Call for Papers
The 61st annual meeting of the
Western Canadian Philosophical Association
in conjunction with the 9th annual meeting of the
Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy/ Société Canadienne de Philosophie Environnementale
will be held 17-19 October at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta
Keynote Speakers
Amy Kind, Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College
Amandine Catala, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Research Chair on Epistemic Injustice and Agency
Submission Details
Submissions of papers from all areas of philosophy are welcome. Papers should be no more than 4,000 words (excluding notes), presentable in 25-30 minutes to allow for commentary and discussion, and prepared for anonymous review. The submission deadline is 30 July 2025.
Please submit papers in electronic form (PDF) and a brief abstract (no more than 150 words) via EasyChair:
Proposals for panels or symposia are also welcome. Please submit the proposed title of the symposium as well as a collection of abstracts in electronic form (PDF), and a brief abstract (no more than 150 words) indicating that you are proposing a panel/symposium via EasyChair (in the same way as you would submit a paper). Symposia are allotted 2 hours.
Colloquium papers and panels/symposia on environmental topics may be submitted for presentation either on the WCPA main program or the program of the CSEP/SCPE but will automatically be considered for presentation on both programs. Please indicate if you are submitting with the CSEP/SPCE in mind at the top of your abstract.
Both the WCPA and CSEP will be awarding a Student Essay Prize, so if you are a student, please indicate this.
For more information, and a link to the EasyChair submission page, please visit: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wcpa2025