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Call for Papers

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The Hope and Optimism Initiative (Cornell/Notre Dame) invites submissions for a 3-day workshop on the theme &lsquo\;The Nature and Norms of Hope&rsquo\; to be held on April 27-29\, 2017 at Cornell University.

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Papers should be on hope\, despair\, and related themes\, including how they bear on social/political philosophy\, moral philosophy\, psychology and philosophy of religion. Submissions should be anonymized and take the form of a 500-750 word abstract. Accepted papers should be suitable for approximately 40 minute presentations. Authors selected will be offered travel and housing for the workshop.

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Invited speakers include:

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  1. Vincent Lloyd (Villanova University)
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  2. Miriam McCormick (University of Richmond)
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  3. Michael Milona (Cornell University)
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  4. Kathryn Norlock (Trent University) \;
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  5. Nancy Snow (University of Oklahoma)
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  6. Margaret Urban Walker (Marquette University)
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Deadline for submission: February 21\, 2017

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Email abstracts to: \; \;hopeoptimism17@gmail.com. In the body of the e-mail\, please include the following information:

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1. \; \; \; \; Paper title
2. \; \; \; \; Author&rsquo\;s name
3. \; \; \; \; Institutional affiliation
4. \; \; \; \; Contact e-mail address and phone number

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For more information about the workshop\, contact \;Alex Esposito at: \;ave9@cornell.edu

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For more information about the initiative\, go to www.hopeoptimism.org

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