The First European Pragmatism Conference
The Relevance of American Philosophy
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Rome, Italy 19-21 September 2012 |
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Introduction
The Nordic Pragmatism Network and the Associazione Pragma (Italy) jointly organize the First European Pragmatism Conference in Rome, Italy, 19-21 September 2012. The purpose of the conference is for the first time to bring together different European groups and individuals working on the tradition of pragmatism and American philosophy.
The focus of the conference is on a better understanding of the contemporary relevance of American philosophy in general, and pragmatism in particular. American philosophy is here considered as a proper philosophical tradition, distinguished from, and capable of a dialogue with other traditions.
Venue
The conference takes place at the University of Rome III in 19-21 September 2012. The conference will last for two and a half days, and consists of ca. 20 half-day panels with four presentations each.
The opening sessions will take place at the Aula Magna. More information about the location of the other sessions will be available during summer 2012.
The organizers have made hotel reservations for the speakers. The conference is open to everyone and free of charge. The Nordic Pragmatism Network has received financial support from NordForsk.
Invited panel organizers include Patrick Baert, Mats Bergman, Rosa M. Calcaterra, Ramon del Castillo, Daniel Cefai, Umberto Eco, Rossella Fabbrichesi, Matthew Festenstein, Roberto Frega, Mathias Girel, Christopher Hookway, Sandra Laugier, Giovanni Maddalena, Jaime Nubiola, Sami Pihlström, Emil Visnosky.
The organizing committee:
- Rosa M. Calcaterra (Università Roma Tre)
- Roberto Frega (Institute for Advanced Studies, Paris)
- Giovanni Maddalena (University of Molise)
- David Hildebrand (University of Colorado Denver)
- Sami Pihlström (University of Helsinki)
- Henrik Rydenfelt (University of Helsinki)
General Call for Papers
The organizers invite paper proposals from European and non-European scholars to three to four half-day sessions. Papers are expected to offer new, creative perspectives stemming from the background of pragmatism and American philosophy in any possible field of philosophical relevance.
To participate in the call, please send an abstract of 500-1000 words to europeanpragmatism@gmail.com before 1 April 2012. You will receive a note confirming receipt of the abstract on 2 April 2012. Should you not receive this note, please resubmit your abstract.
Notification of acceptance will be done by May 31st. Accepted papers will have to be received by August 31st. Full papers must not exceed 4,000 words in length and be adequate for a 40 minutes presentation.
If accepted to the programme, the abstract text will be displayed on this webpage. A time slot of 40 minutes will be allotted for each paper.
Young Nordic Call
The Nordic Pragmatism Network invites paper proposals to a session intended for young Nordic scholars. As part of the Network’s efforts to increase student mobility, the travel costs of two to three young scholars (advanced undergraduates, doctoral students and recent Ph.Ds) studying or working at a Nordic university can be covered by the Network’s funds, if accepted to the programme. The costs covered include accommodation and reasonable airfare from a Nordic country.
To participate in the call, please send an abstract of 500-1000 words to info@nordprag.org by 1 April, 2012. Also include a brief CV with the following information:
- Most recent degree and year of graduation
- Home university and position
- List of publications (if applicable)
- Brief description of research interests (about 100 words)
Full papers must not exceed 4,000 words in length and be adequate for a 40 minutes presentation. If accepted to the programme, the abstract text will be displayed on this webpage.
Programme
The conference programme will be available on this webpage during the summer 2012.
