Popular Philosophy Today is seeking submissions for its inaugural issue. \;
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This Web-based publication and community focuses on both academic and \npopular philosophy with an emphasis on contemporary events and \ncomparative philosophical approaches. \; Each issue will feature two \nacademic philosophical articles of journal quality with at least one \nemploying comparative or non-Western approaches. \; Additionally\, each \nissue will feature three or more popular philosophy articles aimed at a \nmore general audiences. \; In a marriage of theory and praxis\, Popular Philosophy Today illustrates why philosophy matters in society\, politics\, and daily life\n by offering insightful analysis of contemporary events\, regular \ncolumnists\, bloggers\, philosophical book reviews\, movie and media \nreviews\, and commentary will be offered on a monthly basis. \; Also \nfeaturing user profiles and philosophy forums\, Popular Philosophy Today is more than just a magazine--it is a group of people passionate about philosophy. \;
Submission Formats:
Please include your full name as you would like it to appear\, \ninstitutional affiliation if any\, a 200 word or less biographical blurb \n(which can include any links to institutional or personal Web pages)\, \nsubmission category and issue you think your submission should appear \nin\, and the best Web address for us to contact you at. \; All published \nauthors will have a Popular Philosophy Today account created for them if they are not already a member.
All submissions will be reviewed by our editorial staff within 10 \nbusiness days and you will receive confirmation if your submission has \nbeen accepted\, if your submission has been tentatively selected pending \nsuggested changes\, or if your submission has been declined.
Submissions should be in .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, or .odt format. \; All \narticles should use Chicago-style citations using endnotes only (no \; \nfootnotes)
Academic Articles: 3000-5000 words
Popular Philosophy Articles: 1200-4000 words
Current Events Analysis (please contact us with your proposed subject before submitting): 800-4000 words
We also accept philosophical fiction\, non-fiction and poetry\, and media \nsubmissions including video\, photography and other visual arts.
For\n popular philosophy articles\, do not assume prior knowledge. \; Do not use\n specific jargon or references. \; Individuals of little or no \nphilosophical background should be able to reach\, understand\, and \nrespond to your article.
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Please contact us [submissions@popularphilosophytoday.com] if you are interested in becoming a regular contributor (book reviews\, \nregular columnist\, regular commentator or analyst\, regular blogger or \nguest blogger).
Send submissions to [submissions@popularphilosophytoday.com]
Currently\, Popular Philosophy Today is seeking submissions on the following topics
Issue One: Inequality (February March 1 issue)
Explorations of philosophical thinking and events related to inequality \nbroadly construed with an emphasis on understanding the philosophical \nimplications of the "Occupy" movement in the United States and abroad
Issue Two: Revolution (April 1 issue)
Explorations of philosophical thinking and events related to revolutions\n with an emphasis on current popular movements such as the Arab Spring\, \nOccupy Wall Street\, the mass demonstrations in The Russian Federation\, \nas well as movements in the recent past such as the Red Shirts \noccupation of Bangkok\, the Iranian Green Revolution and the Ukrainian \nOrange Revolution
Issue Three: The Other (April 1)
Explorations of philosophical thinking and events related to \nconstructions of the other broadly construed both metaphysically and \nsocially\, with an emphasis on LBGT rights (such as same-sex marriage) \nand foriegn policy.
Issue Four: Truth and Lies (June 1)
Explorations of philosophical thinking about truth including formal \ntheories of truth and meaning and social and ethical implications of \ntruth and lies
Issue Five: Identify (July 1)
Explorations of philosophical thinking related to identity including the\n metaphysics of personal identity\, explorations of ethnic\, national and \nsexual identity\, and debates of existential and essential theories of \nidentity.