The Philosophical Calendar
March 2008
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The 10th Annual Pitt-CMU Graduate Student Philosophy Conference
at the
Keynote Speaker:
Bas van Fraassen
McCosh Profess
Faculty Speakers:
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Associate Profess
Peter Machamer
Profess
This year we especially encourage submissions focused on
RELATIVISM AND RATIONAL REFLECTION
This topic should be construed broadly and may among other things subsume:
Idealization & f
Reduction
Emergence
Scientific practice & methodology
Causation
Bayesianism
Scientific realism
Scientific & mathematical explanation
Ontological judgments
Abduction & induction
Decision & game the
Belief revision
Voluntarist epistemology
Rationality
The Submission deadline is DECEMBER 10, 2007. Directions f
Submission guidelines:
(1) All submissions must be prepared f
(2) The submitted paper must include at the top an abstract of no m
(3) Submitted papers must be no m
(4) All papers must be submitted electronically in .pdf
Co-spons
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The Department of Philosophy of the
The Department of Hist
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Further inquiries should be sent to: pitt.cmu2008@gmail.com
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The Politics And Poetics Of Memory
3rd Bi-Annual Philosophy And Literature Graduate Student Conference
Keynote Speakers:
Leonard Lawlor (
Suzanne Guerlac (
The topic of memory is experiencing a revival of interest in Continental philosophy, literary theory programs, and the humanities in general. A broad range of scholarship has become increasingly devoted to thematizing memory across a spectrum of special disciplines, for instance, in aesthetics, psychology, phenomenology, ontology, social-political philosophy and literary theory. The graduate students of
Topics welcome on any Continental thinker in relation to memory.
Possible topics:
--the ontological reading of memory, characterized by such thinkers as Deleuze and Bergson, which contrasts a static, spatial conception of memory with an interpretation of memory as a metaphysical process constitutive of the present of experience
--Proustian thematics of active (voluntary) memory and inactive (involuntary) memory, especially as concerns the explication of temporal structures through the work of art
--the Bachelardian and phenomenological interpretation of memory and imagination which views these faculties as opening a window onto a new poetics of humanistic and scientific discourses
--the creation of a new typology of memory via film, visual art, and other visual media
--Benjaminian analysis of the function and structures of memory as a praxis or mode of resistance against oppressive social and political structures
--Freudian, Derridian and engram hypotheses of memory as a trace-structure informing non-metaphysical readings in epistemology of memory
Conference Website: http://www.cla.purdue.edu/phil-lit/conference/
EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO PHILCONF@PURDUE.EDU BY JANUARY 1, 2008
Papers should be sent as word documents, not exceeding 15 double spaced pages. Personal information is to be sent in the body of the email and should not appear on the paper itself.
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Aesthetics and Contemporary Art
An International Interdisciplinary Conference
Organized by the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy
(CRMEP), Middlesex University, London in collaboration with the
Collaborative Research Centre „Aesthetic Experience and the Dissolution of Artistic Limits” (CRC 626),
Free University Berlin
Drawing Room, Mansion Building
Trent Park Campus,
Middlesex University,
London N14 4YZ
Sensate Thinking: Aesthetics, Art, Ontology
The Dissolution of Artistic Limits: Objects, Events, Ideas
Aesthetics of Post-Autonomy: Institution, Collaboration, Participation
Exhibition-Value: Aesthetics of Curation in a Global Artworld
Keynotes
Luis Camnitzer, artist and writer; Professor Emeritus of Art,
American Art University of Texas Press, 2007.
Jeff Wall, artist and writer; author of Jeff Wall: Selected Essays and
Interviews,
Plenary Panel Speakers
International
Dr Sebastian Egenhofer - Laurenz (Assistant) Professor for Contemporary
Art, University of Basel Charles Esche, Director of the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Senior Research Fellow, Central St Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London; co-editor of Afterall; co-curator, 9 th Istanbul Biennale, 2005
Brian Holmes - writer and art critic (Paris); author of Hieroglyphs of the Future: Art and Politics in a Networked Era , Zagreb, 2002
Dr Pamela Lee - Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History,
Stanford University; author of Object to be Destroyed: The Work of Gordon Matta-Clark, MIT Press, 2000 and Chronophobia: On Time in the Art of the 1960s, MIT Press, 2004
CRC 626, Free University Berlin
Dr Susanne Leeb - Research Associate Project A7, Sub-project: Cartographic Models in Contemporary Art
Prof. Christoph Menke - Head of Project C1 / Institute for Philosophy,
University of Potsdam; author of The Sovereignty of Art: Aesthetic
Negativity in Adorno and Derrida, MIT Press, 1998.
