BOOK CFP: Ethics: A University Reader, Progressive Frontiers Press

The Progressive Frontiers Press, the Publishing House of the Philosophical Frontiers Journal, is preparing a number of books for publication. We are currently inviting authors to contribute to our book ‘Ethics: A University Reader’ (Working Title). We have already secured authors for many of the chapters, but are still seeking suitably qualified individuals to write the following:

The History of Ethical Thought
Utilitarian Ethics
Ethics of Care
Rights
Contractualism

If you are interested in writing any of the above, then please contact me at contact@frontierspublications.com with a copy of your academic CV and a statement of interest.

Further details are available below.

Ethics: A University Reader (Working Title). Information and Guidelines.

Focus

The book is intended to serve as a core university reader, which will discuss key issues in ethics. Chapters will be non-biased discussions of various themes, which will introduce the reader to the key concepts, theories and thinkers that are specific to the theme of the chapter in question.

The chapters should be written for an audience that has some philosophical knowledge, but which is not extensive. Therefore, approximate what you think a second year undergraduate student would be able to understand and engage with.

Each chapter should “stand-alone” in the sense that it will be possible to read the chapter in isolation from the rest of the book.

Word Count

Chapters should be between 7500 and 9000 words in length (excluding references/bibliography).

Therefore, chapters should be concise and clearly structured.

Deadlines

The provisional deadline for proposals for an assigned chapter’s content is the 1st of May, with the completed draft of to be submitted by the end of August. This will ensure that the book can be brought to market by the end of the year.

Commitment

If you agree to write a chapter then it is essential that you meet the deadlines in question.

Copyright

The book will have an international copyright license. However, authors may reproduce their chapters, or portions thereof, elsewhere with the proviso that this book is referenced as the first version of the publication.

Distribution

The book will be distributed internationally. It will be made available through online retailers and in selected bookstores.

Proceeds

The first £6,000 generated from sales will be used to fund the Philosophical Frontiers Conference, which will take place in 2012. All subsequent post-production earnings will be evenly split between the contributors.

Queries

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at contact@frontierspublications.com

Other Contributors

Once the full list of contributors is finalised, this will be circulated to all contributors.