MIDSOUTH PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE
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Memphis, TN
March 27-28, 2026
Call for Papers
The forty-seventh annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.
TBA (TBA) will deliver the Keynote Address, TBA.
There is a $60 registration fee for the conference, $40 for graduate students. Registration is handled through Eventbrite; instructions will be sent with notice of whether the submission has been accepted.
If you plan to attend the conference but will not submit a paper, please email the Registrar, Randall Auxier <personalist61@gmail.com>. Also, if you plan to bring a guest to the conference who is not presenting, you may register your guest for $40, which includes the conference dinner; please email Randall Auxier <personalist61@gmail.com>.
Papers in any philosophical area are welcome.
The Midsouth Philosophy Conference welcomes submissions from women and members of minority groups.
Graduate students who are currently enrolled in a MA or PhD program, or who finished their degree within the six months prior to the deadline for submission, are encouraged to apply for the Thomas Nenon Graduate Student Essay Prize.
Papers must not exceed a length of 3000 words. On the first page of your paper, include the following items:
1. word count - 3000 words maximum; the presentation must take no more than 25 minutes.
2. author's name.
3.academic status (professor, unaffiliated, graduate student).
4. highest earned degree (PhD, MA).
5. institutional affiliation (if any).
6. email address.
7. the paper's title.
8. and an abstract - 100 words maximum!
Papers which do not include all eight items will not be considered.
No more than one paper by the same author can be considered.
Submit your paper as a PDF to:
Title your file this way:
LastNameFirstName.pdf
for example: ArendtHannah.pdf
In the subject header of your email, put:
MPC Paper Submission
Papers must be submitted by February 1.
Papers will be reviewed by a committee. Notification of acceptance will be made via email. Submissions whose authors cannot be contacted through email will be rejected.
Each paper will have a commentator. Persons whose papers are accepted are expected to serve as commentators if asked. Others interested in commenting should email midsouth@lclark.edu by February 1, stating their availability and areas of interest. Graduate students who are not yet ABD are especially encouraged to volunteer.
Due to the size of the conference, we cannot accommodate special scheduling requests. You should submit a paper only if you can attend both days of the conference.
The conference will begin at 1:30 Friday afternoon.
The conference will conclude at 6:00 Saturday evening.
Rooms have been reserved at the Comfort Inn Memphis Downtown on 100 North Front Street. Make reservations as soon as possible. Telephone 901-526-0583. Be sure to identify yourself as a participant in the Midsouth Philosophy Conference.
Rooms may also be available at:
Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis-Beale Street
175 Peabody Place, 901-260-4000.
Holiday Inn Memphis-Downtown (Beale Street)
160 Union Avenue, 901-5255491.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Memphis Downtown
185 Union Avenue, 901-528-1800.
Moxy Memphis Downtown Hotel
40 North Front Street, 901-522-9700.
The Rambler
400 South Main Street, 901-460-7654.
Click here for hotels and driving directions to Rhodes College.
Click here for campus and parking maps.
Updated on 6 August 2025