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The American Catholic Philosophical Association

2009 Annual Meeting

The 2009 ACPA meeting (hosted by Loyola University New Orleans) will be held November 13th – November 15th, 2009, at the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Call for Papers from the President-elect
(Deadline for Submissions: April 2, 2009)


Dear Colleagues and Members of the ACPA:

 

It is my pleasure to invite you to the annual meeting of the ACPA in New Orleans, Louisiana in the fall of 2009.  The meeting will be hosted by Loyola University New Orleans.  The theme for the gathering is “Reason in Context.” This conference will be an opportunity for us to celebrate the role of Philosophy in every age and every culture. In our own day, cultures are in increasing contact, dialogue and interaction.  I have chosen to propose a rich theme that touches upon the nature of rationality itself (theoretical, practical, artistic) and its various relationships to contexts. These contexts can be historical, cultural and religious. How might this theme open our reflection and discussion on historical figures and issues in the Western tradition: in Christian, Jewish and Islamic contexts? How have central and seminal texts been interpreted by other, later philosophers? How does interreligious and intercultural philosophical reflection reveal the power of rational categories to function as common terrain for philosophical interaction? How does the life of wisdom bring together philosophers from diverse cultures and languages around common values and concerns for human dignity? How might this theme provide an opportunity for papers on Eastern philosophy, either alone or in relationship to Western ideas? In addition to historical studies, how does the interpretation of texts throughout history reveal the power of reason to explore deeper questions and to promote the most basic human values? How do textual passages re-appear across cultures and historical periods? How have central philosophical texts been interpreted, either within the same cultural/religious context or across cultures and across religious traditions? What of the nature of contexts themselves? How do interpretive methodologies function in contemporary philosophy? What of practical questions and topics? The nature of practical reasoning? Questions of applied ethics and political philosophy? Social philosophy and important topics for today?  Moral norms as they appear within different cultures? What about the location of the 2009 Conference in New Orleans? The recent tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and all that this event have revealed to us in this country about ecological issues, about social inequities, about political systems and their failures? It is my hope that this theme will bring together specialists on historical periods and authors, on hermeneutics and the interpretation of texts, on intercultural influences, on theoretical, ethical and social topics within the context of philosophical dialogue and the rich exchange of ideas. And all this in the historically beautiful and culturally rich city of New Orleans, whose gradual re-birth we help to celebrate by our presence. It should be a wonderful event and I encourage you to plan to attend.

 

Everyone is cordially invited to send in a submission for this meeting.  The program committee is especially interested in receiving papers that address issues related to the theme, but papers in any area of philosophy are most welcome. All submissions should be sent (in quintuplicate, accompanied by five copies of an abstract) to the following address:

 

ACPA Paper Submissions

American Catholic Philosophical Association

National Office

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose Blvd

Houston, TX 77006

 

We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you at Loyola New Orleans.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J.

Professor of Philosophy

Loyola Marymount University

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Guidelines for Submitting Papers
for the ACPA Annual Meeting in the Fall of 2009
(hosted by Loyola University New Orleans)
(Deadline for Submissions: April 2, 2009)

 

1) The theme of the 2009 meeting is “Reason in Context”; however, papers on all topics are welcome.

 

2) Papers should be received no later than April 2, 2009, at the following address:

 
ACPA Paper Submissions

American Catholic Philosophical Association

National Office

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose Blvd

Houston, TX 77006

 

3) Submissions must be received through the mail and not via facsimile; they must include FIVE copies of the paper and FIVE copies of a short abstract (no more than 150 words).  Papers are not to exceed 15 typed, double-spaced pages (30 minutes reading time).

 

4) The format of the paper should be appropriate for blind reviewing, i.e., nothing in the paper itself should reveal the author’s identity.  The author’s name, complete address, home, work, fax, telephone numbers, and e-mail address, as well as the title of the paper, should be included in a cover letter.

 

5) It is understood that, by submitting material for possible presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting, authors agree to allow the ACPA to hold the copyright to such material, should it be accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting and publication in the Annual Proceedings.  If the paper is accepted, you will sign a publication agreement with us.

 

6) Those who wish to have their papers considered for the ACPA Young Scholar’s Award (scholars 35 years of age or younger, regardless of academic position, are eligible) should indicate as much in their cover letters.

 

7) If you would like us to acknowledge that we have received your paper, please include with your submission a self-addressed, stamped postcard.

 

8) If you would like to comment on a paper or to chair a session, please let the ACPA Secretary know by sending e-mail (osborntm@stthom.edu) or by writing to the ACPA’s National Office.  Be sure to provide your e-mail address, as well as your fax, home, and work telephone numbers.

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