Wednesday, December 21, 2011

CFP: Spring 2012 Meeting + Student Essay Contest

Kentucky Philosophical Association Spring 2012 Meeting

Saturday, April 28, 2012
Centre College
Danville, Kentucky

Keynote Address
Anita Superson
University of Kentucky
“Moral Bindingness”

CALL FOR PAPERS
(printer-friendly pdf here)

Submission: Submissions on any philosophical topic are welcome. Papers should be no longer than 3,000 words, suitable for reading aloud, and prepared for blind review. Include the following information as a cover page in a separate file:

1) Title of paper.

2) 150-word abstract.

3) Author’s name.

4) Author’s institutional affiliation.

5) Author’s email address.

6) Indicate whether you would be willing to serve as a commentator should your paper not be accepted.


Please send submissions by email to Minh Nguyen at Minh.Nguyen@eku.edu, with ‘KPA SUBMISSION’ appearing in the subject line.
Deadline: March 1, 2012.

Contact: Minh Nguyen, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Eastern Kentucky University, 268 Case Annex, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475; 859-622-8667; Minh.Nguyen@eku.edu.


2012 KPA STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST


$100 PRIZE


Eligibility: Contest open to any undergraduate student who attends a college or university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Only one essay may be submitted by each entrant.


Topic: The essay may be on any topic within the field of philosophy. Regardless of the topic, it should exhibit an appropriate degree of sophistication becoming of an advanced undergraduate student in philosophy.


Submission: The essay should be no longer than 3,000 words, suitable for reading aloud, and prepared for blind review. Include the following information as a cover page in a separate file:


1) Title of paper.

2) 150-word abstract.

3) Author’s name.

4) Author’s institutional affiliation.

5) Author’s email address.

Please send submissions by email to Dr. Bob Sandmeyer at bob.sandmeyer@uky.edu, with ‘KPA STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST’ appearing in the subject line. Deadline: March 1, 2012.

Awards: First Place Winner will receive $100 and read the essay at the KPA Spring 2012 Meeting, to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Runner-Up will receive a letter of recognition from the Kentucky Philosophical Association.

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