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  • Michael Giudice posted an article
    The CS-IVR invites papers on law, legal theory, and moral and political philosophy. see more

    *Call for Abstracts* 

    The Canadian Section of the IVR

    York University, May 28, 2023

     

    (The CS-IVR meets as an affiliate of the
    Canadian Philosophical Association)

     

    Every year, the Canadian Section of the IVR (International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy) holds a conference devoted to subjects in law, legal theory, and moral and political philosophy. While we welcome papers on any topics in these fields, this year we particularly encourage papers which focus on one (or both) of the following themes:

    (i) law and justice in relation to Indigenous Peoples; we invite papers examining legal,political and moral questions that need to be addressed as we work toward greater justice in settler-Indigenous relations. Special consideration will be given to papers examining Indigenous scholars’ understanding of these issues.

    (ii) climate change; we invite papers investigating the legal, moral, and political dimensions of issues of climate degradation, action, and sustainability, all broadly understood.

    The meeting will follow the usual format of the CS-IVR. Papers accepted for these sessions are circulated (via a Dropbox link) ahead of the meeting to those registered for the conference. Anyone who is registered can write commentaries on a paper (or papers). Commentaries are also circulated ahead of the meeting. To allow maximum time for discussion at these sessions, authors briefly summarize their main points rather than read their papers or commentaries.


    Registration: please e-mail csivrsubmit@gmail.com with a copy to giudice@yorku.ca to be added to the listserv for the conference. *Please note: while the meeting is planned for in-person, there will also be an option to join remotely via Zoom.


    Here are the Submission Deadlines for the Meeting:

    • Friday, March 17, 2023: Brief Abstracts (maximum 750 words) of papers should be sent to csivrsubmit@gmail.com with a copy to giudice@yorku.ca. Abstracts will be refereed by the end of March. Abstracts should give a summary of the question(s) and argument of the paper.
    • Friday, April 21: All accepted papers (maximum 5000 words) should be sent to csivrsubmit@gmail.com with a copy giudice@yorku.ca. Excerpts from larger papers and drafts in progress are welcome.
    • Wednesday, May 17: All commentaries (maximum 1200 words) should be sent to csivrsubmit@gmail.com with a copy to giudice@yorku.ca.
    • Conference: May 28, 2023

    Further information about the CS-IVR, as well as past programmes, can be found here:
    http://phil.uregina.ca/cs-ivr/index.html

     February 07, 2023
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    Call for papers on Canadian and global environmental issues in all their philosophical dimensions. see more

     2022 Annual Meeting

      

    The Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy

    Société Canadienne de Philosophie Environnementale  

    September 30 - October 2, 2022

     

    in conjunction with

     

    The 58th annual meeting of the Western Canadian Philosophical Association

    Hosted by the Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

     

     

    Submissions of abstracts requested on Canadian and global environmental issues in all their philosophical dimensions; including (but not limited to) the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, epistemological, metaphysical, ontological, phenomenological, social/political, scientific, and spiritual.

    Abstracts for Colloquium papers (presentable in 25-30 minutes), anonymized, should be between 500 and 750 words and sent to csepscpe@ualberta.ca. Abstract submissions will be accepted until 11:59 pm on August 15, aiming for notification of acceptance by August 30. Colloquium papers should not run over 4,000 words (text.)

    Proposals for panels or symposia will also be considered. Please submit the proposed title, abstracts of presentations, and names of all participants. Symposia would be allotted 2 hours.

    The CSEP/SCPE will award a Graduate Student Essay Prize, so if eligible, please indicate this.

    The conference will be held at Alt Hotel in downtown Winnipeg. (https://www.germainhotels.com/en/alt-hotel/winnipeg).

    Booking information will be made available soon. Information about the conference will be available at the WCPA website: http://wcpaonline.ca/. This conference will be accessible. Please direct any questions about the WCPA conference planning to the conference organizers: Adam Murray (adam.murray@umanitoba.ca) and Chris Tillman (chris.tillman@gmail.com).

