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SUMMARY:Philosophy of the City
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LOCATION:2900 Bedford Avenue\, New York\, United States\, 11210
DESCRIPTION:<p>Throughout human history\, the city has been a site for the articulation of new forms of knowledge\, political community\, economy and individuality with respect to the (sometimes conflicting) norms of freedom\, equality\, and justice. &nbsp\;Yet\, the continued urbanization of the globe poses tremendous problems\, particularly in this time of ecological crisis\, economic inequality and political uncertainty.<br><br>Philosophy began in the city (Plato\, Aristotle)\, and the city is a recurrent topic for major writers in the history of philosophy (Aquinas\, Machiavelli)\, and the urban figures as a prominent site of investigation in numerous fields. Today\, the urban holds steady as a prominent area of investigation\, crossing disciplinary boundaries within academia. &nbsp\;Among many contemporary philosophers\, however\, the city as an object of study lacks prominence.&nbsp\; Yet\, trailblazing members of the philosophic community are taking the discipline in new directions\, analyzing the city in a 21st&nbsp\;century context.&nbsp\; The aim of this conference is to build their network and engage those issues from a variety of philosophical perspectives (e.g. ethico-political\, phenomenological\, feminist\, critical race theory). Abstracts addressing the following topics are encouraged:</p>\n<p>Sex and sexuality</p>\n\n<p>The city&rsquo\;s place in the history of philosophy</p>\n<p>Built and natural environments</p>\n\n<p>Culture and subculture</p>\n<p>Associationism and communitarianism</p>\n\n<p>Violence and inequality</p>\n<p>The economy\, labor and work</p>\n\n<p>Gender and place</p>\n<p>Participatory democracy</p>\n\n<p>Race and immigration</p>\n<p>The food system and urban agriculture</p>\n\n<p>Democracy and public space</p>\n<p>Environmental change</p>\n\n<p>Power and the multinational corporation</p>\n<p>This list is only suggestive\; the range of topics is open.&nbsp\; Interdisciplinary approaches are welcome. Send abstracts or proposals of 400 &ndash\; 800 words to Shane Epting\, shane.epting@unt.edu\, by September 20\, 2013.&nbsp\; Address inquiries to Dr. Michael Menser\, morphospace@gmail.com. Selected papers will be published in a special edition of Environmental Ethics\, subject to peer review.</p>\n<p>Confirmed speakers:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharon Meagher (University of Scranton\, editor of&nbsp\;<em>Philosophy and the City)</em></li>\n<li>Kyle Pows Whyte (Michigan State University\; editor&nbsp\;<em>Environmental Justice in Native America</em>)</li>\n<li>Ron Sundstrom (San Francisco State University\;&nbsp\;<em>The Browning of America and the Evasion of Social Justice</em>).</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Confirmed sessions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>&ldquo\;Rebuilding After Superstorm Sandy: Climate Change\, Inequality and the Resilient City\,&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>&rdquo\;Doing Public Philosophy: Democracy and Civic Engagement at the 21st Century University&rdquo\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Reservations can be made at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge</p>\n<p>333 Adams Street &middot\; Brooklyn\, New York 11201 USA</p>
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