CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
Rochester, NY, November 3-5, 2012 The Hyatt Regency
Following the 51st Annual Meeting of SPEP
http://www.environmentalphilosophy.org/2012cfp.html
Please send a single-spaced proposal (500-600 words) PLUS abstract (75-100 words) in Word format to IAEP Secretary Steven Vogel at vogel@denison.edu. Proposals should include:
1. A cover letter that provides detailed contact information (including physical and electronic addresses & academic affiliation) of the author(s) AND indicates the need for audio/visual equipment, if any.
2. In a separate document the abstract and proposal, without identifying information as to the author(s).
Panel proposals should include an abstract for panel as a whole (350-500 words) plus cover letter, proposal and abstract for each paper as described above. Each proposal will be judged on its own merits.
Each author may submit only 1 proposal for consideration each year.
Papers previously published or under review for publication will not be accepted.
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2012. NOTICE OF DECISION: FIRST WEEK OF JUNE
$100 PRIZE FOR BEST GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY
Graduate Students: please indicate in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for this prize. If your proposal is accepted you will be asked to submit a complete paper (3000 words maximum, excluding notes) by September 15. The winner will be announced during the conference.
IAEP offers a forum for the philosophical discussion of our relation to the natural environment. Embracing a broad understanding of environmental philosophy, IAEP encourages papers in the areas of environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, philosophy of science, political philosophy, eco-feminism, philosophy of technology, and the like. IAEP welcomes a diversity of approaches, including those inspired by Continental philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the tradition of American philosophy.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT EXECUTIVE CO-DIRECTORS
Irene Klaver, University of North Texas, Klaver@unt.edu
Brian Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology, bxsgla@rit.edu