    For assistance regarding the CSEP/SCPE, contact csepscpe@ualberta.ca

    Or visit the CSEP/SCPE website: https://csepscpe.wixsite.com/csep-scpe

     

     

     August 12, 2022
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    The Executive Committee of the IPS has extended the submission deadline to November 29. see more

    Call for Abstracts: Symposium Platonicum XIII 

     

    Due to Covid uncertainty and disruption, the Executive Committee of the International Plato Society has extended the deadline for submissions of abstracts for Symposium XIII. 
    New Deadline: November 29, 2021
     
    Now that the US has now opened its borders to those who have been vaccinated we are hopeful that the International Plato Society will have a robust in-person Symposium XIII on Plato’s Sophist at the University of Georgia on July 18-22.  Nonetheless, we will continue the Zoom option for presenters and attendees.
     
    Abstracts should be 800-1200 words and written in any two of the Society’s five official languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, German).  They should be anonymized for blind review, combined into a single file, and sent as pdf or Word attachments to: symposium-xiii@platosociety.org by November 29, 2021.  Your name and academic affiliation should appear in the body of the email.  The Executive Committee will blind review submitted abstracts and announce its decision in January, 2022. For more information on our July, 2022 Symposium, visit the IPS website:  https://platosociety.org/symposium-platonicum-xiii-platos-sophist-in-athens-ga-usa-jul-18-22-2022/.
     
    For your abstract to be considered, you must be a current member of the International Plato Society.  Information on membership criteria and on how to join the IPS and how to renew your membership is available at: https://platosociety.org/membership/.  

     

     November 25, 2021
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    A trilingual conference, with opportunity for video-conference participation. see more

     

    Conference presentations, call for abstracts:

     IDEA-UNAULA-UnIbagué-REDETICA 2021 Congress

    Twelfth Congress of the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA)

    Development in times of conflict: ethical pathways towards peace and justice

    Medellin, Colombia, February 1st – 3rd, 2021

    Abstracts due: 15 June 2020

     

    A trilingual conference, with opportunity for video-conference participation. The Universidad Autónoma LatinoAmericana(UNAULA), Universidad de Ibagué (UnIbagué), Red para la formación ética y ciudadana (REDETICA) and International Development Ethics Association (IDEA) invite scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and other interested parties to submit proposals for presentations at a conference on the theme of “Development in times of conflict: ethical pathways towards peace and justice.” The convening organizations invite submissions from practitioners and academics concerning the current Colombian context and concerning ethics in the context of development generally. Full details and submission instructions:

    CFP English: https://developmentethics.org/idea-unaula-ibague-2021-congress-development-in-times-of-conflict/

    CFP Espanol: https://developmentethics.org/idea-unaula-ibague-2021-congreso-development-in-times-of-conflict-spanish-cfp/

    CFP Portugues: https://developmentethics.org/idea-unaula-ibague-2021-congresso-development-in-times-of-conflict-cfp-portugues/

     

     April 17, 2020
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    Scholars working on the history and philosophy of science are invited to submit abstracts. see more

    *Call for Abstracts / Appel à contributions*

     

    CSHPS Annual Conference / Congrès annuel de la SCHPS
    London, ON, May 30-June 1, 2020

     

    Proposals due January 10th, 2020 / Date limite de soumission 10 janvier 2020

     

    [La version française suit]

    The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) is holding its annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in London, ON, May 30-June 1, 2020 (http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/meeting.html).

    The Program Committee invites scholars working on the history and philosophy of science to submit abstracts for individual papers or proposals for sessions (typically 3 papers). We particularly encourage scholars to engage with the theme for Congress 2020 – “Bridging Divides: Confronting Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism”. Unrelated topics and themes are also welcome.


    Meeting languages: The CSHPS is a bilingual society. Individual papers may be given in English or French, but efforts to broaden participation are appreciated (e.g. a presentation in English could be accompanied by a PowerPoint in French, and vice versa). Similarly, sessions can be presented in either English or French, but bilingual sessions are especially welcomed.


    Joint sessions: The CSHPS meeting overlaps with the meeting dates of a number of other member societies of the CFHSS, including the Canadian Philosophical Association, the Canadian Historical Association, Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes, and the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine. We welcome proposals for joint sessions with these and other societies (please mention this specifically in your session proposal). However, no talk will be accepted for presentation at more than one society.


    Number of submissions: Individuals can only submit one abstract for the CSHPS meeting (i.e. either an abstract for an individual paper or an abstract as part of a session proposal).

     

    Submissions via EasyChair: In order to preserve the anonymity of authors, it is important that contact information and other identifying information be excluded from the file containing the abstract.
    Individual paper submissions should include a file with a title and a brief abstract (150-250 words), and—on the EasyChair form—the author’s name and contact information, and a list of keywords.
    Session proposals should include a single file with a session title, titles and brief abstracts (150-250 words) for each paper, and—on the EasyChair form—the names and contact information of the presenters and session organizer, and a list of keywords.


