CFP: First International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life
Submission deadline: April 15, 2018
Conference date(s):
August 20, 2018 - August 21, 2018
Conference Venue:
Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy, Hokkaido University
Sapporo-shi,
Japan
Topic areas
Details
We invite submissions concerning meaning in/of life as considered in the field of philosophy. Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words, prepared for blind review via Google forms
https://goo.gl/forms/o0gGo30zi8EVG5kf1
No registration fee is required.
Deadline: April 15th, 2018. Applicants will be notified of the result via email by the end of April.
Time for presentation: 30 minutes (including questions and answers).
Official language: English.
Potential topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Philosophical approaches to meaning in/of life
* Meaning of life and death
* Anti-natalism and nihilism
* Metaphysical, spiritual, and religious implications of meaning of/in life theories
* Meaning in/of life in applied ethics, bioethics, and environmental ethics
* Meaning in/of life in various philosophical traditions (Analytic, Continental, Asian, etc.)
A detailed program including a time table and venues will be announced in May, 2018.