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Call for Papers "Self, Other, and the Social Good in a Cross-Cultural Context: Personal Identity and Moral Obligation in Contemporary Indian and Western Thought" International Conference South Asia Center, University of Pennsylvania Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion Philadelphia, PA (USA) 8-9 October 2010 __________________________________________________ Sponsored by the South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion. Possible subtopics: Social Good, The Moral Self, Ethics of Alterity, Aretaic Ethics, Deontology, Situational Ethics, CARE Ethics, Passion and Compassion, Method in Comparative Ethics, Identity and Continuity, Self as Process, Substantival Self, Endurance and Perdurance, Selfless Ego, Orientalism, India and Greece, Gender and Development in South Asia, India's Growth, Globalization and Institutional Development, Post-colonialism and Subaltern Studies, Empirical and Transcendental Consciousness, Pre-reflective Consciousness and Pure Experience. 150 word abstract due by September 20, 2010. Notification of acceptance of abstract within one week of submission. Proposal will be accepted if it fits the main theme of the conference. Papers from the Conference will be published subject to editorial review (Journal of International and Interdisciplinary Studies/Journal of Indian Philosophy & Religion). Contact: Prof. Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness Davis and Elkins College PO Box 743 Elkins, WV 26241 USA Phone: +1 304 637-1293 E-mail: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
