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Call for Papers "Thomism and Asian Cultures: Celebrating 400 Years of Dialogue across Civilizations" Quadricentennial International Philosophy Conference Department of Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas Manila (Philippines) 23-26 May 2011 __________________________________________________ THOMISM AND ASIAN CULTURES: CELEBRATING 400 YEARS OF DIALOGUE ACROSS CIVILIZATIONS 23-26 May 2011 University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila, Philippines In 2011, the University of Santo Tomas will be celebrating its quadricentennial. Philosophy, which is one of the first two programs in its year of inception, takes pride in co-celebrating its 400 years with the University. To commemorate this historical milestone, the Department of Philosophy will convene an international philosophy conference with the broad theme THOMISM AND ASIAN CULTURES: CELEBRATING 400 YEARS OF DIALOGUE ACROSS CIVILIZATIONS. Delegates from international and local philosophical societies are joining the congress that will feature a total of 12 plenary speakers, multiple parallel sessions, and a roundtable on Philosophy and Filipino Culture. The international conference is being organized by the University of Santo Tomas Department of Philosophy and is being supported by the Office of the Rector, the Office of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, The Graduate School, and the Faculty of Arts and Letters. The following philosophical organizations have been invited to the international conference: Conference Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie; Academie du Midi; World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies. CALL FOR PAPERS This Call for Papers is an invitation for scholars to contribute to three sub-themes Thomism, Asian Cultures, and Dialogue related to the broad theme Thomism and Asian Cultures: Celebrating 400 Years of Dialogue Across Civilizations. Papers may be selected from the following sub-themes. Sub-theme 1: Thomism - The place of Thomism in Asian intellectual history, The spirituality of St. Thomas Aquinas, Aeterni Patris and the revival of Thomism: Neo-Thomism and its adherents, Thomism in the context of the Filipino mind, Thomistic Theology, Fides et Ratio: Thomism in the 21 century, Thomism and the Catholic mission in Asia, Thomism-Modernity-Postmodernity Sub-theme 2: Asian Cultures - Indian philosophy and culture, Chinese philosophy and culture, Japanese philosophy and culture, Islamic philosophy and culture, In search of Filipino consciousness, Post-colonial influences in Asia, Post-colonial hegemony, Asian aesthetics and its global reception, Orientalism Sub-theme 3: Dialogue - East-West Dialogue, The reception of Western thoughts in the Philippines, Influences of the East (Philosophy, Literature, and History), Art as Expression of the Beautiful: Speculating the Ideal in the East and the West, West and Indian dialogue, West and Chinese dialogue, West and Japanese dialogue, West and Islamic dialogue, Inter-faith dialogue, The postmodern encounter with Eastern thoughts Paper may be understood from a philosophical vantage point, but also, inter alia, from the viewpoint of history, theology, anthropology, literature, sociology, and political science. Venue: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines Date: 23 – 26 May 2011 Language: Paper may be written in English, Filipino, French, Spanish, German, or Chinese Paper Proposal: Submit a 1 page proposal in DOC or RTF Format containing NAME, PROPOSED TITLE, and a 300 WORD ABSTRACT to <[email protected]> on or before 30 November 2010. Accepted Paper - Must be submitted on or before 14 February 2011 - The full paper must not exceed 3,000 words, inclusive of footnotes and bibliography - Use Verdana, 12 – point font size in 1.5 spacing on 8.5 x 11 paper - The paper must be delivered in 20 minutes (session Chairs will be strict on this) - Paper in other languages other than English must be accompanied by an abstract or translation in English, whichever is convenient for the participant - Each paper presenter will receive a Certificate of Participation and possible inclusion in the ACTA to be published by the University of Santo Tomas Registration Fee - On Site Registration: US $150.00 for international participants and Php4,500.00 for local participants - Pre-registration for local participants by 30 January 2011 will be Php4,000.00 - Registration fee comes inclusive of attendance to all lectures, conference kit, conference papers of plenary speakers, CD file of parallel papers, meals and coffee, Certificate of Attendance The official Plenary Speakers are: Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Moeller - University College Cork, Ireland / President, Academie du Midi Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Pohl - Trier University, Germany / Academie du Midi Prof. Dr. Walter Schweidler - Katholische Universitaet Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany / Academie du Midi Prof. Dr. William Sweet - St. Francis Xavier University, Canada / President, World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies Prof. Dr. John Ozolins - Australian Catholic University, Canada / World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies Prof. Dr. Piotr Jaroszynski - John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland / World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies Prof. Dr. Vincent Shen - Chair, Philosophy Department. University of Toronto, Canada / Asian Association of Christian Philosophers Prof Dr. Tran Van Doan - National Taiwan University, Taiwan/Vietnam / President, Asian Association of Christian Philosophers Prof. Dr. Noel Sheth - Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion / Vice President for Asia and Oceania, Conference Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie Prof. Dr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah - Vice Rector, Pontifical Urbaniana, Vatican/Nigeria, Africa / Conference Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie Prof. Dr. Joao J. Vila-Cha - Gregorian University, Vatican/Portugal / Acting President, Conference Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie For more information about the conference please visit: http://ust400philosophy.org Contact: Quadricentennial International Philosophy Conference University of Santo Tomas Department of Philosophy Room 105, Main Building Manila Philippines Tel: +63 (2) 406-1611 loc 8415 Fax: +63 (2) 731-3038 Email: [email protected] Web: http://ust400philosophy.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
