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SUMMARY:Terry Pratchett and Philosophy
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Edited by Jacob Held and James South<br><br>Abstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible\, written to engage the intelligent lay reader\, and the length of final papers should be between 5000-7000 words.<br><br>Possible themes and topics might include\, but are not limited to\, the following:<br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Death- the Kantian Existentialist\, creating meaning in the world\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Monstrous Regiment\, equity versus equality feminism and gender equality\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Vetinari &ndash\; The rule of law and the nature of power\, popular sovereignty\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Small Gods- warranted belief\, faith and reason\, philosophy of religion\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>XXXX- evolution\, functional explanations in biology\, teleology and the philosophy of science\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Headology- psychology\, manipulation\, coercion and free choice\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Headology- science or magic\, the question about the status of psychoanalysis\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Truth- as socially constructed\, the power of beliefs and practices (Vampires in Carpe Jugulum\, Witches and magic)\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Jingo and Just War Theory\; Diversity\, Pluralism\, Trolls\, Golems\, and Werewolves\;</li>\n<li>Golems and self-determination\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Golems and the construction of gender- the case of Moist von Lipwig&rsquo\;s secretary\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Ethical relativism versus objectivism- Carrot&rsquo\;s respect for folkways and Vime&rsquo\;s absolutism\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>The Philosophy of Technology: the case of Ponder Stibbons\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>The Metaphysics of the Discworld: It&rsquo\;s Turtles all the Way Down\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Granny Weatherwax&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Borrowing&rdquo\; and Mind/Body Dualism\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Being in the Right Trouser Leg of Time: The Ethics of the Metaphysics of Time in the Discworld\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Rincewind and Moral Luck</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines:</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submission deadline for abstracts (100-500 words) and CV&rsquo\;s: August 25\, 2012</li>\n<li>Submission deadline for first drafts of accepted papers February 15\, 2013</li>\n<li>Submission deadline for final drafts accepted papers: April 15\, 2013</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Kindly submit abstract (with or without Word attachment) and CV by email to: Jacob Held&nbsp\;jmheld@uca.edu</a>.<br></p>
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