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Call for Papers Theme: Metaphysics Subtitle: East and West Type: RVP International Conference Institution: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP) International Society for Metaphysics (ISM) Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University (ECNU) Location: Shanghai (China) Date: 16.–17.12.2013 Deadline: 30.10.2013 __________________________________________________ It may be the fate of philosophy, especially of metaphysics, that it faces its greatest challenges without being adequately self-aware of the limitations of its own horizons and perspectives and the means at its disposal. Hence, its accomplishments are compromised and its hopes turned into new challenges. Perhaps nowhere will this be more true than in the field of first philosophy or metaphysics where the deepest issues with the most pervasive implications are engaged. Thus one of the great opportunities of this global age is to encounter quite different cultural experiences and constructs in the light of which exciting new possibilities for human life and meaning can be engaged. This is the hope of the present conference on metaphysics East and West. It has been pointed out however that the history of Chinese philosophy has been written in response to Western questions such that what is brought forward for consideration in philosophical circles is selective and threatens to be misleading. It is significant then that the field of philosophy has been notably broadened for the program of the 2013 World Congress of Philosophy to take account of the ways of life of a people. This invites philosophers and metaphysicians to go deeply into the actual exercise of life by peoples at large. This enables each to bring forth their progressive understanding of life and its meaning through a process of global dialogue. The present conference is intended to promote and extend this interchange. In this it will be important to avoid simplifications which tend to deceive and to realize that each people has developed its own way of understanding all phases and facets of life. The metaphysics of each then will be complete in its own way, but with the potential for enriching and being enriched by the metaphysics of the other. These global times bring forward this important grounding of philosophy in the way of life of a people. Hence papers are invited on Eastern and Western cultures as regard: 1. The nature and goals of metaphysics 2. The relation of metaphysics to ways of life: East and West 3. Characteristics of metaphysics: East and West 4. Emerging possibilities of dialogue between metaphysics East and West 5. Interdisciplinary contributions to metaphysics from epistemology, ethics and political issues, as well as physics and psychology Location Zhongshan Beilu Campus, East China Normal University (ECNU), Shanghai, P.R. China Logistics There is no registration fee; participants cover their travel. The organizer will provide room and lunches during the conference. Submission The deadline for submitting the abstract is October 30, 2013 and the full paper December 1, 2013. All abstracts and papers should be sent to Yu Zhenhua at: [email protected] Registration: - Name - Scientific Degree - Place of work and position - Email - Title and Abstract of the paper Contact: Yu Zhenhua Department of Philosophy East China Normal University (ECNU) Shanghai China Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.crvp.org/conf/2013/shanghai-1.htm __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
