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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!

Institute of Global Value Inquiry (IGVI) Research Funding Opportunity

June 6, 2025 /
Call for Applications:

Senior Research Scholar in Buddhist Philosophy

The Institute of Global Value Inquiry (IGVI) invites applications from researchers specializing in Buddhist philosophy to apply for the position of Senior Research Scholar. This is a remote position. The successful applicant will be based at their home university, and receive a stipend of 1500 € per month, in support of a research project that explores and critically examines Buddhist values and norms in the context of global values, broadly construed.
Together with IGVI’s core team of researchers, the candidate will be engaged in cooperative research across national boundaries. The duration of this appointment is initially four years.
You must submit a research proposal with your application. Possible lines of inquiry, for example, might involve any of the following:
  • suffering (Duḥkha/dukkha) in Buddhism and its relation to core values (compassion,nonattachment, etc.);
  • implications of the doctrine of emptiness (Śūnyatā/suññatā) for normative commitments in Buddhism;
  • how Buddhist ideas of non-self (anātman/anattā) are compatible with the ascription of moral worth to persons;
  • application of Buddhist conceptions of right livelihood (samyagājīva/ sammā-ājīva) to political economy
  • gender-theoretic and feminist approaches to understanding Buddhist values;
  • Buddhist philosophy in/and/of the Anthropocene;
  • animal ethics in Buddhism;
  • conceptualizing Buddhist values from a decolonial standpoint;
  • comparative research relating some aspect of Buddhist value theory to relevant ideas in other traditions (African, Western, Islamic, Indigenous, etc.).
Eligibility
  • Applicants must be based in an Asian country classified by the World Bank as low- or low-middle-income (incl. India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal). See the classification here: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups
  • Applicants must be employed by, or connected with, an Asian university
  • Applicants must have a PhD or doctorate in philosophy, or a cognate discipline (e.g. Buddhist Studies, Religion, etc.) within the humanities or social sciences.
Application Procedure
Applicants must send the following documents to info@igvi.org by July 15th, 2025:
  • a Curriculum Vitae (CV) of no more than six pages;
  • a research proposal (1000-1500 words), presenting your project’s main questions and methodological approach, and discussing how it would relate to IGVI’s research focus;
  • a brief summary of the candidate’s expertise in Buddhist philosophy;
  • a list of publications;
  • three to five written documents containing results of research into values and norms (no more than five article-length works and no more than two book-length works).
What We Offer
  • a stipend of 1500 € per month, for four years;
  • involvement in editing the peer-reviewed, multilingual Journal of Global Value Inquiry (from 2026);
  • participation in IGVI conferences and workshops;
  • membership in a growing globally collaborative research network.

2025 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition

May 2, 2025 /

2025 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition

Consciousness

Now Accepting Submissions

The Berggruen Institute invites you to participate in the 2025 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition — a unique opportunity to contribute to global philosophical and cultural discourse while competing for a $50,000 USD prize.

This annual competition seeks to foster groundbreaking ideas and embrace diverse perspectives across cultures, disciplines, and geographies. Inspired by the pivotal role essays have played in shaping intellectual thought—such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s seminal win at the Académie de Dijon in 1750—this competition aspires to serve as a modern-day platform for intellectual innovation. 

Competition Highlights

  • Prize: $50,000 USD
  • Languages: Open to essays in English and Chinese.
  • 2025 Theme: Consciousness. The nature of consciousness has enthralled philosophers for millennia. We seek original essays that offer fresh perspectives from all traditions and disciplines.
  • Deadline: July 31, 2025

By entering the Berggruen Prize Essay Competition, you are not only competing for a prestigious award but also contributing to a global conversation on the fundamental philosophical questions that shape our contemporary life and future. Winners will be celebrated at an award ceremony. Winning essays will be published via our award-winning publication channels, offering insightful perspectives from both East and West to a worldwide audience.

How to Participate:
Read the submission guidelines, eligibility criteria and submit your essay here.

Additionally, we would be grateful if you could help us spread the word. Share this email and our social media posts with friends, colleagues, and anyone in your network who might be interested in contributing their ideas to this vibrant dialogue.

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Call for Proposals: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy

April 24, 2025 /
Call for Proposals
Edited Volume of comparative process philosophy:
Weaving Together: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy
We invite proposals for an edited volume that explores the history, influence, and contemporary practice of process philosophy as a framework for comparative philosophy. This volume aims to illuminate how process thought can serve as subject, method, or application in engaging philosophical traditions across cultures. While the primary focus is on the process tradition developed by Alfred North Whitehead and his intellectual heirs, we also welcome contributions that engage other process-oriented figures and traditions.
These may include figures such as G.W.F. Hegel, Henri Bergson, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Gilles Deleuze, as well as philosophical currents from Indian, Daoist, Confucian, Buddhist, and Indigenous thought. We especially encourage proposals that employ process philosophy as a methodological or conceptual tool in comparative contexts, or that highlight how process thought contributes to broader conversations across metaphysical, ethical, aesthetic, and socio-political domains.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • An intellectual history of one or more process philosophical approaches to comparison
  • The constructive use of process philosophy in cross-cultural philosophical analysis
  • The role of becoming, relationality, and dynamic change in comparative philosophy
  • A comparison of process philosophical traditions
  • Applications of process thought to comparative metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and social theory
  • The contribution of process philosophy to comparative methodologies in philosophy
  • Process philosophy as a “bridge tradition” for cross-cultural understanding
  • The relevance of process thought for addressing contemporary global challenges through comparative philosophy
  • Ecofeminist and intersectional approaches to relationality: a process-philosophical contribution to comparative ethics and social theory
  • Process thought, AI, and posthuman becoming: comparative philosophical perspectives on technology, relational subjectivity, and the future of the human across cultural traditions
Submissions should be grounded in relevant historical and contemporary scholarship and engage meaningfully with comparative philosophical discourse. While interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome, each proposal should articulate its contribution to comparative philosophy in particular.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit a 500–750 word abstract with a working title, accompanied by a short CV (no more than three pages), by June 30, 2025. Selected contributors will be invited to submit full chapters of 6,000–8,000 words by March 30, 2026, with the anticipated publication of the volume scheduled for late 2026 or early spring 2027.
Send submissions and inquiries to:
Jea Sophia Oh (joh@wcupa.edu)
Robert Smid (robert.smid@curry.edu)
We look forward to receiving your proposals and to fostering a rich dialogue on the significance of process philosophy for comparative inquiry.
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