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Call for Papers Theme: Law, Culture and Morality Subtitle: East and West Type: International and Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Location: Urbana-Champaign, IL (USA) Date: 4.–5.10.2013 Deadline: 31.5.2013 __________________________________________________ Subtopics: Legal Philosophy; Philosophy of Right; Morality & Law; Law & Marxism; Legal Positivism; Legal Realism; Virtue Ethics; Virtue & Jurisprudence; Utilitarianism, Deontology & Law; Dworkin & Interpretivism; Philosophical Approaches to Legal Problems; Justice & Globalization; International Law; Natural Law; Bentham, Austin & Dworkin; Natural Law & Natural Rights; Law, Authority & Morality; Law of the Land & International Law; Ancient Law; Laws of Manu & Other Hindu Lawgivers; Confucius' Theory of Virtue; Islam & Law; Law & Human Rights; Postmodernism & Law; Virtue & Knowledge; Morality & Society; Confucius' Ethics; Perfectionist & Situational Ethics; Moral Relativism; Humanism & Positivism; Ethnic Identity & Culture; Human Nature & Human Culture; Cultural Anthropology; Consumption & Morality; Politicizing Consumer Culture & Effects on Morality; Dynamics of Group Culture; Ethnic Boundaries; Constructing & Deconstructing Ethnic Identity; Cultural Transformation; Culture & Morality; Christian Ethics; Buddhist Ethics; Hindu Ethics; Jewish Ethics; Islamic Ethics & Global Ethics. The above list is suggestive and not exhaustive. Abstract: 150 words Date of proposal acceptance: Week after the proposal is submitted Submit abstract to Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti, [email protected] Papers from the Conference will be published subject to editorial review (Journal of International and Interdisciplinary Studies / Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion). Advisory Board Members: Panos Eliopoulos (Greece), Yolanda Espina (Portugal), Gordon Haist (USA), Robin Kar (USA), Elizabeth Koldzak (Poland), Simi Malhotra (India), Maria Marczewska (Poland), Debkumar Mukhopadhyay( India), Rizwan Rahman (India), Ming Shao (China), Tommi Lehtonen (Finland), Andrew Ward (UK), Su-Chen Wu (Taiwan) Sponsors: University of Illinois Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange 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/Urbana_Conference.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
