How do the logos and its phenomenon relate? How does the logos itself appear? Is any articulation of the phenomenon possible?

We are currently welcoming submissions for the 3rd annual University of Sussex graduate conference in phenomenology. The themes of the last two years have been, respectively, the beginnings and the ends of phenomenology. This year the focus is on an ambiguous relationship at the core of phenomenology: the relationship between its basic parts, phenomenon and logos. We invite abstracts for papers that engage with phenomenology, and its fundamental structure, or engage phenomenologically. What is it to speak of phenomena and what is it, phenomenologically, to speak? We welcome abstracts for papers that criticize phenomenology, and/or engage constructively with it as a philosophical movement. By examining the rapport between phenomenology and its phenomenon we hope to reinvigorate the heart of phenomenology: a speaking of the phenomenon.

This conference provides the opportunity for graduate students to present for twenty minutes and receive questions and feedback for an additional twenty minutes each. The University of Sussex graduate conference in Phenomenology is a two-day conference, organized by graduate students for graduate students. It is organized as a single ‘stream’, ensuring that every speaker has the opportunity of addressing all delegates. We aim to bring together postgraduates engaging in original research on phenomenology and related branches of philosophy and to promote contemporary studies in this field.

Keynote speakers:

• Professor Miguel de Beistegui (University of Warwick)
• Professor Joanna Hodge (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• The relation between the phenomenon and phenomenology
• The operation of logos in phenomenology
• The structure of the phenomenal
• The compatibility of the phenomenological approach and its manner of articulation
• A phenomenological investigation of speaking; what is it to speak?
• Phenomenology and hermeneutics
• The role of motivation in or for phenomenology; phenomenology’s raison d’être
• Phenomenology and the arts
• Phenomenology and desire
• Phenomenology and psycho-analysis
• Phenomenology and science
• Phenomenology and Heideggerian ‘Thinking’
• Phenomenology and aesthetics
• Phenomenology and speculative materialism (the problem of correlationism)
• Phenomenology and archaeology
• Phenomenology and realism
• Khōra and phenomenology
• Phenomenology and testimony

Submissions:

Send 300 word abstract and a brief CV to Arthur Willemse (A.Willemse@sussex.ac.uk) no later than the 30th March 2012.

Useful information:

The conference will be held at the University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom. Notifications of acceptance will be issued by the 7th of April 2012. Speakers shall be allocated 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes in which to deliver their talk and 20 minutes for Q&A. This format allows graduate students to receive ample feedback on their work.

The conference fee is £25 for each accepted speaker.

This event is open to the public. For further information concerning travel and accommodation, please contact Arthur (A.Willemse@sussex.ac.uk)

Call for Papers – philosophy@lisbon International eJournal

philosophy@lisbon is now accepting submissions for upcoming issues. The journal is interested in papers on the following topics:

Aesthetics/Philosophy of Art Environmental Philosophy Epistemology Ethics/Bioethics History of Philosophy Logic Metaphysics Phenomenology Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Science Political Philosophy Portuguese Thought

E-mail for submissions: philosophyatlisbon@centrodefilosofia.com Deadline for submissions: February 29th 2012

See guidelines in submissions and instructions for text formatting.

http://www.centrodefilosofia.com/uploads/pdfs/Philosophy01.pdf

If there are any questions regarding format and style, please email the editors: editors@centrodefilosofia.com

The North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics (NASPH) will hold its 7th Annual Conference, October 5-6, 2012 at the University of California, Riverside.

Theme: Hermeneutics and Application Invited Speakers: Lorenzo Simpson (Keynote), Georgia Warnke, Kathleen Wright

CALL FOR PAPERS: Submissions for papers are invited on all themes related to philosophical hermeneutics, but we are especially interested in papers that address (and/or enact) the theme of Hermeneutics and Application. In order to promote a spirit of dialogue and meaningful reflection on each paper, presenters will be asked to make their papers available for posting on our web site to be read in advance. Sessions will consist of 25-30 minute presentations of papers, followed by 45 minutes of discussion. Though there will only be time to read 25-30 minute versions of papers in sessions, there is some flexibility regarding the length of submissions: submissions may be between 3,000 and 6,000 words. Complete papers in English, formatted for blind review, must be submitted electronically to nasphermeneutics@gmail.com. Attachments in either *.doc, *.rtf, or *.pdf format are preferable. The deadline for full-paper submissions is June 1, 2012. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by July 1, 2012. For more information about the society and/or to be put on an e-mail list, please visit our blog at http://www.nasph.org/ or contact David Vessey (davevessey@yahoo.com) or Monica Vilhauer (vilhauer@roanoke.edu).

CALL FOR PAPERS

Philologoi:The Belmont University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy

Philologoi: The Belmont University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy is a student-run scholarly journal deeply rooted in the history of philosophy. We provide an engaging and reflective forum for showcasing exceptional undergraduate work, particularly that which explores philosophy as a way of life. W e will accept original work on all topics of philosophical interest from students nationwide, to be published in the summer of 2012. Submissions:

• Papers should not exceed 16 pages.
• Please use one-inch margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, footnotes rather than
• endnotes, numbered pages, and the Chicago style for citations.
• Papers should be prepared for blind review. Your name, affiliation, and contact information as well as a brief abstract should appear on a cover sheet only .

