The Philosophy and Culture Area is a welcoming and inclusive group which seeks any and all papers that explore the intersection of philosophy and culture. We typically run 7-8 sessions each year. All philosophical approaches welcome. Non-philosophers must make clear the connection of their project to the philosophical tradition.
This year we especially encourage abstract submissions on two topics, broadly construed:
- Philosophy and Music (we will be in Seattle, after all!)
- Robots/AI Culture (there will be publication possibilities related to these sessions)
The number of panels for each of these special sessions will likely be limited to two each, leaving four sessions to be determined later. In other words, half of this year’s program will be dedicated to other topics. For a list of some previously presented papers, see below.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone number). You must be a member of the PCA to submit an abstract. ONLY abstracts submitted through the PCA/ACA website may be considered for inclusion in the conference program.
Please send all inquiries to the Philosophy and Culture Area Chair:
Jim Okapal, Ph.D.,
Missouri Western State University
(816) 271-5686
A SHORT LIST OF PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PAPERS
- Cylons are People Too: Battlestar Galactica on Personhood and Biopolitics
- The Philosopher from Another Place: Understanding Lynchian Metaphysics
- The Rise of Public Philosophy: Bringing Philosophy Out of the Classroom
- What’s So Funny? How Comedy Reveals Boundaries by Crossing Them
- The Secret History of the Birth of Tragedy
- Confucius, Socrates and Asimov Walk into a Bar—and in front of a Driverless Car
- Pop! Goes the Rhizome: Deleuze and Pop Culture
- The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Replication: Record Collecting as a Focal Practice
- Commodity Fetishism and the Posthuman Object
