Abstract

The Metaphysical Society of America announces a call for papers for its 1997 meeting at Vanderbilt University. Recent attacks on essentialism along with new developments in anthropology and genetics raise once again important questions about the unity, uniformity, and uniqueness of human nature. The Program Committee seeks work at the interface of metaphysics and the empirical sciences, but welcomes papers addressing any aspect of the theme of human nature. Essays on the moral, social, and political consequences of divergent conceptions of human nature are also gladly received. Historical studies should explore the contemporary implications of their results. Send papers to the Chair of the committee: Dr. John J. Stuhr, Department of Philosophy, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 1996.