The first Episteme Undergraduate Conference will take place at Denison University in Granville, Ohio on March 27th and 28th, 2009. Episteme will consider papers written by undergraduate students in any area of philosophy for the conference. Papers are evaluated according to the following criteria: quality of research, depth of philosophical inquiry, creativity, original insight and clarity. Submissions to be considered for the March, 2009 conference should adhere to the following stipulations:
1. Be a maximum of 5,000 words.
2. Combine research and original insight.
3. Include a cover sheet that includes the following information: author’s name, mailing address (current and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university name, and title of submission.
4. Include a works cited page in the Chicago Manual of Style format. Please use endnotes as a supplement.
5. The title page should bear the title of the paper only; the author’s name should not appear on the submission itself.
6. Submissions (including cover sheets) should be sent electronically, formatted for Microsoft Word, to episteme@denison.edu.
Submissions to be considered for the 2009 conference must be sent by
November 21, 2008. All papers submitted prior to November 21, 2008 will also be considered for publication in the 2009 journal.
The Editors • Episteme •
Department of Philosophy, Blair Knapp Hall •
Denison University • Granville, OH 43023
Questions should be submitted to The Editors (episteme@denison.edu)