    Proposals should be in pdf format.


    Deadline: January 10th, 2020


    Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cshpsschps2020

    Presenters: All presenters must be members of the CSHPS at the time of the meeting. For more information about CSHPS membership, consult: http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/join.html.
    Student Prize: The CSHPS offers the Richard Hadden Award, a book prize for the best student paper presented at the meeting. To be considered for the award, students should submit a copy of their paper by e-mail (program.cshps@gmail.com) by April 6th, 2020. Details of this prize can be found at:
    http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/HaddenPrize.html.

     

    CFHSS: Information about Congress registration and accommodation will be available at the CFHSS congress website: http://congress2020.ca.

    Program Committee (2019-2020): Geoff Bil (Delaware), Molly Kao (Montreal) chair, Gordon McOuat (King’s College), Audrey Yap (Victoria)
    Local Arrangements: Eric Desjardins (UWO)
    Contact email: program.cshps@gmail.com

    La Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences (SCHPS) tiendra son congrès annuel dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines, London, ON, 30 mai – 1er juin 2020
    (http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/meeting_fr.html).

    Le comité de programme invite les historiens et philosophes des sciences à soumettre un résumé pour une communication individuelle ou une proposition de séance pour le congrès. Les propositions de séances (typiquement pour 3 communications) seront particulièrement bienvenues. Nous sommes notamment à la recherche de contributions sur le thème du Congrès des sciences humaines 2019, « Bâtir des passerelles : combattre le colonialisme et le racisme anti-Noirs ». Les contributions qui ne sont pas liées à ce thème seront également considérées.

    Langues du congrès : La SCHPS est une société bilingue. Les communications individuelles peuvent être en français ou en anglais, mais les efforts pour faciliter une participation diversifiée sont encouragés (par exemple, une communication en français accompagnée d’une présentation PowerPoint en anglais, ou vice-versa). De même, les séances peuvent être en anglais ou en français, mais les sessions bilingues sont particulièrement appréciées.


    Séances conjointes : Le congrès de la SCHPS se déroule en même temps que ceux de plusieurs autres sociétés membres de la FCSH, comme l’Association canadienne de philosophie, la Société historique du Canada, Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches féministes, et la Société canadienne d’histoire de la médecine. Nous encourageons les propositions de séances conjointes avec d’autres sociétés (merci de bien l’indiquer dans votre proposition). Cependant, aucune communication ne peut être présentée à plus d’une société.


    Nombre de soumissions : Une personne ne peut soumettre qu’un résumé de communication (c.-à-d. soit pour une communication individuelle soit dans le cadre d’une proposition de séance).


    Soumissions avec EasyChair:
    Afin de préserver l’anonymat des auteurs, aucune coordonnée personnelle ne doit être incluse dans le fichier contenant la proposition de communication.
    Les propositions de communication individuelle doivent comprendre un fichier avec un titre et un résumé (entre 150 et 250 mots), et, sur le formulaire EasyChair, les coordonnées de l’auteur et une liste de mots clés.


    Les propositions de séance doivent comprendre un seul fichier avec le titre de la séance, les titres et résumés (entre 150 et 250 mots) de chaque contribution, et, sur le formulaire EasyChair, les noms et coordonnées des auteurs et de l’organisateur de la séance et une liste de mots clés.
    Les propositions doivent être soumises dans des fichiers de format pdf.


    Date limite de soumission: 10 janvier 2020.

     

    Les soumissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cshpsschps2020
    Présentateurs : Tous les présentateurs doivent être membres de la SCHPS au moment du congrès. Pour plus d’information sur l’inscription à la SCHPS, consulter le site : http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/join_fr.html.

     

    Prix étudiant: La SCHPS décerne le prix Richard Hadden pour la meilleure communication étudiante présentée lors du congrès. Les candidats qui souhaitent concourir devront envoyer par courriel (program.cshps@gmail.com) une copie de leur texte avant le 6 avril 2020. Pour plus d’information sur le prix, voir : http://www.yorku.ca/cshps1/HaddenPrize_fr.html.
    Les informations concernant l’inscription et les possibilités d’hébergement pour le congrès se trouveront sur le site Internet du congrès de la FCSH: congres2020.ca/.

