deadline: 2009-02-28
The editors of the journal "Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy" would like to invite you to contribute an article to the twelfth and thirteenth annual volume of the journal. The twelfth volume will concentrate on "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy" (Deadline: 28th February 2009; publ. Sept. 2009). The thirteenth volume will focus on "David Hume's Epistemology and Metaphysics" (Deadline: 31st July 2009; publ. 2010). Guest Editors: Helen Beebee, Markus Schrenk Concerning the profile of the journal: - It is a high-level international journal. All articles are peer-reviewed, double blind. It has an outstanding scientific board. - It is strongly recommended e.g. by Peter Strawson, Christopher Peacocke, Nicholas Rescher - All articles are included into the Philosopher's index. - It is a bilingual journal (English/German) which usually has half of the articles in each language. Outline and Concept of the journal "Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy": The journal intends to provide a forum for articles in which classical philosophical texts are interpreted by drawing on the resources of logical analysis. By implementing logical analysis as an instrument of interpretation, the interpretive focus shifts from the more common, purely exegetical approach towards a given text to the systematic reconstruction of a theory that concerns the pertinent issues discussed. Characteristically, such a reconstruction establishes plausible interpretive criteria, which make it possible to ascribe to the author a systematic theory. Such a theory can then be carefully elucidated and developed further. In this way, novel questions can be put to an author, and profitably pursued within the framework of the established logical reconstruction. On the whole, this approach promises to shed new light on classical texts, making them even more fruitful in dealing with the controversial issues of modern philosophy. The languages of publication are English and German. All papers have to be prepared for peer-review double blind refereeing. Electronic submissions are preferred. Each paper should begin with a short abstract. Further information concerning the precise format can be ordered by mail or e-mail and can also be found on http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/pla/ Please send papers to the editors: Prof. Dr. Uwe Meixner Universität Regensburg Institut für Philosophie 93040 Regensburg Germany E-mail: Uwe.Meixner@psk.uni-regensburg.de or Prof. Dr. Albert Newen Institut fuer Philosophie Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum Universitaetsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany E-mail: albert.newen@rub.de Please send reviews to: Dr. Markus Schrenk, E-mail: markus.schrenk@nottingham.ac.uk If you have any questions, please ask Prof. Newen (albert.newen@rub.de) We would be very pleased to receive your article.