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CFA: ISCP at APA Eastern, Baltimore, 2026

June 16, 2025 /
Call for Abstracts
International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP)
APA Eastern Division Meeting
January 7–10, 2026 | Baltimore, Maryland
The International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) invites submissions for two group sessions at the 2026 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA).
We welcome proposals on any area of Chinese philosophy, including comparative approaches that engage other philosophical traditions.
Submission Guidelines:
Please include the following in your submission:
  1. Title of Paper
  2. Name of Presenter
  3. Affiliation
  4. Email Address
  5. 200–300 word abstract
Deadline: July 10, 2025
Submission & Inquiries:
Email submissions and any questions to Dr. Jea Sophia Oh, ISCP Liaison to the APA Eastern Division, at joh@wcupa.edu with the subject line “ISCP APA Eastern”.
Important Notes:
  • Simultaneous submissions to multiple APA group sessions are discouraged. If selected, you are expected to present your paper at the ISCP session.
  • All participants (speakers, commentators, and chairs) must register for the APA conference.
We look forward to your contributions and hope to see you in Baltimore!

CFP for SACP at Central APA

June 12, 2025 /
Call for Papers
Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP)
2026 APA Central Division Meeting
February 18–21, 2026 | Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) invites submissions for group sessions at the 2026 Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA). We welcome proposals in any area of Asian and/or comparative philosophy. Both individual paper submissions and full panel proposals are encouraged.
Individual Paper Proposals should include:
  • Title of Paper
  • Name of Presenter
  • Affiliation
  • Email Address
  • Willingness to Chair (yes/no)
  • 200–300 word Abstract
Panel Proposals should include:
  • Title of Panel
  • Name and Affiliation of Panel Chair
  • Title of Each Paper
  • Name, Affiliation, and Email Address of Each Presenter
  • 200–300 word Abstract for Each Paper
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025
Submission & Inquiries:
Please send submissions to Dr. Jea Sophia Oh at joh@wcupa.edu, with “SACP APA Central” in the subject line.
We look forward to your contributions!

CFP: SACP at AAR 2026

March 3, 2025 /

Call for Proposals

The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) welcomes proposals for our two 90min panels at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, to be held November 21–24, 2026 at Denver, whose presidential theme is Future/s. Individual or panel proposals regarding any aspect of Asian or comparative philosophy are welcome.

Please submit through AAR PAPERS system. Typically, AAR submission site opens at the end of January, proposals due early to mid-March. You can find instructions here, https://papers.aarweb.org/sites/default/files/general/PAPERS_Instructio…

For the in-person November AAR 2026, one of our allotted two panels will be co-sponsored with Global-Critical Philosophy of Religion on the following theme.

Panel 1 (co-sponsor with GCPR) – Womb Cosmologies: A Cross-Cultural Conversation 

CFP description – The metaphor and notion of womb have been the focus of inquiry and theorization in many cosmological and philosophical systems. The Chinese classic Daodejing frequently alludes to the metaphor of the womb/vagina as the generative force of the cosmos (mother of all things) and as the archetype of kindness (shan) or love (ai, ci),  e.g., the spirit of the valley and the gate of the obscure she-best. The Arabic term for compassion/mercy/love raḥama comes from the root raḥm (womb). The Buddhist term for universal Buddha-nature, tathāgatagarbha, is literally the womb (garbha) of the thus-gone/come-one/Buddha who is the very embodiment of friendliness/love (mettā) and care (karuṇā) . This co-sponsored panel invites scholars and philosophers to join a cross-cultural conversation about different womb cosmologies, their relations to love ethics, as well as their promises in bringing forth a friendlier future.

Panel 2 is an open session (omnibus, individual or panel proposals on any theme welcome) for all SACP members and friends interested in participating AAR 2026.

 

International Society for Contemplative Research

March 2, 2024 /

https://iscrsociety.org/submissions/

The Planning Committee for the Second ISCR Conference in Padova, Italy, June 19-23, Invites you to Submit your Work

Embodied Cognition and Intersubjectivity in Uncertain Times: Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Contemplative Research and Education

The deadline for submission has been extended to Monday March 4th at 12am EST. 

The ISCR 2024 is an international conference for rigorous interdisciplinary investigation of contemplative practices in diverse contexts. This year’s special theme is

Embodied Cognition and Intersubjectivity in Uncertain Times: Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Contemplative Research and Education

The conference will feature plenary sessions, contemplative practice workshops, and individual presentations and concurrent panels on a diverse range of topics and best practices within contemplative research, including:

  • Basic and Clinical Sciences;
  • Cultural, Religious, and Philosophical Studies on Contemplative Practices;
  • Theory and Practice of Contemplative Education

Topics of particular interest will be proposals that examine how contemplative practices can contribute to enhancing intersubjective values such as empathy and compassion, social connectivity and the promotion of individual and societal flourishing through reducing the polarization and tribalism that infects our world today. We are also particularly interested in contributions featuring interdisciplinary cross-fertilization between the Sciences, Humanities, and Education.

