Eighth Annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

The Center for Values and Social Policy in the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder is pleased to invite paper proposals for the eighth annual RoME congress.  Papers from all areas of ethics and political theory are invited.  To encourage the participation of junior scholars, the University of Colorado will be awarding a Young Ethicist Prize of $500 for most meritorious submission.  The prize competition is open to any participating untenured philosopher (including, but not limited to, tenure-track faculty, instructors, and graduate students).

Keynote 1: Richard Arneson

Keynote 2: TBD

Keynote 3: TBD

Deadlines

Submission of abstracts: Feb 15, 2015.  

Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2015.

Full paper submission for Young Ethicist Prize Consideration: June 1, 2015.

Format

Abstracts only (750-1000 words).  Shorter or longer abstracts will not be accepted. 

Double spaced, prepared for blind-review.

(Anticipate full papers at half-hour reading time or 4500 words, whichever is shorter.)

In order to be considered for the Young Ethicist Prize, complete papers must be submitted by June 1, 2015 and abstracts must have already been accepted for participation.  Announcement of a winner will be made at the event.

Indicate in your submission whether you would consider being a commentator on another paper, should your paper not be accepted to the conference for presentation.

Please submit abstracts electronically (in Word format) to Benjamin Hale ([email protected]) and Alastair Norcross ([email protected]).  

Visit our website at http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/center/rome.shtml