(Please see the links at the end to volunteer as reviewer or commentator) The 55th Annual Meeting of the Western Canadian Philosophical Association in conjunction with The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy/ Société Canadienne de Philosophie Environnementale will be held October 26-28, 2018, at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta. […]
April 13, 2018 by Justin Caouette
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Great opportunity for MA and PHD students to share their work. See the CFA below (deadline is May 1st!): The 2018 Postgraduate Bioethics Conference (PGBC) is hosted by the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London. The event will be held on the 23rd and 24th of July, 2018, at King’s College London’s Strand and Waterloo Campuses (situated in central London). The PGBC is […]
November 8, 2017 by Celso Neto
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The topic of the 2018 University of Calgary Graduate Philosophy Conference is the Philosophy of Biology broadly construed. The aim of the conference is to explore the newest work at the intersection between philosophy and life and medical sciences. We welcome submissions from philosophers and biologists, and have no restrictions concerning preferred topics or approaches […]
June 15, 2017 by Alison K McConwell
I am very pleased to announce that the 54th meeting of the Western Canadian Philosophical Association (with CSEP-SCEP) will be held in my hometown university, the University of Regina from October 13th to 15th, 2017. Having completed my undergraduate degree there, I have fond memories of the Department of Philosophy and Classics in Regina including […]
April 26, 2017 by Justin Caouette
Topic: Ethics in the Age of Science Our 6th Annual Graduate Student Philosophy Conference program has been finalized. We are quite happy with our list of contributors who will be delivering excellent graduate student scholarship. Click on the link to the conference poster below for more details. Confirmed Plenary Speakers: 2017 Conference Brochure_v003 KATRINA SIFFERD (Elmhurst College) GREGG […]
January 20, 2017 by Justin Caouette
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS 6th Annual University of Calgary Graduate Philosophy Conference Topic: Ethics in the Age of Science Conference Date: May 3, 2017 – May 4, 2017 This year’s graduate conference topic will be ETHICS IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE. Papers written in any area of applied or normative ethics will be […]
December 23, 2016 by Aaron Thomas-Bolduc
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I was reminded by Alison’s post yesterday, that the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) has recently put out their call for applications for their summer school for women. It is the fourth iteration of this summer school, and this year’s lecturers are a veritable who’s who of mathematical philosophy. Applications are due March 5th, […]
December 22, 2016 by Alison K McConwell
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Recently the Center for Philosophy of Science released a call for applications for the Pittsburgh Summer Program: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups. This will take place from July 10th to July 14th, 2017. Applications are due March 1st. Notably, costs concerning housing, meals, and transportation will be covered. A CV, […]
October 20, 2016 by Justin Caouette
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Thirty-Fourth International Social Philosophy Conference Sponsored by the North American Society for Social Philosophy with the Department of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago July 13-15, 2017 Proposals in all areas of social philosophy are welcome, but special attention will be devoted to: Justice: Social, Criminal, Juvenile Some possible paper topics include: Justice and the law Justice in […]
October 11, 2016 by Alison K McConwell
Below is a call for abstracts for a conference concerning the consequences of pluralism for scientific knowledge. The deadline is November 20th. Looks to be a timely topic given the nature of research occurring at UCalgary and elsewhere. Check it out! -Alison Scientific Knowledge Under Pluralism 31 March – 1 April 2017 Center for Philosophy […]
June 10, 2016 by Justin Caouette
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The 2016 Northwest Philosophy Conference will be held in Spokane Washington this year at the Gonzaga University Campus on October 14-15. I’ve presented at this conference several times and found it to of high quality, though they seem to have changed the format and there will be no commentators which I’m not sure I like very much. Here […]
June 9, 2016 by Justin Caouette
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You can find the original CFP here. Below is a summary of what can be found on the official workshop website. I love the workshop format and will be hosting a workshop in Calgary next spring tentatively titled: Ethics in the Age of Neuroscience (stay tuned for that call in the coming months). Thanks to Liam […]
June 7, 2016 by Alison K McConwell
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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Alberta hosts the next Western Canadian Philosophical Association meeting on October 28-30th, 2016. It is in conjunction with The Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy. Here is the original CFP. Papers submissions are to be a maximum of 4000 words and presentable in 25-30 minutes. Submissions should include […]
May 11, 2016 by Justin Caouette
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Here is a call for papers for an upcoming conference on free will. You can find the original CFP here. The deadline is fast approaching! Blasco Disputatio is a yearly workshop designed to promote the discussion on topics in epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language. Each edition of this workshop focuses on […]
May 11, 2016 by Justin Caouette
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Keynote Speakers Dr. David Liebesman (University of Calgary) Title: Partialhood Abstract: My furnace is part of my house, but it not a partial house. A half-built house is a partial house, but it i… Source: Abstracts
November 17, 2015 by Aaron Thomas-Bolduc
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5th Annual Graduate Conference: Logic & Language Department of Philosophy University of Calgary May 27–28, 2016 The theme of the 2016 University of Calgary Graduate Philosophy Conference will be Logic and Language. Topics at the intersection of philosophy of language and (philosophy of) logic have a long and fruitful history, and continue to be at […]
April 25, 2015 by Justin Caouette
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Call for Papers.
January 28, 2015 by Justin Caouette
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See the original CFP here. Sustainability as Intergenerational Justice The University of Calgary’s Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce a 2 day conference, held over Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th, on environmental philosophy, with a focus on environmental sustainability. The theme of the conference is ‘Environmental Sustainability as Intergenerational Justice’ Though papers […]
November 28, 2014 by Justin Caouette
University of Calgary's 4th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference Theme: Philosophy of Science Friday, March 13th and Saturday March 14th, 2015. Keynote speakers: John Norton (Pittsburgh) and C. Kenneth Waters (Calgary) The conference theme is 'Philosophy of Science'. This theme was chosen to follow the successful Calgary Summit of Philosophers of Science held in September, […]
November 11, 2014 by Justin Caouette
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This looks to be an excellent workshop! I will be submitting an abstract. Find the Workshop info here. For a summary of the workshop see below. Workshop 2015 Responsibility – The Epistemic Dimension II When: May 12-13 2015 Where: VU University Amsterdam It is generally agreed that moral responsibility has an epistemic dimension. Moral responsibility and […]
May 14, 2018 by Justin Caouette
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