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SACP 2027 Annual Conference — Call for Proposals

September 5, 2026 /

The 59th Annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be held June 4–7, 2027, at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, South Korea.

The conference theme is:

Embodiment and Agency Across Texts and Traditions

SACP welcomes individual paper proposals, standard panel proposals, and alternative-format panel/session proposals on the conference theme as well as other topics in Asian and comparative philosophy.

Proposal deadline: November 15, 2026
Graduate Student Essay Contest deadline: November 15, 2026

Keynote Speakers

East Asian Philosophy Keynote: Professor Yong Huang, Fudan University
South Asian Philosophy Keynote: Professor Elisa Freschi, University of Toronto

For the complete Call for Proposals, submission forms, registration information, travel updates, and other conference details, please visit the official SACP 2027 conference website:

https://sacp2027.skku.edu/

Questions concerning the conference may be directed to SACPcontact@gmail.com.

Please feel free to circulate the Call for Proposals widely among colleagues, graduate students, and relevant departments and organizations.

View CFP: SACP Annual Conference 2027 (pdf)

SACP Listserv Has Moved to Google Groups

August 9, 2026 /

The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy has moved its email listserv from Dada Mail to Google Groups through our new Google Workspace for Nonprofits account.

Approximately 1,200 addresses from the previous listserv have been migrated to the new SACP Listserv. Because a migration of this size can produce occasional errors, we encourage current members and subscribers to confirm that they can access the new list.

Instructions for joining the SACP Listserv, including instructions for .edu and other non-Gmail addresses, are available here:

https://www.sacpweb.org/membership/sacp-listserv/

Please also add sacp-listserv@sacpweb.org to your email contacts or address book to help prevent SACP announcements from being routed to your spam or junk folder.

Important announcements are coming very soon, including the SACP Vice Presidential election and information about the 2027 Annual SACP Conference.

During the transition, major announcements will be distributed through Google Groups and posted on the SACP website and Facebook page. We will also continue using the former Dada Mail list temporarily to make sure members are aware of the transition and have an opportunity to move successfully to the new listserv.

If you encounter any difficulty joining or accessing the listserv, please contact SACPcontact@gmail.com.

Fifth Lecture in the Miki Kiyoshi Lecture Series: Ecstasis and Redemption

March 4, 2025 /
Hello Everyone,
I am pleased to announce that the fifth lecture in the Miki Kiyoshi Lecture Series, titled Ecstasis and Redemption, will be delivered by Takushi Odagiri, Associate Professor at Kanazawa University, on March 12, 19:00–21:00 EDT (March 13, 8:00–10:00 JST).
This lecture promises a thoughtful and insightful exploration of two key figures in critical theory and 20th-century Japanese philosophy. Takushi Odagiri will explore the intersections between Walter Benjamin’s and Miki Kiyoshi’s conceptions of history, particularly their critiques of historical formalism and their alternative visions of temporality. By bringing these two figures into dialogue, the lecture will shed light on how their ideas inform contemporary debates on historical consciousness, political action, and the role of imagination in shaping our understanding of the present.
For more information, please email Gerald Nelson Jr. at gkn5069@psu.edu
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Looking forward to seeing you there!
Abstract:
Ectasis and Redemption
Benjamin’s Theses on the Philosophy of History (1940) is contemporaneous with Miki’s Logic of Imagination (1937-1938 and 1939-1943). There are significant resemblances in their historical thought. Both Benjamin and Miki reject causal conceptions of history, being critical of historical formalism. They both inquire into certain openture of time called the present (or what Benjamin calls “a monad”). They conceive of philosophy from the standpoint of action rather than that of knowledge. However, despite these similarities, whereas Benjamin’s Theses revolve around redemption of the subdued, Miki pursues an ecstatic/techno-ontological conception of history. This study clarifies both Benjamin’s and Miki’s theses on historical openture in their texts dating from the overlapping period. Despite his recurring statement that an action should be understood as creation of things, Miki’s presentist thought is essentially metaphysical rather than physical or material. Since we live in the world in which fiction bears more importance than material objects, metaphysics for Miki is related to the faculty of imagination. Therefore, unlike for Benjamin, the standpoint of action for Miki does not necessarily entail a materialist view. This (potentially contradictory) idea of action cuts across Miki’s philosophy of history and imagination. It explains the difference between Benjamin’s redemptive and Miki’s ecstatic presentism. Miki examines this correlation between imagination and metaphysics throughout Logic of Imagination.

