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SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY
2009 Conference
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
February 27–28, 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission Guidelines
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Graduate and Undergraduate Essay Prizes
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Panels and Workshops
Conference Program
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Conference Location
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Lodging and Travel Information
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Important Dates
This is a call for papers for the 2009 South Carolina Society for
Philosophy (SCSP) meeting, to be hosted by the
Withrop University
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Papers on any philosophical topic (ethics, politics, religion, science,
logic, metaphysics, epistemology, language, etc.) are welcome. Papers
should be designed for a presentation time of twenty to thirty minutes (ten
or fifteen pages.) There may be special sessions with invited speakers, but
the bulk of the sessions will be based on submitted papers. Papers will be
reviewed by the program chair and two other referees.
Submissions from students are very strongly
encouraged. If warranted, the program will include a session devoted
exclusively to papers submitted by undergraduates.
Papers should be 10-15 double-spaced pages in length, prepared with
one-inch margins, and typed in a standard 12-pt font. Authors must be
prepared to present their papers in time-slots of approximately 20–30
minutes (with a further 15 minutes allotted for questions after the paper
presentation). A cover page should be attached to submissions, with the
following information: title, an abstract of 150–300 words, author's
name, affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, and e-mail
address. Graduates and undergraduates who want their papers to be
considered for the graduate paper award or
undergraduate paper award must state this explicitly on their cover
page.
Two hard copies of the paper and cover page, suitable for blind review,
should be sent to the Program Chair, to arrive no later than January
4:
Dr. Dennis Earl
2009 SCSP Program Chair
Department of Philosophy & Religion
P.O. Box 261954
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC 29528-6054
(843)349-2787
dearl@coastal.edu
http://www.coastal.edu/humanities/faculty/details.html?x=80
Papers will be reviewed by the program chair and two other referees.
Authors will be notified of acceptances in early February.
For notification purposes, be sure to provide your e-mail address in
addition to your return surface-mail address.
Prizes will be awarded for the best papers
authored by a graduate student and an undergraduate student (restricted
to South Carolina students). These winning papers will be included on the
program for the annual meeting. Other student papers, in addition to the
prize-winners, may also be included on the program. Submissions from
students are very strongly encouraged. Those who teach promising students
are asked please to encourage submissions from these students. Papers
submitted for consideration for an award will be judged by two referees who
are not from the student's institution.
There will be a special session on "Experimental and Empirical Approaches
to Ethics" at the upcoming meeting of the South Carolina Society for
Philosophy. The idea for the session grew out of a graduate seminar at the
University of South Carolina on the topic. Joshua Knobe of UNC Chapel Hill
has agreed to participate. The plan is to have relatively short
presentations, followed by a significant amount of time for group
discussion among the presenters and audience. The session will take place
on the Saturday of the conference, February 28th. If you are interested in
presenting your work as part of this session, please contact Justin
Weinberg at jweinberg@sc.edu with a
brief abstract of your proposed contribution. While the general SCSP
deadline for paper submissions is January 4th, because of the lateness of
this announcement only an abstract will be required by that date from those
interested in participating in this session. If your abstract is approved
for participation in the session, the full paper will be due by February 6.
Contact Weinberg with any questions about this session.
Other special sessions?
In addition to submitted papers, we invite proposals for special sessions,
with invited speakers, on topics that may be of interest to SCSP members
and/or on topics that are especially current. We also maintain a tradition of
having a round-table discussion on a topic of professional interest to
members. (In the past we have had round-table discussions devoted to
various teaching-related matters, and to the issue of philosophy in the
public forum). Each year we solicit suggestions for special sessions from
SCSP members.
Proposals for special sessions, panels, or workshops should be sent to the
Program Chair as early as possible.
Early submission of these proposals is especially important for joint
conferences with NCPS since we must coordinate scheduling with any
proposals that might come from NCPS.
Proposals must include names of each participant, the theme of the panel,
and a 3-5 page abstract of each participant's presentation. These sessions
may involve speakers from South Carolina, or colleagues from outside of
South Carolina who would be willing to attend the meetings at their own
expense. Unfortunately, the SCSP does not have funds to cover speaker
expenses.
The 2009 conference will be hosted by the
Winthrop University
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
The pre-registration fee (deadline: Feb. 15, 2009) is $25. The fee for
registration after Feb. 15, by mail or on-site, is $35. The fee is $10
for students in either case. The banquet charge is $27.
(PRE)REGISTRATION FORM
Our meetings will be on the Winthrop campus in Kinard Hall, on the first floor.
Registration will be in Kinard 101, on Friday, and in the main hall on Saturday.
Lodging and Travel
Accommodations information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotel. These rooms will be held
until 1/30/2009:
Hilton Garden Inn Rock Hill
650 Tinsley Way
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-325-2800
FAX 803-325-2366
Single King: $99/night
Double Queen: $99/night
Individuals may call 877-782-9444 or go online to http://rockhill.hgi.com to make reservations.
Please use the group code provided when making reservations.
Group Code: SCSP
Deadline for reserving rooms at these rates: 1/30/2009
Travel information
The Hotel is located at exit 79 off I-77.
It is near several shopping centers with a good selection of restaurants.
Driving directions from the Hotel to Winthrop University (803-323-2211)
are as follows. Total distance: 4.4 miles, about 10 minutes.
Head south on Tinsley Way toward N Dave Lyle Blvd/SC-122 0.2 mi
Turn right at N Dave Lyle Blvd/SC-122 3.2 mi
Turn right at W White St 0.2 mi
Turn right at N Wilson St 0.3 mi
Turn left at 21/Oakland Ave/SC-274
The campus and Kinard Hall will be on the left 0.5 mi
Campus Parking Area
Map
Easy-Print
Campus Map
Parking passes will be available for those needing them. We can leave some
at the hotel desk; otherwise these passes will be available at registration
or by mail. We can also arrange a shuttle from the hotel if anyone is
interested in that (let Greg know). Parking passes will permit parking in
the Visitor or Commuter lots, which are green, yellow, and green/yellow
striped, on the Parking Area Map. The parking is mostly on the right as
one comes up Oakland Ave. Kinard is building 18 on the map, putting it on
the left as one comes up Oakland.
For more information, please contact Greg Oakes at oakesm@winthrop.edu or 803-323-4720.
Paper submission deadline: January 4, 2009
Lodging reservations: Group rates reserved until January 30, 2009
Notification of acceptance: early February 2009
Pre-registration (lower fee) deadline: February 15, 2009
Conference: February 27–28, 2009
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