    Comité de programme (2019-2020) : Geoff Bil (Delaware), Molly Kao (Montréal) présidente, Gordon McOuat (King’s College), Audrey Yap (Victoria)
    Organisation locale: Eric Desjardins (UWO)
    Contact email: program.cshps@gmail.com

     

     

     November 19, 2019
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    An interdisciplinary conference on the philosophy and history of measurement. see more

    *Call for Abstracts*

    Measurement at the Crossroads 2020
    Measuring and Modeling

    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
    Milano, Italy, 29 June – 1 July 2020

     

    Measurement at the Crossroads 2020 - Measuring and modeling is an interdisciplinary conference that explores the philosophy and history of measurement. It aims at consolidating and developing the study of these topics, following the conferences in Bielefeld (2013), Cambridge (2015), and Paris (2018). It will bring together philosophers, historians, sociologists, and metrologists to address questions related to measurement across disciplines ranging from the natural sciences to the life and human sciences. It will be held at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, 29 June - 1 July 2020.

    for a PDF version please see: https://measurement2018.sciencesconf.org/data/MaC_2020_call_for_abstracts.pdf

    Measurement at the Crossroads 2020 is an interdisciplinary conference that explores the philosophy and history of measurement. It aims at consolidating and developing the study of these topics, following the conferences in Bielefeld (2013), Cambridge (2015), and Paris (2018).

    The conference intends to promote the reflection on the foundations of measurement across the sciences from philosophical, historical and sociological points of view. In particular, it will aim to gather scholars from different disciplines to study within diverse perspectives the role of modeling in measurement, the use of measurement in modeling, and the way of demarcating the scope of these activities. In fact, measuring and modeling are fundamental activities for understanding both natural and human domains: through measurements we aim at acquiring objective and intersubjective information about the world; through models we are able to understand complex systems and to predict their dynamics. Although crucially different as activities, measuring and modeling are profoundly intertwined. On the one hand, models are essential in order to select what is to be measured, to provide a sound interpretation of measurement results, and to assess their dependability. On the other hand, measurements are indispensable for determining the quality of models and their ability to capture their intended targets. In the last decades, a growing interest on the connections between measuring and modeling has arisen, from a better comprehension of measurement processes and how model simulations can be used to integrate measurement results, to the idea that the distinction between measurements and simulations is to be thought anew.


    Topics

    The range of topics of interest includes but is not limited to:

    1. Models in measurement
    •    The role of models in measurement
    •    The role of models in justifying measurement results
    •    Models, intersubjectivity, objectivity, validation
    •    Models of measurement from a historical point of view

    2. Models of measurement
    •    The general structure of the measurement process
    •    The structure of measurement in social and human sciences
    •    Transduction and calibration in measurement
    •    History of the conception of the structure of measurement

    3. Measurement and simulation
    •    Connections between measuring and simulating
    •    Can simulation substitute measurement?

    4. Measurement and Data Science
    •    Measurement and data quality
    •    Measurement and data analysis
    •    Measurement and big data


    Important dates
    Deadline for submission: 31 January 2020
    Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2020


    Submission guidelines
    We invite submissions for 20 / 30 minute presentations, with 10 additional minutes for discussion.
    Please send a 1000-word abstract in PDF prepared for blind review.
    All abstracts should be submitted electronically using the EasyChair submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mac2020

     

    Invited speakers

    • Anna Alexandrova (King’s College, Cambridge, UK)

    • Denny Borsboom (Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam)

    • To be announced


    Programme Committee
    •    David Andrich (University of Western Australia, Australia)
    •    Francesca Biagioli (Università di Torino, Italy)
    •    Mieke Boon (University of Twente, Netherlands)
    •    Marcel Boumans (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
    •    Olivier Darrigol (CNRS, SPHERE, France)
    •    Nadine De Courtenay (University Paris Diderot, France)
    •    Alessandro Giordani (Catholic University, Italy)
    •    Giora Hon (University of Haifa, Israel)
    •    Luca Mari (Cattaneo University, Italy)
    •    Andrew Maul (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
    •    Roman Morawski (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
    •    Alfred Nordmann (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
    •    Wendy Parker (Durham University, UK)
    •    Leslie Pendrill (Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden)
    •    Oliver Schlaudt (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
    •    Léna Soler (University of Lorraine, France)
    •    Eran Tal (McGill University, Canada)
    •    Mark Wilson (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

