XVIII Mediterranean Roots of Philosophy: Mediterranean Humanism

We are pleased to invite you to the XVIII Conference Mediterranean Roots of Philosophy - Mediterranean Humanism: On the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Marko Marulić.

The conference is organized by the Croatian Philosophical Society and the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Split, Croatia. It will be held from April 11 to 13, 2024 in Split, Croatia. 

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Marko Marulić, the father of Croatian literature, a humanist writer praised for his philosophically stimulating works. Because of that, we decided to dedicate this year's conference to Mediterranean humanism. The conference is open to submissions related to Humanism and Renaissance philosophy, not necessarily directly related to the work of Marko Marulić.

In addition to that special, this year's theme, the symposium is also open to two permanent topics: philosophy in the Mediterranean and globalisation challenges and multiculturalism in the Mediterranean region.

According to that, the symposium program will be divided into the following thematic units:

• Marko Marulić in the Past, Present and Future
• Humanism and Renaissance in the Mediterranean
• Philosophy in the Mediterranean: authors, theories, concepts 
• Globalization challenges and Multiculturalism in the Mediterranean 

Interdisciplinary research is welcomed. 

Languages of the conference

The working languages of the conference are Croatian (and related South Slavic languages) and English.

Conference structure

All thematic units are interdisciplinary. Individual panels will be organized according to the principle of thematic or methodological affinity.

The conference part of the symposium will take place on April 11 and 12. On April 13, we will organize an optional tour of the city of Split, with special emphasis on its Renaissance history and Humanism. 

Venue of the conference

The conference takes place at the University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,

 Poljička cesta 25, 21 000 Split.

Registration fee

The registration fee for participation in the symposium is 50 euros.

The registration fee covers:

• participation in the symposium, publication of the abstract in the Book of Abstracts and Certificate of participation
• hot drinks and snacks during coffee breaks (both days of the conference), dinner (both days of the conference)
• optional city tour (April 13)
• invitation to publish work in international scientific journals (double-blind peer review; no processing fee; see Publications section)

Optional city tour (April 13)

For participants who stay in Split after the conference, on April 13 we organize an expert, optional tour of Diocletian's Palace and the wider city center with special emphasis on its Humanist and Renaissance history.

Accommodation

The organizers are unable to provide accommodation for conference participants. Participants independently organize and reserve accommodation.

Publications

After participating in the conference, participants can (nonobligatory) submit their papers for publication in international scientific journals Synthesis Philosophica (https://hrcak. srce.hr/synthesis-philosophica; in English) or Filozofska istraživanja (https://hrcak.srce.hr/filozofska-istrazivanja; in Croatian). Both journals are included in the most important international databases:

a. Synthesis Philosophica: Current Contents Connect - Web Of Science: Arts & Humanities Citation Index – Scopus - Doaj - Scimago Jr - Journal Citation Reports - Erih Plus - The Philosopher's Index - Philosophy Research Index - Socindex - Political Science Complete -Llba - Linguistic And Language Behavior Abstracts – Sociological Abstracts - Social Services Abstracts - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Humanities International Complete - Ibz Online - Humanities Source

b. Filozofska istraživanja: Web Of Science Core Collection / Arts And Humanities Citation Index - Scopus – Erih Plus - The Philosopher's Index - Philosophy Research Index - Clarivate Journal Citation Reports - Doaj – Ceeol - Scimago Jr - Rilm - Hrčak.

If planning to submit your papers for publication, please prepare the papers in accordance with the guidelines of the journal, which can be found at the following links:

a. For Synthesis Philosophica:

https://hrcak.srce.hr/upute/upute_autorima_Synthesis_philosophica.pdf

b. For Filozofska istraživanja:

https://hrcak.srce.hr/upute/upute_autorima_Filozofska_istra%C5%BEivanja.pdf

Important: The deadline for submitting full papers (after presenting at the conference) is June 30th. However, submitting full papers for publication is not mandatory. 

Application deadline

Please submit your application (title + abstract + personal info) no later than February 20th, 2024 by filling out the following online form: https://forms.gle/dDi4G2YwNXURFgDdA

It is possible to submit your application via email as well: if you wish to do so please download the Application form (available here: https://sites.google.com/view/mkf-ffst/call-for-abstracts-english/abstract-submission) and send it to [email protected] or [email protected] no later than February 20th. 

Conference website

https://sites.google.com/view/mkf-ffst/english

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our conference secretary Anita Lunić via email at [email protected] or at [email protected].