(Listed in order from closest deadline onward)
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BYU’s undergraduate philosophy conference is pleased to announce the 2013 call for papers. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for undergraduate students to present their philosophical work to their peers. Selection criteria will include both overall quality as well as diversity of theme and thesis. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: phenomenology, philosophy of technology, philosophy of art, logic, and ethics. Papers previously written for classes are welcome for submission, though in most cases they will require revision to make them suitable for a conference audience.
The deadline for submissions will be Monday, 14th January, 2013. The winning papers will be announced in before the end of January.
BYU Feb 2013 Undergrad Phil CFP
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Annual Georgia Student Philosophy Symposium
Saturday April 6, 2013
Keynote speaker: Professor Alastair Norcross
Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines encouraged to submit their work on any philosophical topic.
PRIZES: Authors of the best graduate and undergraduate papers will each receive a prize of $100 worth of books of their choice.
Submission Requirements: Papers must be prepared for blind review (i.e., no author-identifying information or notes in the body of the paper, only on the cover page). Submissions must not exceed 3750 words (roughly 25 minutes reading time). When submitting, please include the following in the body of the email:
1. Author’s name
2. Paper/presentation title
3. Brief abstract (~100 words describing topic discussed in paper)
4. Academic status (undergraduate/graduate), major, university affiliation
5. Regularly checked email address
Authors should email their submission as a Word or PDF attachment to cyoung24@student.gsu.edu
Deadline: Papers must be received no later than January 20, 2013. Notification of acceptance will be emailed by February 25, 2013.
Official rules and further details available online at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcfe/11365.html.
For any questions (including queries from students traveling from outside the area who may need overnight accommodations) – contact
Carson Young at cyoung24@student.gsu.edu.
Sponsored by the Zeta Chapter (Georgia) of ΦΣΤ; The Center for Ethics – Student Forum, and The Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics – all at Georgia State University
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CALL FOR PAPERS
17TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE
April 19-20, 2013
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Keynote talk, “Facts from Fictions,” by Peter Kivy (Rutgers University)
The 17th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
will be held April 19-20, 2013 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), should be sent to: boersema@pacificu.edu
Submission deadline is February 1, 2013. Final decisions will be made
by February 28, 2013. Volunteers for session chairs are also welcome.
Selected papers from the conference will be published in Volume 4
(2013) of the journal Res Cogitans
.
This is strictly an undergraduate conference, with only undergraduates
allowed on the conference program. The single exception is the keynote
speaker. Past keynotes speakers have included: Paul Churchland, Hilary
Putnam, John Searle, Keith Lehrer, Catherine Elgin, John Perry, Hubert
Dreyfus, Jerry Fodor, Alvin Plantinga, Cora Diamond, and James Sterba.
This year’s keynote talk will be by Peter Kivy (Rutgers University).
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The Graduate Students at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah Proudly Present:
The Tenth Annual Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference
March 21-23, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Lisa Downing
Ohio State University
Paper: “Locke and his Predecessors on the Status of Secondary Qualities”
Plenary Speaker: Dustin Stokes
University of Utah
The Philosophy Department of the University of Utah is proud to announce the 10th annual Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference (IWSPC) to be held March 21-23, 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT. Papers in any area of philosophy by graduate or undergraduate students are welcome. Papers should be suitable for a twenty-five minute presentation with fifteen minutes of commentary and Q & A.
Submission requirements: Papers should be no more than 3,000 words and prepared for blind review. Only one submission per author will be considered. The paper should be in .doc or .pdf form and submitted electronically to UUIWGPC at gmail dot com.
Along with your paper, we ask that you also submit a cover letter including the following information:
Paper Title
Author’s name
Word count
Abstract (100 words)
Institutional affiliation
Academic status (graduate or undergraduate student)
Subject area of paper
Email address
Deadline: January 7th. Notification of acceptance will be emailed no later than February 7th. Each student who presents a paper will also be expected to give a five minute commentary on another student’s paper.
