CFP: Asian Perspectives on Mind, Action and Cultivation

Australasian Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Conference
First Call for Papers and Expressions of Interest

ASIAN PERSPECTIVES on MIND, ACTION and CULTIVATION
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10-12 July 2015

Keynote Speakers: Arindam Chakrabarti, Graham Priest, John Makeham
Commentary on Keynotes: Graham Oppy, Alan Hajek, Frank Jackson
Max Charlesworth Memorial Lecture: Morny Joy

The conference committee invites proposals for papers, especially in relation to the main conference themes of mind and consciousness, action and cultivation, or the special area of Comparative Philosophy: Methodology, Prospects and Problems. This conference will also feature the inaugural Max Charlesworth Memorial Lecture.

Panels
Panel 1: Mind and Consciousness in Indian Philosophy
Panel 2: Mind and Consciousness in East Asian Philosophy
Panel 3: Action in Indian Philosophy
Panel 4: Action in East Asian Philosophy
Panel 5: Cultivation in Indian Philosophy
Panel 6: Cultivation in East Asian Philosophy

Comparative Philosophy: Methodology, Prospects and Problems
Panel 1: Indian and East Asian Philosophy
Panel 2: Asian and Western Philosophy
Panel 3: Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy

All papers will be allocated 45 minutes (25-30 minutes presentation, 15-20 minutes discussion).

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send your paper title and the panel in which you would like to participate by 1st December 2014 to:[email protected]mailto:[email protected]>
If you would like to chair a panel, please also send an expression of interest to Monima Chadha.

More details regarding registration fees, travel plans and accommodation in Melbourne will be available on the conference page at the ASACP website:http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/asacp

For general enquiries regarding conference attendance, please contact ASACP secretary Alan Polson: [email protected]:[email protected]>