The 2019 edition of the Illinois Philosophical Association meeting will be held at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois on November 8th and 9th.  (Friday and Saturday)

The Presidential Address will be given by Professor Todd Stewart.

The conference is open to all.  The deadline for paper submission is August 1, 2019.  There is also a call for papers for the undergraduate essay prize.  Please submit papers to the IPA Secretary, Jonelle DePetro, at jmdepetro@eiu.edu.

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The Illinois Philosophical Association meeting is schedule for Friday and Saturday the 2nd and 3rd of November at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

Directions to Eastern Illinois University:
Directions page courtesy of EIU.

Parking Information:
Parking is free on Saturday.
Use this one day pass for Friday.

Program and Registration Form:
The Program (nearly complete)
Registration Form 2018

Restaurants:
Food in Charleston_2018

Hotel Accommodations:
U Hotel.  25 rooms have been set aside for the conference.  $60 a night plus tax.  Please contact the U Hotel directly at 217-348-8161 and reference the EIU PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT to take advantage of the discount.  NB: Reservations made online and through Travel Agencies (Hotels.com, Expedia, etc.)  will NOT be eligible for the discounted rate.

Keynote Address, “The Duty To Object,” by Dr. Jennifer Lackey, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Abstract:
We have the duty to object to things that people say. If you report something that I know is false or unwarranted, or potentially harmful to others, I may be required to say as much. In this paper, my aim is to explore in greater depth how to best understand this duty. I begin by highlighting two central features of this duty that distinguish it from others, such as believing in accordance with the evidence or promise-keeping. In particular, I argue that whether we are obligated to object is directly influenced not only by what other relevant members of the context or community do, but also by the social status of the agent in question. I then show that these features are shared by the duty to be charitable, and the similarities between these two duties point to a potentially deeper explanation: while promise-keeping is regarded as a classic perfect duty, charity is an imperfect one. I then show how the duty to object can be modeled on a particular conception of imperfect duties, one that takes the distribution of goods, including epistemic goods, to be central.

The 2018 edition of the Illinois Philosophical Association meeting will be held at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston, Illinois on November 2nd and 3rd.  (Friday and Saturday)

The Keynote Speaker is Jennifer Lackey, Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

The conference is open to all.  The deadline for paper submission is July 15, 2018.  There is also a call for papers for the undergraduate essay prize.  Please submit papers to the IPA Secretary, Jonelle DePetro, at jmdepetro@eiu.edu.

Please share the call for papers below:
IPA-2018-Call-for-Papers
IPA-2018-Student-Essay-Contest

The 2017 Illinois Philosophical Association meeting is schedule for Saturday and Sunday the 21st and 22nd of October at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL.  Pre-registration form.

Directions to NIU:
NIU’s visitor page.
Driving directions to NIU can be found here.
A PDF map of the NIU campus.
Mobile friendly interactive campus map.

Parking:
Holmes Student Center guests will have free parking.

Program:
Final Program

Accommodations:
NIU Hotel at Holmes Student Center

Don’t forget that on Friday, October 20th, NIU’s Philosophy Department is hosting the Kapitan Memorial Conference.

The 2017 edition of the Illinois Philosophical Association meeting will be held at Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, Illinois on October 21st and 22nd.  (Saturday and Sunday)

The Keynote Speaker is Joe Campbell, Professor of Philosophy at Washington State University.

The conference is open to all.  The deadline for paper submission is July 15, 2017.  There is also a call for papers for the undergraduate essay prize.  Please submit papers to the IPA Secretary, Jonelle DePetro, at jmdepetro@eiu.edu.

Three important notes about the 2017 IPA:

(1) The conference is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday rather than the traditional Friday and Saturday schedule.

(2) Sunday morning there will be a special session with APA Executive Director Amy Ferrer on the state of philosophy in Illinois.  People interested in participating in that panel discussion should email IPA President, Christopher Pynes, at CA-Pynes@wiu.edu.

(3) On Friday, October 20th, NIU’s Philosophy Department is hosting The Kapitan Memorial Conference in honor of Tomis Kapitan.  This conference is open to the public and all IPA participants are welcome.  More information to come.

Please print and share the call for papers below:
IPA 2017 Call for Papers
IPA 2017 Student Essay Contest

The Illinois Philosophical Association meeting is schedule for Friday and Saturday the 4th and 5th of November at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.

Directions to Illinois Central College:
Driving to ICC’s Main Campus use this link for a Google map.
A PDF map of the ICC main campus.
A PDF map of the Academic Building.

Parking Information:
Friday: Visitors can park in Lot V or any non-blue spot in Lots A & B.
Saturday: Open parking.

Program:
  Abstracts and Authors

Restaurants:
Google search results with vegan and vegetarian friendly list coming soon.

Hotels and Motels: (roughly in order of closeness to ICC):  We do not have an official conference hotel this year.

Stoney Creek Hotel
Address: 101 Mariners Way, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 694-1300

Pair-A-Dice Hotel and Casino
Address: 21 Blackjack Blvd, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 699-7711

Hampton Inn-Peoria East at the River Boat Crossing
Address: 11 Winners Way, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 694-0711

Best Western Plus Peoria
Address: 300 Eastlight Court, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 694-4959

Fairfield Inn & Suites East Peoria
Address: 200 Eastlight Court, Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 699-4100

Motel 6 (rated 2-stars)
Address: 104 W Camp St, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 699-7281

Super 8 East Peoria (rated 2-stars)
Address: 725 Taylor St, East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone:(309) 698-8889

The 2016 edition of the Illinois Philosophical Association conference will be held at Illinois Central College in Peoria, Illinois on November 4 and 5.

The Keynote Speaker is Philosopher Alfred Mele, The William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University.

The conference is open to all.  The deadline for paper submission is August 10th.  There is also a call for papers for the undergraduate essay prize.  Please submit papers to the IPA Secretary, Jonelle DePerto, at jmdepetro@eiu.edu.

Please print and share the call for papers below (with corrected submission deadline of August 10th):
IPA 2016 Call for Papers
IPA 2016 Student Essay Contest

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