CFP: International Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP) Sixteenth Annual Meeting

Please send a single-spaced proposal (500-600 words) PLUS abstract (75-100 words) in Word format to IAEP Secretary, Steven Vogel, at: [email protected].

Since the selection process is through blind review, proposals should include:

1. A cover letter that provides detailed contact information (including physical and electronic addresses & academic affiliation) of the author(s) AND indicates the need for audio/visual equipment, if any.
2. In a separate document the abstract and proposal, without any identifying information as to the author(s).

Panel proposals should include an abstract for panel as a whole (350-500 words) plus cover letter, proposal and abstract for each paper as described above. Each proposal will be judged on its own merits.

Each author may submit only 1 proposal for consideration each year. Papers previously published or under review for publication will not be accepted.

Deadline: March 15, 2012. Notice of decision: first week of June

$100 Prize for best graduate student essay

Graduate Students: please indicate in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for this prize.  If your proposal is accepted you will be asked to submit a complete paper (3000 words maximum, excluding notes) by September 15. The winner will be announced during the conference.

IAEP offers a forum for the philosophical discussion of our relation to the natural environment. Embracing a broad understanding of environmental philosophy, IAEP encourages papers in the areas of environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, philosophy of science, political philosophy, eco-feminism, philosophy of technology, and the like.  IAEP welcomes a diversity of approaches, including those inspired by Continental philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the tradition of American philosophy. 

For more information contact the executive co-directors:

Irene Klaver, University of North Texas, [email protected]
Brian Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology, [email protected]