February 24th, 2010

Philosophy and Mathematics: A memorial conference in honour of Professor John J. Cleary

Trinity College Dublin, 28th – 29th May 2010

On 12 April 2009 Ireland lost a consummate human being – a philosopher of tremendous acumen and a man of great kindness and integrity. Professor John Cleary’s influence touched the lives of colleagues and students all over the world, and not least in his home departments of NUI Maynooth and Boston College. He approached each endeavour with courage, zeal, optimism and fortitude, and all of these qualities were certainly evident as Professor Cleary faced his final days. As a scholar of ancient philosophy, Professor Cleary was interested and well versed in all aspects of the discipline from the Presocratics through to the Neoplatonists, but his two specialties were Aristotle’s theory of mathematics, and Greek education, or the paidea project. In keeping with these themes, the Dublin Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition in conjunction with the Trinity College Department of Philosophy is proud to organize the above conference in honour of Professor John Cleary.

Papers submitted to the conference should be suitable for a 30-minute presentation. Each presentation will be followed by a 15-minute discussion period. Papers can be on any topic relating to philosophy and mathematics. Abstracts of not more than 1000 words should be submitted no later than the 1st of April 2010, and should be emailed with no identifying characteristics to larsenp@tcd.ie. Please also send, as a separate attachment, a cover letter with your name, email address and home institution.

January 19th, 2010

“Science and Intellect in Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition” – Fifth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, June 28-30, 2010.

http://web.mac.com/mistertea/Midwest_Seminar/2010_Summer_Aristotle_Conference.html

Presented by the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and the Aquinas and the Arabs Project with the support of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette and the Andrew W. Mellon Fund.

Marquette University
Department of Philosophy
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This Conference is intended to provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars of the Midwest region (and elsewhere) to present and discuss their current work on Aristotle and his interpreters in ancient, medieval and contemporary philosophy.

For the 2009 conference a record number of applications (41) were received for the 15 slots for presentations.  Thematic unity came to play a role in the final selection procedure, as did other considerations.  We regret that we had to decline so many very fine proposals.

Conference Proposal Submission Guidelines Established Scholars: send a title and tentative abstract; Graduate Students: send a title, abstract, CV and a supporting letter from your faculty advisor or dissertation director.

NOTE: Abstracts should be 150 words or fewer. Please send applications to: Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu.

OPENING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: February 1. The Selection Committee will select presenters on the basis  of quality of proposals (title and abstract) and scholarly record as the primary criteria.

PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: April 1 or earlier if filled.

January 16th, 2010

This is a reminder of a call for papers from anyone working on any aspect of the epistemology or methodology of Aristotle’s Generation of Animals. Allan Gotthelf (HPS, University of Pittsburgh) and Devin Henry (Philosophy, University of Western Ontario) are putting together the Fifth Pittsburgh/London (Ont.) Workshop on Aristotle’s Generation of Animals, this one to be held at the University of Western Ontario on May 25-27, 2010. The theme of this workshop is Science and Methodology in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals.

The workshop, limited to 20-25 participants, will have two sorts of sessions: five two-hour sessions on broader topics, with a presenter, a lead questioner, and a chair guiding extended discussion; and five one-hour sessions on narrower topics with a presenter and a chair guiding extended discussion. Submissions are being sought for some of the one hour sessions.

Participants include (among others): Robert Bolton (Rutgers), Jim Hankinson (UT–Austin), Joe Karbowski (Notre Dame), Jim Lennox (Pittsburgh), Mariska Leunissen (Washington Univ.–St. Louis),  Sophia Connell (Cambridge), Kathleen Cook (Pittsburgh), Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill), David Ebrey (Northwestern), Henry Mendell (Cal.St.Univ.-LA), Greg Salmieri (UNC-Chapel Hill), Philip van der Eijk (Newcastle), and the organizers, Allan Gotthelf and Devin Henry.

Proposed papers should be readable in 20-30 minutes, ensuring ample time for workshop discussion. Please send a detailed abstract (one-page, single-spaced) to Devin Henry (dhenry3@uwo.ca). Accommodations and support for travel depends on our ability to secure outside funding.

DEADLINE: January 15, 2010 (notification by February 1).

For more information, please contact Devin Henry (dhenry3@uwo.ca) or Allan Gotthelf (gotthelf@pitt.edu).

November 25th, 2009

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the downloadable file (link below) concerning the First Circular of 22nd International Conference of Philosophy (22nd ICOP) on  the topic: “THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ENVIRONMENT: NATURE AND CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE 21st CENTURY.”

The Conference will take place in Kalamata-Messinia-Greece,  July 16th – 22nd, 2010.

Just click here to download a PDF version (in English) of the conference flier that includes pertinent all of the pertinent information, registration forms and more. If unreadable, or for PDF or forms in Greek, please download them from our websites: http://www.hri.org/iagp/ or http://www.iagp.gr

Sincerely,
President of the Organising Committee
Professor K. Boudouris

November 25th, 2009

Below is the call for panels for the 8th annual ISNS conference, to be held outside Madrid in Miraflores de la Sierra, Spain on June 17-20, 2010. Thanks to José Zamora, the conference web site is now up, and you may visit it for more information about the conference:

http://www.uam.es/otros/isns2010/Bienvenida.html

Anyone who is interested in organizing a panel at the conference should send a brief description of the panel along with its title and the name(s) and email address(es) of the contact person(s) to the three organizers:

• José M. Zamora: isns2010madrid@gmail.com
• Gary M. Gurtler: gurtlerg@bc.edu
• John Finamore: john-finamore@uiowa.edu

Panels abstracts are due on January 26. The list of panels proposed will later be found at the Panels page of the conference web site:

http://www.uam.es/otros/isns2010/Panels.html

Panel organizers are responsible for collecting the abstracts and choosing those for inclusion in their panels. They should notify the organizers of their decisions by March 1.

We will also welcome individual abstracts for papers that do not fall under any of the panels listed at this site.  After the panels are announced in January, you will be able to send your abstract (again, one-page maximum) to the three conference organizers.

All abstracts, whether individual or for inclusion in the panels, are due by 23 February, 2010.  Papers may be presented in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian.  It is recommended that those delivering papers in languages other than English provide printed copies to their audience at the conference.

Please note that anyone giving a paper at the conference must be a member of the ISNS.  You may sign up and pay dues on the web site of the Philosophy Documentation Center:

http://www.pdcnet.org/member-isns.html

Dues are $60.00 per year ($20.00 for students and retirees).

If you have any questions about the program, registration, or location of the conference, please contact José Zamora.  Questions about ISNS policies, should be addressed to me. José, Gary, and I look forward to seeing you all at the June conference.