2nd annual Interdisciplinary Approach to Philosophical Issues Conference (2009)

2nd annual Interdisciplinary Approach to Philosophical Issues Conference (2009)
Hosted by the University of South Alabama

This year’s theme will be “Perception, Action, & Consciousness”
Sponsored by University of South Alabama Departments of Philosophy and Psychology and SGA

September 24-26, 2009

Keynote speaker philosophy: Alva Noe (UC-Berkeley)
Keynote speaker psychology: Marcel Kinsbourne (New School for Social Research)

Submissions are currently being accepted for paper presentations and poster presentations.
Submissions are due no later than JULY 31. Early submissions are encouraged.

Submissions should include the following:

1) author's name
2) paper or poster presentation (or EITHER)
3) institutional affiliation
4) email address
5) telephone number
6) the paper's title
7) detailed abstract of 250-500 words

The full-length conference paper is not required for consideration. However, when possible, full-length paper submissions are encouraged.

Paper presentations should be prepared for 25-minute presentation (2500 to 3000 words may serve as an approximate guide). Poster presentations should not exceed 44” x 44” in total size.

Submissions should be emailed to jason.shepard@comcast.net no later than July 31.
Questions can be emailed to Jason.shepard@comcast.net.

Papers related to any area of the conference theme (perception, action, consciousness), broadly construed, are welcome. We encourage papers from across all disciplines, as long as the papers are philosophical in nature.