Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World - July 18-23 - Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York - Deadline: March 1

 

Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary
World
 
Call for Papers
 
16th Annual Conference
 
July 18-23, 2009
 
Pine Lake Environmental Campus, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
(Shuttle Service from Albany Airport will be available)
 
We invite submissions for the 16th-annual conference of SPCW. We welcome paper on all topics, from any and all philosophical traditions.  The society fosters and supports productive philosophical exchange in a constructive environment. New members are always welcomed!
 
This year, the society will hold SPECIAL SESSIONS on the following topics:
1)       Living Mindfully: Food, Environment, Technology
2)       Whither Liberal Arts?
3)       Sport, Play, and Leisure
 
Additional possible topics might include any of the following, many of which have been themes of conferences over the past 16 years:
 
  • Work, Labor, Creation
  • Philosophy of Place
  • Bridging Analytic and Continental Philosophy
  • Aesthetics
  • Literary Theory
  • Religious and Secular Institutions in the Contemporary World
  • Discourse and Dissent
  • Tradition and Memory
  • Multiculturalism and Philosophy
  • Human Nature and Human Habitats
  • Philosophy and Everyday Life
  • Authenticity, Autonomy, and Authority:  Problems of Authority in the Contemporary World
  • Intersubjectivity: Self, Other, and Lifeworld
  • Time, History, and Social Change
  • Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
  • Culture and Ethics
  • Power, Law and the Possibility of Peace
  • Applying the Virtues
  • The Relevance of Philosophy
  • Justice and Identity in a Global Context


 
Please Note: As an open society, we welcome and encourage papers on any topic related to philosophy on the contemporary world (broadly construed).
 
Standard submissions:   papers with a maximum length of 3,000 words.  Alternative presentation and creative proposals will be given consideration.  Electronic submissions are preferred.
Submissions are due March 1, 2009
Questions and submissions (prepared for blind review) should be sent to the following address:
 
Conference Co-Chairs:
Ramon Das                                                                                                                               Jeremy Wisnewski
University of Wellington, Victoria                                                                                       Hartwick College
 
J. Jeremy Wisnewski
Editor, Review Journal of Political Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
Hartwick College
Golisano Hall, #126
Oneonta, NY, 13820