CFP: 5th Annual Graduate Student Workshop in Applied Philosophy: Broadening the Scope of Moral Consideration

Call for Papers: Applied Philosophy

5th Annual Graduate Student Workshop in Applied Philosophy:

Broadening the Scope of Moral Consideration

• Shatzel Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
• November 3-4

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Lisa Fuller (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Merrimack College)

• Dr. Tristram McPherson (Associate Professor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University)

Details:

A commitment to lead an ethical life in the contemporary world faces unprecedented challenges of global proportions. Many of our daily choices seemingly implicate us in a complex ethical quagmire. Do we, as residents in developed nations, have special obligations to the global poor and to those displaced by political and social unrest? Should we take responsibility for consumption and other activities that contribute to climate change and environmental harms, the exploitation of laborers, rising social inequalities, animal suffering, the loss of biodiversity and so on? If so how? Are carbon taxes, cap and trade, divestment requirements, and geoengineering morally defensible solutions to our large-scale political and social problems? What should be done about the proliferation of weapons and violence that contributes to terrorism, props up illegitimate regimes, exacerbates global inequalities, and is responsible for needless death domestically and abroad? How should we understand the impact of animal agriculture, consumerism, militarization, and population growth in light of environmental challenges and distributional inequities? If our problems are collective, then what is the role of individuals in solving them?

Topics may include, but are not limited to, the Ethics of:

• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Humanitarian Aid
• Global Poverty and Inequality
• Social Justice Movements
• Animal Liberation
• Food and Consumption
• War and Militarization
• Terrorism
• Population Growth
• Consumption and Globalization
• Immigration and Refugees
• Collective Action

Paper Submission Guidelines:

We invite the submission of papers on any topic in applied philosophy, though preference will be given to papers related to workshop theme: Broadening the Scope of Moral Considerations. Papers should ideally be under 4000 words. Please prepare for blind review. Send your paper in an acceptable format (acceptable formats: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .rtf) as an attachment to the following email address: [email protected].

Please use the following as your subject line: “BGSU Workshop [your last name].” In the body of the e-mail, please include the following information:

1. Paper title
2. Author’s name
3. Brief abstract (under 150 words)
4. Institutional affiliation and graduate program
5. Contact e-mail address and phone number
6. Statement granting permission to distribute your paper to graduate students serving on the workshop committee and to commentators

Commentators:

Each paper will have a commentator. If you are not submitting a paper, but are interested in commenting please send an email to [email protected] detailing availability and areas of interest. Persons whose papers were submitted but not included in the workshop may be invited to participate as commentators.

Deadline:

The submission deadline is September 15, 2017.

Workshop Information:

For more detailed information about travel, accommodations, the workshop schedule, and more please visit the following website: bgsu.edu/gradphilworkshop.

All Submissions:

Email for paper submissions: [email protected]

Workshop Coordinators' Contact Information:

Andrew Erickson: [email protected]

Alex Bearden: [email protected]