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Philosophy

Undergraduate Call for Papers

Undergraduate Calls for Papers


Episteme, in celebration of its 20th year, announces:
An Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference

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 21st, 2008. All papers submitted prior to November 21st, 2008 will also be considered for publication in the 2009 journal. (This deadline has been extended.)

The Editors • Episteme •
Department of Philosophy, Blair Knapp Hall •
Denison UniversityGranville, OH 43023
Questions should be submitted to The Editors (episteme@denison.edu)


Sapere Aude

The College of Wooster Philosophical Journal
Call for Papers

Papers sent to Sapere Aude for consideration of inclusion must adhere to the following:
1. Each entry should be prepared for blind review and must have a title page containing the author’s name, college or university, and year. (No other identifier should be present within the paper).
2. All entries should be no longer than 20 pages and may include footnotes as a supplement to the text.
3. Paper format: one inch margins, double-spaced, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, and should adhere to an accepted style of citation.
4. All pages, except the title page, should be numbered.
5. All entries should be submitted as an electronic copy (.doc only, please) to Sapere_aude@wooster.edu.

Please send any questions to Sapere_aude@wooster.edu.
Deadline for submission: January 31st 2009


2009 Undergraduate Ethics Symposium--Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University
Call for Essays and Creative Writing Projects

Students may write on any ethical issue, but submissions in two areas, Biomedical Ethics and Ethics & Race, are encouraged.  Students may write an argumentative essay on an ethical question or explore ethical themes through a written creative piece.

Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009
Submit to Linda Clute at prindleinstitute@depauw.edu.
Place name and collegiate affiliation on a separate page.
Guidelines: Essays and fiction should be submitted in Chicago Style.  3,500 word limit.  Poets should submit 5-10 pieces.  Playwrights should submit a 10-minute play.  Screenwriters should submit a 10-page screenplay.


CALL FOR PAPERS

13TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 17-18, 2009, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon

Keynote presentation: A live taping of the Public Radio program,

“Philosophy Talk” with hosts John Perry and Ken Taylor

(both of Stanford University)

The 13th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held April 17-18, 2009 on the campus of Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation of philosophical work of undergraduates to their peers. Papers are required to be of philosophical content, but there are no specific restrictions on subject matter within the arena of philosophical discussion itself. Papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages). Electronic submissions, including paper and abstract (Word documents), are preferred and can be sent to: boersema@pacificu.edu Hard copy submissions are also welcome. In this case, please send two copies of paper and abstract to: David Boersema, Department of Philosophy, Pacific University, Forest Grove OR 97116. (Phone: 503 352 2150; fax: 503 352 2242.) Group papers and suggestions for panel discussions are also welcome. Submission deadline is February 1, 2009. Final decisions will be made by February 28, 2009. Volunteers for paper commentators are also welcome.

Call For Papers

Stance

An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Submission Guidelines:

Stance welcomes papers concerning any philosophical topic. Current undergraduates may submit papers between 1500 and 3500 words in length (exclusive of notes and bibliography). Papers should avoid unnecessary technicality and strive to be accessible to the widest possible audience without sacrificing clarity or rigor. They are evaluated on the following criteria: depth of inquiry, quality of research, creativity, lucidity, and originality. For more specific guidelines see the website at http://stance.iweb.bsu.edu.

Submission Procedures:

Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word format and sent as an attachment to stance@bsu.edu • Manuscripts should be double spaced (including quotations, excerpts, and footnotes) • The right margin should not be justified • To facilitate our anonymous review process, submissions are to be prepared for blind review. Include a cover page with the author’s name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers, including footnotes, should have no other identifying markers. • Footnotes should use the author-date format found in The Chicago Manual of Style. • Please use American spellings and punctuation, except when directly quoting a source that has followed British style.

VISIT STANCE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://STANCE.IWEB.BSU.EDU/

Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2008