    Organizing committee
    •    Nadine De Courtenay (University Paris Diderot, France)
    •    Alessandro Giordani (Catholic University, Italy)
    •    Fabien Grégis (Cattaneo University, Italy)
    •    Luca Mari (Cattaneo University, Italy)
    •    Oliver Schlaudt (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
    •    Eran Tal (McGill University, Canada)

     

     November 07, 2019
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    2nd international conference of The West Network, a multidisciplinary research network. see more

    * Call for abstracts : The West Network *

    Conference

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    June 5-7, 2019

     

    The West Network, an international and multidisciplinary research network coordinated from the Department of History and Ethnology at the University of Jyväskylä, is organizing its 2nd international conference titled:

     

    THE END OF WESTERN HEGEMONIES?

    If we look at ‘the West’ as a group of states, we can say it has been globally hegemonic in many areas of life, such as scientific innovation, the economy and consumption, military force, medicine, technological development, press freedom, political regimes and ideology. In addition, there are views according to which the West has imposed its own vision of the world by having hegemony over the production of knowledge in intellectual domains, such as philosophy, political science, and sociology, the West has imposed its own vision of the world. This is how the ‘Western paradigm’ has been built. Adopting this paradigm has long been held as a global criterion of success. However, as long as there have been Western hegemonies, there have been contestations of them.

    History did not end in the triumph of Western liberal democracy, and there are societal developments in the US and Europe that are seen as undermining (the unity of) the West. It is feared that the era of Donald Trump will disengage the US from the Western and global political arenas. The imminent separation of Britain from the European Union is raising concerns about the unity of Europe. The overall rise of right-wing populism is seen to jeopardize such core Western values as internationalism, liberalism and solidarity. Increasing individualism and identity politics, racism, toxic masculinity, unemployment or a lost sense of purpose are seen to erode Western society from the inside by dividing people into different sides of cultural wars.

    Moreover, the so-called emerging countries, China in their lead, are often seen as a threat to Western geopolitical, economic and cultural hegemonies, if not to the contemporary world order. Western military ventures have been seen as the source of deep fractures, not only between the West and other countries, but also within non-Western societies, since they have helped to cause the rise of militant Islam and the unleashing of wars in these countries. This interventionism, however, has not been without consequences in the West as well, for these wars have caused flows of refugees, and brought crowds of immigrants into Western countries. This situation has fueled further political conflict within Western societies whose people debate about the nature of Western civilization and its role in helping others.

    Will the ‘non-West’, the emerging countries, or China surpass the West? If so, in which areas of life? Can the West hold on to its hegemonies in science, liberal democracy, economy, civil liberties, and the military sphere? Or is it bound to become one of many equal players - or a relic - in a new multi-polar world order? At the same time, the West - and all of humankind - is developing further in terms of technology, health, human rights, democracy and peace, and many think there is no reason to believe the West would lose its hegemonies.

    If one holds that the West is mainly an imagined community, one can doubt that it ever could have exercised any concrete domination. One can thus easily problematize the basic concepts of ‘the West’ as well as its ‘hegemonies’. In contrast, the very notion of hegemony invites explorations in specific areas in which one can postulate a hegemonic or dominating position of the West, today or in the recent past. If one accepts that the West enjoyed a strong leadership in certain domains, one may ask why and how it occurred. Or one might, enquire about the present and future of this domination. Will it come to a close? If so, why and how - politically, culturally, socially or narratively?

    We invite scholars, particularly from social sciences and humanities, to present empirical or theoretical papers on the topic of the conference by focusing on the following sub-themes, issues and/or phenomena or other topics relevant to the theme of the conference (the list is not exclusive):

    Brexit, Christianity, civilization, climate change, Cold War, collectivism, democracy, dystopia, energy, ethnicity, economy, emerging countries, ethnicity, fragmentation, freedom, gender, geopolitics, identity, imagined communities, individualism, Islamism, leadership, the Left, liberalism, nationalism, NATO, Occidentalism, Orientalism, popular culture, political ideology, populism, post-WWII, protectionism, race / racialization, regional powers, religiosity, science/scientism, secularism, super powers, technology, terrorism, tribalism, utopia, Whiteness.

    Keynote speakers:

    - Prof. Riccardo Bavaj, University of St Andrews, https://bit.ly/2IIJ11i

    - Prof. Cecelia Lynch, University of California, Irvine, https://bit.ly/2y0gW1j

    Roundtable discussion lead by Dr. Marie-Josée Lavallée. Participants will be announced later.

