CFP: Florida Philosophical Association

Submission deadline: November 1, 2024

Conference date(s):
January 31, 2025 - February 1, 2025

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Conference Venue:

Department of Philosophy, Flager College
Saint Augustine, United States

Details

The 70th annual meeting of the Florida Philosophical Association will be held January .31-February 1st hosted in St. Augustine by Flagler College.

Organizers

            Katherine Sweet, Flagler College

            Susan Peppers-Bates, Stetson University

Regular Submission

Submission deadline: November 1, 2024

Papers in all areas of philosophy are welcome.  The FPA seeks especially to broaden the subdisciplines of philosophy represented at its conference in order to truly represent the many kinds of philosophy that Florida philosophers practice.

Papers submitted for inclusion in the regular program must be prepared for anonymous review and limited to a presentation time of 30 minutes (approximately 12 double-spaced pages or 3,000ish words). In the regular program, another 20 minutes is allotted for discussion.

Papers must be submitted directly to [email protected]

Please direct any questions regarding the submission process to the Program Coordinator at:

Outstanding Graduate Paper Award

Graduate students submitting papers for the regular program may elect to have their papers considered for the Outstanding Graduate Paper Award. The author of the winning paper will receive a monetary award. Only students at Florida colleges and universities are eligible.  Please indicate eligibility on the Google Form when submitting.

Undergraduate Paper Awards

Undergraduate students may submit papers for special award consideration in one of two categories:

The Gerritt and Edith Schipper Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Four-Year College or University

or

The Outstanding Undergraduate Paper in a Two-Year College

The author of the winning paper will receive a monetary award. Only students at Florida colleges and universities are eligible.

Special Sessions

Proposals for special panel sessions are welcome.  Your suggestions should be sent to the Program Coordinator at: [email protected]

To submit a proposal for a panel session, the panel organizer should prepare and submit a panel presentation document with the following components:

Panel title

Participants

A panel abstract that provides an overview of the panel’s topics and ideas

A panel brief by each of the proposed panel members that would be the basis of the panelist's presentation.

The FPA also welcomes other philosophy organizations with significant Florida membership to arrange concurrent sessions at the annual FPA meeting.  Please express interest to the Program Coordinator at: [email protected]

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