Dr Juliane Rebentisch - Research Associate C1, Sub-project: Democracy and Theatre / Institute for Philosophy, University of Potsdam; author of Aesthetik der Installation, Suhrkamp, 2003
Dr Dorothea Von Hantelmann - Research Associate Project A7, Sub-project: Exemplary Experiences: Relations Between Work and Situation in
Contemporary Art
CRMEP, London
Prof. Eric Alliez -Project: Undoing the Image
Dr Stewart Martin - Project: Absolute art
Prof. Peter Osborne -Director, CRMEP; Project: Art Against Aesthetics
CRMEP/CRC 626 liaison:
Dr Armen Avanessian, Postdoctoral Fellow, CRC 626
Luke Skrebowski, PhD candidate, CRMEP
*19-22
Society for Student Philosophers/APA-Pacific Division
Call for Papers for SSP Panels at the APA Pacific Division Meeting March 19-22, 2008
The Society for Student Philosophers (SSP) invites student submission of papers for possible presentation at the APA Pacific Division Meeting.
-Papers should be philosophical in the broad sense of the term, showcasing student research and critical thinking at its best.
- Authors must be of student status (e.g., not holding a Ph.D. and still pursuing their philosophical education) and papers must not be published or accepted for publication.
-Papers should be around 15 pages in length, and suitable for a 30 minute presentation.
-A paper can only be submitted to one of the SSP events for this academic year.
SSP events for 2008 include: the Annual Conference, APA-Pacific panels, and
APA-Central panels. Authors can only submit one paper per event (different papers can be submitted to different SSP events). Any paper that has been previously presented at a past SSP event is excluded from consideration.
Please send your paper as an email attachment (PC Word file) to the following email address:
ssp_pacific@hotmail.com
DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
September 21, 2007
For more information about the Society for Student Philosophers, please visit our website at: http://www.societyforstudentphilosophers.org/
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The Philosophy Students' Association of the
is accepting submissions for their 2008 conference:
The Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference: Crisis and
The Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference is dedicated to showcasing exceptional work by graduate and advanced undergraduate students in comparative philosophy broadly construed (not limited to East-West comparisons). Possible themes include, but are not limited to:
Responsible global citizenship
Navigating a pluralistic world
Approaches to sustainability
Professor Thomas Kasulis
We welcome projects that present original perspectives on the task of philosophy in its varied cultural forms, and we hope to create a space that fosters comparative philosophical dialogue.
Deadline for Submissions is December 1, 2007 Please email submissions (Word or PDF) to psa@hawaii.edu
Detailed abstracts or drafts of papers and projects may be submitted.
Although panels will be comparative, individual papers need not be; therefore, all projects approaching the themes listed above are welcome.
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THE ASSOCIATION FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE 2008
'GLOBAL JUSTICE'
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, UK
On-line booking is available for ALSP08 for
1) Proposals for panels and papers
2) Conference packages for accommodation and meals
3) Graduate bursaries (in the form of remission of fees)
Please visit our website: http://www.alsp08.co.uk
We welcome proposals for panels and papers on the following topics:
Human Rights
Global Ethics
Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism
Historical Perspectives on Global Justice
The Ethics of Climate Change
Indigenous Rights and the 'New Colonialism'
Cultural Relativism
Global Governance
War and Justice
Global Poverty
Deadline for proposals is 30th November 2007. Decisions on panels and
proposals will be circulated on 18th December 2007.
For any enquiries please e-mail alsp08@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr Mathew Humphrey
Dr Lucy Sargisson
Local Organisers
*28-29
The
“Kant’s Critique of Judgment: Art, Science, and Religion”
The Department of Philosophy
The
The conference will be held at The Johns Hopkins University and will consist of selected graduate student papers relevant to the topic and keynote addresses by the following scholars:
Prof. Eckart Förster, The
Prof. Reinhard Brandt,
Prof. Rolf-Peter Horstmann,
Prof. Manfred Kuehn,
The deadline for submission to this conference is January 15th, 2008, and a response will be given by February 15th, 2008. Submitted papers should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words, and accompanied by an abstract that explains the thesis of the paper. Please submit papers via electronic mail, however, if you are unable to do so, kindly send your paper via postal mail to the following address:
Jennifer A. Bautz
All electronic submissions should be sent to the following email address: JHUconference@gmail.com, and all questions regarding the conference and submission process should be directed to this email address.
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The Villanova University Philosophy Graduate Student Union announces its 14th Annual Graduate Student Conference to be held March 28-29, 2008.
“Time, Hist
Keynote Speaker: David Wood,
We encourage submissions from all philosophical approaches and traditions considering the themes of time, hist
David Wood’s philosophical interests include contemp
Submission Guidelines
We will be accepting papers from current graduate students. Papers should range in length between 3,000 and 5,000 w
We are pleased to announce that this conference strives f
Conference Website: http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/philosophy/doct
"Violence and Non-Violence"
Featured Guests:
Peg Birmingham, Jeffrey Bloechl, dennis Schmidt
Acc
We invite papers from a variety of disciplines and perspectives that examine violence and non-violence. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
-Is there violence at the c
to academic philosophy, e.g. the divide between continental and analytic schools, sexism, and racism?
