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Position Announcement: American University

May 20, 2020 /

Position Announcement: Professorial Lecturer
Department of Philosophy and Religion
American University

The Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time, academic year appointment in Asian Religious Traditions at the rank of Professorial Lecturer beginning August 24, 2020. Teaching duties include introductory courses in religious studies. We particularly welcome candidates with expertise in East Asian religion as it relates to philosophy, as well as religious ethics. In addition to scholarship and teaching, responsibilities will include participation in department, school and university activities.

Applicants should hold a PhD; however, highly qualified applicants with a master’s degree related to field will be considered. Salary and benefits are competitive for a full-time term appointment. The teaching load for the year is three courses per semester (fall and spring). Funding for research and/or travel to participate in academic conferences is available. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit applications via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/76134. Include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references. Please contact Christina Palmer, Senior Administrative Assistant at philrel@american.edu if you have any questions.

American University is a private institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu.

The Department of Philosophy and Religion offers undergraduate degree programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies and graduate degree programs in Philosophy, including the M.A. Philosophy (including Philosophy and Social Policy) and a joint MA in Ethics, Peace and Human Rights. Learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences at http://www.american.edu/cas/ and about the department at http://www.american.edu/cas/philrel/.

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities. American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus.

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CFP: SACP Panels at APA Central 2021 in New Orleans

May 9, 2020 /

CALL FOR PAPERS

SACP PANELS
APA Central Division, 2021

February 24-27, Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana

 

The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy invites submissions to be considered for inclusion in panels at the upcoming APA Central Division Meeting.  Submissions focusing on any area of Asian and/or Comparative philosophy will be considered.  Both individual papers and completed panel proposals are encouraged.

REQUIRED (for each paper proposal):

  1. Title of Paper
  2. Name of Presenter
  3. Presenter’s Affiliation
  4. Presenter’s e-mail address
  5. Indicate whether you are willing to Chair your panel
  6. Approximately 200-word Paper Abstract

REQUIRED (for each panel proposal):

  1. Title of Panel
  2. Chair of the Panel
  3. Title of each Paper
  4. Name of each Presenter
  5. Affiliation of each Presenter
  6. E-mail address of each Presenter
  7. Approximately 200-word Paper Abstract for each Paper
  8. Name and Affiliation of Panel Chair

APA Central papers & proposals should be sent to: Dr. Jea Sophia Oh (West Chester University of Pennsylvania) at joh@wcupa.edu by July 18, 2020.

 

Call for Special Issues: Ethics in Asian Philosophical Traditions

May 9, 2020 /

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice invites proposals for a special issue on topics interfacing contemporary ethics and Asian philosophies/comparative philosophy involving Asian traditions.

This dedicated issue forms part of the journal’s ongoing efforts to expand the repertoire of traditions, ideas and approaches typically considered in mainstream ethical philosophy, and to foster dialogue and engagement across cultures and methodologies. More specifically, we aim to:

  • introduce important ethical topics in Asian and comparative traditions to mainstream philosophical audiences in a way that is clear and accessible, and enable dialogue among scholars working on similar issues in different traditions,
  • advance inquiry into the foundations and methodology of the study of ethics through engagements with traditions in which philosophizing takes significantly different forms,
  • produce new conceptual resources for doing philosophy,
  • identify promising topics and new lines of inquiry that might meaningfully be brought into contemporary philosophical debates.

The topical range and format remain open, but the special issue should be in line with the general concerns and orientations of the journal and seek to make the content accessible to its general readership. In particular, please note that given the journal’s profile we cannot consider submissions which are exclusively of a historical or exegetical character. Some possible approaches include:

  • a focus on a specific theme that is significant in both a particular Asian tradition/set of traditions and in current philosophical discussion, and that meaningfully engages both,
  • collaborations involving scholars with expertise in a particular Asian tradition/set of traditions and in contemporary ethics,
  • explorations of methodological issues and problems involved in the cross-cultural of ethics.

Deadline for the first round of applications: October 1, 2020

Guidelines

Special Issues are a collection of 6-9 original papers, accompanied by an introduction usually written by the guest editors. Proposals have a maximum word count of 2.000 words and provide information about

  • the guest editor(s)
  • the topic and rationale of the collection envisaged
  • the authors
  • the planned contributions (via short abstracts)

They should also include an explanation of the importance of the topic and the selection of authors and themes.