     

    Deadlines:

    - Abstract proposals (300-400 words) 6 January 2019

    - Accepted presenters will be notified by 5 February 2019

    - Extended abstracts (800-1200 words) 30 April 2019

     

    Participation fees:

    - Basic: 80 euros, including lunch, refreshments, reception buffet

    - Basic + dinner: 115 euros (dinner on 2nd day)

    - Basic + dinner + cruise: 160 euros (lunch cruise on Lake Jyväskylä on third day)

     

    More information on transactions in February 2019. Unfortunately, no travel bursaries can be granted to participants.

     

    Abstracts + inquiries: westernhegemonies@gmail.com

     

    Organizing committee: Jukka Jouhki & Marie-Josée Lavallée, Pertti Ahonen, Antero Holmila, Matti Roitto

     

    Useful links:

     

    The West Network

    - Website: https://thewestnetwork.org/

    - Facebook: www.facebook.com/thewest2016

    - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewest2016

    - Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewest2016/

    - Conference venue on map: https://goo.gl/maps/vRpxRp2bufM2

    - University of Jyväskylä: https://www.jyu.fi/en

    - Visit Jyväskylä: https://visitjyvaskyla.fi/en

     

     October 18, 2018
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    36th International Social Philosophy Conference, University of San Francisco July 11-13 2019 see more

    *CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

    Thirty-Sixth International Social Philosophy Conference

    Sponsored by the North American Society for Social Philosophy

    with the Department of Philosophy, University of San Francisco July 11-13, 2019

     

    Proposals in all areas of social philosophy are welcome, but special attention will be devoted to the theme:

    Home: Sanctuary, Shelter, and Justice

     

    Some possible paper topics include:

    • Membership in families

    • Membership in communities

    • Group identity

    • Transnational identities

    • Identity, immigration, and assimilation

    • Caregiving and care receiving

    • Care and Justice: Compatibilities and Incompatibilities

    • Philosophical perspectives on welcoming and openness

    • Philosophical perspectives: What it means to be at home and/or homeless

    • Homeless in the academy: Conservative political philosophy

    • Future society and/or technology in reference to the meaning of home

    • Collective activity and/or collective care

    • Proper citizenship

    • Neoliberalism and social responsibility

    • Philosophical perspectives on discrimination

    • Sanctuary and “homeplacing”

    • Sanctuary, shelter, and living “in-between” worlds

    • Sanctuary, shelter, and justice as related to gender

    • Feeling at home/homeless in reference to gender

    • Recreation, play, and social concerns• Leisure and the common good

    • Classical philosophical perspectives on the meaning of community

    • Educating for social justice and/or citizenship

    • Educational rights in reference to immigrants and the homeless

    • Educational levels and feeling at home within society

    • The ethics of social practices

    • The status of community and home in an age of political division

    • Citizenship and civic obligation

    • Religious belief and the feeling of home/homeless

    • Religious belief and security, justice, and/or shelter

    • The connection between food, water, and security

    • The effects of health and well-being on security

    • Public institutions security

    • Philosophical perspectives on sanctuary, shelter, and/or justice

     

    We welcome submissions from both members and non-members, but we require that all presenters join the North American Society for Social Philosophy if their papers are accepted and if they present at the conference.

    Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019. Please submit a 300 word abstract at: http://www.northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org/call-for-abstracts/

    Questions? contact@northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org

    The Program Committee:

    Geoff Karabin, Neumann University (chair) Roksana Avali, University of Oklahoma Laura Kane, University of Tampa

    Local host: Jeff Paris, University of San Francisco David Stump, University of San Francisco Ron Sundstrom, University of San Francisco

    Members of the Program Committee may be reached at: program@northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org

    NASSP Support for International Presenters

    The NASSP will waive fees for conference registration and for the banquet for those participants traveling from outside of the United States and Canada.

    NASSP Conference Awards for Graduate Students:

    The North American Society for Social Philosophy has established the NASSP Awards for Best Graduate Student Papers to promote new scholarship in social philosophy and to encourage student participation in our Conference.

    The winners of the annual prizes. The prizes are awarded only to conference attendees, though there is no obligation to use the money for conference-related costs. Any graduate student enrolled in a program towards a degree beyond the B.A. or first university diploma is eligible.

