Philosophical Society of South Africa, Annual Conference (2025) - Third Call
Jean du Toit
Dear Colleagues
The North-West University School of Philosophy is excited for the upcoming
annual conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, which will
take place from Wednesday 22 January 2025 to Friday 24 January 2025.
Below are some additional details for the conference.
Venue
The conference will be held at the scenic location of Stonehenge in Africa (https://www.stoneza.co.za/), situated in the Vredefort Dome. This region encapsulates the location of a meteorite impact that occurred more than 2 billion years ago (making it the second oldest astrobleme of this sort on Earth). The Vredefort Dome was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2005, and it is the only World Heritage site in Africa that is primarily under private ownership. We are excited to showcase this geologically noteworthy part of the North-West Province for the conference (https://www.vdome.co.za/).
Submissions
We welcome submissions on any philosophical topic. Abstracts are to be submitted by 31 August 2024. Early confirmation of acceptance is available for those who submit earlier – please remember to request early confirmation if you need it.
For individual paper presentations: Submit an abstract for anonymous review of approximately 350 words, with a maximum of 5 keywords. Please ensure that abstracts are prepared for blind review, with author details in a separate document or included in the email text.
For panel proposals or roundtables: Provide title, a concise description of the topic (approximately 500 words), a list of participating individuals, and titles for each paper that will form a part of the activity. We strongly encourage including abstracts for the papers featured in the panel as well (350 words). All materials should be anonymized for review purposes and participants need to indicate their willingness should the session proposal be accepted.
Submit abstracts to pssaconfe...@gmail.com.
Fee structure
The fee structure is as follows:
Single package
R5000 – Accommodation provided (Single room – 21, 22, 23 Jan – including the conference dinner and all other meals).
If you wish to stay for the 24th of January as well, there will be an additional cost.
Sharing package
R4000 – Accommodation provided (This price is per person for a double room – 21, 22, 23 Jan – including the conference dinner and all other meals).
Only conference attendance
R2000 – No accommodation (Own accommodation – but conference attendance, conference dinner, and all other meals are included).
*Prices include membership to the PSSA for the current year.
Some financial support will be provided for Postgraduate students
who are members of the PSSA.
Payment details
Payment should be made to the PSSA account (bank details provided below). Please include the following reference (pssa2025_YOURSURNAME) and confirm payment via email (pssaconfe...@gmail.com; CC: anne.v...@nwu.ac.za). In cases where a payment is made for more than one party, please ensure that you include all the names of those parties whose fees have been covered in your email.
Banking Details
Account Holder: Philosophical Society of Southern Africa
Bank: Standard Bank
Account Type: Cheque
Account Number: 252810406
Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ
Branch Code: 051001
Registration
Kindly use the following link to access the conference registration form: https://forms.gle/h7vaNLMhWzUPy3zW6
We look forward to hosting you at the North-West University in 2025.
Kind regards,
Jean du Toit (and the rest of the organising committee – Annè Verhoef, Yolandi Coetser, Elsie Bokaba, Miandra Crous, and Izette Minny).
For any inquiries, e-mail pssaconfe...@gmail.com or jean....@nwu.ac.za.