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Call for Papers for the 64th Annual SPEP Conference

Society for Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyNovember 19–21, 2026, Chicago, ILHosted by Loyola University Chicago Download this CFP here. Submission Deadlines: Book Session: December 15, 2025, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time Papers and Panels: January 20, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time Submission Categories: Single paper submissions: submit complete papers of no more than 3,000 words,…

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Sensorial Seductions: Nineteenth Annual International Geo-Aesthetics Conference

March 27-28, 2026 The sensorial field is littered with internal boundaries demarcating what permissible and what is forbidden. This field itself appears bordered and separated from what is outside of it. We are readily led to believe erroneously that these internal boundaries are sacrosanct and unalterable and that they are also intrinsically good for us.…

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CFP: Hortense Spillers Workshop with the SJP

The Southern Journal of Philosophy proudly presents:The 2026 Workshop Issue: Hortense Spillers | An annual conference and published proceedings The Southern Journal of Philosophy, in conjunction with The University of Memphis, Wiley Publishing, The Pennsylvania State University and the University at Buffalo, announces the seventh annual workshop aimed at bringing cutting edge thinking to both…

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Alphonso Lingis, in Memoriam

It is with sadness and a profound sense of loss that the news of Alphonso Lingis’ death on May 8, 2025, at the venerable age of 91, was received not only by the philosophical community but also by people from around the world. A long-time regular member of SPEP, Al was one of the most…

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Thomas Nenon, in Memoriam

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our colleague Thomas Joseph Nenon (1951 – 2025), Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, who died after a short illness, bravely borne, on April 4 2025, aged 73 years. Tom was very active in SPEP, attending the annual meetings regularly from 1989 to…

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John Sallis, In Memoriam

It is with a deep sense of loss that I share the news of the death of John Sallis on February 18, 2025.  John was a long-standing member of SPEP and served the society in many ways. He was deeply loved by so many of his students who appreciated the clarity and depth of insight that…

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