Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Submission Guidelines
- Submission is open to all students enrolled for undergraduate study at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2006-2007 academic year.
- Papers may deal with any philosophical issue, period, or field of inquiry.
- Papers should be approximately 10-15 pages in length (double-spaced typescript). Longer papers will be considered but may require revision to fit a 20 minute presentation limit.
- All papers are subject to blind review. The author's name and institution should be identified clearly our standard Cover Sheet, not the paper itself.
- Each paper should be accompanied by an abstract that will be published on the World Wide Web, in the Conference Program, and in the Conference Proceedings.
- Submission may be made in any of three ways:
- Surface Mail Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
- Email: Philosc@Oneonta.edu
- Fax: (607) 436-2653 (please be sure to number the pages: our machine sometimes spits them across the room)
- If you use surface mail or fax, please send an electronic copy of your paper as well: email, 3.5" disk, or CD -- please specify your word-processing program.
- Prizes include President's Awards for exemplary presentations as well as special awards for papers in (1) Asian and Comparative Philosophy and (2) Philosophy of Science. Dominick Roda Awards honor exceptional performance as a discussant. Award-winning essays, as well as other selected papers, will be published by Oneonta Philosophy Studies. Decisions of the Conference Committee are final.
- No student may submit more than two papers in any given year. Previously published papers will not be considered.
- Preference will be given to papers received by January 26, 2007.
Department of Philosophy
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820-4015
Website constructed and maintained by
Douglas Shrader / Department Chair
Philosc@Oneonta.edu
November 16, 2006
