East-West Philosophy at Naropa University

Contact Info

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651-343-4288

Thanks for your interest in EWPN

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It’s been a very busy semester and lot so of exciting material was covered. Please stay tuned in for more announcements and news. Meanwhile, keep reading, writing, and contemplating.

Yrs,

Troy Omafray

www.omafray.com

2010 UEHIRO Cross Currents Philosophy Conference: The Value of Difference

ewpn — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:54:04 +0000

2010 UEHIRO

Cross Currents PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE: The Value of Difference

March 18th – 19, 2010 (Paper Submission Deadline: January 5, 2010)

Speakers:

Dr. Chung-ying Cheng

Professor UH-M!noa, founder and editor of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy and founding president of the International Society of Chinese Philosophy

Dr. Peter Hershock

Asian Studies Development Program, East-West Center, research scholar at the intersection between living Buddhist philosophy and contemporary values

Dr. Suwanna Satha-anand

Professor and Former Chair of the Philosophy Department at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) specializing in the engagement of Buddhist philosophy with contemporary issues such as human rights, women’s studies, and peace.

The Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference is dedicated to showcasing exceptional work by graduate and advanced undergraduate students in comparative philosophy broadly construed (not limited to East-West comparisons). We welcome the submission of papers of high quality in any area of philosophy. Papers of a comparative nature are of particular interest. However often comparative panels include papers addressing a common issue from the perspective of alternative traditions.

Email papers to psa@hawaii.edu. Papers should be suitable for a 20-minute presentation. In the body of the email include: * Author name * Title of the paper

* Institutional Affiliation * Contact information (email, phone number, mailing address)

Send papers as an attachment in word format with no identifying information for blind review. Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 18, 2010.

Low cost accommodations are available for presenters and attendees. Details on the conference website: http://tinyurl.com/CrossCurrents-2010

The Uehiro Foundation provides substantial support for this conference.

Conference on Eastern and Western Philosophical Themes

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For more information:

www.cs.gc.cuny.edu/~kgb

Thanks for your interest, Philosophy at Naropa!

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Keep up the reading!! Great Stuff!!

No meeting this week

ewpn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:46:34 +0000

October 15th no meeting.

NEW meeting time and place!!!

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Our meeting time and place has changed:

Paramita Campus

Student Lounge

Every Thursday, 6:00PM

Happy Monday

ewpn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:54 +0000

New article on Journal of Buddhist Ethics

ewpn — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:26:27 +0000

Western Self, Asian Other: Modernity, Authenticity, and Nostalgia for “Tradition” in Buddhist Studies by Natalie E. Quli

East West Philosophy Group: Critical Studies in Buddhism

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East West Philosophy Group: Critical Studies in Buddhism Mission: Increase interest in comparative and cross-cultural philosophy, encourage critical thinking, reading, and writing, discuss research methodology and pegagogy as it relates to Buddhist Studies in the American academy, and be a means to publish research in annual philosophy/religious studies journal. Meeting: Tuesdays 8:00 AM. Location: Library reading room. Contact: tomafray@students.naropa.edu URL: http://ewpn.wordpress.com/