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Call for Papers Theme: Contemporary Language, Logic, and Metaphysics Subtitle: African and Western Approaches Type: International Conference Institution: University of the Witwatersrand Location: Johannesburg (South Africa) Date: 14.–16.8.2017 Deadline: 20.4.2017 __________________________________________________ This conference aims to explore contemporary developments in the philosophy of language, logic, and metaphysics that fall wholly within either African or Western philosophical traditions, as well as scholarship exploring the interconnections of these areas of philosophy, both with one another and across these two currently disparate traditions of African philosophy and Western analytic thought. Keynote speaker: Prof Saul Kripke, (CUNY Graduate Center): ‘Naming and Necessity Revisited’ We invite submission of abstracts for paper presentations on any topics within the contemporary philosophy of language, philosophical logic, or metaphysics in either or both of these philosophical traditions. Abstract submission deadline: 20 April 2017 Abstracts of 500 words should be submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cllm2017 Accepted papers should be suitable for a 40-minute presentation (approximately 4,000 words). There are limited funds available towards travel costs for South African scholars and African scholars based elsewhere on the continent to speak at the conference. We invite submissions from graduate students as well as professional philosophers. We especially encourage submissions from members of groups that are underrepresented in academic philosophy in South Africa. We aim to run an inclusive conference and will do our best to ensure that it is fully accessible for philosophers with disabilities. If you would like any further information, please contact Monique Whitaker at: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
