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Philosophical Quarterly essay prize: deadline approaching

A reminder that the deadline for the Philosophical Quarterly essay prize is 1st November, 2014.  Details are here and pasted below.

The Philosophical Quarterly invites submissions for its 2014 international prize essay competition, the topic of which is ‘Humans and Other Animals’.

What lessons can we learn from thinking about our relations with non-human animals? For instance:

  • What are the differences, and what are the similarities, between capacities for cognition and agency in humans and other animals?
  • What moral constraints, if any, are there on our treatment of them?
  • Which theoretical perspective gives the best answers to questions about the morality of our relations with non-human animals?
  • Might it be our moral duty to prevent animals from harming each other?
  • Are there good moral objections to eating meat from animals genetically engineered to be unconscious?

We welcome submissions of 8,000 words or fewer addressing these or other questions about humans and other animals.

Essays should be typed in double spacing. Electronic submission is preferred and contributions may be sent as email attachments to pq@st-andrews.ac.uk. Most formats are acceptable, but PDF is preferred.

Alternatively, non-electronic submissions may be sent to the address below. Three copies of each essay are required and these will not be returned. All entries will be regarded as submissions for publication in The Philosophical Quarterly, and both winning and non-winning entries judged to be of sufficient quality will be published. The closing date for submissions is 1st November 2014.

All submissions should be headed ‘Human’s and Other Animals’ Prize Essay Competition (with the author’s name and address given in a covering letter, but NOT in the essay itself) and sent to:

The Journal Manager
The Philosophical Quarterly
University of St Andrews
KY16 9AR
Scotland
UK

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Philosophy events, week of 6th October

Research seminars next week (more information):

  • Patrick Todd (University of Edinburgh) at Glasgow’s Senior Seminar on Tuesday, 7th October.
  • Ophelia Deroy (University of London), “Multisensory integration, and the many unities of consciousness,” at Edinburgh’s Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Reading Group on Wednesday, 8th October.
  • Nick Treanor (University of Edinburgh), “The Proper Work of the Intellect,” at Stirling’s Visiting Speaker Seminar on Thursday, 9th October.

Other events next week (more information):

  • Ben Sachs (University of St Andrews), “Should universities be required to set aside places for impoverished students?,” at St Andrews’ Philosophy Society on Monday, 6th October.
  • Tom Cochrane (University of Sheffield) at Edinburgh’s Philosophy Society on Thursday, 9th October.
  • Political Thought in the Early Modern Period (North Sea Seminar for Early Modern Philosophy), St Andrews, 10th – 11th October.  Speakers: Hannah Dawson (New College of the Humanities), Lena Halldenius (Lund University), Adamas Fiucci (Chieti), Johan Olsthoorn (LSE), Veronika Szanto (Eotvos Lorand University), Steph Marston (Birkbeck), Alfonso Vergaray (California University of Pennsylvania),  Martin Otero-Knott (Cambridge), Annelien De Dijn (Amsterdam), Jan Kvetina (Charles University).
  • Non-Alethic Aims of Enquiry, St Andrews, 11th – 12th October.  Speakers: Derek Ball (St Andrews), Nancy Cartwright (Durham/UCSD), Jane Friedman (NYU), Allan Hazlett (Edinburgh), Juha Saatsi (Leeds), Andreas Stokke (Umea).