Society for Applied Philosophy Newsletter, September 2024

[Jon Cameron]

SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

Newsletter, September 2024

In this newsletter

• Reproductive Ethics and Public Philosophy: A Symposium Marking Mary Warnock’s Centenary | APA Live
• Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Lecture 2024
• Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2025 - CFP
• Funding opportunities
• SAP membership info

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Reproductive Ethics and Public Philosophy: A Symposium Marking Mary Warnock’s Centenary | APA Live

Mary Warnock’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology report, published 40 years ago in 1984, had a powerful influence in the UK and beyond, helping governments and the general public reach abiding resolutions regarding new reproductive technologies—even as ethical debates raged on about the old reproductive technologies. The intervening years have seen an efflorescence of excellent philosophical work on reproductive ethics and policy, as well as of the publicly engaged mode of philosophy that Warnock practiced and championed. This APA Live event, a collaboration between the APA and the Journal of Applied Philosophy, marks Warnock’s centenary (1924-2019) with a presentation and discussion of exciting new applied philosophical work on reproductive ethics and policy, and reflections on Warnock’s legacy. Introduced and moderated by Prof. David Archard (Queen’s University Belfast), the webinar features four younger scholars presenting new work on the frontiers of procreative ethics. The webinar also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the JOAP, a leading outlet for philosophical work in all areas of applied philosophy.

The event will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12 noon Eastern / 11 a.m. Central / 9 a.m. Pacific.  Registration required.

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SAP Annual Lecture 2024

Abortion and Democratic Equality

SAP Annual Lecture 2024 will be delivered by Japa Pallikkathayil (University of Pittsburgh)

Held at King's College London Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College, London

Thursday 17 October, 4.00-5.30pm

N.B. attendees are required to register in advance. 

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Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2025

Will be held at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, Gdansk, Poland, 27-29 June.

A Call for Papers is now open.  Deadline for submission is Monday 13 January 2025.

• Papers submitted for consideration must not have been published, or accepted for publication in final form, at the time of submission.
• Only one proposal per named individual is permitted (including co-authored papers and panel submissions)
• The conference will be an in-person (non-hybrid) event.

The conference will be an in-person (non-hybrid) event..

Further info:

• The conference will host up to 50 individual / co-authored papers across 10 concurrent sessions: typically 5 papers per session.
• Concurrent sessions will run for 40 mins each: 25–30 min for the speaker's presentation, 10–15 min for Q&A.
• The conference will host up to five panel sessions spread throughout the event.  Each panel will have a two hour time slot.  Panel sessions should not exceed 4 papers to allow sufficient time for presentation and Q&A.
• The conference will host 4 keynote speakers over 4 plenary sessions (see details below)
• Plenary sessions will run for 70 mins each: 45-50 min for the speaker's presentation, 20-25 min for Q&A.

Submission process:

Individual / Co-authored papers:

• Please submit a 1500 word abstract AND 300 word synopsis here.

Panel proposals:

• Please submit a 1500 word outline of the session along with a 300 word abstract for each of the papers in the panel here.

Submissions will be assessed following the deadline and an outcome will be advised late in February or early March 2025.

Keynote speakers include:

Jennifer Saul
(University of Waterloo)

Jeannette Kennett
(Macquarie University)

Ishani Maitra
(University of Michigan)

More information

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Funding opportunities

The society is proud to support a range of activities in applied philosophy.

• Event Funding of up to £3000. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 May, 01 September.)
• Doctoral Scholarship awards (up to £10,000 in year of award) - Awards are available to UK applicants and to applicants based in EU / EEA  EFTA countries   
  (Applications can be submitted from 01 May 2025.)
• Post-Doctoral Fellowships a one-year fellowship, worth £16,000 each, will be awarded each year to support post-doctoral research to be undertaken at a university in any country
• Research Trip support - financial assistance to enable those working in applied philosophy to pursue their research away from their home institution. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
• Teaching Relief  funding for limited teaching relief to support the completion of a research project (e.g. a monograph or journal article, grant application). (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
• Further Support The Society will also consider applications for other forms of research support not covered by the above schemes. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 April, 01 July, 01 October.)
  

Full information on SAP funding opportunities, and how to apply, can be found here.

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Membership

Membership of the SAP is open to anyone interested in its aims, whether or not they hold a philosophical qualification or are employed as a professional philosopher. Benefits include free subscription to the Journal of Applied Philosophy, reduced rates at the SAP Annual Conference, and access to SAP funding opportunities.

For further information, please visit the Society's Joining page.

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