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Ephemeris 2010

Ephemeris is an undergraduate journal of philosophy, student-run and dedicated to harvesting exceptional undergraduate writing grounded in the distinct value and interest of the philosophical endeavor.

Contributions: Contributions are solicited in all areas of the philosophical discipline, including but not limited to political theory, metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, religion, feminist philosophy, philosophy of race, eastern philosophy, and the philosophy of mind. Contributions can take the form of essay, article, book review or short note.

We must retain full editorial discretion in altering work for publication.

Submission: All work must be submitted as electronic copy in standard Word or RTF format. Footnotes are preferable to endnotes. Suitable stylistic guides are the MLA standard or the Chicago Manual. Simultaneous submission is acceptable on condition of immediate notification if the paper has been accepted elsewhere.

Be sure to include your name, postal and email address, and the university or college in which you are enrolled as an undergraduate.

Email: Please send your work or inquiries to <ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>. You should receive a confirmation of receipt shortly.

Date: The next issue of Ephemeris will be the 2010 edition.

Submission deadline is February 15, 2010.

We want to thank those who submitted work for our 2009 edition of Ephemeris.

Thank you for a bountiful harvest.

Copies of 2009 edition are available upon request.

Table of Contents

Repression and Sublimation in Horkheimer and Freud
Jordan Bartol   
University of Windsor, Ontario          

Michel Foucault and the Paradox of Writing About Madness        
Michael DaSilva 
University of King's College, Halifax, NS               

On Familial Bonds and Exorbitant Toil: The Violinist and People-Seeds   
Douglas C. Dreier       
Cornell University              

Gettier’s ‘Smith/Jones’ Thought-experiment      
Zak Harmon      
Hendrix College         

Humean Compatibilism, the Self, and Drosophila  
James Hoskins   
University of Missouri-Kansas City              

The Practical Value of Abandoning Selfhood      
David Ludwig    
Union College           

Epistemological Skepticism      
Jennifer-Wrae Primmer   
University of Saskatchewan              

Hayek and Hegel's Theory of Civil Society       
Jacob Roundtree         
Colby College           

Affect-Backed Norms or Norm-Backed Affect?      
Jonathan Whiteley       
The University of Sheffield             

Please direct all correspondence to <ephemeris.uc@gmail.com>