CFP: Struggle and/in the Contemporary World

23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World

http://www.spcw.info/annual-conference/

July 23-27, 2016
McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

Submissions are due March 1, 2016

2016 Conference Theme:

Struggle and/in the Contemporary World

There are many struggles that individuals and communities face in the contemporary world: the struggle for justice, economic struggles, struggles for a safe and secure place to live, struggles for a good education, personal struggles, and so on. We are interested in papers that consider the contribution that philosophy, or philosophical approaches, might offer to these or any other type of struggle in today’s world.

Though we are most interested in papers related to the conference theme, we always 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, including graduate students, are also always welcomed!

All submissions circulated for double-anonymous peer-review.  Accepted papers that are presented at the conference will be considered for further review and publication in an issue of the journal Philosophy in the Contemporary World (http://www.spcw.info/journal-philosophy-in-the-contemporary-world/).

Standard submissions: papers with a maximum length of 3,500 words, and an abstract of 100 words or less. Alternative presentation and creative proposals will be given consideration. Electronic submissions are preferred.

Submissions are due March 1, 2016

Questions and submissions (prepared for anonymous review) should be sent electronically to:

Geoff Pfeifer (Worcester Polytechnic Institute): gpfeifer@wpi.edu
and
West Gurley (Sam Houston State University): swg003@shsu.edu