Southwestern Philosophical Society

Submissions: Electronic submissionsare required and should be sent to [email protected]. Papers must be in MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Papers submitted in any other format cannot be processed.  Papers may not exceed 3000 words in length (not including notes and references). Submissions should include a word count and 150 word abstract (not counted in total word count) on the title page.

Papers exceeding this length will not be considered.

Papers should not contain any information identifying the author of the submission. In a separate title page document, please submit the following: title of the paper, abstract of the paper, author’s name, institutional affiliation, email address and phone number. The Society gives an annual award of $150 to the best paper written by a graduate student or recent Ph.D. (degree must have been granted within three years of the meeting). Additionally, a graduate student or recent Ph.D. who is from an underrepresented group may be eligible for a $100 travel grant. Authors who are eligible for either the prize or the travel grant should indicate this on the cover page of their submission.

Submission deadline: Papers must be received by Friday, 15 July 2016.

Membership: You must be a member pf the society to present.

To join, send inquiries to Deb Heikes, University of Alabama - Huntsville, [email protected]

Questions? Contact Robyn Gaier, Viterbo University, [email protected]

2016 Conference Hotel: Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Downtown Marina. Conference rate for rooms are $125 plus taxes. Reservations can be made at http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/corpus-christi/crpmb/hoteldetail or by calling (361) 882-1700. The rate includes complimentary shuttle to and from the airport as well as wireless internet. Reservations must be made by 5pm on October 21.