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Announcements Hume Studies. Beginning with the November 1993 issue, Hume Studies will move its editorial offices from the University of Western Ontario to the University of Utah. In addition, Professors Robert Muehlmann (University of Western Ontario) and Fred Wilson (University of Toronto) will turn over the editorship to Professors William E. Morris (University of Cincinnati) and Don Garrett (University of Utah). Professor Dorothy Coleman of the College of William and Mary will serve as Book Review Editor. In addition to articles, the redesigned and expanded journal will feature a regular book review section, an annual bibliography of work on Hume, and an index. Subscription prices are $3o.oo (U.S.) per year for institutions and $15.to per year for individuals. To subscribe, or for more information, write to the new editors at the following address: Hume Studies, Department of Philosophy, 338 Orson Spencer Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Call for Papers. The Philosophy Department at the University of Western Ontario, with the assistance of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, will be hosting a conference called "Logic and the Workings of the Mind: Ramus to Kant," on the relation between logic, epistemology , and "faculty psychology" in early modern philosophy in June x995. Papers are solicited on topics exploring the influence of early modern logic on early modern philosophy, or early modern "faculty psychology" on early modern logic. Topics could include, but are not restricted to: abstraction of concepts from sensory experience and debates over the nature and status of abstract ideas; accounts of conceptual clarity/obscurity, distinctness/confusion and their influence; accounts of the repugnance and comparison of ideas and their relation to theories of logical truth and contingency; relation between notions of conceivability/inconceivability and possibility/impossibility in early modern logic and philosophy; accounts of necessity and contingency and their relation to a priori and a posteriori modes of knowing, or treatments of the work of particular early modern logicians. Regardless of topic, papers should be primarily focused on the content of early modern logic textbooks. Deadline for submissions: September 1, 1994. For more information, contact Thomas M. Lennon, Early Modern Logic Project, Philosophy Department, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 3K7 or send e-mail to Lorne Falkenstein (LFalkens@uwovax.uwo.ca). [655] 656 JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 31:4 OCTOBER 1993 Callfor Papers. The University of Dayton Department of Philosophy announces the Twenty-First Annual Richard R. Baker Philosophy Colloquium on "Augustine on Human Goodness," to be held April 8- 9, 1994. While the Colloquium will focus on the theme of human goodness in Augustine's metaphysical , ethical, and political philosophy from 386 A.D.through 395 A.D., it welcomes papers related to the theme of human goodness found in Augustine 's later works including his theological writings. Papers should be about 35 minutes in reading length to allow for ample discussion. Due dates for abstracts and papers: January 1,1994. Please send two copies of your paper and a one-page abstract to Prof. Raymond Herbenick or Prof. Patricia Johnson, Department of Philosophy, Jesse Philips Humanities Center, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-1546. Callfor Papers.The Kant-Gesellschaft e. V., Bonn, has authorized the North American Kant Societyand Memphis State Universityto host the Eighth International Kant Congressin Memphis, March I-5, 1995. Both invited and submitted presentations willbe included. The theme of the conference is Kant's philosophy in general, though contributions are especially welcome concerning the essayZumEwigenFrieden,the 2ooth anniversaryof whose publication falls in the congress year. In addition, reports on the status of Kant studies in areas outside Western Europe and North America are solicited. Submitted contributions may be in English, French, or German; the deadline is March 4, 1994. Contributions should be sent to: Organizing Committee, Eighth International Kant Congress, Department of Philosophy, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN 38152. ...