Call for Papers: 18th Annual Conference
July 23-28, 2011
Oregon State University campus, Corvallis, Oregon
We invite submissions for the 18th annual conference of SPCW. We welcome papers 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:
- Back to the things themselves
Personal Narrative: Race, Class, Gender
Additional possible topics might include any of the following, many of which have been themes of conferences over the past 17 years:
- Work, Labor, Creation
- Philosophy of Place
- Bridging Analytic and Continental Philosophy
- Literary Theory
- Discourse and Dissent
- Tradition and Memory
- Multiculturalism and Philosophy
- Human Nature and Human Habitats
- Philosophy and Everyday Life
- Whither Liberal Arts?
- Sport, Play and Leisure
- Aesthetics
- 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
- Living Mindfully, Food, Environment, Technology
- Justice and Identity in a Global Context
- Religious/Secular Institutions in the Contemporary World
- The Relevance of Philosophy
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 3,500 words. Alternative presentation & creative proposals will be considered. Electronic submissions are preferred.
Submissions are due March 1, 2011. Questions and submissions (prepared for anonymous review) should be sent to the following address: Email: robert.metcalf@ucdenver.edu
Conference Co-Chairs: Professor Robert Metcalf & Professor Gabriel Zamosc-Regueros
Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado Denver, CB 179, P.O. Box 173664, Denver, CO 80217-3364