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CFP: SACP at AAR San Diego 2019

May 7, 2019 / sacpweb.org

SACP Call for Papers
2019 AAR Annual Meeting, San Diego
November 22-26, 2019

The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy invites you to submit your paper proposal for the AAR annual meeting 2019.

The SACP will host at least one panel at this year’s AAR meeting. The panel will be scheduled on Saturday (11/23) in the morning, before the start of the official AAR program. We are also contemplating on offering another panel, in memory of Gerry Larson who has recently passed. This will be held most likely on Friday (11/22).

Please note that for the proposed panel for Gerry to honor his life and work, paper proposals on the topic of intercultural philosophy and comparative studies of religion related to Gerry’s work are most welcome, especially essays accessible to a general or “non-specialist” audience.

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Please submit your

paper proposal (your name, the title of the paper, and an abstract of 250-300 words)

panel proposal (your name and the names of the panelists; the title of the panel, and the abstract of the panel in 250 words; the title of each individual paper plus an abstract of 200 words for each paper)

Dr. Michiko Yusa (michiko.yusa@gmail.com)

Deadline for the submission: May 31, 2019

CFP: SACP Raimon Panikkar Symposium (AAR San Diego 2019)

May 7, 2019 / sacpweb.org

Call for Papers
SACP Raimon Panikkar Symposium on Climate Change
AAR San Diego, November 22, 2019

At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego, the SACP will host a mini-symposium on Raimon Panikkar and his intercultural-intrareligious thought, in addition to the regular SACP panel(s). This symposium is made possible by private donations. It will take place on November 22 (Friday), the day before the beginning of the official AAR program in order to avoid any scheduling conflict.

Last year in Denver, we celebrated Raimon Panikkar’s centenary, and dedicated a book, a collection of essays, entitled Raimon Panikkar: A Companion (Cambridge: James Clark, 2018), ed., Peter Phan & Young-chan Ro.

This year, we will focus on Panikkar’s theo-anthropo-cosmic vision and the pressing issue of climate change. Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Buddhist, Confucian-Daoist, and secular perspectives on the climate change will be examined with the idea of coming up with a SACP resolution that may have practical bearings upon our professional responsibility.

Please submit your proposal of 200-300 words to Dr. Michiko Yusa at michiko.yusa@gmail.com. The deadline for the submission is May 31, 2019.

CFP: SACP at APA Eastern 2020

May 1, 2019 / sacpweb.org

Call For Paper and Panel Proposals

2020 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical AssociationJanuary 8-11, 2020. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Submission deadline: June 10^th, 2019

The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy welcomes proposals for our panels at the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division meeting. Proposals regarding any aspect of Asian or comparative philosophy are welcome.

Individual paper abstracts should be 200-300 words in length and complete panel abstracts should include a 150-word introduction to the theme of the panel, complete with panel title, along with 200-300 word abstracts for each of the papers. Please include each presenter’s name(s), email(s), and institution(s).

Information about the SACP can be found on our website at http://www.sacpweb.org.

Guidelines for paper/abstract submission:

1. We encourage submission of either individual papers or full panel proposals (3-4 speakers), on any topic in Asian and/or Comparative Philosophy. All paper and panel proposals will be considered.

2. Feel free to submit a longer abstract (300-500 words) or to include a completed paper with your abstract. The presentation time for each paper will be between 20 and 30 minutes (that’s about 10-15 pages of double-spaced, Times New Roman text, FYI). We cannot guarantee A/V equipment in the presentation room.

3. Please let us know if you are simultaneously submitting a separate proposal to other Asian philosophy groups for the same APA meeting.

4. Membership of the SACP is not required for consideration or acceptance, but we ask that you be a current SACP member by the time we submit the session information to the APA.

Paper or abstract submissions (with your full name/affiliation/contact information) and any questions should be sent electronically to Sarah Mattice at s.mattice@unf.edu.

International Conference: Buddhism and Technology

February 27, 2019 / sacpweb.org

International Conference

Buddhism and Technology: Historical Background and Contemporary Challenges

UBC, September 20-22, 2019

The organizing committee for the international conference on “Buddhism and Technology: Historical Background and Contemporary Challenges” cordially invites the submission of related papers. The conference is sponsored by the Tianzhu Global Network for Buddhism and East Asian Culture, and organized by the project From the Ground Up (www.frogbear.org) based at the University of British Columbia. The conference will be held September 20-22, 2019 at the University of British Columbia.

