Abstracts are sought for a collection of philosophical essays related to Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass). This volume will be published by Open Court Publishing (the publisher of The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, and The Undead and Philosophy, etc.) as part of their successful Popular Culture and Philosophy series. We are seeking abstracts, but anyone who has already written an unpublished paper on this topic may submit it in its entirety. Potential contributors may want to examine other volumes in the Open Court series.

Contributors are welcome to submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical interest that pertains to any or all of the books in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Contributors are also welcome to reference themes from The Golden Compass movie. The editors are especially interested in receiving submissions that engage the following perspectives: the mind-body problem, free will/determinism, personal identity, political philosophy, possible worlds, metaphysics of time, ontology, the problem of evil, the natures of good and evil, the nature of God, atheism, and ethics.

Please feel free to forward this to anyone writing within a philosophic discipline who might be interested in contributing.

Contributor Guidelines:

1. Abstract of paper (100–750 words)

2. Resume/CV for each author/coauthor of the paper

3. Initial submission may be by mail or email (prefer e-mail with MS Word attachment)

4. Submission deadline: Open (but initial decisions will be made around June 30, 2008, with papers being after that date on an as needed basis)

Mail:

Richard Greene

Department of Political Science and Philosophy

Weber State University

1203 University Circle

Ogden, UT 84408-1203

Email:

rgreene@weber.edu

philogirl@gmail.com

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