ANTHROSOPHIA 2018: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Philosophy,

Anthropology, and Allied Disciplines

Dates: March 7th-10th, 2018

Location: Center for Human-Environmental Research

3400 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117

Call for Papers: 

Founded in 2015, Anthrosophia is an annual interdisciplinary conference bridging the fields of philosophy, anthropology, and allied social sciences. The conference is dedicated to the holistic investigation of the questions of how and why human societies organize themselves in the diverse ways that we do today, and have done in the past. The basic premise of Anthrosophia is that the fields of philosophy and anthropology have much more in common than is typically acknowledged. Philosophical claims about humans and human societies had to start somewhere and, indeed, they usually began as basic empirical generalizations about the nature of human behavior. Anthropology began as an offshoot from the field of philosophy in the early 19th century and it continues to carry the same fundamental set of theoretical building blocks with it into the present day. As an interdisciplinary conference, Anthrosophia aims to articulate the theoretical principles, methodological orientations, and empirical data that form the basis of philosophy and anthropology as traditionally distinct fields. Through this collaboration, we hope to identify persistent shortcomings and biases in our thinking about the nature of human social life and to find better ways forward.

Participants may give oral presentations of up to 20 minutes. If you

wish to present a paper, we ask you to submit a 150-word abstract

outlining your topic to [log in to unmask] by January

2nd. Please also indicate your preference about which day you would

like to present. (We do our best to accommodate these preferences

but we can’t make any promises!)

The Anthrosophia scholarly society also publishes a journal of the

same name. Papers presented at the Anthrosophia conference may be

considered for publication in this journal, though we also accept

unrelated submissions. For more information about the Anthrosophia

conference and the journal, please visit http://www.cherscience.org.

Conference Program Committee:

- Drew Chastain (co-chair), Loyola University New Orleans

- Grant S. McCall (co-chair), C.H.E.R. and Tulane University

- Karl Widerquist, Georgetown University SFS-Qatar

- Enzo Rossi, University of Amsterdam

Any questions about the conference should be directed to

Anthrosophia Conference Schedule

Wednesday, March 7th: 8-11pm: Welcome reception

The Other Bar

5039 Freret St., New Orleans, LA 70115

Thursday, March 8th: 9am-12pm: Paper presentations

12-1:30pm: Lunch break

1:30-5pm: Paper presentations

5-7pm: Wine and cheese reception

Friday, March 9th: 9am-12pm: Paper presentations

12-1:30pm: Lunch break

1:30-5pm: Paper presentations

8pm: Keynote address

(Free and open to the public)

“Anachronistic Minds: Transhumanism and the Myth of Stone Age Man”

Prof. Michael Hauskeller

Dept. of Philosophy, University of Liverpool, U.K.

Saturday, March 10th: 8-11:30am: Paper presentations

11:30am-1pm: Lunch break

1-5pm: Paper presentations

5-7pm: Farewell reception

Conference Registration*:

Student/unemployed registration: $25

Junior professional registration: $50

(Postdocs, Assistant Professors, etc.)

Senior professional registration: $100

(Associate and Full Professors, etc.)

*We ask that all conference participants remit registration fees as stated above. If these fees are a hardship and might prevent you from participating, please email [log in to unmask] to request a reduction.

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