Philosophy

PAMLA is currently seeking submissions for the Rhetorical Approaches to Literature panel, a standing session of the annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association conference.  This year’s conference will be held at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, from Friday, 9 November--Sunday, 11 November 2018.

The Popularity of Words and Music
22-24 November 2018
Haus der Universität at Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany

International Interdisciplinary Conference
September 27th-29th 2018
University of Tübingen, Germany

Organisers:
Dr. Niels Weidtmann, University of Tübingen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Chibueze Udeani, University of Würzburg, Germany
Dr. Christiana Idika, IWM, University of Sankt Georgen, Germany

In co-operation with the Society of Intercultural Philosophy.

We are inviting commentary-length (3000-word) submissions for a planned collection on Lacan's Seminar 8.  Interested contributors are requested to get in touch with the collection editors by email by May 30, 2018. Please attach in your message a c.v. and a short note describing your interest in the project and why you would be a good addition to the collection (no more than 150 words). In your note, please list the chapter or chapters from Lacan’s seminar of most interest to you. At this point, available chapters are: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and 24.

The Voltaire Foundation

and the

TORCH Enlightenment Programme

4th SUMMER SCHOOL IN ONTOLOGY
26th  - 31st August 2018
Grado (Italy)

The summer school valorises the pursuit of ontology, foregrounding the debate on this classical philosophical question.  The six-day course fosters a rich and lively intellectual exchange by addressing, in a rigorous and clear manner, different philosophical perspectives.

The fourth edition of of ISP/Ontology will take place in Grado (Italy) from the 26th to the 31st of August and will host:

The conference

"Unity" between East and West: Organic Totality from Muhammad Abduh to Post-Structuralism

Website: https://philconf.gust.edu.kw/?q=home

The IC Buddhism & Australia is pleased to invite abstracts for panel sessions and individual papers for the 8th International Conference Buddhism & Australia that will be held on 7-9 February 2019 in Perth, Western Australia.

This conference investigates the history, current and future directions of Buddhism in Australasia and is a platform for scientists and Buddhists to present their latest researches on Buddhism. Researchers across a broad range of disciplines are welcomed as well the submission of pre-formed panel proposals.

This Special Issue of Societies invites scholars to examine both the social and political circumstances in which death and dying are experienced. The issue pays close attention to the abundant socio-political changes, nationally and internationally, which directly and indirectly influence how people die or experience the death of a loved one. The last ten years alone, not only in the UK, the care of the dying and bereaved has seen increasing interest by governments, while medical, clinical and technical approaches pertain.