Invigorating Philosophy for the 21st Century Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Conference 2014 (July 16-19 UMass Lowell).

Peirce Centennial 2014.
Deadline for panel proposals: Feb 1^st, 2013. Deadline for papers: Sept 1^st, 2013.

Call for Papers: Fifth Online Consciousness Conference

Daniel Dennett will give an invited talk. The conference will take place from February 15-March 1, 2013
"Papers in any area of consciousness studies are welcome (construed widely so as to include philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science, as well as the cognitive sciences) and should be roughly 3,000-4,000 words. Submissions made suitable for blind review should be sent to consciousnessonline@gmail.com by January 5th 2013."

More  details here: http://consciousnessonline.com/2012/10/19/cfp-fifth-online-consciousness-conference/

Albert Camus on Poverty

[An old post from Multiply. This passage is from his Lyrical and critical essays. Edited by Philip Thody. Translated by Ellen Conroy Kennedy.]

Poverty, first of all, was never a misfortune for me: it was radiant with light. Even my revolts were brilliant with sunshine. They were almost always, I think I can say this without hypocrisy, revolts for everyone, so that every life might be lifted into that light. There is no certainty that my heart was naturally disposed to this kind of love. But circumstances helped me. To correct a natural indifference I was placed halfway between poverty and the sun. Poverty kept me from thinking all was well under the sun and in history; the sun taught me that history was not everything. I wanted to change lives, yes, but not the world which I worshiped as divine. I suppose this is how I got started in on my present difficult career, innocently stepping into the tightrope upon which I move painfully forward, unsure of reaching the end. In other words, I became an artist, if it is true that there is no art without refusal or consent.

 [Image culled from: http://www.amazon.com/Lyrical-Critical-Essays-Albert-Camus/dp/0394708520]

Quick Studies: The Best of Lingua Franca

Quick studies: The best of Lingua Franca  edited by Alexander Star is my recent read for November. Actually, reread a bunch of other things but this compilation was quick. I used to read this on the internet.
[Image culled from: http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Studies-Best-Lingua-Franca/dp/0374528632/]

De La Salle University 2013 Research Congress: Call for Abstracts

Just got this in the mail. 

Research Congress 2013

Organized by De La Salle University

March 7-9, 2013

CALL for ABSTRACTS

Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 20, 2012

The Research  Congress 2013 (formerly the Science and Technology Congress) is an annual event organized by De La Salle University which will be held on March 7-9, 2013. This year’s theme is “ A Commitment to Serve: Lasallian Research for the Next 100 Years”. The congress provides an opportunity for researchers, educators and students to disseminate their research outputs and a venue for discussion and exchange of new ideas and application experiences, and to find partners for future collaboration. 

We invite the academic community, our partners and research collaborators to submit abstracts on research related to Science and Technology, Technopreneurship, and on Food, Nutrition and Health. Research papers in the academic disciplines and other allied fields are also welcome. A ONE-PAGE abstract of approximately 400-500 words must clearly state the problem, objectives, methodology, discussion of results and conclusion. Accepted abstracts will be presented during the parallel sessions of the congress, and its full papers will be published in the proceedings in CD form.

Submission steps and important guidelines:
Abstract Submission
Opens: October 19, 2012
Closes: November 21, 2012
Notification: December 15, 2012
Submission of Full Paper:  February 6, 2013 (camera-ready full paper)

The corresponding authors are requested to select the research  area listed below that best describes the abstract to be submitted. Abstracts are then to be submitted at the following addresses corresponding to the area selected:

Research  Area	Address for submission
Food, Nutrition and Health	rescongress.cos@dlsu.edu.ph
Human Centric Technology	rescongress.ccs@dlsu.edu.ph
Learners and Learning Innovations	rescongress.ced@dlsu.edu.ph
Women, Children and Family	rescongress.cla@dlsu.edu.ph
Environment, Energy and Sustainability	rescongress.gcoe@dlsu.edu.ph
Technopreneurship	rescongress.cob@dlsu.edu.ph
Others	rescongress@dlsu.edu.ph

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

General Format:

·         The ONE-PAGE Abstract should have a 12 point Times New Roman font, single-spaced  with 1-inch margins (side and top/bottom)

·         The document should be submitted as either word document or pdf file. Send the abstract to the correct address corresponding to the relevant topic area listed above.

Abstract Title:

·         Title should be concise and clearly identify the nature of the study.

·         The title should be in ALL CAPS, using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Center the title on the page.

Authors:

·         List all authors two lines below title (still centered), in normal 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

·         List the institutional or organizational affiliation on a new line after each author’s name

Text

·         Text should start on the left-hand side of the page two lines below the author’s name

Kindly refer to the following downloadable sample abstract and full paper.

·         http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/dlsu_research_congress/2013/_pdf/RESEARCH%20CONGRESS%202013%20SAMPLE%20ABSTRACT%20FINAL.pdf

·         http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/dlsu_research_congress/2013/_pdf/RESEARCH%20CONGRESS%202013%20format%20FINAL.pdf

You are all invited to participate in the 2013 Research Congress. You may email urcodir@dlsu.edu.ph for pre-registration. Kindly send the filled up downloadable registration form on or before March  1, 2013.

·          http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/dlsu_research_congress/2013/_pdf/REGISTRATION%20FORM%20Research%20Congress%202013.pdf

For inquiries you may email to rescongress@dlsu.edu.ph.

Charles S. Sanders Peirce Society

The Charles S. Sanders Peirce Society just listed readingandphilosophy.blogspot.com and its post gathered from SAAP (Feminist Pragmatism in Place).  Nice! I have been thinking of joining that, with the limited resources on Peirce here in Manila.

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir by Norman Malcolm

For September, I have been rereading some things apart from the comics that I have been following. This October, I have just finished reading Norman Malcolm's account of his friendship with Ludwig Wittgenstein. There are parts of the book that would be better appreciated by familiarity with the Tractatus, Philosophical Investigations and On Certainty.
    But for the most part, having some familiarity with Wittgenstein's ideas ("picture theory of propositions", family resemblance etc.), difficult and varied as some of them might be, would be enough. I think some might be more interested in how Wittgenstein was as a friend, teacher and philosopher. I was not surprised with his dim view of "professional philosophy."

[Photo culled from:  http://www.amazon.com/Ludwig-Wittgenstein-Memoir-Norman-Malcolm/dp/0199247595/ref=la_B001HD19W2_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350060196&sr=1-1]