[Discussion] CFP: East/West Graduate Student Philosophy Conference (grad) (9/18/05; 11/4/05-11/5/05)

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From: "smithtw@siu.edu" <smithtw@siu.edu>

The Eighth Annual Building Bridges Graduate Student Philosophy Conference will
be held at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale on Friday and Saturday,
November 4 &#8211; 5, 2005. This year's theme is "East and West" and we are
pleased to have Philip J. Ivanhoe as the keynote speaker.

Although we prefer papers of philosophical or religious interest, we welcome
comparative papers from any discipline that address some relation between the
East and the West.  Topics may include
but are not limited to:

(1) A particular theme, issue, problem, etc. explored by both a
    Western and an Eastern thinker.
(2) Historical or philosophical influence of an Eastern thinker
    on a Western thinker, or vice versa.
(3) Placing an Eastern thinker in dialogue with a Western
    thinker.
(4) An Eastern response/approach to a particular Western
    problem/issue, or vice versa.

Submission Guidelines:
Papers should not exceed 3000 words.  On the first page of your paper, include
the following items:
	Word count (3000 words maximum)
	Author&#8217;s name
	Institutional affiliation (if any)
	Email address
	Telephone number
	The paper&#8217;s title
	An abstract (150 word maximum)
            NOTE:  This conference is for graduate students only.

Email a copy of your paper, as an attachment, in Microsoft Word format (.doc) or
in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) to buildingbridges.eastwest@gmail.com. 
Please title your paper as follows: YourLastName_YourFirst Name.  For example: 
Smith_John.

Papers must be received by September 18th. Papers will be reviewed by a
committee, and notification of acceptance will be
made via email by October 1st.

NOTE:  Some papers will be selected for publication in Kinesis,
the Graduate Journal in Philosophy at Southern Illinois
University Carbondale.

Please direct any questions to Travis Smith at:
buildingbridges.eastwest@gmail.com




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