CFP

CFP: Arete, the Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Rutgers University      Arete, The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Rutgers University, is now accepting paper submissions for publication in its Spring 2014 issue. On the order of 3 papers will be published, digitally and in print (limited run).    Traditionally, only work from college upperclassmen is encouraged, as analytic rigor is a prerequisite for publication. That being said, any paper of exquisite quality from any field of philosophy is welcome for submission.    Submissions should not exceed 8,000 words, with a cover page, abstract, and citations. For the purposes of blind review, do not include information in the text of your paper that identifies you as the author or the institution you attend. Papers should be submitted via E-mail 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 October 11th, 2013.    The authors of papers accepted for publication will be notified in December.  

CfP: Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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>.

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) 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

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

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

*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

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

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

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(?)

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

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

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

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

     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

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

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