Celebrating the Work of Peter Goldie

Celebrating the Work of Peter Goldie

The University of Manchester, September 14-15, 2012

Call for Papers

This international conference celebrates the wide-ranging and influential work of Peter Goldie, Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester from 2005 until his death in 2011. Confirmed plenary speakers are Robert Hopkins (Sheffield), Matthew Kieran (Leeds), Dominic McIvor Lopes (UBC), Derek Matravers (OU), David Papineau (KCL), Joel Smith (Manchester), Ronnie de Sousa (Toronto), and Kathleen Stock (Sussex).

In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be time devoted to brief submitted papers. We invite papers for presentation in 30-minute sessions (20 minute presentation plus 10 minute discussion). Submissions on any topics germane to Peter’s work – e.g. the emotions, the philosophy of narrative, aesthetics, and ethics – will be considered. Please send drafts (abstracts, if preferred), for blind review to [email protected] by 8th June, 2012.  Notification of acceptance will take place by 8th July 2012. Submissions from graduate students are particularly welcome.