CFP: 2023 KPA Annual Meeting and Student Essay Contest (Joint Meeting with the Indiana Philosophical Association)

 CALL FOR PAPERS

Joint Meeting of the Kentucky Philosophical Association and Indiana Philosophical Association

Deadline for all submissions: January 31, 2023 (11:59 pm EST) 

In conjunction with the
Division of Humanities
at Brescia University 

Friday, March 31^st to Saturday, April 1^st, 2023
Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky 

Keynote Address
"Dethroning Aquinas"
Dr. Richard Cross
University of Notre Dame

CALL FOR PAPERS—General Meeting—Friday, March 31^st to Saturday, April 1^st
Submission requirements: Submissions on any philosophical topic are welcome. Abstracts are acceptable, but preference will be given to completed papers. Papers should not exceed 3,000 words and should be prepared for blind review. Include the following information as a cover page in a separate file: Title of paper, 150-word abstract, author’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address, indicate whether you are willing to serve as a commentator should your paper NOT be accepted, and, finally, any A/V needs that are necessary should your paper be accepted.

Please send questions and submissions for the main program to Beau Branson at beau.branson@brescia.edu with ‘KPA SUBMISSION GENERAL’ appearing in the subject line.

CALL FOR PAPERS—Kentucky Student Essay Contest
Submissions: follow requirements listed above for submissions to the general meeting.

• Eligibility: This contest is open to any undergraduate student who attends a college or university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Each contestant may submit only one entry.

• Awards: The first-place winner will receive $100 and be invited to read the paper at the KPA / IPA joint conference. The runner up will receive a letter of recognition from the Kentucky Philosophical Association.

Please send questions and contest submissions to Landon Elkind at landon.elkind@wku.edu with “KPA STUDENT CONTEST SUBMISSION” appearing in the subject line.

Please send submissions either to the Kentucky Philosophical Association, or the Indiana Philosophical Association, but not both. This will be a joint meeting of the KPA and IPA. KPA’s usual annual meeting for elections and other business will take place during this meeting. We are committed to inclusion and welcome a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds including but not limited to gender diversity, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations will be made available upon request, however this will be an in-person conference, and we will not have the ability to allow remote participation.

Program: Kentucky Philosophical Association, 2022 Meeting

The program for the 2022 meeting of the KPA is available here.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Morehead State University.

Please direct any questions to the current KPA President, Dr. Justin Spinks: justin.spinks(at)eku.edu

CFP: Kentucky Philosophical Association Annual Meeting 2022

Kentucky Philosophical Association, Annual Meeting

In conjunction with the Department of History, Philosophy, Politics, International Studies, and Legal Studies at Morehead State University 

Saturday, April 9th, 2022 

Morehead State University 

Morehead, Kentucky 

Keynote Address: 

“Reason, Cause and Ground in Leibniz’s Philosophy” 

Dr. Brandon Look 

University of Kentucky 

CALL FOR PAPERS—General Meeting 

Submission requirements: Submissions on any philosophical topic are welcome. Abstracts are acceptable, but preference will be given to completed papers. Papers should not exceed 3,000 words and should be prepared for blind review. 

Include the following information as a cover page in a separate file: Title of paper, 150-word abstract, author’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address, indicate whether you are willing to serve as a commentator should your paper NOT be accepted, and, finally, any A/V needs that are necessary should your paper be accepted. 

Please send questions and submissions for the main program to Justin Spinks at d.spinks@moreheadstate.edu with ‘KPA SUBMISSION GENERAL’ appearing in the subject line. 

CALL FOR PAPERS—Student Essay Contest 

Submissions: follow requirements listed above for submissions to the general meeting. 

• Eligibility: This contest is open to any undergraduate student who attends a college or university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Each contestant may submit one essay entry only. 
• Awards: The first-place winner will receive $100 and be asked to read the paper at the KPA annual meeting. The runner up will receive a letter of recognition from the Kentucky Philosophical Association. 

Please send questions and contest submissions to Beau Branson at beau.branson@brescia.edu with “KPA STUDENT CONTEST SUBMISSION” appearing in the subject line. 

Deadline for all calls: January 31, 2022 (11:59 pm EST) 

Although COVID-19 remains an issue, we are looking forward to an in-person conference, along with the personal exchanges, informal conversations, and overall dynamism that comes with this experience. All current CDC recommendations and MSU masking guidelines will be followed. The KPA is committed to inclusion and welcomes a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds including but not limited to gender diversity, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations will be made available upon request.