CFP: From North of 49: New Perspectives in Canadian Environmental Philosophy
Submission deadline: February 15, 2016
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From North of 49: New Perspectives in Canadian Environmental Philosophy
Edited by Tyler DesRoches, Frank Jankunis, and Byron Williston
This proposed volume seeks to represent the breadth and diversity of contemporary work among Canadian environmental philosophers. We invite submission of abstracts that involve any topical issue, from the purely theoretical to the purely practical. Authors may use any philosophical approach. Abstracts and subsequent essays must be philosophically substantial and accessible to non-specialist philosophers as well.
Submission Guidelines:
Submission deadline for abstracts (500 words) and CVs: February 15, 2016.
Submission deadline for drafts of accepted papers: June 1, 2016.
Submit PDF files by e-mail to: [email protected]
*NB. Submitting an abstract does not guarantee publication.*
Possible themes and topics include, but are not limited to:
Theoretical Problems
- The Intrinsic Value of Nature
- Anthropocentrism
- The Anthropocene
- Sustainability and Future Generations
- Environmental Justice
- The Concept of Nature
- The Artificial/Natural distinction
- Human Well-Being and Nature
- Meta-Ethics and the Environment
- Decision Theory and the Environment
- Moral Theory and the Environment
- Indigenous Environmental Philosophy
Canadian Issues
- Water Policy
- Climate Change
- Keystone XL, Energy East, and Northern Gateway
- Tar Sands Development and Politics
- Indigenous/Metis Issues
- Science and Public Policy
- Biodiversity Loss
- The Arctic
- Endangered Species
- The Seal Hunt
- Aquaculture
- Urban Ecology