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Attend a Philosophy Meeting or Conference

Feb 4, 1999

Interested in a dose of the academic scene in philosophy? Here's a roundup of upcoming academic meetings and conferences in the discipline. Watch this space for periodic updates.

PHILOSOPHY
January 29-31, 1999

"Philosophy and the Feminine," conference, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
Contact: Anne O'Byrne, Department of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville 27240.

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
January 29-February 2, 1999

"Naturalism and Its Discontents," meeting, Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, at Boston University, Boston.
Contact: Alfred I. Tauber, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 02215.

PLATO
February 19-21, 1999

"Plato's Epistemology and Metaphysics," colloquium, University of Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz.
Contact: Mark McPheran, University of Maine, 112 Main Street, Farmington, Me. 04938.

PHILOSOPHY
February 20-21, 1999

"Brown University Graduate-Student Conference," Brown University, in Providence, R.I.
Contact: Sarah Wright, Philosophy Department, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912.

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
February 25-27, 1999

"Naturalism and Spiritualism in American Philosophy," meeting, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, at University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Contact: Kenneth W. Stikkers, Department of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. 62901-4505.

PHILOSOPHY
February 26-27,1999

"Alienation," conference, Tennessee State University, in Nashville.
Contact: William H. Hardy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Tennessee State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, Nashville 37209.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
February 26-28, 1999

"Teaching Philosophy," conference, Marquette University, in Milwaukee.
Contact: Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Philosophy Department, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee 53233.

MEETING
March 5-6, 1999

Mid-South Philosophy Conference, at the University of Memphis.
Contact: Jack Purcell, Department of Philosophy, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37132-0073.

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
March 5-7, 1999

"The History of Logic," colloquium, University of Cincinnati, in Cincinnati.
Contact: John Martin, Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 45221.

METAPHYSICS
March 12-14, 1999

"Deconstruction and Reconstruction in Metaphysics," meeting, Metaphysical Society of America, in Boston.
Contact: Thomas Hibbs, Department of Philosophy, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167.

AESTHETICS
March 31-April 2, 1999

Meeting of Pacific Division, American Society for Aesthetics, in Pacific Grove, Cal.
Contact: Julie Van Camp, Department of Philosophy, California State University, 1250 Bellflowers Boulevard, Long Beach, Cal. 90840-2408.

MEETING
March 31-April 3, 1999

Pacific Division, American Philosophical Association, in Berkeley, Cal.
Contact: Anita Silvers, Department of Philosophy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco 94132.

PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY. APRIL 1-3

Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, in Louisville, Ky.

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3. Feb 16, 1999 11:38 AM
S: Thank you for the primatology report. I hadn't thought of hiring-hall/schoozefests in particular, but I guess that's the "politicking" carried to practical extremes. I enjoyed your note. ...

-- posted by Dan_Ellsworth

2. Feb 13, 1999 3:52 PM
Dan,

I'm not sure what Fred will have to say, but having been to a few philosophy conferences, they possess some or all of the properties to which you refer at one time or another. Much (and I mea ...

-- posted by SheraleeB

1. Feb 4, 1999 10:56 AM
Fred G., have you been to some of these events? Are they "Think 'til you drop", "Party hearty", "Take it easy", insomnia cures, mental revitalization, "networking" and politicking, chances to meet th ...

-- posted by Dan_Ellsworth

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