CFP: Northwestern University Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics: Ninth Annual Conference
Submission deadline: February 15, 2015
Conference date(s):
May 21, 2015 - May 23, 2015
Conference Venue:
Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Evanston,
United States
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CALL FOR PAPERS
FROM FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
SOCIETY FOR THE THEORY OF ETHICS AND POLITICS (NUSTEP)
NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MAY 21 - 23, 2015
Keynote Addresses: Frances Kamm and Joseph Raz
Submission Guidelines: We welcome submissions from faculty and graduate students, as some sessions will be reserved for student presentations. Please submit an essay of approximately 4000 words. Essay topics in all areas of ethical theory and political philosophy will be considered, although some priority will be given to essays that take up themes from the work of Frances Kamm and Joseph Raz, such as authority, death and dying, duties, freedom, law, moral status, normativity, permissible harm and killing, practical reason, responsibility, rights, terrorism, torture, value, and war. Essays should be prepared for blind review in word, rtf, or pdf format. Graduate submissions should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]; faculty submissions should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]. The deadline is February 15, 2015. Notices of acceptance will be sent by March 15. For more information, please contact Kyla Ebels-Duggan at the e-mail address above or visit our website: