MINUTES FROM THE FISP CD MEETING IN MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 2009
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CANADA
Société de philosophie du Québec (SPQ)
(1) Nouvelle Parution
La revue Philosophiques est l'organe officiel de la SPQ. Notre plus récent numéro (printemps 2009) porte sur «L'idéalisme britannique », sous la direction de Sébastien Gandon et Mathieu Marion.
Vol. 36, n° 1 (printemps 2009)
Articles
* GANDON, Sébastien. « ‘To bring Dedekind’s research into its proper relation to general metaphysical enquiry’ : Royce et Russell, critiques de Bradley ».
* MARION, Mathieu. « L’anti-psychologisme de Bradley ».
* MANDER, W. J. « Les idéalistes britanniques et la poésie » .
* GANDON, Sébastien, et Mathieu MARION. « L’idéalisme britannique : histoire et actualité » .
* GRIFFIN, Nicholas. « Bertrand Russell et Harold Joachim ».
* JAFFRO, Laurent. « L’argument du sens commun et la ‘persécution des scientifiques’ : Collingwood contre Moore ».
* D’ORO, Giuseppina. « Le fossé n’est pas sémantique mais épistémologique ».
* KOBAYASHI, Chinatsu. « Bosanquet, Collingwood et l’esthétique idéaliste ».
(2) Appel de communications, de symposiums et de tables rondes
Congrès annuel de la Société de philosophie du Québec (SPQ)
Esprit et nature
Organisé dans le cadre du congrès de l'Acfas à l'Université de Montréal
Du 10 au 14 mai 2010
Des grandes oppositions thématiques qui alimentent les recherches en philosophie, celle entre l'esprit et la nature a cette particularité d'être demeurée actuelle et d'avoir conservée à peu près la même forme d'Aristote à nos jours. Que l'on pense aux traités d'Aristote sur l'âme ou à leur réception médiévale, au traitement de ce rapport chez Descartes et dans la philosophie moderne, ou encore au développement des sciences exactes au vingtième siècle, la relation de l'esprit à la nature demeure à la fois actuelle et problématique sous plusieurs facettes. D'un point de vue ontologique, par exemple, on peut le voir dans les débats autour de la relation entre états mentaux et états physiques qui s'étend du dualisme cartésien au réductionnisme en philosophie de l'esprit contemporaine; les polémiques entre l'internalisme et l'externalisme ont quant à elles forgé depuis plusieurs siècles l'aspect épistémologique de la relation entre l'esprit et la nature. Enfin, du point de vue des disciplines philosophiques particulières, cette relation marque également un ensemble de questions classiques, aussi bien en philosophie morale (sur la nature de la motivation morale), en théorie de l'action et de la décision (sur la nature des raisons qui nous poussent à agir), en sémantique (sur le rôle du contexte et des communautés linguistiques dans la détermination de la signification) qu'en philosophie de l'esprit (sur la nature étroite ou large des contenus mentaux) ou en philosophie de la biologie (sur la nature des espèces et les explications évolutionnistes), pour n'en nommer que quelques-unes.
Pour son congrès annuel de 2010, la Société de philosophie du Québec (SPQ) invite la communauté philosophique francophone à une réflexion générale sur la relation entre l'esprit et la nature ainsi qu'à sa place dans les différentes disciplines philosophiques. Est bienvenue toute proposition de communication ou de symposium abordant un ou l'autre des aspects mentionnés ici - que la perspective développée s'inscrive en histoire de la philosophie, en philosophie des sciences, en philosophie de l'esprit, en éthique, en esthétique, ou dans toute autre discipline philosophique.
Notez également que les contributions proposées n'ont pas à se limiter au thème proposé. Comme à chaque année, le congrès annuel de la SPQ fait appel à des communications touchant autant le thème proposé que tous les domaines de la philosophie. Ainsi, tous ceux et celles qui désirent participer au congrès de
2009 peuvent nous soumettre leurs propositions de communication, de table ronde autour d'un ouvrage récent d'un auteur québécois ou étranger ou de symposium relatif à un auteur, une problématique ou un thème donné.
Notez enfin qu'uniquement les propositions de communications libres ou de symposiums directement soumises à la SPQ pourront être considérées et intégrées au programme du congrès. Afin de vous assurer de pouvoir tenir votre communication, votre symposium ou votre table ronde dans le cadre du congrès de la SPQ, il est primordial d'adresser votre proposition uniquement à la SPQ. Les propositions soumises à l'Acfas ne pourront être considérées.
Procédure à suivre pour soumettre des propositions de communications, tables rondes ou symposiums :
Projets de communication libre :
vous devez faire parvenir votre communication par courrier électronique à frechette.guillaume@gmail.com, au plus tard le 16 janvier 2010. Il doit s'agir d'un document en format DOC (Word) ou RTF, d'un maximum de 3000 mots, comprenant sur la première page un résumé de 75 mots. Notez que ce document ne doit comporter aucun renseignement permettant d'identifier l'auteur, puisqu'il sera ensuite envoyé aux membres du comité scientifique. Vous y joindrez en attachement le formulaire word Proposition de communication libre dûment rempli. Ce formulaire est disponible sur le site web de la SPQ au http://spq.uqam.ca, dans la section 'Congrès 2010'.
Projets de table ronde ou de symposium :
Les projets de tables rondes et de symposia doivent être adressés à frechette.guillaume@gmail.com avant le 22 décembre 2009. Ceux-ci doivent comprendre a) une description du projet ; b) une liste des conférenciers pressentis ainsi que le titre et le résumé de chacune des communications ; c) une version préliminaire du programme de l'activité.
Prix SPQ des meilleurs textes étudiants :
Deux prix seront décernés aux meilleurs textes étudiants soumis comme propositions de communication libre pour le colloque de la SPQ. Les candidats doivent s'identifier comme tels dans le formulaire PDF.
Responsable
Guillaume Fréchette
Département de philosophie
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888
Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8
ESPAGNE
Sociedad Académica de Filosofia
Activities:
Congress on "Teaching Philosophy: La enseñanza de la Filosofia en los Grados y Postgrados del Espacio Europeo de Educacion Superior. Casos Prácticos de materias". Dir. Cinta Canterla y Marian Pérez Bernal, Sevilla, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, June 10th-11th 2010. Sponsored by the Sociedad Académica de Filosofia. Contact: afilosofia@upo.es
First call for papers for the Congress "Fifth International Congress of the Sociedad Académica de Filosofia: Razon, crisis y utopia". Dir. Angela Sierra, La Laguna (Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, February 2nd-4th, 2011. Contact: asierrgo@ull.es
ETATS-UNIS
Charles S. Peirce Society
The Peirce Society has appointed an International Advisory Committee (IAC), consisting of 38 scholars of Peirce, pragmatism and American philosophy, representing 25 different countries. The members of the IAC will serve as a conduit for work by new scholars outside the United States, directing submissions from them to the Society's journal (the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society); promote scholarship related to Peirce, pragmatism, and American philosophy, as well as to promote the Society and the Transactions, in each committee member’s home country /region; and advise the Society as a whole on issues relevant to scholarship on Peirce, pragmatism, and American philosophy, occurring outside the United States. A list of members of
the IAC is available at http://www.peircesociety.org/iac.html .
The winner of the 2009 Peirce Society Essay Contest is Andrew F. Smith (Illinois State University), for his paper "Truth, Negation, and the Limit of Inquiry: Revisiting the Problem of Buried Secrets." Dr. Smith will present his paper at this year's meeting of the Peirce Society, to be held in conjunction with the Eastern Division APA meeting in New York City on Monday December 28.
GRANDE BRETAGNE
British Philosophical Association
BPA Executive Committee 2009-10:
Mark Addis (Birmingham City), Treasurer; Maria Alvarez (Southampton); David Bain (Glasgow); Helen Beebee (Birmingham), Director; Michael Brady (Glasgow); Jeremy Butterfield (Cambridge); Gordon Finlayson (Sussex); Chris Hookway (Sheffield); Gillian Howie (Liverpool); M.M. McCabe (King’s College London), President; Adrian Moore (Oxford); Tom Sorell (Birmingham); Alessandra Tanesini (Cardiff)
BPA activities 2009
More information can be found on our website, www.bpa.ac.uk.
Reinstatement of the Philosophy PGCE: After several postponements, we look forward to a meeting with the Minister for Children, Schools and Families. In the light of the huge increase in the number of children taking Philosophy A Level in schools (the number more than doubled, to around 3500, between 2002 and 2007), we are hoping to persuade him to make it easier for those with a degree in Philosophy to take the national secondary teacher-training qualification.
