CFP: Fourth Conference on Contemporary Philosophy in East Asia (CCPEA 2018)

CCPEA was first established in 2012 in order to promote academic exchanges and international research collaborations among East Asian philosophers. This conference takes place every two years. The first one was held in Taipei in September 2012, the second one in Kyoto in August 2014, and the third one in Seoul in August 2016. With this platform many East Asian philosophers and philosophers working on east Asian philosophy shared their work and interacted with one another during session meetings and social gatherings. We hope that the 4th CCPEA will continue this great tradition and facilitate more academically exciting and inspiring exchanges of ideas among East Asian philosophers.          

We have a special emphasis on “’The heritage of East Asia Philosophy” in the 4th conference. We would like to use this platform to honor and learn from the legacy of our teachers and the great effort they devote to our philosophical tradition, as well as encouraging the participation of young researchers and students so that this philosophical heritage will be passed down.

We sincerely invite you to participate in the “Fourth Conference on Contemporary Philosophy in East Asia (CCPEA 2018)”, scheduled from the 9th to the 11th August 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. This Conference will be hosted by National Chengchi University, with the joint effort of National Yang-Ming University, National Tsing Hua University, and Academia Sinica.

The Conference deliberations will be on the following themes:

1.     Logic

2.     Metaphysics

3.     Epistemology

4.     Philosophy of Language

5.     Philosophy of Mind

6.     Philosophy of Science

7.     Ethics

8.     Political philosophy

9.     Feminism and Gender Issues

10.  Aesthetics

11.  Philosophy of Religion

12.  Chinese Philosophy

13.  Asian Philosophy

14.  European Philosophy

15.  Comparative Philosophy

16.  History of Philosophy in Contemporary Perspective

17.  Others

This Conference will examine research and development both locally and internationally. Although analytic approaches are preferred, continental and other approaches are also welcomed.

The registration fee for this conference is NT$2000(about USD60), which will cover the lunches and refreshments during the conference, as well as the welcome reception (on 8/9) and the farewell banquet. You only need to register after your abstract is accepted.

Please submit an abstract prepared for anonymous review as an e-mail attachment to the Conference Contact, Professor Ellie Wang, at [email protected] before by April 15, 2018.

Contributed Papers

The abstract must be no more than 500 words and in MS Word (*.doc) or Rich Text Format (*.rtf). Each accepted paper will be allocated 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion).

Contributed Symposia

The abstract must be no more than 1,700 words in MS Word (*.doc) or Rich Text Format (*.rtf). It should include

• a general description of the format and the topic of the proposed symposium and its significance (maximum 500 words), and
• an abstract of each paper (2-3 papers, maximum 500 words for each).

An accepted symposium will be allocated 90 minutes for presentation and discussion of at least two papers.

When you submit the abstract, please also provide the following information in the main body of your e-mail:

• Name (Please capitalize your family name.)
• Affiliation and Title
• Abstract Title
• Abstract Category (Please choose one of the areas listed above.)

Your Faithfully,

The 4th CCPEA Local Organizing Committee

Kai-Yuan Cheng (National Yang-Ming University / Taiwan)

Szu-Ting Chen (National Tsing Hua University / Taiwan)

Ellie Hua Wang (National ChengChi University/ Taiwan)