Dear Members of the SACP, On behalf of the SACP Board, I thank all those who participated in the recent election for open positions, especially those stood for election. We now congratulate those who have been elected to take on the following positions for 2025-2026: Vice-President (and subsequently President for 2027-2028): Jea Sophia-Oh, Westchester University of Pennsylvania Treasurer: Michael Dufresne, University of San Francisco Board Members: Sor-hoon Tan, Singapore Management University Agnieszka Rostalska, ...Continue Reading

Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy 57th Annual Conference July 9-11, 2025 Leiden University From Human to Humane: Nature, Nurture, and Narrative Call for Proposals The 57th annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be held at Leiden University from July 9-11, 2025. We invite individual and panel proposals on any topic consistent with the SACP mission of advancing intercultural philosophy. The SACP board especially welcomes paper and panel submissions that reflect diverse A ...Continue Reading

Greetings, SACP Members, This is a reminder of the upcoming election deadline coming up Frida, October 25. For your convenience, the original message is copied below. The link to the election ballot is at the end of this message. Sincerely, The SACP Board -------------- At the bottom of this email is a link that you can use to vote for SACP officers, board members, and the topic of the 2025 Annual Meeting. Elections will remain open until *Friday, October 25*. Please read on for more details. We are asking you to ...Continue Reading

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our colleague and dear friend, Anand Vaidya. He was 48 years old, and was surrounded by family in his final moments on October 11, 2024. Born on January 4, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, Anand was the son of Jay Vaidya and the late Varsha Vaidya. He is survived by his wife Manju Menon, his brother Tony Vaidya (wife Kristina Shah), and niece (Karina Vaidya). Anand died of cancer. Known by those close to him as adventurous and grounded, a wanderer with depth, and a vis ...Continue Reading

Greetings, SACP Members, At the bottom of this email is a link that you can use to vote for SACP officers, board members, and the topic of the 2025 Annual Meeting. Elections will remain open until *Friday, October 25*. Please read on for more details. We are asking you to vote on *four things*. 1. *Vice President*. At the end of this year, Sarah Hall-Flavel’s term as SACP President will conclude at the end of this year, and our current Vice President Geoff Ashton will begin serving his two-year term as President. Tw ...Continue Reading

Dear Members of the SACP, I email you on behalf of the SACP Board of Directors with some updates from our annual 2024 conference in Prague—and along with it, our General Assembly Meeting. As you may remember, we use the General Assembly Meeting to get things in order for our future events and transitions in leadership roles. Please read my message below and consider nominating the following: -1. persons who could serve in SACP roles of Vice-President, Treasurer, and general Board Member -2. conference themes and key ...Continue Reading

CALL FOR PAPERS for Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) PANELS: *The APA Central Division Meeting will be held entirely online from February 22-24, 2025. The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy invites submissions for consideration for inclusion in panels at this event. We welcome submissions in any area of Asian and/or Comparative philosophy. Both individual papers and completed panel proposals are encouraged.* REQUIREMENTS for Each Paper Proposal: [*]Title of Paper [*]Name of Presenter ...Continue Reading

SACP CALL FOR PAPER AND PANEL PROPOSALS 2025 Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association January 8-11th, 2025. New York, New York. *Submission deadline: July 15, 2024* The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy welcomes proposals for our panel at the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division meeting. Proposals regarding any aspect of Asian or comparative philosophy are welcome. Individual paper abstracts should be 200-300 words in length and complete panel abstracts should in ...Continue Reading

*Call for Abstracts: ISCP at the 2025 APA Eastern Division Meeting* *(January 8-11, 2025, in New York, NY)* The International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) is pleased to announce two group sessions at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) in New York, NY, from January 8-11, 2025. We invite submissions on any area of Chinese philosophy, including comparative engagements with other traditions. *Submission Guidelines:* Please include the following information in your subm ...Continue Reading

CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased and honored to announce: The 24th ISCP conference "Addressing Global Crises and Reimagining Solutions through Chinese Philosophy" to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from Friday, June 20 to Monday, June 23, 2025, hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. At this conference, we will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Society. In the spirit of planetary exchange of ideas and to enhance the voice of Chinese philosophy globally, ...Continue Reading