Women in Philosophy: We sent a survey out to Heads of Department asking for information about the gender balance of undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff in 2008. On the basis of the responses, we have formed a sub-committee to look at ways in which the number of women entering the profession might be increased.
Research Excellence Framework: The UK's Higher Education Funding Councils have released a consultation on the 'Research Excellence Framework', the successor to the Research Assessment Exercise, which distributes government research funding on the basis of the quality of research done in each discipline in each higher education institution. We are formulating a response to this; the most pressing concern is that HEFCE propose that 25% of the grade awarded should be determined by the direct 'impact' of research on the economy and society. This is in response to the government's policy that academics should be able to demonstrate the economic impact of their research.
GRECE
The Foundation for Research and Editions of Neohellenic Philosophy
The Foundation for Research and Editions of Neohellenic Philosophy is still elaborating the final version of vol. 19 of Demetrius Cydones' translation (ca. 1355), in classical Greek, of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica which containes several erroneous Latin citations from Aristotle, corrected by Cydones who provides a textum tertium, faithful both to Aristotle and Aquinas. This volume will be added to the series Corpus Philosophorum Graecorum Recentiorum, published by the Foundation. Until the middle of the 14th century Greek philosophy irradiated either directly, via Rome, or indirectly, via the peripheral road of North Africa, to the West. From that date on it starts exchanging ideas with the West and this will remain the specificity of Modern Greek Philosophy. Demetrius Cydones and his brother Prochoros are among the first to have contributed to this shift.
The Hellenic Society for Philosophical Studies
The Hellenic Society for Philosophical Studies has published on Plato and Suhraward^i in 2009 vol. 37 of its yearly International Review Diotima which contains the Proceedings of a Meeting held in Athens in 2006. It also published a book on the Aristotelian and Neoplatonic Sadr'a and his Theory of Transcendence. The Society is organizing, from Friday 24 to Monday 27 September 2010 in Kalamata (Greece), together with the International Association Cosmos & Philosophy, a Conference on Order and freeedom in cosmic space.
Contact addresses: email: wittsend@gmail.com // tel: +30 697 344 6529, +30 210 642 1112 // fax: +30 210 366 4624.
IRAN
Sadra Islamic Philosophy Research Institute (SIPRIn)
A Report of the Main Activities of the International Mulla Sadra Society in the first Half of the Year 2009
Call for Papers and Cooperation with the Project of "Compiling a Comprehensive History of Wisdom and Philosophy"
The International Mulla Sadra Society, affiliated to SIPRIn, intends to launch the Project of "Compiling A Comprehensive History of Philosophy and Wisdom" in the World. A great number of researchers have already begun their studies concerning various subjects in relation to this project. Preliminary estimates indicate that the series will contain more than 40 volumes.
According to the call made by the Supreme Scientific Council of the Center for "Compiling a Comprehensive History of Wisdom and Philosophy" (CCHWP), interested researchers and university professors can send their research proposals to this Center for evaluation purposes. The suggested topics for this Project are accessible on the website of the Sadra Islamic Philosophy Institute (www.mullasadra.org). The Scientific Council will evaluate the received proposals and invite the writers of accepted ones to sign an agreement with the Center. The International Mulla Sadra Society particularly welcomes researchers working in the fields of African, Latin American, and Far-East philosophies.
The Seventh Specialized Meeting of the History of Philosophy
History of Philosophical Thought in the Far East and the Middle East
The seventh specialized meeting of the history of philosophy under the title “History of Philosophical Thought in the Far East and the Middle East” was held. In this meeting, which was held in presence of more than 30 university professors and researchers and some audience, Professor Fathullah Mujtaba’i and Dr. Kamyar ‘Abdi delivered two speeches on “The Development of Philosophical Thought in Ancient India” and “Sumer and Elam: The Parallel Evolution of Cultural Interaction in the Early Civilization of Mesopotamia and Iran”, respectively. After each speech, the participants criticized the presented papers and the derived scientific conclusions.
The Beginning of the Activities of the Specialized Library of the History of Philosophy
The specialized library of the history of philosophy started its work with a number of books in European languages, Arabic, and Persian.
This library will be exclusively at the service of the researchers and professors who are active in the Project of "Compiling a Comprehensive History of Wisdom and Philosophy".
The main duty of this library is to collect the sources required by the researchers working for this Project. So far, the authorities of the library have managed to sign some cooperation agreements with several important Iranian and international libraries.
The Thirteenth Conference on Commemorating Mulla Sadra
The thirteenth Conference on commemorating Mulla Sadra was held on 21 May, 2009 under the title “Philosophical Training and the Philosophy of Education”. More than 170 researchers, teachers, and university professors and hundreds of university students participated in this Conference. A number of articles which had been accepted by the Scientific Council of the Conference were also published in a collection. The most conspicuous of these articles are as follows:
- “Social and Familial Necessities of Philosophical Training”, Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei, SIPRIn
- “A Study of the Foundations of the Philosophy of Education and Training”, Professor Ali Shari’atmadari, Teacher Training University of Tehran
- “Tradition and Training”, Professor Karim Mujtahidi, Tehran University
- “Philosophy and Training”, Professor Reza Dawari, Head of the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- “The Truth about Teaching and Training in Mulla Sadra’s View”, Professor Mustafa Muhaqqiq Damad, Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- “Foundations of Teaching and Training in the Transcendent Philosophy”, Dr. Hassan Sa’idi, Shahid Beheshti University
- “Principles of Training in the Transcendent Philosophy”, Dr. Seyyed Sadr al-Din Tahiri, ‘Allamah Tabataba’i University
- “Interaction of Practical Wisdom and Theoretical Wisdom”, Dr. Muhammed Ilkhani, Shahid Beheshti University
- “The Nature and Scope of Teaching Philosophy to Children”, Dr. Yahya Qa’idi, Teacher Training University
- “Children and the Ability to Perceive Philosophical Concepts”, Dr. Salih Hassanzadeh, ‘Allamah Tabataba’i University
- “The Philosophical Training of Children: Why and How?”, Dr. Hassan Setayesh, Office of Devising Textbooks for Education and Training
- “Mulla Sadra and Philosophy for Children”, Dr. Qasim Purhassan, ‘Allamah Tabataba’i University
- “Elements of Intellectual Growth and its Role in the Growth of Philosophy”, Dr. Ali Elahbedashti, Qum University
- “Philosophical Training and the Philosophy of Life”, Dr. Muhammed Akwan, Islamic Azad University
- “Philosophy and Intellectual Collaboration with Children”, Dr. Ali Asghar Muslih, ‘Allamah Tabataba’i University
- “Conditions and Characteristics of Students of Islamic Philosophy”, Dr. Ali Shirwani, Seminary and University Research Center
- “The Level of Philosophical Training based on the Allegory of Plato’s Cave and Mulla Sadra’s al-Asfar”, Dr. Hassan Fathi, Tabriz University
- “A Study of the Philosophical Bases of the Theory of Ultra-Individual Curriculum”, Dr. Wida Fallahi, Shiraz University
- “A Study of the Conformity between the Purposes of Philosophy for Children and the Purposes of Education and Training in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Dr. Parwin Samadi, Kashan University
- “An Explanation of the Relationship between Creativity and Philosophizing”, Dr. Murad Yari Dehnawi, Tehran University
- “Philosophical Training based on Mulla Sadra’s Trans-Substantial Motion”, Dr. Muhammed Sharifani, Shiraz University
The Participation of the International Mulla Sadra Society in “National Development” and “Avicennan Wisdom” Conferences
The International Mulla Sadra Society, in addition to the conferences that it specifically holds, has scientific or administrative partnership with most of the related conferences in Iran. In line with this policy, during the first half of the year 2009, it participated in two national conferences, and the members of the Scientific Board of the Society presented several papers in other conferences.
One of these conferences was the “Conference on the Role of Human Sciences in National Development”, held by Payam-e Nur University, and the other was the “Avicennan Wisdom” Conference, held by The Foundation of Ibn Sina and Hamedan's Governor's Office in this city. This Conference aimed to introduce and explain Ibn Sina’s ideas in various fields, such as medicine and philosophy.
The 6th Annual Assembly of the House of Wisdom and Philosophy
The 6th Annual Assembly of the “House of Wisdom and Philosophy”, affiliated with SIPRIn, was held in order to explore the professional problems of philosophy masters and researchers and decide upon appropriate solutions. The “House of Wisdom and Philosophy” is a professional center for Iranian philosophers, teachers, and researchers and has been established in order to provide the necessary scientific, research, and welfare facilities for its members. In the 6th Annual Assembly of this Center, the present status of its members, their problems, and their solutions were discussed.
The Beginning of the New Courses of “Philosophy and Children” (PAC) Classes
At the same time with the beginning of the new educational year in Iran, the new instructional-research classes of “Philosophy and Children” started. These courses consist of more than 70 workshops which are held with the cooperation of schools, teachers, and tutors affiliated with the Ministry of Education and Training in Iran. Each workshop is held in presence of the researchers of the “Philosophy and Children” Department of Mulla Sadra Society. The purpose behind these workshops is to study and reinforce abilities such as creativity, critical thinking, perception of abstract and philosophical concepts, as well as life skills and crisis management in students of various educational grades.
Launching the Specialized Website of "Philosophy and Children"
The specialized website of "Philosophy and Children" has been launched by the International Mulla Sadra Society. The purpose of this website is to introduce the applied and research projects of the Philosophy and Children Center and familiarize parents and society with the basic principles and applications of this line of research. The contents of this website are accessible at www.pac.org.ir in Persian.
The Publication of the Second Special Issue of “Philosophy and Children”
The second issue of the Journal of Philosophy and Children was published by the Philosophy and Children Department. Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei is the editor-in-chief of this Journal, and Mojgan Parwinian is its editor. This issue contains the following articles:
- The Place of Creativity in the Project of Philosophy and Children, Zohreh Tuti
- Employing Philosophy in Society, Dr. Ahad Faramarz Qaramaleki
- Philosophical Analysis based on Iranian Culture, Mahdi Nikbakht
- Applications of Philosophical Questions, Sara Stanley, translated by Maryam A’ala’yi
- Logical Skill in the Project of Philosophy and Children, Maryam Sulgi
- Philosophical Worldview in Mental Stories, Z. Mehraban and Roya Matin
- Miracle of Philosophy and Children: A Dialog with the Parents of the Students Participating in Philosophy and Children Classes
- The Trace of Philosophy in Schools: Dialogs with “Philosophy and Children” teachers
- The Role of Breakfast in Learning
- The Impact of Colors on Thinking and Creativity, Mahdi Ganji
Publication of Two New Issues of the Research-Scientific Quarterly of Kheradname-ye Sadra
The 55th and 56th issues of Kheradname-ye Sadra were published. They include the following articles:
No. 55
* The Possibility of Intuitive Philosophy, Ali Shirwani
* A Critical Study of the Principle of the Best in Theology (Kalam), Amir Shirzad
* Peripatetic Imagination, Ishraqi Imagination, and Creativity, Nadia Maftooni
* The Best Order in Mulla Sadra’s View, Mahdi Neku’i Saman
* Transcendence and Immanence in Mulla Sadra’s Philosophy, Muhammed Sa’idimehr and Shahnaz Shayanfar
* A New View of the Meaning of al-Samiyyat al-taf fi al-aqliyyat, Parvin Nabiyan
* Being in Mulla Sadra and Parmenides, Nahid Hijazi
No. 56
* Place of the Soul in the Philosophies of Aristotle and Mulla Sadra, Reza Akbarian and Abulhassan Ghaffari
* The Meaning of Relation in Dawani’s Philosophy with Reference to Aristotle and Mulla Sadra’s Ontology, Monireh Palangi
* Concepts of “Time” and “Place” in Leibniz’s Philosophy, Muhammed Jawad Safian and Abdullah Amini
* Reconciliation between Sinnan Synonymity and Sadrian identity concerning the Divine Attributes, Marziyah Sadighi
* The Sadrian Approach to the Interpretation of the Qur’an, Alireza Dehqanpur
* Place of the Imaginal World in Suhrawardi’s Philosophy, Seyyed Muhammed Reza Hosseini Khameneh
* Theory of Limit in Farabi, Behjat Wahedi
Publications
During the first three months of 2009, three books were published by the Publication Center of SIPRIn. The research and edition stages of some books are almost over now, and they will be published in the near future. The data related to the published works are given below:
- Mulla Sadra’s Philosophical Methodology
Language: Persian
Writer: Dr. Ahad Faramarz Qaramaleki
ISBN: 978-600-5101-13-30
- Characteristics of the Islamic Worldview
Language: Persian
Writer: Seyyed Qutb
Translator: Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei
ISBN: 978-600-90211-0-9
- Mulla Sadra’s Life, Character, and Philosophy (vol. 1)
Language: English
Writer: Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei
Translator: Dr. Roya Khoii
ISBN: Vol. 1: 978-600-5101-12-6
Set: 978-600-5109-12-7
Forthcoming Books
A. Mulla Sadra's Works
Mulla Sadra’s Interpretation of the Qur’an, including the following:
1. Asrar al-ayat, 2. Interpretation of al-Fatiha Chapter, 3. Interpretation of al-Baqarah Chapter (vols. 1, 2, 3), 4. Interpretation of al-Noor Chapter, 5. Interpretation of Ayat al-kursi, 6. Interpretation of al-Sajda Chapter, 7. Mutashabih al-Qur’an, 8. Risalah fi ajwibat al-masa’il lib’adh al-khullan, 9. Risalah al-hashr al-ashya’, 10. Risalah al-hashriyyah, 11. al-Ma’ad al-jismani, 12. Risalah fi al-qadhah wal qadar, 13. Risalah fi al-shawahid al-rububiyyah (shawahid saghir), 14. al-Tashakhkhus, 15. Sarayan al-wujud, 16. Risalah fi al-mizaj, 17. Ittisaf al-mahiyyah bi al-wujud.
B. Other books
- Nizhat al-arwah, on the history of philosophy (a translation of Kanz al-hikmah by Shams al-Din Muhammed Shahrzuri)
Translator: Dhia al-Din Dari
Language: Persian
- Collection of the Papers Presented at the Second World Congress of Mulla Sadra, vol. 6
Language: Persian
- Abstraction of Imagination in the Transcendent Philosophy
Writer: Maryam Sani’pur
Language: Persian
- Imam Ali (as) and World Peace
Writer: Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei
Translator: Dr. Roya Khoii
Language: English
- Mulla Sadra’s Life, Character, and Philosophy, vol. 2
Writer: Professor Seyyed Mohammed Khamenei
Translator: Dr. Roya Khoii
Updates at the Mulla Sadra Internet Website
The Mulla Sadra Internet website, www.mullasadra.org, has been launched in order to familiarize users with the philosophical ideas of Mulla Sadra and other philosophers advocating the Transcendent Philosophy and introduce the activities of the Sadra Society and SIPRIn. The recent additions to this website include the following:
- The list and topical bank of articles with a search option
- Abstracts of the books published by the Publication Center of SIPRIn
- Accepting members to the website and presenting special services to them
- Launching a criticism and suggestion page for users
ITALIE
Associazione Italiana degli Studiosi di Estetica
2009:
-L’AISE ha promosso e patrocinato il convegnoPaysages européens & mondialisation, organizzato dal Centre de recherche «Écritures de la modernité» (Université Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle/CNRS) e dall’Université Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne e svoltosi a Firenze (Villa Finaly) dal 4 al 7 maggio 2009.
2010:
- L'AISE ospiterà e organizzerà il prossimo convegno dell'ESA (European Society for Aesthetics),che si svolgerà presso l'Università di Udine dal 27 al 29 maggio 2010.
-Tra i keynote speakers figurano il prof. John Hyman (Queen's College, Oxford) e il prof. SergioGivone (Università di Firenze).
Il call for papers è disponibile al link:http://www.eurosa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91:conference2010cfp&catid=41:activitiesconferences&Itemid=78.
L'AISE patrocinerà e promuoveràil seminario internazionale Friedrich Hölderlin e le scienze, che si terrà a Torino il 15-16 ottobre 2010 in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Filosofia e la Scuola di Dottorato in Filosofia dell’Università di Torino, il Goethe-Institut di Torino, il CIRM (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sulla Morfologia “Francesco Moiso”) dell’Università di Udine, il Centro Studi Filosofico-Religiosi “Luigi Pareyson” di Torino e la Hölderlin-Gesellschaft di Tübingen. Sono previste quattro relazioni (tra cui quelle del prof. Remo Bodei dell'UCLA, del prof. Dietrich von Engelhardt dell'Università di Lubecca e del prof. Stefano Poggi dell'Università di Firenze). Seguirà una tavola rotonda coordinata dal prof. Luigi Reitani dell’Università di Udine.
LETTONIE
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia
Publications 2009:
Religious-Philosophical Works. X/I. Ed. Dr. phil. S. Krūmiņa-Koņkova. Riga, 2009. 186 p.
Aīda Rancane. Masks and Masquarading in Latvia. Riga, 2009. 263 p.
Alberts Freijs. God in the World of Men. Religious Search in Latvia in the First Half
of the 20th Century. Book 1. Riga, 2009. 214 p.
Alberts Freijs. God in the World of Men. Religious Search in Latvia in the First Half
of the 20th Century. Book 2. Riga, 2009. 167 p.
Ineta Kivle. Philosophy of Sound. Riga, 2009. 226 p.
Intellectual Heritage in Latvia: Philosophy and Religion. Riga, 2009. 216 p.
Latvian Jews and Soviet Power in 1928–1953. Riga, 2009. 307 p.
Mara Kiope. Truth and Language. Riga, 2009. 353 p.
A Portrait of Latvian Youth Today: Integration in Society and Marginalization Risks.
Riga, 2009. 362 p.
Raivis Bicevskis. Hermeneutics of Life and Death. Riga, 2009. 413 p.
Activities 2009:
– Seminar Soren Kierkegaard. Sickness onto Death. – Annual Kierkegaardian Readings. Riga, May 5, 2009.
– The Third Congress of Letonics. Riga, October 26 – 27, 2009. The motto of the Congress – Letonics Research: Accomplishments and Visions. Problems of the Latvian language, of the history of Latvia, of the history of Latvian art, of sociology and philosophy in Latvia were discussed.
– International Conference Society of Knowledge and Global Crisis (in collaboration
with other institutions). Riga, June 16, 2009.
– Day of Philosophy. UNESCO Worldwide Discussion. Humanities in Latvia and in Europe: Past, Present, Future. Riga, November 19, 2009.
Publications 2010:
Philosophie’7: Almanac. Edit. Dr. habil. phil. prof. M. Kūle. – Riga, 2010.
Religious-Philosophical Works. XI11. Ed. Dr. phil. S. Krūmiņa-Koņkova. Riga,
2010.
Maija Kūle, Līva Muižniece, Uldis Vēgners. Philosopher Teodors Celms –
Phenomenological Inquiries. (Monograph)
Life-Stories of Latvians residing in Sweden.
Elga Freiberga, Andrejs Balodis, Ieva Lapinska. Restoration of Wholeness.
Philosophy of P. Jurevic.
Activities 2010:
Conference sections of the 68th Conference of the University of Latvia:
-- Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology -- February 12, 2010
-- History of Philosophy: Interpretative Crossroads -- February 15, 2010
-- Life, Living, Art of Life -- March 4, 2010
-- Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture -- March 5, 2010
International conference commemorating the 220th anniversary of Immanuel Kant’s „Critique of Judgment”. October, 2010.
Annual Kierkegaardian Readings. May 5, 2010.
MEXIQUE
Sociedad Mexicana de Filosofia
President Prof. Dr. Luz García Alonso
Vice-President Prof. Dr. Teresa Sierra González
Secretary Prof. Dr. Raquel Bouchez Guzmán
It was the S.M.F. that sponsored one of the first World Congresses of FISP: México, 1953.
Our philosophical society has one National Congress in México City every year. In addition, we have a regional Congress in the north of the country. Last year it took place in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, this year it will be held in Saltillo, Coahuila. The Hidalguense branch of S.M.F. has meetings every month.
The North zone director is Prof. José Jesús Gálvez Yánez. The Hidalguense zone director is Prof. Jesús Rodríguez Guerrero.
The subjects of the most recent National Congresses were: Social Philosophy (2009), Ethics and Education (2008) and Philosophy Today (2007).
PHILIPPINES
Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP)
The Philosophical Association of the Philippines will be holding its National Conference on April 7-9, 2010, at the Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City, Philippines. Its theme will be The Philosophy of the Human Person. More details to come.
RUSSIE
Russian Philosophical Society
Bulletin
of the Russian Philosophical Society
No. 2 (50) 2009
We hereby announce publication and circulation of the Bulletin of the Russian Philosophical Society No.2, 2009 (Editor-in-Chief, Professor A.N.Chumakov; Executive Secretary, Professor N.Z.Yaroschuk). The opening Editor’s Column, titled A Journal That Is Something More Than Just a Journal, summarizes the Bulletin’s first fifty issues.
Our traditional column Information from the RPhS Regional Branches and Organisations includes materials about the discussion of the members’ internships in other countries at the Don Philosophical Society; the two recent meetings of the philosophical seminar in the Nizhegorod RPhS Branch; the Symposium on The Society of Risks and the Crisis of Post-industrialism at the Chernyshevsky State University in Saratov; the scholarly activities of the Stavropol RPhS Branch; the Russian National Conference on Topical Issues of Scientific Philosophy at the Perm State University.
See News from the Moscow Philosophical Society for information about the MPhS general meeting.
Events and Comments inform about the meeting of the RPhS members with the distinguished Italian philosopher Evandro Agazzi at the RAS [Russian Academy of Sciences] Institute of Philosophy; the undergraduate workshop within the framework of the Days of Science at the I.Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University (Cheboksary); the international workshop on Problems of Teaching Philosophy at Two-Level (Bachelor/Master) Institutions at the Russian Government’s Financial Academy (Moscow); the Tenth International Symposium on Dialogue of World Views: The Collective Sociohistoric Memory and Contemporary Challenges in Nizhny Novgorod; the latest International Sagadeyev Readings on The Humanistic Ideals of Islamic Culture at the Russian Friendship of Peoples University (Moscow); the activities of the Nizhegorod Philosophy Club; the philosophical discussion club SCHOLA at the Far-eastern State Transportation University (Khabarovsk); the activities of the young intellectuals’ philosophy club Epoché in Makhachkala; the role games encouraging the study of philosophy at V.Vernadsky Tauris National University (Simferopol).
Read Problems of Teaching Philosophy for On the Philosophy of Education by Pr.V.S.Grekhnev (Moscow) and Ob the Principal Limitations of Tests by Pr.V.A.Ignatiev (Ryazan).
Managing Education: Contemporary Approaches present Low-Quality Goods by Pr.A.M.Rutkevich (Moscow) and Ethical Code for Philosophy Workers? By Pr.R.G.Apresyan (Moscow).
To learn about Scholarly Life in the Near Abroad read Enlightenment as a Global Phenomenon by N.K.Mamedov, Cand.Philos.Sc. (Baku, region Azerbaijan); Multilinguism as a Precondition for the Dialogue of Cultures by Ass.Pr.B.B.Aryngaziyeva (Shymkent, region w:st="on">Kazakhstan); The World Crisis in the Mirror of Spiritual Values and National Priorities by Pr.Ya.S.Yaskevich (Minsk, region w:st="on">Belarus); Man. World. Society (on the conference in Kiev commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University) by L.V.Vedmetskaya, undergraduate student (St.Petersburg).
A Topical Issue is discussed in The Fate of Man by Pr.A. A.Krushanov (Moscow).
See Raising an Issue for Fundamental Science in the Light of the Reviewed Philosophical and Methodological Principles by Pr.A.N.Arlychev (Moscow).
This issue’s Important Talk is by Pr.G.N.Gumnitsky and Pr.M.G.Zelemtsov (Ivanovo) on The Notion of Freedom: The Ontological, Epistemological and Psychological Aspects.
Civil Society presents What Kind of Civil Society Does region Russia Need? by Pr.M.I.Bilalov (Makhachkala).
Standpoint presents Thoughts on Philosophical Mentality by Pr.M.A.Shenkao (Cherkessk).
Published By Way of Discussion are The Possibilities and the Impossibilities of Religious Existentialism by Pr.A.N.Fatenkov (Nizhny Novgorod); Returning to Marz by Pr.Tsann-kai-si and L.S.Andreyeva, Cand.Philos.Sc. (Vladimir); The General Sociological Law of Border Utility by Pr.A.G.Pyrin (Moscow); The Sobornost/Phenomenological Search for Philosophical (Universal) Ideology by Pr.V.I.Kholodny (Moscow); The Development of the Idea of Unconditioned Knowledge in Thinking by Ass.Pr.V.D.Ruta (Moscow); Theosophy and Life Ethics by L.V.Fesenkova (Moscow); The Factor Analysis of the Sociopedagogical Reality by G.Yu.Belyayev, Cand.Pedag.Sc. (Moscow).
Read From the History of Russian Philosophy for The Liberal Doctrine of Law as Reflected in the Scholarship of A.F.Losev by V.P.Pozdnyakov, Cand.Jurid.Sc. (Moscow); One Hundred Years After (commemorating the anniversary of Materialism and Empiriocriticism by V.I.Lenin) by Pr.M.M.Prokhorov (Nizhny Novgorod).
See Philosophy of Culture for Photography – Philosophy – Form by Pr.T.V.Kuznetsova and I.I.Rusyak (Moscow).
The Chinese Philosophy Page presents Reflections on the Methodological Issues of the History of Philosophy by Pr.Phan Zun (Peking) and The Peasant Community and the Russian Society by Ass.Pr.Zhao Yan (Peking).
Read History and Philosophy of Science for On the Question of Scientific Worldview by Pr.Ye.M.Kovshov (Samara); The Sociophilosophical Problems of Science byAss.Pr.A.S.Kucheruk (Moscow); The Diversity of Science-Based Theoretical Approaches and the Constructiveness of Philosophy by R.M.Tovmasyan (Moscow).
Read Global Studies for the review of the International Congress Global Studies – 2009: Ways Out of the Global Crisis and Models of New World Order at the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the new research project Who Is Who and What Is What in Global Studies.
Read Polemics for Euthanasia as a Complex Problem by Pr.V.A.Rybin (Chelyabinsk).
Philosophy of Preservation of National Health presents The Philosophy of Preservation of Life and Health of the Nation by Pr.Yu.M.Khrustalyov (Moscow) and For the Philosophy of Health Medicine by Ass.Pr.Z.A.Kuliyev (Moscow).
See Philosophy of Business for an interview with A.Stepanets, Chairman of the Project Commission, Youth Branch, Innovative and Technological Development Club; and Private Person as a Counterpoint of Market and Culture by L.A.Bulavka, D.Philos.Sc. (Moscow).
Read Pursuing the Topic for The Open Letter by editors of philosophy journals criticising the Higher Attestation Commission’s attitude to journals that publish papers by prospective degree holders.
See Discussion for the rejoinders by Pr.M.M.Prokhorov and A.B.Shulyndina (Nizhny Novgorod) concerning the recent publication of Do Scholars Need Truth? (RPhS Bulletin 2009:1).
Feedback presents analytical reviews of RPhS Bulletin 2009:1 by an independent observer Pr.V.F.Druzhinin (Moscow) and S.S.Peruansky, Cand.Phys.& Math.Sc. (Moscow).
Read the Young Philosopher’s Page for Causality: Dialogue Between M.Heidegger and W.Heisenberg by P.A.Verevskaya, postgraduate student (Rostov-on-Don); Do Ecologocal Risks Exist? by V.S.Losev, postgraduate student (Saratov); The Computer Work in the Postindustrial Society by V.S.Gritsenko, undergraduate student (Perm).
Philosophy in the Internet presents The Dual Nature of the Internet by Ass.Pr.M.V.Polukhina (Yekaterinburg).
See New Journals for information about The Bulletin of the Volgo-Vyatsky Academy of Public Service and Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, a journal published by the Institute of Philosophy, the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Read Philosophers Joke Too for humorous miniatures by poet Vasily Fyodrov.
On the Poetic Page read verses by Anatoly Yabbarov (Moscow).
Philosophical Prose presents short stories by Elena Tsaryova (Kursk) and Fyodor Selivanov (Tyumen).
Read Useful Information about the round table on Philosophy of Science: Problems of Development and Teaching to be held in Rostov-on-Don; the international conference on Overcoming Corruption (Moscow – Kiev) and the forthcoming book on this issue; the interuniversity workshop on Contemporary Youth: Problems of Forming Civic Identity to be held in Grozny; the interuniversity conference on Professional Adaptation in Teaching Philosophical Disciplines to be held in Ivanovo.
Mentioned as Noteworthy is information about the forthcoming publication of papers presented by the Russian participants of the 22nd World Congress of Philosophy; the Crimean Project Philosophgy and Literature.
See also book reviews, annotations, book announcements, information about books and journals available at the RPhS Presidium, doctoral (14) and candidate (65) dissertations in philosophy defended in the second quarter of 2009.
Published also are letters of congratulations on jubilees and other notable events in philosophers’ lives.
Read also requirements for the RPhS membership for 2009. Like in other issues of the Bulletin it is explained that the Russian Philosophical Society counts as its members only those who have paid the yearly membership fee and have been consequently included in the current year membership list. They henceforward enjoy all the privileges of the Society members, including subscription to the RPhS Bulletin. Full membership lists are published yearly in RPhS Bulletin No.3 for the year in question.
The Bulletin’s subscription index in the Rospechat Catalogue is 79643. Please, send your e-mail messages addressed to the RPhS Presidium and the RPhS Bulletin Editorial Board to rphs@iph.ras.ru or rfo.presidium@gmail.com. Our Internet websites are www.logic.ru/~phil-soc; www.dialog21.ru; www.globalistika.ru; www.r-f-o.org. To contact the Editors, please, call (495)609-90-76 or (495) 697-92-98
Bulletin
of the Russian Philosophical Society
No. 3 (5) 2009 (256 p.)
We hereby announce publication and circulation of the Bulletin of the Russian Philosophical Society No. 3, 2009 (Editor-in-Chief, Professor A. N. Chumakov; Executive Secretary, Professor N. Z. Yaroschuk).
The opening material is about the last election (the organizational session) held by the Russian Philosophical Society during the Fifth Russian Congress of Philosophy on Science. Philosophy. Society (Novosibirsk, August 25-28, 2009). We publish: the Presidium’ report delivered by Pr. A. N. Chumakov, First Vice President of the Russian Philosophical Society; the Inspection Committee’s report delivered by Pr. E. V. Guirusov, Chair of the Inspection Committee, the Russian Philosophical Society; the membership lists for the new Presidium (Academician V. S. Styopin, President; Pr. A. N. Chumakov, First Vice President; Assoc. Pr. A. D. Korolyov, Chief Scientific Secretary; et al.) and the Inspection Committee (Pr. E. V. Guirusov, Chair; Assoc. Pr. O. V. Malyukova, Deputy Chair; et al.); the resolution on the Sixth Russian Congress of Philosophy to be held in 2012 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Summing-up the Fifth Russian Congress of Philosophy provides basic information about the Novosibirsk Congress. The Congress was actually attended by 1,074 participants; of these 752 persons were not local residents, including philosophers from a number of CIS countries, viz. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; as well as from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United States. Read the Comments, Opinions, Judgements subcolumn for the interview with Pr. N. S. Rozov (Novosibrsk) titled Routine is the Congresses’ Normal Feature, But the Professional Level Must Be Raised; and articles From the Heights of the Philosophy Forum by Pr. N. S. Konoplyov (Irkutsk); What Kind of Congresses of Philosophy Should There Be? by S. A. Sharakshané, Cand. Philos. Sc. (Moscow); The Geography of the National Philosophy by Assoc. Pr. O. V. Malyukova (Moscow); What Was Forgotten to Be Said at the Congress by Pr. A. V. Kutyrev (Nizhny Novgorod); What There Was and What There Was Not at the Fifth Congress of Philosophy by A. M. Burovsky (St. Petersburg); The Global Crisis as Mirrored by the Contemporary Philosophy of History by Assoc. Pr. T. L. Shestova (Moscow); Notes from a Symposium by Pr. V. V. Pavlovsry (Kaluga); Seven Funny Sins of Philosophy by Pr. N. S. Rozov (Novosibrsk); a rejoinder to an article by Assoc. Pr. S. S. Peruansky (Moscow); Passions Concerning History by Assoc. Pr. O. K. Shimanskaya (Nizhny Novgorod) and Pr. T. V. Panfilova (Moscow); Demonstrating Pluralism of Ideas by Pr. A. V. Maslikhin (Yoshkar-Ola).
Our regular column Information from the RPhS Regional Branches and Organisations includes materials about the Seventh Marx Readings in Nizhnevartovsk on Philosophy as Vocation (In Memory of V. D. Zhukotsky); the activity of the Altai RPhS Branch; and the “Novosibirsk Philosophical Assault on Odessa”.
See News from the Moscow Philosophical Society for information about the forthcoming Board meeting to be joined by the primary units chairs at the Institute of Philosophy, the Russian Academy of Sciences; and the Round Table on Truth as Goal and Value held at the Moscow State Law Academy.
Events and Comments inform about the Third Meeting of the International Philosophy Club at the Astrakhan State University on Problems of Civil Society in Russia and Abroad; the meeting of the Bashkir Regional Scientific-Methodological Seminar on Topical Problems of Complex Systems Studies in Ufa; the Twelfth International Fyodorov Readings commemorating the 180th anniversary of the Founder of Russian Cosmism and the opening ceremony of the monument to the philosopher in Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast; the International Workshop on Interaction of Cultures Under Conditions of Globalisation in memory of Geidar Aliev at the Institute of Philosophy, the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Problems of Teaching Philosophy present prize-winning students’ essays on the topic of What Is Missing from the University Philosophy Course You Studied, What Would You Add to It and What Would You Exclude? This competition was initiated .by the Petrozavodsk State University and the Oxford Russian Centre. The publication of the students’ essays is to be continued.
Read Managing Education: Contemporary Approaches for information about the recent meeting of the Presidium of the Council for Instruction Methods in Philosophy and Religious Studies, the Instructional-Methodological Association for Classical University Education, and the meeting of the Council for Scientific Methods in Philosophy, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Russian Federation. Both events took place within the framework of the Fifth Russian Congress of Philosophy in Novosibirsk.
To learn about Scholarly Life in the Near Abroad read Transformation of Youth Socialisation in the Kazakhstan Society by Pr. Z. S. Aidarbekov (Astana, Kazakhstan) and Global Thinking in the Light of World Political Processes by F. G. Nabiev, Cand. Philos. Sc., and S. A. Kadieva (Baku, Azerbaijan).
A Topical Issue is discussed in Homo Sapiens, the Thinking Reed? by M. A. Sultanova, Cand. Philos. Sc. (Moscow).
Civil Society presents And Once Again About the Civil Society by Pr. I. A. Gobozov (Moscow).
See Raising an Issue for The Absolute and the Relative and the Moral Values by Pr. F. A. Selivanov (Tyumen).
Oriental Philosophies present The Chinese Experience (the Reform and Opening Process) and Political Development After 1978 by Ch’in Xuan (Peking).
Philosophy of Nation’s Health presents Emotions as the Subjective Informational Essence of Human Psychic Activity by Academician K. V. Sudakov, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
Among Responses to Our Publications read What Made Nizhegorod Philosophers Shudder? by Pr. N. M. Solodukho (Kazan).
Feedback presents analytical reviews of RPhS Bulletin 2009:2 by an independent observer Pr. V. F. Druzhinin (Moscow) and S. S. Peruansky, Cand. Phys. & Math. Sc. (Moscow).
Read Philosophy in the Internet for the interview with L. V. Skvortsov, Chief Editor, Liberal Arts Information Portal The Humanities: The 21st Century.
See Philosophers Joke Too for humorous miniatures by poet Mikail Libin and Pr. Aleksandr Svitin (Krasnoyarsk).
The Poetic Page presents verses by Vladimir Gukhman (Tver).
Get Useful Information about the Thirteenth Vavilov Readings on Globalisation, Global Studies, Russia’s Potential and prospects in the Globalised World (Yoshkar-Ola, November 2009); the International Scholarly Readings on Yu. A. Zhdanov and His Contribution to the Fundamental Science and the Development of Scientific Potential in North Caucasus (Rostov-on-Don, October 2009); the scientific-philosophical conference on the Epistemological Aspects of the Emergence of Contemporary Educational Reality: Responding to the Challenge (Irkitsk, October 2009); the international conference commemorating the 130th anniversary of J. Stalin (Nizhny Novgorod, December 2009).
Mentioned as Noteworthy is information about the events on the World Philosophy Day “Philosophy in the Dialogue of Cultures” in St. Petersburg (November 19 to 21, 2009); the forthcoming encyclopaedic dictionary Philosophers of Russia, the Early 21st Century: Biographies, Ideas, Works.
See also book reviews, annotations, book announcements, information about books and journals available at the RPhS Presidium, doctoral (7) and candidate (25) dissertations in philosophy defended in the third quarter of 2009.
Published also are letters of congratulations on jubilees and other notable events in philosophers’ lives and obituaries.
As usual, the Bulletin’s third issue for each year contains information about the Russian Philosophical Society’s organizational structure, which consists of the Presidium, the Inspection Committee, 109 regional branches, 44 field branches, 35 primary units of the Moscow Philosophical Society, and 179 individual members; we also publish the complete RPhS membership list as of October 1, 2009 (5,646 members).
Read also requirements for the RPhS membership for 2010. Like in other issues of the Bulletin, it is explained that the Russian Philosophical Society counts as its members only those who have paid the yearly membership fee and have been consequently included in the current year membership list. They henceforward enjoy all the privileges of the Society members, including subscription to the RPhS Bulletin. Full membership lists are published yearly in RPhS Bulletin No. 3 for the year in question.
The Bulletin’s subscription index in the Rospechat Catalogue is 79643. Please, send your e-mail messages addressed to the RPhS Presidium and the RPhS Bulletin Editorial Board to rphs@iph.ras.ru or rfo.presidium@gmail.com. Our Internet websites are www.logic.ru/~phil-soc; www.dialog21.ru; www.globalistika.ru; www.r-f-o.org. To contact the Editors, please, call (495) 609-90-76 or (495) 697-92-98.
SLOVAQUIE
Association slovaque de philosophie
Le colloque, "Réalité et Fiction", une conférence régionale de la FISP, a eu lieu du 11 au 13 octobre.
L'Association slovaque de philosophie, l'Institut de philosophie, la Schola Philosophica, et l'U.R.F. de la philosophie de l'Université Comenius vous invitent au symposium "Questions du cosmopolitisme," en présence d'Etienne Balibar, Etienne Tassin, et Christian Lazzeri, qui aura lieu le 24/11/2009 à 13:30 à l'Institut de philosophie. La traduction simultanée est assurée. Informations: www.sfz.sk
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES
Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Gesellschaft
President: Prof. Rolf Wernstedt, Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Gesellschaft, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek -- Niedersaechsische Landesbibliothek, Waterloostr. 8, 30169 Hannover
Secretary: Dr. Wolfgang Dittrich. Address as above.
Present number of members: 381
Activities:
Monthly lectures: http://www.gwlb.de/Leibniz/Gesellschaft/Veranstaltungen/
Publications:
"Studia Leibnitiana":
The Philosophy of the Young Leibniz, edited by Mark Kulstad, Mogens Laerke and David Snyder, Stuttgart 2009 ("Studia Leibnitiana, Sonderheft" 35)
L'idée de théodicée de Leibniz à Kant: héritage, transformations, critiques, édité par Paul Rateau, Stuttgart 2009 ("Studia Leibnitiana, Sonderheft" 36)
Juan Antonio Nicolas (Hrsg.), Leibniz under die Entstehung der Modernitaet, Stuttgart 2009 ("Studia Leibnitiana, Sonderheft" 37, im Druck)
Erich Barke, Rolf Wernstedt, Herbert Breger (Hrsg.), Leibniz neu denken, Stuttgart 2009 ("Studia Leibnitiana, Sonderheft" 38)
The Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Gesellschaft will organize the IX. International Leibniz Congress from September 19th to September 24th, 2011 at the University of Hannover (Germany). A first circular with further details will be published soon.
Institut International de Philosophie
PRÉSIDENT:
Professeur Tómas CALVO M.
Institut international de philosophie
8, rue Jean-Calvin - 75005 Paris - France
Fax : + 33 (0)1 47 07 77 94
E-Mail : tcalvo@filos.ucm.es
SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL:
Professeur Pierre AUBENQUE, I.I.P., 8, rue Jean-Calvin, 75005 Paris, France
Fax : +33 (0)1 47.07.77.94
E-Mail : INST.INTERN.PHILO@wanadoo.fr
COMPOSITION DU COMITÉ DIRECTEUR:
Président: Tomás CALVO MARTÍNEZ (Espagne)
Vice-Présidents : Simo KNUUTTILA (Finlande)
Athanasia GLYCOFRYDI-LEONTSINI (Grèce)
Assesseurs : Bhuvan CHANDEL (Inde)
Allan GIBBARD (États-Unis)
Vladislav A. LEKTORSKYI (Russie)
Secrétaire général : Pierre AUBENQUE (France)
Trésorier général : Peter KEMP (Danemark)
ACTIVITÉS 2009-2010
COLLOQUES, CONGRÈS, CONFÉRENCES, COURS, SÉMINAIRES, ETC
— Du 9 au 13 Septembre 2009, congrès international à l’Université de Coimbra (Portugal), sur invitation du professeur António Martins. Thème : Cause, connaissance et responsabilité / Cause, Knowledge and Responsibility.
