CFP: Philosophy in the Wild 2022

Call for Abstracts

Philosophy in the Wild (PhilWild) invites abstract submissions for presentations at our second annual conference, the theme of which is environmental philosophy, very broadly construed.* We are especially interested in papers dealing with issues surrounding environment and race. This event is an outdoor, technology-free event.

From June 17th to 19th, 2022, presenters will camp at Ridley Creek State Park in Pennsylvania. Non-presenting participants are invited to attend the presentations. Activities will include (though will not be limited to) a keynote presentation, participant presentations, and hiking (optional). No prior camping experience is necessary; Philosophy in the Wild can work with presenters to help make gear arrangements.

Selected papers will be eligible for publication in a special issue of the Public Philosophy Journal in collaboration with PhilWild. For more information about the Public Philosophy Journal, see: https://publicphilosophyjournal.org.

*Environmental philosophy includes, but is not exhausted by, the following themes:

• Environment and race; environmental racism

• Environmental political philosophy; environmental justice

• Environmental ethics; environmental aesthetics

• Environment and capitalism

• Postdevelopment and postcolonial theories

• Philosophy of nature and metaphysics

• Conservation; biodiversity

• Environment and social identities, including disability, indigeneity, race, queer ecologies, and ecofeminism

• Social ecology and ecoanarchism

• Climate change; sustainability; future generations

• Urban ecology 

• Environment and technology

• Environment and religion

• Animal ethics and critical animal studies

• Environment and human flourishing

Abstracts should be approximately 500 words. Please submit your abstract in .pdf format, prepared for anonymous review, to [email protected]. In the body of the email, please include your name, university affiliation, and paper title. Papers should be suitable for a 25-minute presentation and a 25-minute Q&A session. Submissions from members of underrepresented groups in philosophy are especially encouraged.

This event is wheelchair accessible.  

The event will follow the relevant local directives regarding Covid-19.

Please contact [email protected] with any inquiries.

Submission deadline:February 1, 2022

Decisions announced: March 1, 2022

Dates of conference: June 17-19, 2022

Keynote Speaker: Romy Opperman (The New School for Social Research)

Organized by: Philosophy in the Wild 

Funded by: Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium

Contact: [email protected]