The First European Pragmatism Conference

The Relevance of American Philosophy


Rome, Italy
19-21 September 2012

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, address Università Roma Tre, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Via Ostiense 234

The conference is open to everyone and free of charge. The Nordic Pragmatism Network has received financial support from NordForsk.

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)

View the video greeting to the conference from Hilary Putnam:

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 31 May. Full text of accepted papers will have to be received by 31 August. Full papers must not exceed 4,000 words in length. A time slot of ca. 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 ca. 40 minutes presentation.

Graduate Student Call

This is a special additional CFP (supplementing the earlier ones) specifically directed towards graduate students and recent Ph.Ds (three years or less past the degree). There will be a session for graduate students at the conference. We anticipate there also being limited grant opportunities for American graduate students accepted from this set of applicants. Please state clearly, on your proposal, your status (graduate student or recent PhD, which university, date degree granted or estimated).

We are accepting submissions for contributed papers. Please send an abstract of 500 – 1000 words to europeanpragmatism@gmail.com before 1 May 2012.

Notification of acceptance will be done by 31 May. Accepted papers will have to be received by 31 August. Papers must not exceed 4,000 words in length and be adequate for ca. 40 minutes presentation.

Programme

An outline of the conference programme is now available. Please note that this outline may still be subject to changes.

Texts

Please note that these are draft papers not intended for quotation or further circulation.