Science and religion are, by and large, presented to have different missions, and different paths to fulfill them: Science emphasizes rationality and empiricism, whereas religion values emotion and faith. Science is said to be unconcerned about taboos and the sacred, while religion exalts in mystery. The Enlightenment movement in the early modern period is often understood in opposition to the “darkness” of the middle ages when religion was the hegemonial discourse in Europe. In East Asia, a similar view has at times been adopted towards Buddhism: it has been considered as an inhibiting force that forestalled the progress of science. Recent research, however, has highlighted cases where Buddhists played an instrumental role in the evolution of science. It is time to re-evaluate Buddhism’s impact during the pre-modern period. Was Buddhism really the nemesis of science and technology, or did Buddhism and science co-exist in a symbiotic and complementary relationship?

The conference proposes the following (but not exclusive) topics:

Buddhism and technology: Distinctions, commonalities and interactions, in the past, present and future;
Synchronization or desynchronization: The diffusion of science and Buddhism in Asia;
Change in the medium and religious change, with a focus on the evolution of Buddhism in Asia;
Buddhism and Technological Innovation: Historical Case Studies;
Between Faith and Rationality: Monk Scientists;
Buddhism and Technological Innovation: Ideas and Philosophy;
Opportunities and Threats of Artificial Intelligence, from the Perspective of Buddhist Thought.
Uses of Computational Methods for the Study of East Asian Buddhism.

Local transportation, meals and accommodation during the conference period, will be covered by the conference organizers, who—depending on availability of funding—may also provide a travel subsidy to selected panelists. Please email proposals and CVs to frogbear.project@ubc.ca by April 15, 2019. English and Chinese volumes with the conference proceedings will be published speedily after the conference. Only scholars who are confident in finishing their draft papers by early September and publishable papers by the end of 2019 are encouraged to apply. This announcement can also be viewed in your browser: http://frogbear.org/buddhism-and-technology-historical-background-and-contemporary-challenges/

Job Posting: Leiden University Lecturer

February 12, 2019 / sacpweb.org

External URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2019/q1/19-063-6067-university-lecturer

The Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Philosophy is looking for a University Lecturerin comparative philosophy (1.0 FTE).

Key responsibilities

Your work will consist of:

Teaching in English in African/Africana philosophy and/or East Asian philosophy, in comparative philosophy, and in other areas of philosophy in our BA and MA programmes in Philosophy and in other Leiden University degree programmes as required, including supervision of BA and MA theses;
Teaching in Dutch in due course;
Supervision of PhD research;
Original research in philosophy and dissemination of findings through appropriate channels;
Acquisition of research funding from outside sources;
Representation of the field to external audiences and media;
Active participation in the running of the institution.

Selection criteria

PhD degree in philosophy;
Expertise in African/Africana philosophy and/or East Asian philosophy and in comparative philosophy;
Research and publication record commensurate with career stage;
Teaching experience and commitment to high-quality teaching practice;
Excellent command of English;
If the successful applicant does not speak Dutch, s/he will be required to acquire proficiency in Dutch to level B1 within two years of taking up the appointment;
Upon appointment, depending on experience and formal qualifications, the successful applicant is required to obtain a nationally standardized teaching skills certificate (BKO);
Team player, but also able to carry out independent research and teaching;
Flexible, enterprising, and enthusiastic.

Our organisation

The Faculty of Humanities is rich in expertise in fields such as philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies covering nearly every region of the world. With its staff of 995, the faculty provides 27 master’s and 25 bachelor’s programmes for over 7,000 students.

The Institute of Philosophy conducts research and offers teaching in philosophy. As well as a standard curriculum in the Western tradition, we offer an English-language BA track, “Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives”, in comparative and intercultural philosophy; we will add an MA track from 2020. With around 35 employees and 500 students, the institute offers an innovative, collegial, and international working environment. For more information, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/institute-for-philosophy.

Terms and conditions

We offer a full-time (38 hours per week), fixed-term post for the period of two years from 1 August 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter, with the possibility of a permanent contract conditional on performance and funding. Salary range, depending on training and experience, is from €2,709 to €4,978 (pay scale 10 to 11 in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) gross per month, based on a full-time appointment.

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.

Diversity

Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Information

Enquiries about the function content and the procedure can be made to Professo James McAllister, academic director, Institute of Philosophy, email j.w.mcallister@phil.leidenuniv.nl, telephone +31 71 527 2004.

Applications

Please submit online your application no later than 5 March 2019 via the blue button in our application system. Applicants should submit online:

Motivation letter;
CV including education and employment history, courses taught, publications;
Research plan with clear potential for applications to funding bodies such as NWO and ERC (max. 2 pages);
Statement of teaching philosophy (max. 2 pages);
Representative course descriptions and, if available, teaching evaluations;
Names and contact details of at least two academic referees (no reference letters at this stage).

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