CFP: 1st Annual OZSW Conference in Philosophy

Conference topics

The OZSW invites academic philosophers to submit an abstract on any topic or within any discipline in philosophy, included but not limited to:

Theoretical Philosophy

• Logic
• Epistemology
• Metaphysics
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of science
• Philosophy of language

Ethics & Practical Philosophy

• Non-western philosophy 
• Political, social and legal philosophy
• Bio-ethics
• Applied ethics (other)
• Normative ethics
• Meta-ethics
• Moral psychology
• Cultural philosophy
• Philosophical anthropology

History of Philosophy

• Ancient philosophy
• Medieval philosophy
• Early modern philosophy
• Modern & contemporary philosophy

Important deadlines

• Registration opens:                                    June 1st 2013
• Registration with early bird fee:                   August 31st 2013
• Registration with late comer fee:                 October 31st 2013

Program

The conference will start on Friday November 15th after lunch, and will end on Saturday November 16th around 6pm. On Friday evening there will be a conference dinner. A more detailed program will be made available in due time.

Submission types

There are 2 submission types for this conference:

• Single paper by senior researcher or PhD student
• Panel proposal consisting of 3 or 4 paper around the same topic 

In case the reviewers find one or more abstracts in a panel proposal to be of insufficient quality, the remaining paper(s) may instead be accepted as a smaller panel or a single paper.

How to submit your abstract / panel proposal

Abstracts and panel proposals should be submitted through our on-line submission site, which will open in the course of March at http://www.conftool.com/ozsw_conference_2013. Please make an account at this site, which will then enable you to submit. You will be asked to provide the following information: 

• Your name, affiliation and e-mail address
• A title for the paper(s)
• An abstract for the paper(s), of 500 to 1000 words
• An indication of the OZSW section(s) to which the paper belongs (theoretical philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics & practical philosophy, or none of these)
• One or more topics (see list, plus possibility to add topic not mentioned)
• 3-5 key words
• Optional: up to 10 literature references per paper
• For panel proposals only: a title for / description of the panel theme (max. 250 words)

All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of OZSW philosophers.

Registration & fees

The early-bird-registration fees for the conference will be as follows:

OZSW members:

• Research Master students:  € 75,00
•  PhD students:  € 100,00
• senior: € 150,00

Non-OZSW:

• PhD & master students: € 125,00
• Senior researchers: € 200,00

The OZSW is currently working on its membership policy. We expect that criteria on who can become a member, information on membership fees and a registration form will be available towards the end of March at www.ozsw.nl/membership.

More information on how to register for the conference will be made available at the conference website (http://www.ozsw.nl/ozsw-conference-2013/) in due time.

About the OZSW

The Nederlandse Onderzoeksschool Wijsbegeerte (OZSW), or the Dutch Research School of Philosophy, was established at the end of 2012. It incorporates the former Onderzoeksschool Ethiek (OZSE). The OZSW is an initiative of 11 departments at Dutch universities doing research in philosophy. Its general purpose is to strengthen the discipline of philosophy by promoting and facilitating collaboration between the participating universities in the areas of research and the training of young researchers (PhD students and Research Master students). This annual conference is one of its activities.

Organizing committee

This conference is organized by the following committee:

• Prof. dr. Ingrid Robeyns; conference co-chair
• Prof. dr. Han van Ruler; conference co-chair
• Dr. Ilse Oosterlaken; conference manager
• Catalina Peeters; conference administrator

 For more information about the 2013 OZSW conference:

http://www.ozsw.nl/ozsw-conference-2013/

If you have any practical questions, please contact

Catalina Peeters at [email protected]

For other questions please contact

Ilse Oosterlaken at [email protected]