Call for Papers "Values and Justice in the Global Era" 18th International Conference of Philosophy International Association for Greek Philosophy (IAGP) Greek Philosophical Society International Center for Greek Philosophy & Culture Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy (SAGP - USA) Kavala (Greece) 20-27 July 2006
The Conference is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace and is directed by an International Academic Committee. The Conference will take place at the town of Kavala in July (20th27th) in Northern Greece. The general purpose of the Conference is to examine from a philosophical point of view the problem of values in relation to Justice our global era. More precisely, the Conference is to identify lines of inquiry pertaining to the emergence, the articulation, the transformation, and the structure of values, the kinds of values and their hierarchy with reference to the possibility of their instantiation and realization through Justice (in such domains as jurisprudence, ethics, aesthetics, and economics, etc). Understandably, the problem of values poses itself today anew within the new global framework. Recognizing the existence of both similarities and differences among human forms of life as well as their socio-political environments, the Conference seeks to investigate axiological issues concerned with the ontological and metaphysical status of values, their permanence and change, their hierarchical or paratactic ordering, their competition for dominance, and their circulation and dissemination. In addition, questions arise with regard to the manner of appearance, importance, the character and the priority of the new values. Particular aspects of research and discussion of the Conference topic may be the following: 1. Greek philosophical thought and its conceptions of values in relation to the contemporary situation. 2. Traditional views concerning the role of the virtues in relation to political practices and Justice. 3. Philosophy of values in the modern and contemporary world (notion and content of values, ontology and metaphysics of values, kinds of values, new values and the dialectic of values). 4. Economic values, competition and the problem of justice in the global era. 5. Theoretical conceptions of justice, old and new, within the process of globalization in our global era. 6. Axiological reconstructions and differentiations and the multiplicity of the forms of life on the global framework today. The desirability, efficacy, utility of global ethics and the features that characterize it. 7. Power, values and the common good of humanity understood as wellbeing and the relevance of Justice (nature and values, social, ethical standards and political articulation of power and Justice). The conference is open to all philosophers, including specialists in Greek philosophy, and all researchers of contemporary philosophical thought (ethics, aesthetics, jurisprudence, environmental philosophy, axiology, political philosophy etc) to theoreticians of economy, values and communication, and to those who are experts in ecological philosophy. It is also open to creative persons in all the arts and sciences who, taking into consideration contemporary discussions of the problems raised by our age, are able to articulate consistent discourse concerning the problem of values and particularly Justice in our global era. There are the following categories of presentation: Category a: The presentation of original academic Papers (approx. 20 to 30 ) by Invited Speakers of 30 mins. duration (i.e. a maximum of ten typed pages double-spaced, and page coverage 16 x 20). Category b: The presentation of original academic Papers of 20 mins duration (i.e. a maximum of seven typed pages, double-spaced, and page coverage 16 x 20). Category c: Short presentation of papers on a Conference topic of 15 mins. duration. Category d: The presentation of Post-Graduate Students Papers (Students Sessions). Category e: Participation by Posters (Poster Sessions). The Papers in Category a will address particular issues, evaluate research undertaken in connection with the subject of the conference in the last decades, and provide an overview and synthesis of various philosophical approaches to the topic of the Conference. Participants who wish to be considered for Category (a) should express their interest promptly and state their preferences concerning the topic they wish to deal with, and send all the necessary information (a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a substantive Abstract of their paper) to the Organising Committee by 28th February 2006. Persons interested in being considered for designation as Invited Speakers should fill out and send in Form no. 1A to the Organising Committee. The Organising Committee will cover the cost of board and accommodation for Invited Speakers during the days of the Conference. The papers to be presented by Invited Speakers should be sent to the Secretariat of the Conference by 30th May 2006. However, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to provide up to 30 minutes of speaking time to members of the Conference whose expenses will not be covered as Invited Speakers. Category d: In the framework of the Conference there will be special Sessions for Students and Post-graduate Student of Philosophy (and of other disciplines too, provided that they have philosophical interests) where they will present their papers. The papers should be submitted in one of the following languages: Greek, English, French and German. Papers written in Greek should be accompanied by proper translation into another language, preferably English. Contact: Prof. Konstantine Boudouris President of the Organising Committee 18th International Conference of Philosophy 5 Simonidou Str. 174 56 Alimos Greece Tel. +30 (210) 7277545 Fax +30 (210) 7248979 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.hri.org/iagp/ _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
