2010 Northern New England Philosophica...
NNEPA
2010 Northern New England Philosophical Association Meetings
October 15-16, 2010
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
contact: dbanach@anselm.edu
The 2010 Keynote Speaker will be
Peter Godfrey-Smith of Harvard University.
"The Evolution of Meaning"
Professor
Godfrey-Smith's main research interests are in the philosophy of
biology and the philosophy of mind. He also works on pragmatism
(especially John Dewey), general philosophy of science, and some parts
of metaphysics and epistemology. He has written three books, Complexity
and the Function of Mind in Nature (Cambridge, 1996), Theory and
Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (Chicago, 2003),
and Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection (Oxford, 2009).
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~pgs/index.html
First Call for Papers
Papers may be on any topic, but should be limited to 25 minutes
reading time. Send papers or abstracts (500-750 words) by September 1,
2010 to:
Prof. David Banach, Dept. of Philosophy, SAC 1698, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH 03102
Or email:
dbanach@anselm.edu
There
will be a Plenary Session on the morning of Saturday the 16th devoted
to the work of Peter Godfrey-Smith. Submissions on his work are
especially enouraged.
In conjunction with its annual conference, the Northern New England Philosophical Association will host sessions for undergraduates
to share their work in a collaborative environment. Undergrads should
submit completed papers of no more than 2500 words to Prof. David
Banach by September 15, 2010.
dbanach@anselm.edu