Sessions and events will provide a range of opportunities, including engagement with some of the world’s leading contemplative researchers, discovery and discussion of latest findings, introduction to a range of contemplative practices, opportunities to discover best practices for interdisciplinary research as well as career development and networking.

Individuals can submit to present in the following formats:

Panel Presentation (3-5 people)

60 or 90 Minutes

Groups may submit abstracts for 60 or 90 minute oral presentations or discussions with 3-5 presenters, one of whom is responsible for presiding over the discussion as both moderator and timekeeper.We accept all proposals but encourage ones that are interdisciplinary. Please be sure to include contact information for each presenter and moderator in the proposal.

Individual Presentation

20 Minutes
(may be thematically grouped)

Individuals may submit abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations, which may be grouped together thematically by our reviewers. Please note, due to space and time limitations, we will be accepting a limited number of individual presentations—we therefore encourage applicants to coordinate on a panel, or submit a poster presentation.

*If your Abstract is not selected for an Individual Presentation, you can have it considered for a Poster

Poster Presentation

A Poster can also be considered for a Data Blitz [Mini-Presentation])

Individuals may submit abstracts for a poster presentation to be presented during concurrent 90-minutes poster sessions. Posters may include new research results as well as theoretical, historical, textual, or other relevant scholarship, as well as a work in progress or study protocols. Descriptions should provide sufficient specificity of content to allow the ISCR Review Committee to adequately evaluate the proposal.

Submission portal information

ISCR submissions are now managed by Conference Manager 2.0, a management application that is also used by other organizations. Due to this shared system, you may already have an existing account. Please review the instructions below carefully so as not to create duplicate user accounts.

If you do not have a user account, please click the button below and create an account. On the landing page, select “create user profile” under the “New Users” heading. After you create your account, you will use your email, and new password to log into the system. These credentials will be required for submitting your work. Once you have created your account, and logged in, you will be taken to your account dashboard. One of the tiles on the dashboard will say Abstract Submission- click the link that says, “Submit Now”.

https://iscrsociety.org/submissions/

Call for Abstracts | International Conference “Environmental Ethics and Vulnerability in Western and/or Buddhist Philosophy” 

September 12, 2023 /

International Conference “Environmental Ethics and Vulnerability in Western and/or Buddhist Philosophy” 

by Laura Langone and Carlo Chiurco 

University of Verona (Italy), 24-25-26 October 2024 

 

Call for abstracts: 

This conference aims to explore new paths in environmental ethics by bringing into dialogue Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. Global issues such as the environmental ones require global answers that need to elaborate a wide perspective.

Given the popularity of Buddhism as well as the growth of Buddhist studies in the West, this conference looks for intercultural contributions on environmental ethics that embrace both Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions.

In this respect, vulnerability may play a key role in bridging East and West. Its prominent position in contemporary ethics and global bioethics could contribute to transcending the view of a self-referential modern subjectivity in favor of a fully relational conception of subjectivity. This conception aligns closely with the Buddhist perspective on reality as the interconnectedness of everything that exists.

The main objective of this conference is to provide a platform for bringing together scholars in environmental ethics, vulnerability, and global bioethics from both Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions, fostering potential dialogues between them. Contributions from either the Western or Buddhist perspective alone are also welcome.

Possible topics for papers can include, but are not limited to:

  • Environmental ethics in Western or Buddhist philosophical traditions
  • Comparative perspectives on environmental ethics between Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions
  • Historical encounters between Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions regarding environmental ethics
  • Vulnerability and global bioethics from either the Western or Buddhist perspectives
  • Comparative perspectives on vulnerability and global bioethics between Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions
  • Future challenges in environmental ethics, vulnerability and global bioethics

Keynote speakers: 

  • Henk ten Have (Duquesne University, USA)
  • Marion Hourdequin (Colorado College, USA)
  • Claudia Navarini (European University of Rome, Italy)
  • William Edelglass (Emerson College, USA)
  • Benedetta Giovanola (University of Macerata, Italy)
  • Janet Donohoe (University of West Georgia, USA)
  • Graham Parkes (University of Vienna, Austria)

The conference is funded by the European Commission through its Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and sponsored by the following academic societies:

  • International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE)
  • International Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP)
  • Italian Society for Moral Philosophy (SIFM)
  • International Association for Education in Ethics (IAEE)
  • XXV World Congress of Philosophy Rome 2024 (WCP 2024)
  • Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP)

Abstracts (of max 300 words) and CV should be submitted to: Laura Langone (laura.langone@univr.it) and Carlo Chiurco (carlo.chiurco@univr.it)  

Abstracts can be submitted in either English or Italian

In the email subject line please write: Environmental Ethics and Vulnerability Conference

Deadline for proposals: 29 February 2024 

Notification of acceptance: by 10 May 2024 

Conference website: https://www.dimi.univr.it/?ent=iniziativa&id=11440 

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