The Northern New England Philosophical Association was founded in 1972 by a group of philosophers from several northern New England institutions of higher learning for the purpose of promoting the study of philosophy and the exchange of philosophical ideas. The organization meets annually, usually on a Friday-Saturday in the second half of October. Institutions that have hosted the annual conferences more recently are:
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NNEPA took a two-year hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic.
A highlight of each NNEPA conference is the presence for the two days of an invited prestigious philosopher, who gives the Friday evening keynote address, often followed by a plenary panel session on her/his work on Saturday morning. Past conferences have featured distinguished keynote speakers, including Robert M. Adams, Robert Audi, Annette Baier, Jonathan Bennett, Ned Block, Robert Brandom, Michael Bratman, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Darwall, Hubert Dreyfus, Catherine Elgin, Bernard Gert, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Terence Irwin, Shelly Kagan, Patricia Kitcher, Christine Korsgaard, Alasdair MacIntyre, Joseph Margolis, John McDowell, Martha Nussbaum, Hillary Putnam, W. V. O. Quine, Robert Scharff, Charlotte Witt, and Robert Paul Wolf, Stephen Yablo.
NNEPA Officer
Executive Secretary: Paul McNamara, paulm@unh.edu, of University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
NNEPA History
Click here for a sketch of NNEPA’s origin and click the following for two videos on same: video 1 and video 2.
NNEPA is always trying to add to its recovery of our historical details, especially the earliest history, and we need your help. If you have any info on the meetings from 1972-1985 (e. g. mailed programs or just recollections of keynotes or locations), please contact:
Lloyd Carr at lcarr@rivier.edu
Dear NNEPA Friends,
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 complications, it is with great pleasure that I announce that the next, and 50th annual NNEPA conference will be at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, Fri-Sat, October 21-22, 2022. (I will be inhabiting the local role of President as well as that of Executive Secretary since UNH is my home base).
It is also with great pleasure that I announce that our distinguished visitor and keynote speaker will be Professor Daniel Dennett of Tufts University, Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, University Professor, and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. He is one of the most well-recognized names in philosophy, and one of the most recognized philosophers outside of philosophical circles. He is the author of a dazzling array of books, not all listed here:
Content and Consciousness (1969)
Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology (1978)
Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (1984)
The Intentional Stance (1987)
Consciousness Explained (1991)
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (1995)
Kinds of Minds: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness (1996)
Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds 1984-1996 (1998)
Freedom Evolves (2003)
Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (2005)
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (2006)
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (2013)
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (2017)
He also co-edited the delightful and unique work, The Mind's I (1981), with Douglas Hofstadter, as well as authoring over four hundred scholarly articles. To keep this close in length to our usual approximately 1-page announcements, I refer you to his home page at Tufts: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/, which contains a fuller bibliography, profiles, honors, talks/videos/interviews, links to past and present articles, among other treats.
Best,
Paul McNamara
NNEPA, Executive Secretary
Philosophy, UNH
Registration
The registration fee is:
- $40 for nonretired faculty,
- $20 for retired faculty,
- $0 for undergrads.
Meals - closed on Oct. 14
- There will be a conference dinner Friday night ($35).
- A conference lunch will be available on Saturday ($12.50).
- Meals are described on the first page at the registration site, and on the second page where you can make meal selections.
- You CANNOT opt for the Friday dinner or Saturday lunch AFTER October 14, the cut-off date for meals.
Friday Parking
There is a question on this at registration. We will reserve spots based on your answering the parking question at the online registration site. Again, this is time sensitive.
Registration Notes:
- You must first create a little account on the right side of the first page, but it is painless.
- Call for Session Chairs: At the end of the registration form, I ask you to list sessions you would be willing to chair. (You will be asked to chair at most one.) Chair duties are minimal at NNEPA essentially keeping presenters and session on time. Your help will be appreciated.
Please register for the conference soon and make your selections. You can do so here:
NNEPA 2022 Online Registration
There are two hotels available with group rates, both equidistant to UNH Durham (under 15 mins).
The two Hotel group rates are guaranteed through October 10. There are other events in the area, so it is best to secure soon.
Hampton Inn by Hilton Dover
9 Hotel Drive, Dover, NH 03820
603-516-5600
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/psmdohx-hampton-dover/
- Friday, Oct. 21st: 20 rooms, rate=$169
- Thursday, Oct. 20. & Saturday, October 22: rate= $169
- Room rate guarantee through Monday, Oct 10, 2022
- Book by calling the number above or using: https://group.hamptoninn.com/g3q8mq
- Free amenities: Breakfast, Parking, and WiFi
Comfort Inn & Suites, Dover
10 Hotel Dr, Dover, NH 03820
603-750-7507
https://www.choicehotels.com/new-hampshire/dover/comfort-inn-hotels/nh014
- Friday, Oct. 21st: 20 rooms, rate=$199.
- Thursday, Oct. 20. & Saturday, October 22: rate=$199.
- Room rate guarantee through Monday, Oct 10, 2022
- Book by calling the number above or using: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/DM46B8
- Free amenities: Breakfast, Parking, and WiFi
Final Call for Abstracts/Papers
Abstracts/papers (unpublished) may be on any philosophical topic, but presentations (in-person) will be limited to 25 minutes reading/presentation time. Send abstracts of 500-750 words and/or papers (suitable for 25-minute presentations) by September 1, 2022 to:
Paul McNamara UNH.NNEPA@unh.edu Subject: NNEPA 2022 Submission
Papers dealing with any aspect of Professor Dennett’s work are especially welcome and they will be considered for a possible Saturday morning plenary session devoted to his work.
Early submissions are welcome (but decisions will not likely be made until after Sept. 1).
We will also host a session for undergraduates to share their work in a collaborative environment. Undergrads should submit complete papers of no more than 2500 words by September 15, 2022 to:
Paul McNamara UNH.NNEPA@unh.edu Subject: NNEPA 2022 Undergrad Submission