-How can philosophical reflection respond to social and political challenges such as terr
-What can psychoanalysis and philosophical anthropology contribute to understanding human aggression? Is it really only in death that we rest in peace?
-How do we discern symbolic and structural violence, and what resistances do they offer to peaceful change?
-Is the struggle f
-Is justice possible without violence? What is the relationship between justice and peace?
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2008
Papers will be blind reviewed. Please limit submissions to approximately 4,000 w
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Email: philgrad@bc.edu
Mail: Attn: Graduate Conference
Department of Philosophy
Website: http://fmwww.bc.edu/Pl/index.html
Second independent conference for the
The Departments of Philosophy and Comparative Literature
Papers on any aspect of Arendt's work, as well as studies, critiques, and applications of her thinking, are welcome.
Please send an abstract of the paper, by e-mail (750 word limit). Abstracts should be formatted for anonymous review and submitted to the program committee chair, Stephen Schulman, at sschulman@elon.edu before November 14th, 2007.
Please indicate "
Program Committee:
Stephen Schulman,
Karin Fry,
Adrian Switzer,
Our first independent meeting was outstanding, and we are looking forward to the same camaraderie and intense discussion of Arendt’s work at this year’s conference. Like last year, the meeting will begin with an informal welcoming reception on Friday evening. There will be morning and afternoon paper sessions on Saturday, followed by a business meeting and dinner. The conference will conclude with paper sessions on Sunday morning. Each speaker will have approximately 35 minutes for paper presentation and discussion combined —papers should be a maximum of 3000 words (15-20 minutes).
Lodging has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Decatur: phone 404.371.0204.
Program and other information will be available no later than January 2008 at: www.arendtcircle.com
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The 9th Annual
The Philosophy of Love and Affectivity
Hosted by the
Philosophy Graduate Student Association
Keynote Address:
“Eros and Affectivity in Plato’s Symposium”
Burt Hopkins,
Submissions are welcome across the topics of love and affectivity.
SOME TOPICAL HINTS:
Please submit papers in blind-review format to mupgsa@mu.edu with no identifying references in the body of the paper. Please submit a coversheet with your paper indicating your name, paper title, affiliation, email address and mailing address.
Please limit your paper to 3000 words for review.
Submissions are due January 15th, 2008.
Decisions will be announced by February 10th, 2008.
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“International Journal of Philosophy”
The
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One of the aims of the University is to foster dialogues and cultural exchange between peoples. To provide an international forum for philosophical exchange and discussion on current issues, the Institute publishes a philosophical review to encourage research and dialogues without further restriction of schools.
The Journal will be published once a year, in July each year.
If you consider contributing to our Journal, please send in your abstract and paper, by e-mail or your software diskette (preferably window-word doc.) before March 30.
Please send your papers to:
The
Fu
510,
Hsien Chuang,
Contact e-mail addresses:
ISP@mail.fju.edu.tw or isp_2004@sina.com
Watchmen and Philosophy
Edited by Mark D. White
The Blackwell Philosophy and PopCulture Series
To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin at wtirwin@kings.edu <mailto:wtirwin@kings.edu> .
Abstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible, written to engage the intelligent lay reader. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
How Watchmen Revolutionized Comics; The Graphic Novel as Serious Literature; Superheroes and the State: The Keene Act and the legal suppression of superheroes; The Amorality of the Comedian; A Man without a Face: Rorschach and Identity; Superheroes and Warfare: Dr. Manhattan and the Comedian in Vietnam; The Comedian and "Protecting People from Themselves": Should We Cede Responsibility to Authority?; Superheroes and Capitalism: The Branding of Ozymandias; The Silk Spectre: Woman as Sexualized and Peripheralized in the Hero Narrative; Legacy Heroes and Identity: Will the Real Silk Spectre Please Step Forward?; Homosexuality and Superheroes: Should Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis Have Been Out?; Is There a God?: Is the world really "a clock without a craftsman?"; Determinism and Dr. Manhattan's Knowledge of the Future; Kitty Genovese and Good Samaritan laws; Dr. Manhattan and the Philosophy of Time Travel; Responsibility for Character: Rorschach's childhood; Watchmen and Deconstruction of the Superhero; Rorschach and the Ethics of Vigilantism; The Ring of Gyges and the Responsible Use of Superpowers; Rorschach and Rand: Objectivism, Individualism and Sacrifice; Veidt and the Will to Power; Dr. Manhattan, Veidt, and the Übermensch; Camus, Dr. Manhattan and the Absurd; "Existence is random, has no pattern": So what's the meaning of life? Tales of the Black Freighter: Metafiction in the Watchmen
Submission guidelines:
1. Submission deadline for abstracts (100-500 words) and cvs: March 31, 2008
2. Submission deadline for first drafts of accepted papers: June 16, 2008
3. Submission deadline for final papers August 11, 2008
Kindly submit by e-mail (with or without Word attachment) to:
Mark D. White profmdwhite@hotmail.com