INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
\nCONCEPTS IN CONVERSATION: CANON AND COSMOS
\nRethinking Philosophical Knowledge across Traditions\, Cultures and Worlds
\n22&ndash\;24 February 2027
\nABOUT THE CONFERENCE
\nPhilosophy is not a single\, unified tradition. What counts as philosophical knowledge has been shaped by languages\, cultures\, institutions\, histories\, and forms of intellectual authority. At the same time\, philosophy reaches toward the cosmos: nature\, consciousness\, humanity\, time\, space\, life\, and the unknown. This conference asks what happens when different conceptual worlds encounter one another.
\nConcepts such as self\, consciousness\, reality\, reason\, knowledge\, truth\, freedom\, justice\, personhood\, and liberation appear across traditions\, but they do not necessarily mean the same thing. Their differences can become sources of conceptual transformation and renewal. The conference therefore seeks to move from a fixed canon toward an open cosmos of concepts in conversation.
\nWHY CONCEPTS IN CONVERSATION
\nConcepts travel across languages\, civilizations\, religions\, historical periods\, disciplines\, political boundaries\, and technologies.In doing so\, they change.
\nTranslation transforms.
\nEncounter transforms.
\nContext transforms.
\nEven misunderstanding can transform.
\nThe aim is not to erase differences or impose an artificial synthesis\, but to create a space in which traditions can listen\, question\, disagree\, reinterpret\, and transform one another.
\n\;MAJOR THEMES AND SUB-THEMES
\nI. Indian Philosophical Concepts in Global Conversation
\n&bull\; Untranslatability of Concepts
\n&bull\; Metaphysical and Epistemological Distinctiveness
\n&bull\; Modes of Thinking and Ways of Living
\n&bull\; Anvikshiki and Modes of Philosophical Debates
\n\nII. Epistemologies and Canons
\n&bull\; Decoloniality
\n&bull\; Historiography
\n&bull\; Translation and Interpretation
\n&bull\; Non-Western Traditions
\n\nIII. Minds\, Selves and Machines
\n&bull\; Consciousness
\n&bull\; Phenomenology
\n&bull\; Digital Subjectivity
\n&bull\; Artificial Intelligence
\n\nIV. Cosmologies and Futures
\n&bull\; Environmental Philosophy
\n&bull\; Climate Ethics
\n&bull\; Ecological Cosmologies
\n&bull\; More-than-Human Worlds
\nCALL FOR PAPERS
\nOriginal research papers are invited from scholars\, researchers\, faculty members\, independent researchers\, and post-graduate students. Papers may address the conference theme\, the major themes and sub-themes\, or related questions concerning philosophical concepts\, traditions\, culture\, knowledge systems\, consciousness\, technology\, ecology\, and the future of philosophy.
\nPUBLICATION \;AND TRAVEL SUPPORT
\nSelected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in an edited academic volume\, subject to peer review\, editorial selection\, and the requirements of the publisher. \;The Organizing Committee is also pleased to consider limited financial assistance towards travel and accommodation expenses for selected participants\, subject to the availability of funds and applicable institutional guidelines. \;
\nIMPORTANT DATES
\n\n\n\n\n\nMilestone
\n\n\n\n\nDate
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract \;/ Paper \;Submission Deadline
\n\n\n\n\n10 \;December 2026
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotification of Acceptance
\n\n\n\n\n25 December 2026
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline
\n\n\n\n\n20 January 2027
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
\n\n\n\n\n22&ndash\;24 February 2027
\n\n\n\n\n\n\;Registration Link- \;https://forms.gle/63oGDGRH2SQVyBn26
\nABSTRACT/ PAPER \;SUBMISSION
\nEmail abstracts to: philosophyconference@jdm.du.ac.in
\nSpeakers: \;Prof. Noburu Notomi\, \;Prof. Arno Bö\;hler\, Prof. Balaganapathi Deverakonda\, \;Prof. Nirmalya Narayan ChakrabortyProf. Sachchidanand Mishra\, Prof. Laximikant Padhi\, Prof. S. Panneerselvam
\nFor more infirmation kindly contact at sarat@jdm.du.ac.in
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Dr. Sarat Chandra Bibhar: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR