10 August 2011
The schedule for our upcoming meeting is now online.
30 April 2011
The Fall 2011 meeting of the Alabama Philosophical Society will be held September 23-24, once again in Pensacola, Florida. Deadline for submitting papers or undergraduate contest essays is July 22nd; deadline for reserving a room at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel (866-916-2999) is August 30th (mention group code ALP).
We’re also pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for our September meeting will be Michael Watkins of Auburn University.
Check back for further updates.
30 August 2010
Abstracts have now been added. And there was much rejoicing.
28 August 2010
The schedule for our upcoming meeting is now online. Abstracts will be added soon.
1 May 2010
We’re pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for our September meeting will be John Heil of Washington University in St. Louis.
23 February 2010
The Fall 2010 meeting of the Alabama Philosophical Society will be held September 24-25, in a new venue: Pensacola, Florida. Deadline for submitting papers or undergraduate contest essays is August 16th; deadline for reserving a room at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel (866-916-2999) is August 24th.
Check back for further updates.
9 November 2009
Check out this write-up of two-time student essay award winner Jonathan Cobb.
8 November 2009
Our URL has changed from http://www.geocities.com/ALPHILSOC to http://alphilsoc.org. The old address will redirect to the new one for a while, but probably not indefinitely.
28 September 2009
There’ve been some revisions and updates to the schedule.
18 September 2009
The schedule for our upcoming meeting is now online.
15 May 2009
The undergraduate essay contest page has been revised and updated.
In other news, Yahoo is retiring its Geocities addresses, so the URL of this site will be changing in a few months. Watch this space for an advance announcement.
1 May 2009
The Fall 2009 meeting of the Alabama Philosophical Society will be held October 2-3, in our usual venue of Orange Beach, Alabama. Deadline for submitting papers or undergraduate contest essays is August 17th; deadline for reserving a room at the Hilton Beachfront Garden Inn (251-974-1600 / 877-782-9444) is September 18th.
Our Keynote Speaker will be David Christensen of the University of Vermont and Brown University.
Check back for further updates.
24 September 2008
Our business lunch will be at
The Hangout (101 E. Beach Blvd. in Gulf Shores); from the hotel, head west (toward Gulf Shores) on Perdido Beach Blvd. (becomes E. Beach Blvd.) 3.67 miles. See you at the beach!
The conference schedule for our 2007 meeting is now online.
The Fall 2007 meeting of the Alabama Philosophical Society will be held
September 21-22, back in our old venue in Orange Beach, Alabama. Please note that this is about A MONTH EARLIER THAN USUAL, and the DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS IS AUGUST 7TH. Mark your calendars!
Exit 73, Route 82 (= McFarland Blvd.). If going South/West on 20/59, go right (= NW). If going North/East on 20/59, go left (= NW).
Go several miles and exit onto Jack Warner Parkway (that’s the exit right after Campus Drive). Go west (right, looping around), towards The University of Alabama.
Go about a mile and take a left at the first traffic signal, onto McCorvey Drive.
In 1 block, you'll come to a traffic light (on McCorvey). Bear right (to stay on McCorvey).
Then take the first left. The parking lot nearest to the AIME building will be right there. You won't be ticketed during the conference.
Exit 76, US 11, toward East Tuscaloosa/Cottondale.
Turn left onto Woodland Hills Drive. Keep to the left to stay on that road.
Turn right onto Skyland Blvd East/US 11.
Turn slight right onto Doris Pate Drive.
To get to the 20/59 from the AIME Building:
Go right onto McCorvey.
Bear left at light, to go down hill, toward Jack Warner Parkway.
Take a right at the light, onto Jack Warner Parkway.
Go about a mile and exit right to Route 82 (= McFarland Blvd.).
Go about 5 miles and look for the signs to 20/59. The South/West entrance is on the right. The North/East entrance is on the left.
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The University of Montevallo is located in Shelby County, approximately 30 miles south of Birmingham. The campus is located approximately 9 miles from the Shelby County Airport exit (Exit 234) off Interstate 65.
Interstate 65 South Exit 234 – Shelby County Airport Left at the end of the ramp (Pass gas stations and bank) 2.0 miles – Right onto County Road 22 West 3.0 miles – Left at traffic light onto Highway 119 South 3.0 miles – Pass “Welcome to Montevallo” sign At 3rd traffic light, turn right onto Boundary Street Cross into campus; at 2nd stop sign, turn right onto King-Harman Street Comer Hall is the first building on the left after the 1st cross-street (Bloch Street) Park in any non-handicap space. |
The University of Montevallo is located in Shelby County, approximately 60 miles north of Montgomery. The campus is located approximately 9 miles from the Calera exit (Exit 231) off Interstate 65.
Interstate 65 North Exit 231 Calera – Highway 25 – University of Montevallo Highway Left at the end of the ramp onto Highway 25 South 1.0 mile – Left at traffic light onto Highways 25 & 31 2 Blocks to Second traffic light – Right onto Highway 25 South 6.0 miles to green “University of Montevallo” sign Right onto Highway 155 North At first traffic light turn right onto 119/Main Street At 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Boundary Street Cross into campus; at 2nd stop sign, turn right onto King-Harman Street Comer Hall is the first building on the left after the 1st cross-street (Bloch Street) Park in any non-handicap space. |
APS Vice-President Chase Wrenn: The Eclipse is one of the most important benefits of holding the conference at Montevallo.
APS Secretary-Treasurer Torin Alter: 1. It’s owned by a philosopher with excellent taste, and everything about the place reflects this. It’s simply the way a café/bookstore should be.
2. The food and atmosphere are great.
3. They hold fun trivia contests regularly. How cool is that?
4. I personally vouch for its way-coolness.
APS President Michael Patton: We will host a special APS Trivia Game, with a $50 grand prize for the winning team, on Friday night.
We have a lot of great milkshakes (made from scratch, ’natch), pastries, breakfast items, sandwiches,salads, soups and adult beverages.
We have the best Martinis in the Free World.
When the owner has a bit to drink, he buys beer for people.
If Torin brings a guitar, we’ll have a lying angel to serenade us.
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