International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME) - Call for Papers 2014

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
School of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA
School of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy

Call for Papers

International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME)
8th Annual Conference
(University of Athens, Athens, Greece,
July 9-12, 2014)


Theme: ‘Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond’

The final deadline for submitting abstracts is April 30th, 2014.

The 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry, co-organized by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina and the Department of Philosophy of the University of Athens, is to be held at the Main Building of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, in July 9-12, 2014. The theme for the conference is ‘Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond’.

Papers are welcome in any substantive area of moral, political, social, or legal philosophy (democracy, justice, liberty, equality, rights, liberalism, Marxism, communitarianism, civic republicanism, virtue ethics, ethics of care, bioethics, virtue epistemology, critical theory, hermeneutics, etc) and from any philosophical methodological approach. Proposals for papers may address a broad range of issues including, but not limited, to: Moral and Political Theory in Times of Crisis; Moral and Political Rhetoric in a Fractured Society; Theories of Democracy and the Crisis of Democracy; Democracy and the Crisis of Democratic Institutions; The Revival of Community and Civil Society; Friendship, Solidarity and Civil Society; Liberty, Tradition, and Reason; Ancient and Contemporary Conceptions of Liberty; The Reception of Antiquity in Contemporary Moral and Political Philosophy; Tradition & Modernity in the Philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre; MacIntyre’s Notion of the Aristotelian Tradition; MacIntyre’s Critique of the Enlightenment; Varieties of Contemporary Aristotelianism. In addition, there will be two special sections devoted on MacIntyre’s Reception in Greece and MacIntyre’s Reception in Continental Europe. It is not envisaged that all the papers presented at the conference will directly address the theme, and contributions devoted to all aspects of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre are most welcome.

Paper proposals should include a title, 300-400 word abstract and brief biographical information (no more than 100 words). Please, fill in the special form provided and email it to Eleni Leontsini (eleontsini@gmail.com). All abstracts will be submitted to blind peer review. Proposals from postgraduate research students are welcome.
Conference Application Here


The academic conveners for the Conference are Prof. Jeffery Nicholas (Providence College, Executive Secretary ISME) (jefferynicholas@gmail.com) & Dr. Eleni Leontsini (University of Ioannina/ISME member) (eleontsini@gmail.com). The local organizer is Eleni Leontsini.

Conference Location: The Conference will be held in the Main Building of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, at the centre of the city of Athens (http://en.uoa.gr). The opening session will take place in the Great Hall of the Main Building. Two parallel sessions will be held at the two historic lecture theatres (Amphitheatre “Ioannis Drakopoulos” & Amphitheatre “Alkis Argyriades”), both in the Main Building. The Main Building of the University of Athens is one of the most prestigious and historic buildings of the city of Athens, built in 1841 by the Dutch architect Hans Christian Hansen and decorated by the Austrian painter Karl Rahl, and is part of the famous “architectural Athenian trilogy”, standing in between the buildings of the National Library and the Academy of Athens. All facilities are renovated, fully equipped and air conditioned.

Accommodation: Accommodation options in various Athenian Hotels and University Halls will be posted in due course at the Conference web-site.