Please send proposals to the Editors-in-Chief Marcus Düwell (m.duwell@uu.nl) and Thomas Schramme (t.schramme@liverpool.ac.uk).

For more information about the journal, please visit https://www.springer.com/journal/10677

UPDATE: SACP Annual Conference

April 6, 2020 /
Dear Members of the SACP, dear all who submitted a paper or panel proposal or an essay,
 
 
We sincerely hope that this mail finds you and your loved ones healthy and well.
 
We are sorry to inform you that, because of the uncertainty of the current world situation around the COVID 19 pandemic, and in order to safeguard the safety of everyone involved, we will postpone the next SACP meeting in San Francisco to October 2021 (same location at University of San Francisco, and same conference theme of “One and Many”). The submission deadline for the newly scheduled October 2021 conference is February 1, 2021. We will review all submissions at that time. (We did not yet review original submissions, given that our time recently has been occupied with determining what to do with holding the original conference at all.)
 
For those of you who submitted an abstract for the original October 2020 conference, we can keep your submission on file if you wish, or we can accept an alternate submission prior to February 1, 2021. In any event, we ask that you let us know between January 1, 2021 and February 1, 2021, whether option 1, 2 or 3 applies to your submission:
 
  1. You would like us to process your original submission. (If you would like to participate in the Graduate Student Essay competition, then you have the option to use your original submission for the October 2020 conference. For those who will earn their PhD prior to the February 1 2021 submission deadline and can attend the newly scheduled October 2021 conference, we will consider your original submission for the October 2020 conference—though please note that you [i.e., those of you who will have earned their PhD prior to February 1 2021] cannot submit a new essay for this competition.)
  2. You would like to submit a new abstract. (If you would like to participate in the Graduate Student Essay competition, you are welcome to submit a new essay ONLY IF you will still be a graduate student as of February 1, 2021.)
  3. You would like to withdraw your original abstract submission for the original October 2020 conference. (Please let us know if you do not intend to participate in the newly scheduled October 2021 conference in order to save us time in reviewing submissions.)
 
If we do not hear from you by February 1, 2021, then we will withdraw your submission. However, we would prefer hearing from you directly.
 
For those of you who submitted annual dues on the assumption that you would attending the October 2020 conference, please let SACP Treasurer Geoff Ashton know, and he will process a refund.
 
Emails can be directed to sacpweb@gmail.com.
 
Thank you for your patience and understanding concerning this complicated issue. We understand that at least some if not many of you may be inconvenienced by our decision to postpone. But please know that our decision has in view the best interests of the society and its members.
 
Please stay safe in the meanwhile. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in October 2021 in San Francisco, should conditions allow you to attend.
 
The SACP Board

CFP – Confucianism: Comparisons and Controversies

February 19, 2020 /

Professors Eirik Harris (Hong Kong Baptist University) and Henrique Schneider (Nordakademie) are guest editing volume 8.2 of the Journal Culture and Dialogue (Brill).

The guest editors seek 7-10 papers of high quality on topics related to Chinese philosophy, particularly engaging with all different types of Confucianism. This can occur from a perspective rooted within Chinese philosophy as well as in a comparative approach. The guest editors seek to put together a diverse special issue covering Classical Confucianism as well as contemporary themes for an audience that includes non-specialists in Chinese philosophy.

The guest editors are especially looking for contributions on:

  • Virtues and the state of (Chinese) philosophy of virtues
  • Virtue politics and its limits
  • Virtue as an ideal vs. realistic approach in ethics, political theory, and international relations
  • The relationship between virtues and rituals
  • Philosophy of rituals: past, present, and future
  • Meritocracy and roles
  • The virtues and vices of meritocracy
  • Different versions of meritocracy in Chinese (and Confucian) philosophies
  • Contemporary issues in Confucianism
  • Contemporary philosophical criticisms of Confucianism

If you are interested in submitting, send you abstract, draft paper, or full paper until March 15th to Henrique Schneider (henri.schneider@protonmail.ch) and Eirik Harris (eiriklangharris@gmail.com). Once accepted, final versions of the papers will be due June 1st. Further information on the journal can be found here http://www.culture-dialogue.net/  The journal’s stylesheet can be found here http://www.culture-dialogue.net/notes-for-authors.

 

If you have any queries, contact the guest editors.

Eirik Harris, Henrique Schneider

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