Online Undergraduate Ethics Conference

The First Annual Online Undergraduate Ethics Conference is a new project sponsored by the Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values at Coastal Carolina University. The conference, which will take place entirely online, will provide a forum in which exceptional undergraduates can present their work and receive commentary from their peers and from professional philosophers.

We invite papers of high quality in any area of philosophical ethics (metaethics, moral psychology, normative ethics, applied ethics, etc.). Submissions should be no more than 4,000 words and in MS Word format. We welcome papers from all (and only) undergraduate students.

The CFP is here: http://www.coastalethics.org/

Deadline for paper submission: February 1, 2013

Notification of acceptance: early March 2013

Submissions prepared for blind review should be sent to: jacksoncenter@coastal.edu

If a student’s paper is accepted for the main program, then the student will be asked to record a short (max. 20 minutes) video presentation. Video presentations will be due by April 1, 2013 and will be made publicly available on the official conference website.

We also invite the participation of philosophers (faculty or grad students). We want this conference to be an opportunity for undergraduate students to receive commentary from professionals in the field. Those who are interested in serving as a commentator should send an expression of interest to jacksoncenter@coastal.edu. Note that serving as a commentator involves recording a short (max. 10 min.) video. We will match commentators with papers based on areas of interest.

Any questions, comments, or suggestions should be sent to David Killoren at dkilloren@coastal.edu.

Cfp REMINDER: 16th Annual Northeast Florida Student Philosophy Conference

The 16th Annual Northeast Florida Student Philosophy Conference will be hosted at the University of North Florida (Jacksonville) on March 2, 2013. The conference theme is metaethics.  See below for the Call for Papers.

 

16^th Annual Northeast Florida Student

Philosophy Conference 

Conference Theme:           Metaethics

Keynote Speakers:            William FitzPatrick (Rochester) and Sarah McGrath (Princeton)

Conference Location:      University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Conference Date:              March 2, 2013

We welcome high quality submissions from both undergraduate and graduate students in ethics (broadly construed). Papers in metaethics will be given special consideration, but papers in ethical theory, applied ethics, and comparative ethics are also encouraged.

Submission Requirements:

Papers should be no more than 3000 words (approx. 12 pages) excluding notes. They must be prepared for blind review and must include, on a separate cover sheet, all of the following information:

• Paper title

• Author’s name

• Institutional affiliation & student status

• E-mail address

• A short abstract (no more than 150 words)

Submission Deadline:      January 1, 2013

Please e-mail your submissions in any of .doc, .docx or .pdf format to:j.matheson@unf.edu

Cfp: North Carolina Philosophical Society (w/ undergraduate award)

The North Carolina Philosophical Society announces its third and final call for papers for its 2013 meeting on February 15 & 16, 2013, at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

The Keynote Speaker will be Gerald J. Postema<http://www.law.unc.edu/faculty/directory/postemageraldj/>, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Presidential Address will be delivered by Christian Miller<http://www.wfu.edu/~millerc/>, Director of The Character Project and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University.

Papers in any area of philosophy designed for a presentation time of about 20-30 minutes are welcome, and should be submitted by Friday, December 28, 2012. Further details including submission instructions can be found at the NCPS website: http://www.northcarolinaphilosophicalsociety.org/. Authors of accepted papers will be notified in mid-January.

Undergraduate submissions are again strongly encouraged, and there will be a $175 prize for the best paper submitted by an untenured faculty member, a $125 prize for the best graduate student paper, and a $100 prize for the best undergraduate paper.

With Best Wishes,
Christian Miller
President, NCPS

Why Vote?

Happy Election Day!

Here is an interesting piece on why people vote despite the unlikeliness of their vote making a difference in who wins (though your vote is still very likely to make a difference in terms of who you can make happy/upset by telling them who you voted for!).  :)

Should Marriage Be Privatized?

Here is a thoughtful discussion that nicely lays out some consequential reasons on both sides.  What do you think?

Cfp: 16th Annual Northeast Florida Student Philosophy Conference

The 16th Annual Northeast Florida Student Philosophy Conference will be hosted at the University of North Florida (Jacksonville) on March 2, 2013. The conference theme is metaethics.  See below for the Call for Papers.

Cfp: Undergraduate Philosophy Journal – Arete

Arete, The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Rutgers University, is now accepting paper submissions for publication in its Spring 2013 issue. On the order of 3 papers will be published, digitally and in print (limited run).

Traditionally only work from college upperclassmen is encouraged. Analytic rigor is prerequisite for publication. Papers from any field of philosophy are welcome.

Submissions should not exceed 8,000 words, with a cover page, abstract, and citations in APA format. Do not include information in the text of your paper that identifies the author or the institution you attend. Submit papers by attachment, (from an email address we can use to correspond with you) in Word document or PDF format, to rundergrad.philo.journal@gmail.com by October 15th, 2012.

We will email you on or shortly after that date to confirm our receipt of your paper. Based on the number of submissions we have received in the past, it will take us some time to read all the papers submitted for this issue. Consequently the authors of papers accepted for publication will be notified in December.

Sincerely,

Andrew Foltz-Morrison

Editor-In-Chief