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Call for Papers Theme: Culture, Values and Justice Type: International and Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: University of Vaasa Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion American Institute for Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange Location: Vaasa (Finland) Date: 21.–23.5.2014 Deadline: 10.8.2013 __________________________________________________ Subtopics: Ethnic identity and culture, Personal identity in society, Society, culture and consumption, Social identification, Dynamics of group culture, Ethnic boundaries, Constructing and deconstructing ethnic identity, Evolution of society, Encountering different cultures, Indian civilization and society, Cultural shock, Society and effect of colonization, Media and society, Morality and society, Taoist view on morality, Enlightened anarchy, Values in Confucius ethics, Perfectionist and situational ethics, Spirituality and modern age, Humanism and positivism, Reductionist approach to moral responsibility, Archaeological approaches to society, Asian society and culture, Globalization’s effects on culture and values, Hybrid cultural systems, Hybrid ethical theory, Cultural meaning, Secularization of religion, Culture and postmodernity, Buddhist ethics, Buddhism and philosophy of deconstruction, Culture and values of modernity, Cultural roots of environmental problems, Uneven income distribution as a social ethical issue, The point of view of justice, Core values, traditions and justice etc. Abstract: 150 words Deadline: August 10,2013 Email to: [email protected] Date of proposal acceptance: Week after the proposal is submitted Conference Director: Chandana Chakrabarti Advisory Board Members: Barbara Amodio (USA), Gordon Haist (USA), Robin Kar (USA), Elizabeth Koldzak (Poland), Tommi Lehtonen (Finland), Maria Marczewska (Poland), Debkumar Mukhopadhya (India), Rizwanur Rahman (India), Ming Shao (China), Andrew Ward (UK), Su-Chen Wu (Taiwan) Papers from the Conference will be published, subject to editorial review (Journal of International and Interdisciplinary Studies / Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion). Contact: Chandana Chakrabarti, Ph.D. Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange 405 Maple Avenue Burlington, NC 27216 USA Email: [email protected] Web: http://legacy.lclark.edu/~sipr/Conference/VaasaCfA.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
