International journal of philosophy and theology call for papers essay prize 2016 2017

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International Journal of Philosophy and Theology Call for Papers: Essay Prize

2016-2017

Deadline: 1 May 2017

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The Fate of Metaphysics

Contemporary Western philosophy is marked by the presence of two relatively distinct and well recognized traditions: the ‘analytic’ and the ‘continental’ traditions Present-day differences between both traditions are particularly striking when one considers their respective views on the possibility of metaphysical thinking Analytic philosophy, while originally derived from a radical critique of metaphysics, has now developed a flourishing discipline of analytic metaphysics Continental philosophy, which for so long has been rooted in the history of metaphysics, has established various branches of post-metaphysical thought that all subscribe to the idea that

metaphysics is no longer possible.

The observation of such a remarkable and fairly paradoxical divergence between two different orientations in the contemporary history of metaphysics has hardly received attention in current philosophical debates and scholarship This call for submissions for the essay prize of

International Journal of Philosophy and Theology (IJP&T) will help fill this lacuna It

provides a well-defined and promising research perspective from which to address the question

of the contemporary divide between analytic metaphysics and continental post-metaphysical thought: the discovery of their conflicting views on theories of metaphysical need as defined by, among others, Kant, Schopenhauer and Dilthey

Submission Instructions

The competition is open to PhD-students and those within three years after their doctoral

graduation at the closing date Submissions will be judged on academic merit Two prizes will be awarded These may from the analytic or the continental tradition

Alternatively, they may move beyond this divide by (for example) having characteristics of both traditions

The winning essays will be published in IJP&T and each author will be awarded a prize of €300.

Essays that are under consideration for the essay prize cannot simultaneously be offered for publication as ordinary articles, but the editors may consider other essays besides the prize-winning essays for publication

The closing date days for entries for the 2016-2017 competition is 1 May 2017 Submissions

should conform to the IJP&T guidelines for submissions Word count: 5000 to 8000 words For

more information, read the Journal's full Instructions for Authors

Editorial information

 Editor-in-Chief: Walter Van Herck, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium

(walter.vanherck@uantwerpen.be)