New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society

March 23, 2012 - March 26, 2012
Department of Philosophy, New Mexico State University

Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces
705 South Telshor Blvd
Las Cruces 88011
United States

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Papers on any serious philosophical subject are invited for the 63rd annual conference of the New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society to be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico March 23 – March 25, 2012. The deadline for paper submissions is January15, 2012. Please consult the society’s website at www.nmwt.org. To be considered for presentation, papers approximately 3,000 words long should be submitted electronically (as a Word attachment) and presentable within 25 minutes. There will be comments on every paper. If you would like to be considered for making comments on a paper, please contact the Secretary with your name, title, institution, AOS, and AOC. To be considered for publication in Southwest Philosophical Studies, papers must be no more than 3,000 words plus endnotes using only MLA formatting. Each paper (regular conference or for possible publication) should be prepared for blind refereeing.                

·         Please send an electronic version (Word document) of papers to Dan Flores, Secretary, at [email protected].

The conference will be held at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces located at 705 South Telshor Blvd Las Cruces, NM 88011 (Phone: 575-522-4300 or1-866-383-0443).For those who wish to stay at the hotel, rooms are $93.00 (single and double) plus tax. Try to make reservations before Friday, March 9, 2012 to ensure the $93.00 rate and mention that you are a member of NMWT. Please check the Society’s website and your e-mail accounts for any updates. www.nmwt.org

Registration and Fees

1. full-time professors: $70;

2. part-time professors and adjuncts: $45;

3. graduate students: $35;

4. undergraduate students: $25;

5. observers not on the program: free.

·         Checks should be made out to: New Mexico West Texas Philosophical Society

·         Please send registration fees to:

Robert M. Louis, Treasurer
New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society
5810 Creston Springs Court
Spring, Texas  77379-8742
[email protected] (slow service)
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Awards

The New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society awards two prizes: (1) the Hubert Griggs Alexander Memorial Award for an excellent paper by a philosopher at any career level, on any philosophical topic, but especially on aesthetics, philosophy of language, symbolic form, Hispanic philosophy, classical philosophy, or the role of philosophy in the humanities; and (2) the Houghton Dalrymple Memorial Award for an excellent paper by a graduate student or recent Ph.D. on any philosophical topic, but with a preference for papers on epistemology or Hume. Each award includes a check for $100.00 and publication in Southwest Philosophical Studies. Those wishing to be considered for either of these awards should put “Alexander” or “Dalrymple”in the subject line of their e-mail message and include a CV with their submission.

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