CFP: Res Publica Postgraduate Essay Prize 2014

Res Publica: A Journal of Moral, Legal and Social Philosophy Postgraduate
Essay Prize, 2014

The editors of Res Publica invite submissions for this year’s prize
submitted by a current or recent postgraduate student. This may be in any
area of moral, legal, social or political philosophy.

Entries should conform to the normal requirements for submissions – please
see the Res Publica homepage for details
(http://link.springer.com/journal/11158).

Current postgraduate students and those who were awarded their PhD (i.e.
passed their viva) no earlier than 1 May 2014 are eligible (the prize winner
may be asked to provide proof of their current or recent postgraduate
status).

All entries must be received by 1 December 2014. The winner will receive
£100 and a one-year subscription to the journal. The winning essay will be
published in the third or fourth issue of Volume 21 (2015).

Previous winners:

Alexandra Couto, ‘Privacy and Justification’ 12.3 (2006)

Alasdair Cochrane, ‘Animal Rights and Animal Experiments: An Interest-Based
Approach’ 13.3 (2007)

Göran Duus-Otterström, ‘Betting Against Hard Determinism’ 14.3 (2008)

Seth Lazar, ‘The Nature and Disvalue of Injury’ 15.3 (2009)

Guy Sela, ‘Moral Luck and Liability Lotteries’ 16.3 (2010)

Christopher Nathan, ‘Need there be a Defence of Equality?’ 17.3 (2011)

Mark Hanin, ‘A Moral Critique of David Copp’s Naturalistic Ethics’ 18.4
(2012)

Franz Fan-lun Mang, ‘Liberal Neutrality and Moderate Perfectionism’, 19.4
(2013)

Eldar Sarajlic, 'Can Culture Justify Infant Circumcision' 20.4 (2014)

The prize will be judged by two referees, along with the journal editors.

Entries should be submitted via the journal’s submission website –
www.editorialmanager.com/resp/ – and labelled PG Essay Prize.

For more information on Res Publica, visit the homepage
(http://link.springer.com/journal/11158).

Or contact the co-editors:

Philip Cook: Philip.Cook[at]ed.ac.uk

Sune Laegaard: laegaard[at]ruc.dk