CFP: 2015 Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society & the Mind Association

The Joint Session is a three-day conference in philosophy that is held annually during the summer by the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association. It has taken place at nearly every major university across the United Kingdom and in Ireland. Since 1910, the Joint Session has grown to become the largest gathering of philosophers in the country, attracting prestigious UK and international speakers working in a broad range of philosophical areas. Inaugurated by the incoming President of the Mind Association, the Joint Session includes symposia, open and postgraduate sessions, and a range of satellite conferences.

The 89th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association will be held at the University of Warwickfrom 10 to 12 July 2015.

This year’s local organisers are Massimo Renzo (Warwick) &Johannes Roessler (Warwick).

The University of Warwick is a public research university in Coventry, England. It was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand access to higher education. Warwick consistently ranks in the top ten of all major rankings of British universities and is the only multi-faculty institution aside from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to have never been ranked outside of the top ten. It is ranked by QS as the world's third best university under 50 years (and first in Europe) and as the world's 13th best university based on employer reputation. It was ranked 7th in the UK amongst multi-faculty institutions for the quality of its research in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

The Programme

Inaugural Address
Catherine Wilson (York)

Symposiasts
Stephen Houlgate (Warwick) & Karl Ameriks (Notre Dame)
Helen Steward (Leeds) & Bill Brewer (KCL)
Linda Zagzebski (Oklahoma) & Terence Irwin (Oxford)
Hannes Leitgeb (Munich) & Richard Pettigrew (Bristol)
Jonathan Quong (USC) & Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
Susanne Bobzien (Oxford) & Rosanna Keefe (Sheffield)

Call for papers - The Open Sessions

About

The 89th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association will be held at the University of Warwick from 10 to 12 July 2015.

The Open Sessions take place during the Saturday and Sunday afternoons of the conference. There are a large number of places available, with no restrictions on the areas of philosophy that may be addressed. The intention is to accommodate all philosophical material that is suitable for presentation, though a more selective procedure may have to be adopted in case the number of suitable submissions exceeds the available places. There are 20 minutes available for each Open Session talk (plus an additional 10 minutes for discussion).

Guidelines
• Submissions must not exceed 2000 words, including footnotes and bibliography, and must begin with a 100-250 word abstract.
• Submissions should include a title page containing the name of the author, title of the paper, institution, and email address.
• Submissions may be formatted in Word or PDF. Papers containing symbols liable to distortion should be submitted in PDF.

Additional Information
• Authors whose papers have been accepted for the Open Session will be informed by the middle of April 2015.
• Papers accepted for the Open Sessions will not be considered for publication in theProceedings of the Aristotelian Society and expenses will not be paid.
• Only one paper per individual may be submitted. Submissions must be for either the Open or the Postgraduate Sessions - not both.
• All conference delegates must be members of either the Aristotelian Society or the Mind Association.
Papers for the Open Session should be submitted online at the Official 2015 Joint Session Website by 1 February 2015.*

*NOTE: Papers to be read for the Open Session must be submitted at the Official 2015 Joint Session Website. The Aristotelian Society does not process Open Session submissions. For information regarding the Postraduate Session, please see the following section.

Call for papers - The Graduate Sessions
About
The Postgraduate Session occurs on the Saturday afternoon of the conference. All submissions are blind reviewed and a maximum of eight are selected for presentation. Only current postgraduate students (including those who have obtained a postgraduate degree within the past year) may submit for the Postgraduate Session. Each talk for the Postgraduate Session lasts up to 20 minutes and is followed by an additional 10 minutes for discussion.

Guidelines
• Submissions should be no more than 2500 words, including footnotes and bibliography, and should begin with a 100-250 word abstract.
• Submissions should be prepared for blind review. They should be accompanied by a separate document containing the name of the author, title of the paper, institution and status, and email and mailing addresses. Submissions should not include any self-identifying references in the body or footnotes of the text.
• Submissions should be typewritten in a standard 12 pt font and single-spaced throughout (including references and quotations). All pages should be numbered and have margins of one inch or more.
• Submissions should be formatted in Word, RTF, or PDF. Papers containing symbols liable to distortion should be submitted in PDF.

Additional Information
• Students whose papers have been selected for the Postgraduate Session will be informed by the end of March 2015.
• The selected postgraduate students will have their conference fee and accommodation expenses covered by the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association.
• Exemplary papers delivered for the Postgraduate Session may be considered for publication in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.
• Only one paper per individual may be submitted. Submissions must be for either the Open or the Postgraduate Sessions - not both. Rejected submissions for the Postgraduate Session could be recommended for the Open Session.
• All conference delegates must be members of either the Aristotelian Society or the Mind Association.

Papers for the Postgraduate Session should be submitted online at the Postgraduate Session page of our website by 1 February 2015.*

*NOTE: Papers to be considered for the Postgraduate Session must be submitted online at the Postgraduate Session page of our website. The philosophy department at the University of Warwick does not process Postgraduation Session submissions. For information regarding the Open Session, please see the preceding section of this page.

Contact & Further Info
For enquiries regarding registration, conference arrangements, and the Open Session please contact Johannes Roessler [email protected]

For enquiries regarding the Supplementary Volume, the Postgraduate Session, and student subsidies please contact Léa Salje at [email protected]

2014 Joint Session:  www.phil.cam.ac.uk/joint-session/js

The Mind Association: www.mindassociation.org

The Aristotelian Society: www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk