This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Irish Philosophical Society. \;In order to celebrate this anniversary\, the theme of this year&rsquo\;s IPS \;spring conference will be devoted to &lsquo\;Philosophy in Ireland: Past \;Actualities\, Present Challenges\, and Future Potentialities&rsquo\;.
\nThe aim of the conference is not only to celebrate and show how Irish \;philosophers have in the past influenced philosophical movements and the \;connections to the present but also to explore links between philosophy \;and art\, especially literature\, in which Irish writers have made such a \;strong contribution internationally\, as well as the connection between \;Ireland and major philosophical thinkers such as Wittgenstein.
\nCost and Accommodation
Registration Cost: 25 EUR
Concession (Student\, Senior): 15 EUR
IPS Member: 15 EUR
There is reasonably priced On-Campus Accommodation available\; we would \;strongly advise that you book early. See:
http://www.maynoothcampus.com/accommodation.php
All speakers and participants at the Round Table Discussion are invited to \;the Conference Dinner on Sat\, June 23rd 2012.
Publication of Proceedings
Within 12 months of the event\, a special edition of the Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society will be published\, according to normal \;academic process of double-blind peer review\, comprising selected papers \;presented at the conference and/ or received.