Michigan State University 7th Annual Graduate Student Philosophy Conference in Social-Political Thought and Value Theory
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Conference Dates: February 17-18, 2006
Location: Michigan State University
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2004
Keynote speaker: Helen Longino of Stanford University
Featured faculty speaker: Lisa H. Schwartzman of Michigan State University
We invite submissions from any person who is now, and will be next year, a
graduate student. We welcome papers in all areas of social political thought and value theory, including:
Aesthetics Biomedical Ethics Critical Theory
Feminist Theory Historical Ethics Metaethics
Race Theory Social Epistemology Environmental Ethics
We will also consider papers by graduate students in areas of philosophy related to social-political thought and value theory, and interdisciplinary papers relevant to philosophy on the same subjects. See abstracts of papersfrom prior conferences on our website (URL below).
Paper Submission Guidelines
Papers must be
- Received by December 15, 2004
- Limited to 15 double-spaced pages (max: 30 min presentation time)
- Accompanied by an abstract of no more than 250 words
- Submitted with a single cover sheet indicating your name, institution, address, phone number, and email address. (Papers will be judged by anonymous review and so should contain no indication of authorship on any page other than the cover page.)
We only accept papers electronically, and not by post. Papers should be submitted via email to philconf@msu.edu. Please send cover sheet, abstract, and paper in one file as an attachment, and not in the body of the message (we prefer MSWord format, but will accept submissions in WordPerfect 8.0). Those who wish to be commentators can send a message expressing this desire to the above email address, including contact information, areas of interest, and a relevant writing sample.
Registration and conference details can be found at http://www.msu.edu/unit/phl/gradconference/. Please direct any questions, including requests for accommodations for persons with disabilities, to the Organizing Committee at philconf@msu.edu. We endeavor to provide free rooming to presenters and commentators.