers

Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Stance is looking for interested undergraduate philosophy students to
serve as external reviewers for this year's issue. This is an exciting
opportunity to gain experience working for a groundbreaking journal in
the field of philosophy, as well as a chance to hone your skills in
writing and reviewing philosophy papers.

Participation in this project will require a moderate level of
experience in philosophy, strengths in writing and editing, as well as
a sufficient degree of self-motivation necessary to complete the work
by the given deadlines. We anticipate that each external reviewer will
be sent one or two papers to review in late December or early January.
It is possible that a reviewer will be asked to review one or two
further submissions later in the spring if a particular piece requires
further consideration. If accepted as an external reviewer, training
material will be provided that will explain what is expected in the
formal review. Reviewers will also be credited in both the print and
electronic versions of the journal.

If you are interested, please provide us with the following information:

Name:
Name of School:
Year in School:
Major(s)/Minor(s):
Philosophy Courses Taken:

Your specialty, or concentration

What experience do you have that would qualify you for this project?

What goals do you have that working on Stance will support?

What, in your opinion, are the makings of a good philosophy paper?

Along with this application, we have provided a further application
form to serve as a letter of recommendation from a philosophy
professor with whom you have worked. Please have both items returned
to us by e-mail at STANCE@bsu.edu or by mail at:

Stance
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306-0500

Postmarked By: November 3

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to working with you.

Grammar

2008-09-22T14:07:00.001-04:00

A poem on the vicissitudes of grammar, sent to us courtesy of our very
own Joel Press:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/apr/30/featuresreviews.guardianreview8

(Grammar is somewhat related to philosophical concerns--or at least, it can be.)

Some Background Reading

2008-08-25T10:54:00.001-04:00

For the new semester, some philosophical background reading:

http://www.philosophersnet.com/magazine/article.php?id=1045

Philosophy & the Olympics: Win or lose, Nethercott is philosophical - Times Online

2008-08-22T10:17:00.001-04:00

As the Olympics wind down & the academic year is ready to begin,
here's another philosophy degree in action:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1050487.ece

See you soon.

(Again, thanks are due to Gary Smith.)

NPR Applauds Philosophy

2008-08-08T12:38:00.001-04:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93192093

...and I guess we applaud them.

More philosophical humor

2008-08-07T21:04:00.001-04:00

In case you've not seen this before:

http://www.philosophicallexicon.com/

Ah, philosophical humor.

Philosophy and Film (?) - "Evolving Thoughts: The Dark Knight"

2008-07-21T10:56:00.001-04:00

Here's a discussion of the latest Batman movie, sent to us by Emeritus
Correspondent Gary Smith:

http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2008/07/the_dark_knight.php

(Since I haven't yet seen the movie, I can't vouch for the discussion.)

Philosophy in the Summer? Sure!

2008-07-10T10:00:00.000-04:00

If the freedom of summer also brings an absence of philosophy to your
life, and if this is displeasing to you, then here are two potential
cures:

"Philosophy Bites" (a series of short interviews with various
philosophers on various topics)

http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/

-and-

"Philosophy Talk" (an actual philosophy radio show)

http://www.philosophytalk.org/