— Participation à la Journée internationale de la philosophie (Moscou/Saint Petersbourg et Paris).
— Du 15 au 18 septembre 2010, congrès international à Paris (France) à la Fondation Simone et Cino del Duca. Thème : La philosophie et l’état du monde / Philosophy and the State of the World.
PUBLICATIONS
Actes des congrès internationaux
— La métaphysique dans la culture (Aarhus/Copenhague, 26-29 septembre 1997) : Les Études philosophiques, Paris, PUF, Octobre 2008-4 ;
— Esthétique dans la philosophie contemporaine/ Aesthetics in Contemporary Philosophy (Tokyo, 2-7 octobre 2006), Münster, LIT Verlag, 2009 ;
— Philosophie comparée interculturelle (Séoul, 30 juillet-5 août 2008), Münster, LIT Verlag, 2009 ;
— Filosofía y ciencia de la vida (Cuernavaca, 26-31 août 2005), México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2009.
Bibliographie de la philosophie, périodique trimestriel, édité par la Librairie philosophique J. Vrin, Paris.
— Volume 52, fascicules 1/2, 3/4 - 2005 ;
— CD-Rom (années 1998-1999-2000) - 2005.
Chroniques de philosophie, volume 10, Philosophie de la religion, Dordrecht, Springer, sous presse ;
Philosophie de l’éducation, volume 1, Commitment in Education, Münster, LIT Verlag, 2009.
International Association of Greek Philosophy
22nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPH
website: http://www.hri.org/iagp/, http://www.iagp.gr E-mail: kboud714@ppp.uoa.gr
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GREEK PHILOSOPHY (IAGP )
THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR GREEK PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE (ICGPC)
THE SOCIETY FOR ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY (SAGP - USA)
THE GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
and other academic and cultural institutions and organizations have decided to organise the:
TWENTY SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY
on the topic :
“THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ENVIRONMENT:
NATURE AND CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE 21st CENTURY.”
The Conference will take place from 16th – 22nd of July 2010. The Conference will be held in the town of Kalamata, Messinia (conference venue: Hotel “Elite City Resort,” address: 2, Navarinou street, 24100 Kalamata, Greece, tel. +30 27210 22434, fax: +30 27210 84369, e-mail: info@elite.com.gr, website: www.elite.com.gr). {For information about the conference accommodation, kindly see the relevant form}.
The conference aims to provide a broad forum for exploring issues referring to Nature and to Environmental Philosophy which are crucial in our era. This means that all legitimate fields of study and philosophical research are included in the scope of the Conference, provided that their relevance to environmental issues in 21st century is clearly indicated. We are particularly interested in all branches of philosophy as far as they are exploring environmental issues and of course we pay special attention to academic research papers from all philosophical traditions referring to environmental philosophy, broadly conceived (and not just as environmental ethics), which investigate crucial issues and problems concerning the environment, and generally Ecological Philosophy.
The Conference will examine, in a scholarly way, matters of various philosophical traditions, concerning nature in relation to environmental concern. This will include: Philosophical traditions of West and East, for example Greek philosophy and nature; Christian attitude towards nature; Christian philosophy and ecology; Islamic philosophy of nature and ecology; European philosophy of nature; Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese etc. conceptions of nature and their implication to our present and future environmental problems.
In addition, the Conference aims to subject modern environmental theories, philosophies, and movements to a critical philosophical examination in which their metaphysical, political and ethical premises will be indicated, and to arrive at guidelines for further philosophical inquiry and at a framework for policy-making in environmental affairs.
The conference is open to all philosophers, specialists in Greek philosophy and culture, environmental scientists, engineers, economists, educationists, rhetoricians and communication specialists, lawyers, politicians, government officials, health and medical professionals, and concerned citizens who are interested and dedicated to finding ways to bring insight and cures to the ecological crisis of our times by defending environmental policies and protecting the environment.
The main subject areas of the Conference (which may include history of concepts and sources, and contemporary methodological, moral, political and scientific issues), are likely to be divided into broad topics along the following lines:
1. The philosophy of human nature, natural world and environmental concern;
2. Environmental philosophy of education;
3. Environmental political philosophy and the philosophy of environmental politics;
4. Philosophy, ecology and economics: The philosophy of sustainable development and ecological economics;
5. The philosophy of environmental theories: Deep ecology, radical ecology, restoration ecology, ecofeminism, etc.;
6. Environmental values. Biodiversity and other values in environmental philosophy;
7. Philosophy, science, art, technology and the environment, including deep science, deep technology and their related environmental issues;
8. The concept of ecological philosophy;
9. The economy of the Earth in philosophy, law, and environmental economics;
10. Environmental health, public communication and environmental protection.
There are the following categories of presentation:
Category a1: The presentation of original academic Papers by Invited Speakers (30 min. duration).
Category a2: The presentation of academic Papers for the Special Session (30 min. duration).
Category b: The presentation of original academic Papers (20 min. duration).
Category c: Short presentation of papers (15 min. duration).
Category d: The presentation of papers by Post-graduate Students (Students’ Session).
Category e: Presentation by Posters (Poster Session).
The Papers in Category a {a1 and a2} will address particular issues, evaluate research undertaken in connection with the subject they investigate in the last decade, and provide an overview and synthesis of various philosophical approaches related to the topic of research.
Participants who wish to be considered for Category a should express their interest promptly and state their preferences concerning the topic they wish to deal with, and send all the necessary information (a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a substantive Abstract of their Paper) to the Organising Committee by 15th of February 2010. Persons interested in being considered for designation as Invited Speakers should fill in and send out Form Νo 1A to the Organising Committee.
The Organising Committee will cover the cost of board and accommodation for Invited Speakers during the days of the Conference. In addition, Invited Speakers may attend all Conference activities (i.e., Conference Gala Dinner, Conference Beach Party, and Conference Excursion) without paying any fees (this of course does not apply to the persons accompanying them). However, Invited Speakers should complete all the relevant forms and send them to the Secretary of IAGP.
The Papers to be presented by Invited Speakers should be sent to the Secretariat of the Conference by 30th of May 2010. However, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to provide up to 30 minutes of speaking time to members of the Conference whose expenses will not be covered as Invited Speakers.
Moreover, in the framework of the Conference, there will be a special Session (category d) for Students and Post-graduate Students of Philosophy (and of other disciplines too, provided that they have philosophical and environmental interests) where they will present their papers.
The Papers should be submitted in one of the following languages: Greek, English, French or German. Papers written in Greek should be accompanied by a proper translation into another language, preferably English.
The texts to be read at the Conference in their final form should be saved on 3.5 diskette or CD and preferably on an Apple computer (Software MS Word 2000 and upward and in Times New Roman fonts or equivalent) or in Word XP for Windows (saved preferably as a Word document and in PDF format) using Times New Roman fonts or Graeca fonts for polytonic Greek texts.
More extended texts of Papers (15-20 pages) from all categories (a, b, c d, and e) will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
Texts in their final version for publication must be on diskette or CD in accordance with the specifications above [see also FORM No. 5]. The diskette (3.5) or CD should be sent, together with two printed hard copies of the Paper, to the Secretariat of IAGP. Texts in their final version for publication may also be sent by e-mail as Word documents and in PDF format as well.
Abstracts and Papers may also be sent by e-mail as attached documents in the above formats. However, it is obligatory that hard copy (sent by mail or by fax or by e-mail in PDF format) be received as well, since many electronic documents are not compatible in some respects due to different formatting used on different computers and different fonts. Papers should be submitted in two hard copies and double-spaced.
Only papers of a philosophical nature will be accepted and included in the Programme of the Conference.
The Organising Committee and the Academic Committee of ICOGPC reserve the right to accept or reject papers that do not comply with the academic standards of the Conference. (Conference participants are reminded that only manuscripts written in acceptable English or Greek will be considered for publication. If you have any doubt about the quality of your text in this regard, and in particular if you are not a native speaker of the language in which your paper was given, please be sure that it has been scrutinized by a native speaker of that language before sending it in).
All Papers presented at the Conference and selected for publication are copyrighted by the Organising Committee and ICGPC and cannot be republished without express permission; the exclusive copyright of papers to be published belongs to ICOGPC, unless otherwise stated.
The official languages at the Conference will be Greek, English, French and German. However, due to the prohibitively high cost of simultaneous translation, only the first two of these languages will be simultaneously translated.