SACP CFP 2025

October 26, 2024 /

Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy
57th Annual Conference
July 9-11, 2025
Leiden University

 

From Human to Humane:
Nature, Nurture, and Narrative

 

Call for Proposals

The 57th annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be held at Leiden University from July 9-11, 2025.

We invite individual and panel proposals on any topic consistent with the SACP mission of advancing intercultural philosophy. The SACP board especially welcomes paper and panel submissions that reflect diverse Asian and comparative approaches to traditional philosophical concerns, as well as critical engagement with contemporary issues of global concern.

Submissions: Paper and panel proposals can be submitted via the submission portal.

Individual proposals should include: (1) title; (2) abstract of 200-300 words; (3) presenter’s name, email, and institution.

Panel proposals should include: (1) panel title and description; (2) title and abstract of each paper; (4) name, email, and institution of each participant, including the panel moderator.

The deadline for submission is January 10, 2025. Notice of acceptance of proposals will be emailed by February 10, with instructions for registering and submitting the conference registration fee. Further details of the conference will appear on the SACP conference website.

Graduate Student Essay Contest Awards: To encourage student participation, the SACP awards prizes for the top three papers presented by graduate students: US$1,000 for first prize, US$750 for second prize, and US$500 for third prize. Students must attend the conference to be eligible for Essay Contest Awards.

More Information: Additional queries about any aspect of the conference can be directed to SACPcontact@gmail.com.

Extended Deadline: CFP SACP at San Francisco

April 28, 2023 /

 

Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy

55th Annual Conference
November 9-11, 2023
University of San Francisco

Keynote Speaker: Hei-sook Kim, Ewha Women’s University

Call for Proposals

The 55th annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be held at the University of San Francisco November 9-11, 2023.

We invite individual and panel proposals on any topic. The SACP board especially welcomes engagement with diverse philosophical approaches and traditions. Those who wish to participate are encouraged to submit proposals that correspond to their areas of interest so long as they engage in some way with Asian and/or Comparative philosophies.

Submissions: Paper and panel proposals can be submitted via this Google Form or by email to SACPcontact@gmail.com. For email submissions, include all requested information in an attachment with a filename that includes the presenter’s last name and “SACP 2023” – for example, “Henkel—SACP 2023”.

Individual proposals should include: (1) title; (2) abstract of 200-300 words; (3) presenter’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address.

Panel proposals should include: (1) title; (2) 200-300 word description of the panel; (3) title and abstract of each paper; (4) name, institutional affiliation, and email address of each participant.

Deadline Extended: The deadline for submission is June 12, 2023. Notice of acceptance of proposals will be emailed by June 30, with instructions for how to register and submit the conference registration fee. Further details of the conference will appear on the SACP conference website.

Graduate Student Essay Contest Awards: To encourage student participation, the SACP awards prizes for the top three papers presented by graduate students: US$1,000 for first prize, $US750 for second prize, and US$500 for third prize. Students must attend the conference to be eligible for the Essay Contest Awards.

Those who wish their papers to be considered for a graduate student award must submit an abstract and a complete essay of no more than 4,000 words to Jeremy Henkel, SACP Secretary, at SACPcontact@gmail.com by June 12, 2023.

Format: As the meeting will be in-person, presenters are expected to attend and present on-site. The committee organizers will consider allowing remote presentations when exceptional circumstances justify the change and where adjustments can reasonably be made.

More Information: Additional queries about any aspect of the conference can be directed to SACPcontact@gmail.com.

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