Call for Papers: Merleau-Ponty Conference (fwd)

CALL FOR PAPERS The 1999 Meeting of the Merleau-Ponty Circle MERLEAU-PONTY, MIND AND BODY: PHILOSOPHICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH STUDIES July 29-August 2, 1999 Deadline for submissions: March 15, 1999 Papers should be 12-15 double spaced pages to be read in 20-30 minutes. Title of paper, name of author, address, and an abstract should be typed on a separate page. The purpose of this year's conference venue in Britain is to facilitate a productive exchange with European colleagues and to promote Merleau-Ponty studies to as diverse an audience as possible. To this end, papers from all disciplines and aspects of Merleau-Ponty studies will be considered primarily on the basis of academic quality. Furthermore, because the summer venue will provide increased program space, it may be possible to include more papers than is usually the case. Well written abstracts will be considered for inclusion, though full drafts will receive priority. French language panels will be possible so long as abstracts are provided in English. Conference Publication: Several major publishing houses are encouraging contributions in the area of psychology and philosophy. There is an acknowledged paucity of publications on Merleau-Ponty and psychology at a time when interest in this area is increasing; a publication of a selection of papers on this theme is expected to find a wide audience. The interdisciplinary nature of the book will appeal both to health care specialists and a general academic audience. Psychology would, in this context, be understood in broad terms to include existential- phenomenology, gestalt theory, psychoanalysis and psychiatry generally, as well as neuropsychiatry, cognitive science, theoretical biology and all forms of systems theory. Because these latter fields stand to benefit most from Merleau-Ponty scholarship, paper submissions that critically engage with natural science from the perspective of Merleau-Ponty's philosophical psychology are most likely to be considered for the publication. Wrexham has good transportation facilities and comfortable, cheaply priced accommodations will be available. See the conference web page for all details: http//www.newi.ac.uk/morleyj/ Please send submissions and inquiries to: James Morley, Ph.D. Department of Psychology N.E. Wales Institute, p.p. 20 Wrexham, LL11 2AW, UK Fax: 00-44-1978-290008; E-mail: morleyj(a)newi.ac.uk