Society for Philosophy in
the Contemporary World
Call for Papers
17th Annual Conference
July 17-22, 2010
Oregon State University campus, Corvallis,
Oregon
We invite submissions for the
17th-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:
1) Back
to the things themselves
2) Contemporary
Culture
3) Democracy
and Democratic Theory
4) Place
and Space
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
Whither Liberal
Arts?
Sport, Play and Leisure
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
Living Mindfully, Food, Environment, Technology
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, 2010
Questions and submissions
(prepared for anonymous review) should be sent to the following address:
Email: jjones@barton.edu
Conference Co-Chairs:
Ralph Ellis, Professor, Department
of Religion and Philosophy, Clark Atlanta University,
223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30314
Joe Jones, Professor, Department
of Religion and Philosophy, Barton College, PO Box 5000,
Wilson, NC 27893