Greeks who present Papers are kindly asked to submit an acceptable English translation of the latest version of their Papers which will be read at the Conference. This should be submitted to the Conference Secretary one month before the opening of the Conference.
Applications for participation of whatever kind must be received by the 15th of February 2010 or earlier. Applications should be made on Participation Form No. 1 and for Invited Speakers Participation Form No. 1A. Participation Form No. 2 should also be sent no later than: 28th of February 2010. Participation Form No. 2 should be accompanied by an Abstract of the Paper to be presented together with an English translation in the case of Greek scholars. The Abstract should be written in such a way as to give a clear indication of the ideas and line of argument that the finished paper will be pursuing.
All participants (except Invited Speakers) should send the full texts of their Paper for presentation (two copies) to the Organising committee by 15th of June 2010.
All participants will be notified by mail or e-mail regarding the category to which they have been assigned.
Texts in their version (Diskette or CD and hard copy-or a Word document and PDF format) with the indication: FINAL TEXT FOR PUBLICATION must be submitted no later than the 30th of September 2010.
BOOK EXHIBITION, POSTER SESSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Apart from other events, during the Conference there will be an EXHIBITION OF BOOKS (FORM No. 6) and especially books on philosophy (and of course books related to the Conference topic). Authors of books, particularly those connected with philosophy, are kindly requested to send copies of their books so these may be included in the exhibition.
There will also be reserved space and special panels for poster sessions. Material planned for Poster Sessions should be typed on not more than two pages (size: A5). The deadline for applications for poster sessions is 15th of May 2010. Applications submitted after this date, but before 30th of June 2009, may be accepted if there is still space available.
Publishers from Europe and all over the world are also invited to organise exhibitions of their publications at the venue of the Conference, after consultation with the President of the Organising Committee.
REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES
The Conference is open to all who wish to attend, provided that he or she contacts the Organising Committee and completes the necessary forms (No. 1, No. 1A, No. 2 and No. 3) and pays the Conference fee. The Conference Fee must be paid by all participants. Persons accompanying participants must also complete the forms and pay the Conference fee. The Conference fee (see also Participation Form No. 3) is as follows:
a. Participants: Before 1st May 2010: 100 euros
(after 1st May 2010: 120 euros)
b. Accompanying Persons: before 1st May 2010: 80 euros
(after 1st May 2010: 100 euros)
c. Students: Before 1st May 2010: 80 euros
(after 1st May 2010: 100 euros)
d. Secondary School Students: Before 1st May 2010: 60 euros
(after 1st May 2010: 80 euros)
Conference participants are advised that cancellations cause major logistical, scheduling and economic problems for the organization of a Conference of this scope. Outings, receptions and other activities are seriously disrupted by cancellations and schedule changes. We ask that only those who are certain of their attendance submit the forms for participation. It should be noticed that there will be no refunds of any fees, nor are cancellations accepted.
The Participation Fee for the Conference should be sent either by cheque drawn on the name of the President of the Conference, or directly to the following bank account number:{National Bank of Greece, Konstantinos Boudouris-22nd ICOP, BANK-BRANCH: 151/622563-23. IBAN ACCOUNT: GR 1501101510000015162256323, Swift Code (BIC): ETHNGRAA}.
The copy of remittance that indicates the name or names of the participants should be sent either by e-mail in PDF (kboud714@ppp.uoa.gr) or by Fax (+30210 9923281) or by mail to the Secretariat of the Conference to the following address: K. Boudouris – 22nd ICOP – 5 Simonidou Str. - 17456 Alimo, Greece.
Correspondence related to the Conference should be sent to following address: Professor Konstantine Boudouris, President of the Organising Committee, 22nd International Conference of Philosophy, 5 Simonidou Str., 174 56 ALIMOS (ATHENS) – GREECE.
Persons living in North America (USA or Canada) or in Europe may contact for information on any matter relating to their participation in the Conference the following Academics:
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1. Professor Gerasimos Santas Honorary President of the IAGP University of California -Irvine Department of Philosophy Irvine, California 92717 , USA Tel.: 001 704-804-6145 |
2. Professor Thomas M. Robinson Honorary President of the IAGP Department of Philosophy University of Toronto, 15 Huron St. 9th Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 Tel. 416-978-2824. Fax: 416-978-8703. E-mail: tmrobins@chass.utoronto.ca |
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3. Professor Joanne Waugh Department of Philosophy CPR 107 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 33620, USA FAX. 813-974-5918 E- mail: jwaugh@cas.usf.edu |
4. Professor David Hitchcok Department of Philosophy MacMaster University 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton,Ont.L8S1W7, CANADA FAX. 905-577-0385. Tel. 905-577-8492 E- mail: hitchckd@mcmaster.ac |
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5. Professor Jeremiah Reedy Honorary President of the IAGP Macalester College Classics Department 1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul, Min 55105-1891, USA E-mail: reedy@Macalester.edu |
6. Professor Ronald Polanski Honorary President of the IAGP Department of Philosophy Duquesne University Pittsburgh , PA 15282, USA E-mail: polansky@duq.edu |
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7. Professor Linda Ardito Honorary President of the IAGP Associate Provost Dowling College Oakdale, Long Island New York 11769, USA E-mail: linda351@optonline.net |
8. Professor Lambros Couloubaritsis Honorary President of the IAGP Rue des Echevins 16 B - 1050 Bruxelles BELGUIQUE Tel. 00322 6471195, Fax 00232 6473489 E-mail: Couloubaritsis@ulb.ac.be |
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9. Professor Christos Evangeliou Honorary President of the IAGP Towson University Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Towson, MD 21252, USA E-mail: CEvang@aol.com |
10. Professor John P. Anton Honorary President of the IAGP University of South Florida Department of Philosophy 10012 Oxford Chapel Drive Tampa, Florida 33647, USA USA Tel: 813-991-7033 FAX 813-907-8206 Email: hanton1@tampabay.rr.com |
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11. Professor John Poulakos Communication Department University of Pittsburgh 1117 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 , USA Tel. 412-624-6567. FAX: 412-624-1878 E-mail: poulakos@pitt.edu |
12. Dr. Aikaterini Lefka Boulevard D’ Avroy 77/111 B-4000, LIEGE- BELGIQUE E-mail: Aikaterini.Lefka@ulg.ac.be |
Persons living in Asia (Japan, Korea and China) may contact for information on any matter relating to their participation in the Conference the following Academics:
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1. Professor Hideya Yamakawa Honorary President of the IAGP Tezukayama 1-24-7 631-0062 Nara City, Japan TEL. 0742466933. FAX. 0742454946 E-mail: fwhw2653@mb.infoweb.ne.jp |
2. Professor Shigeru Yonezawa Honorary President of the IAGP 1-8-2-1403 Takezono Chukuba City 305-0032, Japan E-mail: syone@human.tsukuba.ac.jp |
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3. Professor. Park, Chong-Hyun Honorary President of the IAGP Seocho-Dong, Seocho-Gu 12-303 Woosung Apt 137-773 Seoul Korea E-mail: chhypark@yahoo.co.kr |
4. Dr. Son, Byung-Seok Asst. Professor of Philosophy Dept. of Philosophy- Korea University Anam-Dong, Sunbuk-Ku 136-701 Seoul Korea E-mail: sonbs@korea.ac.kr |
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5. Professor Yao, Jie-Hou Institute of Philosophy Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing-China E-mail: yaojiehou@hotmail.com |
6. Professor Lim, Hong-Bin Department of Philosophy Korea University Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu Seoul 136-701 - Korea E-mail: limhb@korea.ac.kr |
Persons living in Africa may contact:
Professor Anastasios Ladikos
President of the South African Society
For Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH)
PO Box 392, University of South Africa (UNISA)
Pretoria 0003, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 429 6837- Fax:+27 (0) 12 4296766
E-mail: ladika@unisa.ac.za, ladikos@mweb.co.za
Any other person who has not already received the present Circular can get information (circular, forms etc.) related to the Conference from the home-pages of IAGP: http://www.hri.org/iagp/ or http://www.iagp.gr
In the belief that this Conference will present an exceptional opportunity for research into and clarification of topics of great environmental/ecological and philosophical concern, we hope that the Conference will also provide participants with an opportunity for true recreation and leisure (schole). We look forward to seeing you in the famous town of Kalamata, in the Gulf of Messinia.
With kind regards
On behalf of the Organising Committee
Professor Konstantine Boudouris
President of the Organising Committee
Circular - October 2009
Conference Forms (for participation etc.):No. 1, No. 1A, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11.