2015 meeting of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics

The 2015 meeting of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics will meet from September 17–19, 2015, at the Society Hill Sheraton, Philadelphia. Hosted by Villanova University, the program features a keynote address by John Sallis, Boston College, a special panel discussion on the Future(s) of Hermeneutics with Fred Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame, and James Risser, Seattle University, as well as invited lectures by Robert Dostal, Bryn Mawr College, Niall Keane, University of Limerick, and Sean Kirkland, DePaul University.

The submission deadline is June 1, 2015. Papers on all themes related to philosophical hermeneutics are welcome. Sessions will consist of 30 minute presentations of papers followed by discussion. In the spirit of dialogue and meaningful reflection, presenters will be invited to make their papers available to be read in advance. While time to present papers is limited to 30 minutes, submissions may be between 3,000 and 5,000 words. Papers in English, formatted for blind review, must be submitted electronically to nasphhermeneutics@gmail.com. Attachments in *.doc, *.pdf, or *.rtf format are preferable.

The North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics (NASPH) was established in 2005 to advance the study of Hans-Georg Gadamer, major figures and themes associated with the tradition of hermeneutics, as well as the dialogues that have formed between hermeneutics and deconstruction, critical theory, and other contemporary movements of philosophy. NASPH not only focuses on philosophical hermeneutics as an important area of inquiry in its own right but also recognizes hermeneutics as a distinctive philosophical orientation that is central to many approaches in continental European philosophy and the history of philosophy.

Please direct inquires about the conference to the conference organizer Walter Brogan at walter.brogan@villanova.edu. Please direct inquires about the society to Theodore George t-george@tamu.edu or see our website at http://www.nasph.org.