Our website: http://intermountainwestphilosophy.wordpress.com/
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UVU undergraduate philosophy conference
Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: February 14th, 2013 at UVUPC13@gmail.com
• Word count: 300-500 (abstract), 2500-3500 (full paper).
• Consideration for (non-cash) prizes requires full paper submissions.
• Paper should include: name, email, phone number, institution.
• Accepted Formats: .doc, .docx, .odt, PDF, LaTex. (please not Pages).
• Topics: Everything Philosophy, broadly defined.
• Conference (tentative) Dates: March 21-22, 2013.
• Please direct questions to: adam.wilson@uvu.edu
http://www.uvupc.blogspot.com
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WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE
UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY
CONFERENCE
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers in any subfield of philosophy are welcome. All submissions should be
1500-3000 words in length and be readable in 15-20 minutes. Please prepare
papers for blind review by striking all references to the author’s name or other
identifying features in the manuscript and include all contact information as a
separate file.
Only papers submitted for undergraduate coursework are eligible for
submission. Please include contact information for a faculty sponsor to confirm
that the paper was written for a class.
Please submit all papers electronically directly to Michael P. Wolf
(mwolf@washjeff.edu) in either .doc, .docx, .rtf. or .pdf format.
Submission Deadline: February 15, 2013
Lunch and dinner will be provided for all students involved in the conference.
We will also provide overnight accommodation for conference participants who
need it.
The Washington and Jefferson Undergraduate Philosophy Conference is
coordinated by the PA-Zeta Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau and the Washington and
Jefferson Philosophy Club.
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Episteme is a student-run journal that aims to recognize and encourage excellence in undergraduate philosophy by providing examples of some of the best work currently being done in undergraduate philosophy programs. Episteme is published under the auspices of Denison University’s Department of Philosophy.
Episteme will consider papers written by undergraduate students in any area of philosophy. Papers are evaluated according to the following criteria: quality of research, depth of philosophic inquiry, creativity, original insight and clarity.
Submissions to be considered 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 provides the following information: author’s name, mailing address (current and permanent), email address, telephone number, college or university name, title of submission and word count.
4. Include a works cited page in the Chicago Manual of Style format. Use endnotes rather than footnotes.
5. To allow for a blind review process, the author’s name should not appear on the submission itself.
6. Submissions should be sent electronically, formatted for Microsoft Word. Please send papers and cover sheets to episteme@denison.edu. Rolling submissions accepted [Meaning: you can always submit].
Questions should be submitted to The Editors (episteme@denison.edu)
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Prometheus is always looking for undergraduate students who are willing to submit their articles, essays, reviews, ideas, or comments for our bi-weekly online journal. We accept undergraduate papers on all philosophical topics. Essays written for classes, honors theses, and independent work are welcome. Multiple submissions are allowed.
Please make sure to follow all the directions stated here if you are interested in submitting one of your philosophy papers to Prometheus.
Please make sure to read and follow all the submission requirements. We cannot guarantee your paper will be read if you fail to follow all the requirements:
1. You must be an undergraduate or a graduating senior.
2. Submissions for the online journal do not have a page length requirement. They should be in MLA format with proper citations though. Any submissions must be the original work of the author.
3. Submit an electronic copy of your essay to submit@prometheus-journal.com in either .doc or .pdf format.
* Please make sure that there are no footnotes in the final paper. Include all notes at the end of the document in their own section. It is also preferable to reference them as (1) instead of superscripts.
* If your paper relies on figures, images, or any similar media, please send all such files as their own attachments, not simply embedded in the document.
4. Please attach a cover page with the following information:
* Name
* University or College
* Major or Degree
* Year of Expected Graduation
* Email
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE PAPER ITSELF.
For any other inquiries about submission or the publication status of your essay, please email us at contact@prometheus-journal.com.
