CFP: Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World

We invite submissions for the 19th-annual conference of SPCW. We welcome papers on all topics, from any and all philosophical traditions. The society fosters and supports productive philosophical exchange in a constructive environment. New members are always welcomed!

The society issues an open call for papers relating to the society’s broad mission of understanding and doing philosophy in the contemporary world.

Possible topics might include any of the following, many of which have been themes of conferences over the past 18 years:

• Work, Labor, Creation
• Philosophy of Place
• Bridging Analytic and Continental Philosophy
• Aesthetics
• Literary Theory
• Religious and Secular Institutions in the Contemporary World
• Discourse and Dissent
• Tradition and Memory
• Multiculturalism and Philosophy
• Human Nature and Human Habitats
• Philosophy and Everyday Life
• Authenticity, Autonomy, and Authority:  Problems of Authority in the Contemporary World
• Intersubjectivity: Self, Other, and Lifeworld
• Time, History, and Social Change
• Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
• Culture and Ethics
• Power, Law and the Possibility of Peace
• Applying the Virtues
• The Relevance of Philosophy
• Justice and Identity in a Global Context
• Living Mindfully, Food, Environment, Technology
• Whither Liberal Arts?
• Sport, Play and Leisure
• Contemporary Culture
• Democracy and Democratic Theory

Please Note: As an open society, we welcome and encourage papers on any topic related to philosophy in the contemporary world (broadly construed).

Standard submissions: papers with a maximum length of 3,000 words. Alternative presentation and creative proposals will be given consideration. Electronic submissions are preferred.

Submissions are due March 1, 2012

Questions and submissions (prepared for blind review) should be sent to the following address: [email protected]