Power

This international and interdisciplinary conference will again bring
together a range of academics and practitioners to discuss new
directions of research and discovery in ethics, religion and
philosophy. As with IAFOR’s other events, ECERP2015 will afford the
opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and
networking across higher education and beyond.

Conference Theme

Power, used or abused, conceptually brings together several central
philosophical questions of ethics and religion. What is power? What
conditions make its exercise legitimate? How is illegitimate use to
be defined? Is power itself, as some have claimed, neutral? Can its
exercise ever be neutral? Can there be an unconscious use or abuse of
power? If so, how does it function?

This selection of problems and themes call for perpetual reflection,
and we are confident that this theme will excite a number of new
research avenues, and we look forward to this being an intellectually
stimulating, enlightening and “powerful” event.

Sub-themes

The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a
variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for
consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and
across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Ethics,
Religion and Philosophy, including the following streams:

Philosophy:
- Philosophy and Religion
- Philosophy and the Arts
- Philosophy and Public Policy
- Philosophy and Technology
- Philosophy and Culture
- Philosophy and Education
- Philosophy and Peace Studies
- Comparative Philosophy
- Linguistics, Language and Philosophy

Ethics:
- Medical Ethics
- Business and Management Ethics
- Ethics in Education
- Ethics, Law, and Justice
- Ethics and Globalization
- Ethics and Science
- Comparative Ethics
- Linguistics, Language and Ethics

Religion:
- Theism and Atheism
- Feminism and Religious Traditions
- Religion and Education
- Religion and Peace Studies
- Mysticism, Faith, and Scientific Culture
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Comparative Religion
- Linguistics, Language and Religion

Interdisciplinary:
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation Studies