DLSU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference 2017 [PHILCON]

[CALL FOR ABSTRACTS]

Philosophy should not dwell simply in theory, limiting thinkers alike to sit in classroom discussions, no longer being able to forego the principle of stagnancy. This year, Samahan ng mga Lasalyanong Pilosopo (PILOSOPO), in partnership with De La Salle University's Philosophy Department and Dr. Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, President of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP), and Dr. Mark Anthony Dacela (DLSU Undergraduate Philosophy Coordinator) would like to cordially invite you to participate in this year's DLSU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, a philosophical conference that aims to potentially explore beyond the borders of philosophical discourse and for undergraduate philosophy majors to present their research that exemplifies philosophical thought. 

The theme "Philosophy beyond borders, transcending barriers" aims to promote the concept that Philosophy is not merely a theoretical exchange of information, but is rather a skill, discipline and discourse that humans must undergo in order to reach full understanding. 

We request that any papers that you may directly endorse be immediately sent to the conference’s email: [email protected]. Listed below are the guidelines for submission. We will also be allowing any prospective audience members to come view the paper presentations on either dates, but will need the names prior to the event as we will be providing Certificates of Participation or Attendance.

For audience and speaker pre-registration, please fill up the details on or before August 2, 2017 at the given link: http://tinyurl.com/DLSUPhilconPreReg

Venue and Duration 

• De La Salle University-Manila Campus / August 4-5, 2017 

Topic Areas 

Philosophy is a broad area of research with various branches. We encourage and welcome papers in the following areas:

Research Theme

Code

Metaphysics, Logic and Language

MTL

Epistemology and the Mind

EPM

Moral and Socio-Political Philosophy

MSP

Feminism and Postmodernism

FPM

Existentialism and Phenomenology

EXP

Aesthetics and Technology

AET

Eastern and Filipino Philosophy

EAP

Important Dates

Submission of Abstracts                                                        July 2, 2017

Notification of Acceptance                                                     July 9-14, 2017

Submission of Final Manuscript                                             July 23, 2017

Conference                                                                            August 4-5, 2017

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Deadline of Abstracts

02 July 2017

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For general inquiries and paper submissions please email: [email protected]

Abstract Submission:

1. Submission of an abstract is required for paper presentations.
2. All abstracts must be written in English or Filipino and submitted electronically to [email protected], with email subject “[SUBMISSION] DLSU Undergraduate Philosophy Conference 2017” in Microsoft Word format (.doc/.docx) with the filename [ResearchCode]_[Lastname][FirstNameInitial]_Abstract (ex. EPM_MoralesG_Abstract or MTL_LiminJ_Abstract)

• The template for the extended abstract may be downloaded from the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/PhilConAbstract
•  Standard abbreviations should be used throughout the text. In the event of any special or unusual abbreviation, the author must spell it out full at first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Please use a minimal number of abbreviations.
• Symbols (i.e. Greek) may be used, as well as boldfaced, underlined and italicized characters.
• Check the abstract carefully for grammatical or typographical errors.
• Presentations on the day of the conference must not exceed 15 minutes each. An allotted 5 minutes will be added for the speaker to accept questions.
• Both speakers and audience members who are going to attend the conference must fill out the pre-registration form in order to record attendance and entry inside the campus, and as well as to receive their certificates. The pre-registration form may be found in the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/DLSUPhilconPreReg 

We hope to see you this coming August. Best wishes, and good luck!