Dear Members of the SACP, I have a few important announcements, made on behalf of the Board of the SACP. [*]In light of uncertainty about the direction of the pandemic, the 52nd annual meeting of the SACP will be postponed again until October 2023. [*]Because this is the second postponement, we ask that anyone interested in presenting at the October 2023 meeting submit NEW abstracts by 1 February 2023, even if you wish to speak on the same topic for which you previously submitted an abstract. [*]The 52nd annual m ...Continue Reading

Vale Joseph Prabhu: Obituary (updated with corrections to couple of factual oversights, 3rd Oct) Joseph Benedict Prabhu (lovingly as ‘JB’) breathed his last on Monday 27th (September, 2021) evening at their home in Los Angeles; wife Betty Bamberg and Joseph’s daughter, Tara, were by his bedside when he passed away peacefully. The first symptoms of a bladder discomfiture showed up at East-West Philosophers’ Conference in Honolulu in May 2016; by July he was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After the ensuing intensive tre ...Continue Reading

*2022 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion, Western Region March 18-20, 2022 University of Nevada, Las Vegas * *Religions of Asia * Promoting inclusivity and excellence in scholarship, this section invites individual papers from a variety of religious and cultural traditions that explore all aspects of Religions of Asia. This year, we are especially interested in papers related to the conference’s 2022 theme: “Grace, Mercy, and Atonement: Exploring Artistic, Ritual and Social Action th ...Continue Reading

Courtesy announcement on behalf of the ISCP Executive Director, Professor Ann Pang-White International Society for Chinese Philosophy Summer 2022 ISCP Shanghai International Conference We all truly look forward to the Summer 2022 ISCP Shanghai International Conference (postponed from 2021 due to Covid-19) as opportunities to learn from one another and making personal connections. However, considering the ever-changing nature of the pandemic, the difficulty and safety of international travelling (visa, pre-boarding test ...Continue Reading

Joseph Prabhu, a valued member of the SACP and President of the SACP from 2008-2009, passed away recently. We at the SACP join with others in celebrating his life and grieving his loss. Below is a memorial notice written by Purushottama Bilimoria.  Joseph Prabhu PhD, breathed his last on Monday 27th (September) evening in Los Angeles after suffering, for over five years now, from a physical illness or two. Joseph hailed from an Indo-Syriac Catholic family in Mangalore and Bangalore (in Karnataka, India). He was a ...Continue Reading

Dear all, On January 27 and 28, 2022, there will be an international online conference on Intercultural Ethics, with a specific focus on the ethics of technology and intercultural philosophy. Our aim is to bring together the ethical approaches and frameworks from various cultural backgrounds and traditions, in order to organize an intercultural ethical dialogue, especially on (but not limited to) technology and its social and cultural implications.  The conference will be organized by the Ethics of Socially ...Continue Reading

SACP: Papers and Panels APA Pacific Division, 2022 Vancouver, BC (Westin Bayshore), CANADA April 13-April 16, 2022 The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy invites submissions to be considered for inclusion in panels at the upcoming APA Pacific 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): Title of Paper Name of Presenter Pres ...Continue Reading

Ethics in Asian Philosophical Traditions Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Ethical Theory and Moral Practice encourages submissions on non-western philosophical traditions, especially those that interface contemporary ethics and Asian philosophies. This is part of the editorial team’s ongoing efforts to expand the journal’s repertoire of traditions, ideas and approaches beyond what is typically considered to be mainstream ethical and practical philosophy, and to foster dialogue and engagement across cultures and metho ...Continue Reading

Our friends at the International Association for Japanese Philosophy would like to share with SACP members the following CFP at APA Central 2022. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2021. View PDF ...Continue Reading

SACP Call for Papers 2021 AAR Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX November 20-23, 2021 The Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy invites you to submit your paper proposal for the AAR annual meeting 2021. The SACP will host at least one panel this year. The panel will be scheduled on Saturday or Sunday (11/20 or 21) following the morning program, 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Depending on the number of proposals, a second panel may be added in the evening on Saturday or Sunday (11/20 or 21), 7-8:30 p.m. As for the topic of ...Continue Reading