2015 Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Call for Papers
The University of Oregon is holding its Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Saturday May 16 from 10-5PM on the University of Oregon campus in the Lokey Education Building, Room 276. Refreshments and lunch will be provided at the event.
We are pleased to have Professor Mark Alfano as our keynote speaker this year. The title of his talk is “How One Becomes What One Is.” Professor Alfano is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon and works on moral psychology, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of psychology. Dr. Alfano has authored papers for Philosophical Quarterly, The Monist, Erkenntnis, Synthese, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy. More information about his current research and past work can be found on his personal website: http://alfanos.org/Mark.html
We want to invite undergraduates students from various schools to submit their papers and research for the upcoming conference. There are approximately 6-8 open slots for student presentations this year and we are encouraging submissions! Papers can be on any philosophical topic, no longer than about 5000 words. Presentations are expected to run about 25-30 minutes, including 5-10 minutes for questions. The deadline for submissions is April 15.
The flyer for the event and details about the submissions process are listed below:
1. Prepare paper for blind review, remove name, school name and any identifying information
2. Provide an abstract (up to 300 words) between the title and main text of the paper
3. Send an e-copy as an attachment (either as word document or pdf) to gazadeh@uoregon.edu
4. In the email to which the paper is attached, provide relevant contact information: Name / Institution / Email / Phone
Please contact Conference Organizers, Hannah Dilday (hdilday@uoregon.edu) and Ghoncheh Azadeh (gazadeh@uoregon.edu) with any questions.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions!