Philosophy Conferences and Calls for Papers

and Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
The University of Memphis
February 24-25, 2006

The thirtieth annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for Friday afternoon and Saturday, February 24-25, at The University of Memphis. Papers in any area are welcome. There will be a $20 registration fee, payable at the conference.

Papers must not exceed a length of 3000 words. On the first page of your paper, include the following nine items:

(1) word count - 3000 words maximum!
(2) author’s name
(3) academic status (professor, unaffiliated, graduate student)
(4) institutional affiliation (if any)
(5) mailing address
(6) email address
(7) telephone number
(8) the paper’s title
(9) and an abstract - 100 words maximum!

Submissions which do not include all nine items will not be considered. No more than one submission by the same author will be considered.

Email a copy of your paper, as an attachment, in Rich Text Format (RTF) or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) to midsouth@lclark.edu - also, paste a copy in the body of the email (in case the attachment is unreadable). Please title your paper as follows: YourLastName_YourFirstName.rtf - for example, Locke_John.rtf

Papers must be received by January 7. Papers will be reviewed by a committee. Notification of acceptance will be made via email in late January. Submissions whose authors cannot be contacted through email will be rejected.

Each paper will have a commentator. Those interested in commenting should send a note to midsouth@lclark.edu by January 15 of availability and areas of interest. Persons whose papers are accepted will be expected to serve as commentators if asked.

The keynote address will be on Friday afternoon.

The University of Memphis UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions. Please encourage students to attend and submit papers. Papers in any area are welcome. Submissions must not exceed a length of 3000 words, and must include a cover letter stating the author’s name, university or college, mailing address, telephone number and/or email address. Send two printed copies to:

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Department of Philosophy
327 Clement Hall
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN 38152

Papers for the Undergraduate Philosophy Conference must be postmarked by January 14. Direct questions about the Undergraduate Philosophy Conference to Mary Beth Mader.

Thomas Nenon has reserved rooms for Thursday (2/17) through Saturday (2/19) nights at the Sleep Inn (901-522-9700) on 40 North Front Street, and at the Comfort Inn (901-526-0583) on 100 North Front Street. Make reservations directly, and before February 10. The airport shuttle goes to the hotels for about $10, taxis for about $25.

Conference website: http://www.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html