    The paper may address any topic in social philosophy. Papers should be no more than 3,000 words (include a word count with submission), and they should conform to the requirements set out by the APA for colloquium submissions to annual Divisional meetings.

    Those who want to be considered for this award should send their full papers on or before February 15 to gradaward@northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org – and they should also submit abstracts to the site by February 15, 2019.

     September 25, 2018
  • Jennifer Burns posted an article
    International Development Ethics Association 2018 Conference, 17-18 May, 2018 Chişinău, Moldova see more

    *CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

     

    “MARGINALIZED PEOPLES, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND DEVELOPMENT ETHICS”

    17-18 May, 2018

    Chişinău, Moldova

     

     Hosted by:

    Universitatea de Stat din Moldova (The State University of Moldova)

    Organized by:

    The State University of Moldova

    The Ombudsman Office of the Republic of Moldova

    UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR)

    Moldova School of Public Health and Management

    The Department of Philosophy & Anthropology at MSU

    The International Development Ethics Association

     

    Conference theme: 

    The Universitatae de Stat din Moldova and the International Development Ethics Association (IDEA) invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation at an international, interdisciplinary conference for scholars, development practitioners, government policy makers, and representatives from local and regional marginalized groups.

    The conference will explore the ethical dimensions of international, national, and community development by and for marginalized populations, with an emphasis on human rights and democratic participation.  The concept of marginalization recognizes the myriad ways in which individuals and groups might be economically, socially, or politically excluded, and the developmental, democratic, health, and ethical consequences of that exclusion.  Presentations will address the challenges to marginalized populations and ethno-cultural minorities, as well as other economically or geographically isolated groups, in the region and in Moldova especially, but also beyond, where there are valuable insights and lessons to be learned. 

     

    Keynote Speakers (third to be announced):

    Dr. Beatrice Ioan, ​Chair of the Committee on Bioethics, Council of Europe & ​Professor of Legal Medicine and Bioethics at Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania

    Dr. Chloe Schwenke, Director of the Global Program on Violence, Rights and Inclusion at the International Center for Research on Women (USA), former Obama Administration Senior Advisor on Human Rights at the Africa Bureau of USAID, former Vice President for Global Programs at Freedom House.

     

    Conference Format:

    Plenary sessions and individual presentations composed into panels.  Presentations in English, Romanian, and Russian with simultaneous translation available.

    Topics might include, but ARE NOT limited to, the following:

    ·         Theorizing, Mapping, and Assessing Marginalization

    ·         Ethics, Governments, and Marginalization

    ·         Corruption as a driver of Marginalization

    ·         Marginalization and the Right to Health

    ·         Local Norms, Group Rights, and Universal Rights

    ·         Marginalized Groups and Democratic Transitions

    ·         Development Ethics and Autonomy Movements in Moldova and Eastern Europe

    ·         Autonomy and Self-Determination as Tools of Cultural Freedom

    ·         The Process Aspect of Self-Determination

    ·         Democratic Approaches to Conflicts of Culture

    ·         Minorities within Minorities

    ·         Intersectionality and “Universal” Rights

    ·         Language, Culture, and Identity Rights

    ·         The Rights of Linguistic Majorities and Minorities

    ·         Marginalization and Displacement by Development

    ·         Human Rights and Targeting Marginalized Groups

    ·         “Mere Words?” – Indigenous, Minority, First, and/or Marginalized Peoples?

    ·         Social, Economic, and Cultural rights in the Republic of Moldova

    ·         Human Trafficking as Cause and Consequence of Marginalization

     

    In addition to papers on the conference theme, papers on all core IDEA themes are welcome:

    ·         the nature of ethically desirable development

    ·         ethical means for achieving development

    ·         ethical dilemmas arising in the practice of development.

     

    IDEA Bordeaux Fellowship:

    We anticipate that the conversation will not end in Chişinău.  This conference will be held one month before the IDEA Congress in Bordeaux, France (June 25-27, 2018).  In keeping with IDEA’s commitment to supporting local and marginalized scholars and practitioners, organizers hope to select two or more participants—from the State University of Moldova or other local or regional universities or groups—for a fellowship to attend the Bordeaux IDEA Congress.  The fellowship will pay the conference fee, and travel and lodging expenses.  If you wish to be considered for the IDEA Bordeaux Fellowship, please indicate this in your submission.  Selection will be based on the merit of the proposed papers and relevance to the core objectives of the conference.

