Keynote Speaker: Professor Richard Kearney \;
\nConference Theme: Recovering Our Embodied Life
\nVenue: University of Prince Edward Island
\nThe UPEI Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome you to this year&rsquo\;s meeting of the Atlantic Region Philosophers&rsquo\; Association (October 13-14\, 2023). The theme of this year&rsquo\;s gathering is \;Recovering Our Embodied Life.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s keynote speaker is distinguished philosopher\, public intellectual\, novelist\, and poet\, Professor Richard Kearney. Prof. Kearney will give a talk entitled &ldquo\;Are We Losing Our Touch?&rdquo\;. Prof. Kearney holds the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College and has previously served as a Visiting Professor at University of College Dublin\, the University of Paris (Sorbonne)\, the Australian Catholic University\, and the University of Nice. He is the author of more than 24 books in philosophy and literature\, including 3 novels and a volume of poetry\, and he currently serves as the International Director of the Guestbook Project &mdash\; Hosting the Stranger: Between Hostility and Hospitality.
\nPapers from all areas of philosophy relating to the conference theme are especially welcome. Sessions will be 50 minutes long. Papers should be no longer than 30 minutes\, to ensure adequate time is left for discussion.
\nSubmissions should assume the form of abstracts no longer than 300 words and include the author&rsquo\;s name\, institutional affiliation\, and complete contact information. Abstracts should be sent as Word or PDF files to Max Schaefer at mschaefer@upei.ca\, with the subject line &ldquo\;ARPA Submission&rdquo\;. Queries relating to the conference can be directed to the same address.
\nDeadline for submission of abstracts: Thursday\, August 31st\, 2023.
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