We welcome papers from different philosophical traditions and perspectives (whether historical or contemporary) that shed light on the relationship between agency, freedom, and moral responsibility. Authors might address questions such as the following:

• What characteristics define the human agent? Do any of these characteristics: Profide inherent limitations on the possibility of free human action? Ground the possibility of redemption for past transgressions? Justify our obligations to other agents? Or even more strongly, demand that we live a moral life?
• In what sense, if any, are agents free? Is the possibility of free action adequate justification for moral behavior?
• What role does (or should) the consideration of other agents play in our pursuit of a fulfilling life?
• How have conceptions of agency changed when two or more philosophical traditions have intersected?
• What is the status of non-human entities with regard to ethics?

Submission Deadline:
Friday 20 November 2009

Submitted papers should be no longer that 3,000 words, include an abstract of no more than 250 words, and be prepared for blind review. Send papers in .doc or .rtf format to Tara Kennedy (kennedyt@unm.edu). In the body of your email please include your name, paper title, institution, and indicate whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student. The program for the conference will be announced no later than 14 December 2009.

Each author selected for the program will be allotted 30 minutes (20 minutes speaking time and 10 minutes for discussion).