Cfp: "John Dewey's 150th Birthday Celebration," Center for Inquiry, Amherst, October 22-24, 2009.

An International Conference on Dewey's Impact on America and the World. Papers should address some aspect of Dewey's work and its influence. Invited speakers include: Nadine Strossen, current President of the American Civil Liberties Union; Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University; Larry Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies; Ron Giere, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota. Reading time should be between 20-25 minutes. Please only submit papers for blind review. Papers should be sent via email in .pdf or .doc format. Please submit papers to: jshook@centerforinquiry.net Submitted papers due: September 1st, 2009.