Submissions are invited for a special issue of Philosophy in the Contemporary World to be published in 2005. The journal is a fully refereed, indexed, and copyrighted journal published by the Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World.
Philosophy in the Contemporary World welcomes creative and insightful papers on any ethical concept or problem relating to the ownership of common goods. By common goods we mean, broadly, shared resources, things held in common, and things of general interest or benefit to members of the community (understood locally or globally). Such goods include, but are not limited to, cultural artifacts, significant works of art, environmental goods (e.g., water, air, recreation areas, biodiversity, natural resources, beauty), intellectual property, pharmaceutical and biological technology, media and information. Theoretical papers on the nature of ownership and property, diverse cultural perspectives on ownership, alternatives to private property, limits of ownership or private property, and possibilities of shared ownership are welcome, as are applied papers on topics such as those listed.
Submission Deadlines: Completed papers due by March 1st, 2004.
Submissions should adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Papers must be original unpublished work.
2. Papers between 3500-5000 words (including footnotes and bibliography) are preferred; however, papers of exceptional quality of any length will be considered.
3. All materials, including the abstract, block quotations, and notes, should be double-spaced.
4. An abstract suitable for publication should be included with submission.
5. For style see the Chicago Manual of Style, latest edition. Or request a style sheet from the journal editor, Jim Sauer (jsauer@stmarytx.edu).
6. Papers should be submitted either electronically as an attachment (Microsoft Word or RTF) or in hardcopy via regular post.
Please direct all inquiries and submissions to one of the special issue editors:
Department of Philosophy and Religion Department of Philosophy
371 Holmes Hall Macquarie University
Northeastern University Sydney NSW 2109
General information about Philosophy in the Contemporary World is
available at http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/SPCWhm/Journal/Journal.htm