CFP: Concept of Disease for Philosophical Papers
Published by Becky Vartabedian August 17th, 2006 in Events, Philosophy Calls for Papers| April 30, 2007 | ||
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CFP: Concept of Disease for Philosophical Papers
Last date for paper submission: Mon, 30 Apr 2007
Over the last decade or so various different accounts of disease have been proposed. However, while there are now a number of different accounts of disease available, there is no consensus as to which, if any, of these accounts might be ultimately acceptable.
The present special volume of *Philosophical Papers* invites contributions which will take forward this lively and important debate. Suitable papers may wish to focus directly on defences of a proposed account in the light of current debate or examine the implications of proposed accounts for particular issues such as the analysis of psychopathy or the genetic enhancement/therapy debate. Alternatively, papers may examine the wider philosophical context in which the debate is taking place-for example, the relevance of the debate to the fact/value distinction, or to proposed analyses of the concept of function.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 30 April 2007. This issue of *Philosophical Papers*, comprising both invited and submitted articles, will appear in November of 2007.
Manuscripts should be submitted by post to *Philosophical Papers*, Department of Philosophy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. Please include two hard copies along with an electronic version of the paper (either saved onto a new, clearly-labeled 3.5-inch PC-formatted floppy disk, or emailed as an attachment to philosophical.papers@ru.ac.za).
Further enquiries may be addressed to Rachel Cooper (R.V.Cooper@lancaster.ac.uk) or Ward Jones, Editor, Philosophical Papers (w.jones@ru.ac.za).
CFP: Concept of Disease for Philosophical Papers
Whether a condition is considered a disease often has social, economic and ethical implications. Are psychopaths evil or sick? Should state health services pay for the treatment of nicotine addiction? Is it right for shy people to take character-altering drugs? Can genetic therapy be clearly distinguished from genetic enhancement? All these debates may be seen to depend on whether the conditions are diseases, and developing an account of disease may therefore be central in addressing such questions.
Over the last decade or so various different accounts of disease have been proposed. However, while there are now a number of different accounts of disease available, there is no consensus as to which, if any, of these accounts might be ultimately acceptable.
The present special volume of *Philosophical Papers* invites contributions which will take forward this lively and important debate. Suitable papers may wish to focus directly on defences of a proposed account in the light of current debate or examine the implications of proposed accounts for particular issues such as the analysis of psychopathy or the genetic enhancement/therapy debate. Alternatively, papers may examine the wider philosophical context in which the debate is taking place-for example, the relevance of the debate to the fact/value distinction, or to proposed analyses of the concept of function.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 30 April 2007. This issue of *Philosophical Papers*, comprising both invited and submitted articles, will appear in November of 2007.
Manuscripts should be submitted by post to *Philosophical Papers*, Department of Philosophy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. Please include two hard copies along with an electronic version of the paper (either saved onto a new, clearly-labeled 3.5-inch PC-formatted floppy disk, or emailed as an attachment to philosophical.papers@ru.ac.za).
Further enquiries may be addressed to Rachel Cooper (R.V.Cooper@lancaster.ac.uk) or Ward Jones, Editor, Philosophical Papers (w.jones@ru.ac.za).2007-04-302006-08-172006-08-17