Philosophical Society of Southern Africa Annual Conference

January 12, 2015 - January 14, 2015
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Port Elizabeth
South Africa

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First call for papers for the PSSA Conference, January 2015

This is the first call for papers for the annual conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa. The conference will be hosted by the Department of Media, Journalism and Philosophy at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (South Africa) in Port Elizabeth. The venue will still be announced. The date of the conference is Monday 12 – Wednesday 14 January 2015.  The conference has no theme, and papers in all areas of philosophy are welcome.  Abstracts of no more than 200 words should reach the conference organisers by 31 October 2014.

Details about the conference registration and other information will follow in the second call of papers in July 2014. Members of the PSSA and Philosophy departments in South Africa are kindly asked to distribute this notification about the conference to anyone who may be interested in attending or presenting. As in the past, participants of the conference will be able to send their presentations for possible inclusion in a special number of the South African Journal of Philosophy.

Please note that all accommodation arrangements are to be made by delegates themselves. A list of accommodation possibilities will be made available later. Transport to and from the airport in Port Elizabeth should also be arranged by the delegates themselves. Confirmation of papers accepted for the conference will take place by 15 November 2014. If you require this information at an earlier date, please indicate this to the conference organiser.

The conference organisers are Andrea Hurst and Karen Mentz, email: [email protected] 

 

Eerste uitnodiging vir bydraes tot die WVSA/PSSA-konferensie, Januarie 2015

Hierdie is die eerste uitnodiging vir bydraes tot die jaarlikse konferensie van die Wysgerige Vereniging van Suider-Afrika. Die konferensie word deur die Departement Filosofie van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat in Bloemfontein aangebied. Die spesifieke plek van die konferensie sal later aangekondig word. Die datum van die konferensie is Maandag 12 – Woensdag 14 Januarie 2015. Die konferensie het geen spesifieke tema nie en bydraes uit alle gebiede van die filosofie is welkom. Abstrakte van nie meer nie as 200 woorde moet die konferensie-organiseerder teen 31 Oktober 2014 bereik.

Besonderhede oor die konferensieregistrasie en ander inligting sal volg in die tweede uitnodiging vir bydraes in Julie 2014. Lede van die WVSA/PSSA en Filosofie departemente in Suid-Afrika word vriendelik versoek om hierdie inligting oor die konferensie te stuur aan enigeen wat sal belangstel om dit bytewoon of ‘n voordrag te lewer. Soos in die verlede is alle deelnemers aan die konferensie welkom om hulle bydraes aan die SA Tydskrif vir Wysbegeerte (SAJP) voor te lê, vir moontlike insluiting in ‘n spesiale nommer.

Neem asseblief kennis dat alle verblyfreëlings deur konferensiegangers self getref moet word. ‘n Lys van verblyfplekke sal later beskikbaar gestel word.  Vervoer van en na die lughawe in Bloemfontein moet self deur die konferensiegangers gereël word. Bevestiging van die konferensievoordragte sal teen 15 November 2014 gemaak word. Indien hierdie inligting vroeër verlang word, moet die konferensie-organiseerder asseblief verwittig word. 

Die konferensie-organiseerders is Andrea Hurst en Karen Mentz, e-pos: [email protected] 

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