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Call for Papers Theme: An African Path to the Global Future Subtitle: African Philosophy and Studies Solutions to Problems in Areas of Health, Education, Economy and Criminal Justice Type: 2015 Conference Institution: International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) Howard University Location: Washington, DC (USA) Date: 14.–15.5.2015 Deadline: 1.4.2015 __________________________________________________ Duration: 2 days, with possibility of reception the day before the conference and guided tour of campus and environs as related to the United States historically black research university experience Theme: An African path to the global future: African philosophy and studies solutions to problems in areas of health, education, economy and criminal justice Thematic areas - Health, including environmental problems that bear on health issues (e.g., air quality, housing, potable water, sanitation, nutrition, health care and education, climate change, responses to health crises such as ebola) - Education, including all formal education from pre-school or head start through professional and graduate degrees with emphasis on technology solutions to problems of resource scarcity and particular emphasis on the ethical obligations of African universities to their supporting communities - Economy, including foreign and domestic capital sourcing, changing employment demographics (rural and urban, farming and manufacturing), technology transfer, appropriate technology - Criminal justice, including anti-corruption measures, policing, judiciary and incarceration systems Critical research themes for addressing African continental problems - African ethics (e.g., ancient Egyptian and Ethiopian, ubuntu, etc.) as distinct from other continental ethical systems (e.g. Asian, European, north American) - African universities’ ethical responsibilities to their supporting communities - The African experience in the Americas as it bears in all its diversity on solutions to critical African problems - Macro and micro-appropriate technology in Africa - African union responsibility for continental education measures ISAPS abstracts Abstract submission deadline: 1 April 2015 Abstract format: times roman/12 point Please email abstracts to: [email protected] Conference website: http://isapsonline.wordpress.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
