CFP: History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought

In recent years, scholars have sought to engage with the history of philosophy in light of the questions raised by the current environmental crisis. This engagement can take the form either of a critical reassessment of modern philosophers' views of science (Merchant 1979; Prigogine & Stengers 1984) or of an attempt to draw on different traditions of the history of philosophy to further our understanding of the current crisis. New approaches to environmental problems have thus been worked out by drawing on concepts from Kant's philosophy (Breitenbach 2022), romanticism (Nassar 2022), hermeneutics (Utsler et al 2014), phenomenology (Brown & Toadvine 2003), pragmatism (Hailwood 2015), among others. This conference aims to bring together researchers working at the interface between the history of philosophy and environmental philosophy to discuss the history and philosophy of environmental thought.

Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted by December 13th, 2024, to [email protected]. Abstracts, including the title, should be prepared for double-blind review by removing any identification details. The author’s name, paper title, institutional affiliation, and contact information should be included in the body of the email. Abstracts should be submitted in English.