6th Annual International Conference on Philosophy

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Deadline: April 15, 2011 | Date: May 30, 2011-June 02, 2011

Venue/Country: Athens, Greece

Updated: 2011-02-04 21:12:26 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

The Philosophy Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) organizes its 6th Annual International Conference on Philosophy, May 30th - June 2nd 2011. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/philosophy.htm

The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. A number of educational and cultural activities are organized such as a Greek night of entertainment, a dinner, a half-day tour to archaeological site in the Prefecture of Attica and a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of philosophy. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to):

History of Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy

European Philosophy

African Philosophy

American Philosophy

Asian Philosophy

Political Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

Aesthetics

Logic

Existentialism

Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism

Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Law

Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics

Philosophy of Biology

Philosophy of Action

Ethics

Epistemology

Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings.

The initial submissions for presentation should consist of an abstract of no more than 300 words, with 3 keywords. If your proposed paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, a reading paper of between 1,500 and 2,000 words must be submitted to the conference organizers one month before the conference (30 April 2011). After the conference, participants will be invited to submit a longer version of their paper (up to 5,000 words, including references and footnotes) for consideration for publication in the edited proceedings. The deadline for submission for the proceedings will be late August 2011. Please submit the 300 words abstract by 15th of April 2011, by email atineratiner.gr or mail, to: Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Professor, Sam Houston University, USA & Head, Philosophy Research Unit, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel. + 30 210 363 4210 Fax: + 30 210 3634-209. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Due to large number of accepted (good) submissions after the first call, new submissions will be accepted only if those accepted decide to cancel.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtpatiner.gr Director, ATINER.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum where academics and researchers from all over the world could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, more than 100 international conferences were organized and more than 80 books have been published. The Institute is organized into four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.