     

    Program Committee and Conference Chairs:

    Dr. Gheorghe Ciocanu, Rector, State University of Moldova

    Dr. Rodica Gramma, Bio-Ethics, School of Public Health and Management (Moldova)

    Dr. Stacy J. Kosko, Development Ethics, University of Maryland (USA), Conference Chair

    Dr. Angela Popa, Philosophy, State University of Moldova

    Dr. Amandine Sabourin, International Relations, State University of Moldova

    Dr. Eudochia Saharneau, Philosophy, State University of Moldova

    Dr. Valentina Teosa, International Relations, State University of Moldova, Conference Chair

    Ms. Natalia Visanu, Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Moldova

     

    How to Submit Your Proposal:

    Presentation can be made in English, Romanian, or Russian.  However, submissions should all be in English, and include the name, email, and affiliation of the presenter(s), an abstract of no more than 300 words, and a statement of whether you wish to be considered for the IDEA Bordeaux Fellowship.

    * Organizers especially encourage participation from members of marginalized groups, including but not limited to European minority and indigenous peoples and sexual and gender minorities. * 

    Submissions should be send to: Prof. Stacy J. Kosko, sjkosko@umd.edu by 1st March, 2018 -- EXTENDED to March 15

    Conference Registration Fee Schedule:

    On-line conference registration will open around April 2018.

    Fee includes coffee and tea breaks, lunch both days, and evening reception.

    • Professional, high-income country, early (€100)

    • Professional, high-income country, standard (€125)

    • Professional, low- or mid-income country, all (free)

    • Student, high-income country, early (€25)

    • Student, high-income country, standard (€50)

    • Student, low- or mid-income country, all (free)

    • Low- or mid-income country, Journal subscription and postage (€35)

    Please note that the registration fee does not include a year's membership in IDEA, which is compulsory for conference attendance for individuals from high-income countries.  Membership may be secured at https://developmentethics.org/joining-idea-2/.

    For those not required to pay a registration fee, IDEA has set aside a grant to support one year’s membership for the first 20 registered conference participants from low and middle-income countries.  Membership includes a year’s subscription to the Journal of Global Ethics.

     

    Important deadlines:

    March 15, 2018 - Submission of abstracts

    April 1, 2018 - Announcement of acceptance/rejection

    April 15, 2018 - Deadline for conference registration at early-bird rates

    May 1, 2018 - Submission of full papers (if applicable – not required from practitioners)

    May 1, 2018 - Final deadline for conference registration at standard rates

     

    Journal of Global Ethics:

    We encourage papers presented at the conference to be submitted for publication in the Journal of Global Ethics. This IDEA-affiliated journal is a peer reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal on all aspects of the theory and practice of global ethics as well as ethics in the context of globalisation.  See the journal webpage for more information on the journal and on how to submit your paper: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjge20/current.

     

    For more information contact:

    Prof. Stacy J. Kosko, sjkosko@umd.edu (English, French)

    Prof. Valentina Teosa, vteosa@yahoo.com (Romanian, Russian) 

    International Development Ethics Association * https://developmentethics.org/

     March 08, 2018
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    *CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

    13th Annual Meeting of The Hannah Arendt Circle

    April 11-13, 2019

         University of Alberta, Edmonton

     

     

    Please submit an abstract formatted for anonymous review (750 word limit in .doc or .docx format) on any aspect of Hannah Arendt's work.

     

     Send as an email attachment to arendtcircle2019@gmail.com 

    Please indicate "Arendt Circle Submission" in the subject heading of your email. 
    Deadline: December 1, 2018 Program decisions announced by January 10, 2019. 

     

     

     PROGRAM COMMITTEE 

    Yasemin Sari 

    University of Northern Iowa

    Katy Fulfer 
    University of Waterloo 

    Andreas Stuhlmann 
    University of Alberta 

     

     

    WORKING GROUPS

    The Arendt Circle also hosts two working groups, which will meet on Thursday, April 11, 2019. 
    For more information on the format and how to participate, please contact the working group coordinators by email: 

    1. "Arendt Beyond Borders": Lisa Stenmark, San Jose State University @  lisa.stenmark@sjsu.edu 

    2. "Hannah Arendt and Her Contemporaries": David Antonini,ClemsonUniversity @ dranton@clemson.edu
     
     

     

     September 25, 2018