Questions and papers to be submitted to “philologoi.journal@gmail.com” as a .doc or .docx attachment.

Deadline: March 4, 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING Rochester, NY, November 3-5, 2012 The Hyatt Regency Following the 51st Annual Meeting of SPEP

http://www.environmentalphilosophy.org/2012cfp.html

Please send a single-spaced proposal (500-600 words) PLUS abstract (75-100 words) in Word format to IAEP Secretary Steven Vogel at vogel@denison.edu. Proposals should include:

1. A cover letter that provides detailed contact information (including physical and electronic addresses & academic affiliation) of the author(s) AND indicates the need for audio/visual equipment, if any.

2. In a separate document the abstract and proposal, without identifying information as to the author(s).

Panel proposals should include an abstract for panel as a whole (350-500 words) plus cover letter, proposal and abstract for each paper as described above. Each proposal will be judged on its own merits. Each author may submit only 1 proposal for consideration each year. Papers previously published or under review for publication will not be accepted.

DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2012. NOTICE OF DECISION: FIRST WEEK OF JUNE

$100 PRIZE FOR BEST GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY Graduate Students: please indicate in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for this prize. If your proposal is accepted you will be asked to submit a complete paper (3000 words maximum, excluding notes) by September 15. The winner will be announced during the conference.

IAEP offers a forum for the philosophical discussion of our relation to the natural environment. Embracing a broad understanding of environmental philosophy, IAEP encourages papers in the areas of environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, philosophy of science, political philosophy, eco-feminism, philosophy of technology, and the like. IAEP welcomes a diversity of approaches, including those inspired by Continental philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the tradition of American philosophy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT EXECUTIVE CO-DIRECTORS Irene Klaver, University of North Texas, Klaver@unt.edu Brian Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology, bxsgla@rit.edu

WWW.ENVIRONMENTALPHILOSOPHY.ORG

A call for papers for a special issue of The Edgar Allan Poe Review, forthcoming in Fall 2012, and guest-edited by Sean Moreland, Devin Zane Shaw, and Jonathan Murphy.

The editors invite original essays that address the influence of German Idealist and Romantic thought upon Edgar Allan Poe. While it has become a critical commonplace that Poe both makes use of and mocks many elements of German Idealism, there has been scant discussion of the specificities of Poe’s complex, and often vexed, treatments of Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy. Poe studies enjoyed a brief revival of the “French Poe” following the psychoanalytic and deconstructive interventions of Lacan and Derrida, but the anti-theoretical backlash of the past two decades has tended to extradite Poe back to his country of origin, restoring his “American Face” at the cost of recognizing the transatlantic influences that indelibly shaped his writing. This collection will focus on Poe’s indebtedness to, as well as his critical distance from, the German Idealist and Romantic writers, but its intent is not to delineate, as Hansen and Pollin (1995) have done, the “German Face” of Poe, so much as it is to reintroduce the theoretical aspect of Poe’s artistry back into the critical conversation.

We especially welcome papers that consider the relationship between Poe’s reception of Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy (including Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schiller, and the Schlegels) and that of his American literary contemporaries (including Emerson, Fuller, Hawthorne, and Melville); articles that examine the role of Coleridge and Carlyle, Cousin and de Stael in disseminating German idealism upon American shores; and essays that interrogate more recent peregrinations of German philosophy in Continental theory, especially as they pertain to a reconsideration of Poe’s literary legacy.

We require a 250 word abstract and a brief bio by no later than April 30, 2012, and the finished paper (Chicago-style, no more than 9000 words including endnotes) by July 15, 2012. Abstracts, papers, and questions should be directed to: theorymad@gmail.com.

Keynote speakers:

• Richard Kearney (Boston College) • Marilyn McCord Adams (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) • Kevin Hart (University of Virginia & Australian Catholic University) • Constant Mews (Monash University)

Dates: Friday June 22 – Sunday June 24, 2012 Venue: Australian Catholic University, Melbourne campus (Victoria Parade, Fitzroy) Conference theme: Religious Diversity and Its Philosophical Significance

The Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association (www.apra.org.au) aims to encourage, publicise and circulate scholarly work within the field of philosophy of religion. It also hopes to foster greater ties between scholars working in the field by providing a forum for a constructive and critical analysis of religion.

If you would like to present a paper, please submit a title, a short abstract (of up to 200 words), and a brief bio to Nick.Trakakis@acu.edu.au. Proposals relating to the above conference theme are particularly welcome, though the organising committee also welcomes papers on any topic in the philosophy of religion or philosophical theology.

Abstracts are due 10 February 2012.

Enquiries may be directed to: Nick Trakakis: Nick.Trakakis@acu.edu.au, or phone: (03) 9953 3263.

Dr. Nick Trakakis, on behalf of the APRA conference organising committee.