Paper proposals are invited for subsidiary concurrent sessions. \;These may be on any aspect of the conference theme\, and should take the form of an abstract of approximately 500 words\, submitted by email attachment to \;
Financial support including travel and lodging is available for up to six graduate paper presentations. Successful proposals will be eligible for the 2013 George Davie Essay Prize - $1000 plus publication in the \;Journal of Scottish Philosophy. George Elder Davie was a key figure in the revival of interest in the Scottish philosophical tradition\, and especially its development in the 19th century &ndash\; the topic of his influential book \;The Democratic Intellect \;(1961). Following his death in 2007\, at the age of 95\, the \;Journal of Scottish Philosophy\, of which he had been honorary editor\, established an essay prize for new work on the Scottish philosophical tradition\, especially by younger scholars.