CFP: BGSU 7th Annual Graduate Workshop in Applied Philosophy

Call For Papers: The Self, Free Will, and Social Ontology

Applied Philosophy

7th Annual Graduate Student Workshop in Applied Philosophy:

The Self, Free Will, and Social Ontology

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

November 9th, 2019

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Chandra Sripada (University of Michigan)

Details

The Philosophy Department of Bowling Green State University invites submissions to its 7th annual Graduate Student Workshop in Applied Philosophy. While we accept submissions in any area of applied philosophy, this year's theme focuses on traditional and nontraditional views of the self, free will, and other questions of personal identity.

The aim of the workshop is to bring together graduate scholars working in applied philosophy topics to encourage constructive discussion and debate. Each presenter will be given an undivided audience, a commentator and at least 20 minutes for questions.

Sample topics may include but are not limited to:

Do current conceptions of free will disadvantage members of certain social/racial groups?

To what extent is the self intersocially defined?

Do psychiatric disorders entail a change in personal identity?

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: The self, Free Will and Social Ontology. 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 October 1st, 2019.

Workshop Information

For more detailed information about travel, accommodations, the workshop schedule, and more please visit the following website:

https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/workshops-and-conferences/applied-philosophy-workshop.html

Contact Information

Email for paper submissions: [email protected]

Workshop Coordinators

Ryan Fischbeck: [email protected]

Austin McGrath: [email protected]

Website: bgsu.edu/gradphilworkshop