[Philosop] [corrected] Taiwan Seminar Series on Mind and Perception: Regina Fabry 9 Dec GMT+8 ZOOM
L.C. Chan
Poster of the seminar series: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFeiz3zgylFzDBTskfdIGZZ04WUGCi8X/view?usp=sharing
ZOOM Link: https://tinyurl.com/495tbdtw
陳樂知 L.C. Chan
Associate Professor of Philosophy, National Taiwan University
臺灣大學哲學系副教授 Web:
https://www.lokchichan.com/
CEO, the NTU Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center)
臺大傳統與科學形上學研究中心執行長 Web:
https://tsmntu.org/
Vice President, Asian Society for Philosophy of Religion
亞洲宗教哲學學會副會長
L.C. Chan
Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society for Philosophy of Religion
Theme: Challenges to Religious Worldviews: East-West Dialogue
Dates: 13–15 August 2025
Location: Hong Kong Baptist University
Conference details (link):
https://rel.hkbu.edu.hk/activities/aspr-inaugural-conference-challenges-to-religious-worldviews-east-west-dialogue
The Asian Society for Philosophy of Religion (ASPR) is a
philosophical society formed by philosophers of religion who are based
in Asia, with the aim to promote the development of philosophy of
religion in Asia and its exchange with the rest of the world. The
society is delighted to announce its inaugural conference, which will
take place on 13–15 August 2025 in Hong Kong.
The conference theme, “Challenges to Religious Worldviews:
East-West Dialogue,” aims to address pressing questions, both
philosophical and/or social, facing religious worldviews today. Drawing
on insights from both contemporary analytic philosophy and the diverse
cultural and religious traditions of Asia, we seek to facilitate new
grounds of academic reflection and exchange that will uniquely
contribute to the global philosophy of religion.
For those whose papers are accepted, their meals and lodging during
the conference period in Hong Kong will be covered by the organizers.
Conference Sub-Themes
We invite submissions related to the main theme of the conference,
including but not limited to the following sub-themes:
AI and Religious Worldviews
Evil and Hiddenness in Global Philosophy of Religion
Afterlife in Global Philosophy of Religion
The Nature of Ultimate Reality in Eastern and Western Cultures
Buddhism and Nominalism
Dialogue between Confucianism and Christianity
Daoism, Nature, and Religious Worldviews
Science, Rationality, and Religious Worldviews
Ethics and Religion in Eastern and Western Cultures
Analytic Philosophy of Religion in AI and Analytic Theology in Asia
Others
The conference will feature three distinguished keynote speakers:
Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University)
Eleonore Stump (Saint Louis University) (via Zoom)
Yong Huang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Submission requirements:
A basic short abstract of 100 words
An extended abstract of 800–1000 words (excluding references)
Optional: A full draft or a published copy
**Deadline: 31 March 2025**
**Submission Email: Please email your abstract to aspr.1...@gmail.com
and cc cs...@hkbu.edu.hk as well**.
Abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee, and selected
presenters will be notified by 30 April 2025. For those whose abstracts
are accepted, please also provide a full paper by 1 July 2025.
Contact Information
For further details about the conference or the Asian Society for
Philosophy of Religion, please contact us at aspr.1...@gmail.com.
About the Society
ASPR was founded with the mission to:
To facilitate and promote research endeavors in the philosophy of
religion within the Asian context, as well as exploring associated
topics in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, philosophy of
science, philosophy of mind, and related fields.
To enhance dialogues between contemporary analytic philosophers of
religion and the rich traditions of Asian cultures and religions, aiming
to deepen mutual understanding and insight.
To establish and forge connections (i) among Asian philosophical
communities and scholars with a shared interest in these thematic
domains, and (ii) between Asian and international scholars working in
these areas, thereby nurturing a robust network of academic
collaboration and exchange.
Founding Members
Prof. Kai Man KWAN (Hong Kong Baptist University - President)
Dr. Andrew LOKE (Hong Kong Baptist University- Vice-president)
Dr. Lok-Chi CHAN (National Taiwan University - Vice-president)
Dr. Tien-Chun LO (Chinese University of Hong Kong - Secretary)
Dr. Andrew BRENNER (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Dr. Natalja DENG (Yonsei University, South Korea)
Dr. Duen-Min DENG (National Taiwan University)
Prof. JJ JOANQUIN (De La Salle University, Philippines)
Dr. Kengo MIYAZONO (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Rev. Dr. James Dominic ROONEY (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Dr. Michael LONGENECKER (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China)
Prof. Aihua XIE (Minzu University of China, China)
Prof. Xiaofei Liu (Wuhan University, China)
Advisors
Prof. Yujin NAGASAWA (University of Oklahoma)
Prof. Graham OPPY (Monash University)
Prof. Eleonore STUMP (Saint Louis University)
Prof. Richard SWINBURNE (University of Oxford)
Prof. Dean ZIMMERMAN (Rutgers University)
Organizer:
Centre for Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Co-organizer:
Asian Society for Philosophy of Religion
Sponsored by:
Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics, National Taiwan
University
Angelicum Thomistic Institute
Society of Christian Philosophers
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L.C. Chan
Submission deadline: 28 Feb 2026
Notification date: By 14 Mar 2026 (negotiable for early submissions)
Location: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Event page: https://philevents.org/event/show/145134
Call for abstracts: https://philevents.org/event/show/145138
Hosts:
· Taiwan Association for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (LMPST Taiwan): https://www.lmpsttw.org/en/home
· National Taiwan University’s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): https://tsmntu.org/
· National Taiwan University’s Center for Asian Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy
Supported by:
· Frontward Foundation
Contact:
National Taiwan University’s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): tsm...@gmail.com
Keynote speakers:
Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto) [Wendy Huang Lecture];
Alyssa Ney (LMU Munich) [Tony Cheng Lecture];
Otávio Bueno (University of Miami)
Featured Speakers:
John Bigelow (Monash University);
David Braddon-Mitchell (University of Sydney);
Ruey-Lin Chen (National Chung Cheng University)
Invited Speakers:
Benj Hellie (University of Toronto)
[To be updated]
About the conference series and the 2026 conference:
Supported by the generous donation of the Frontward Foundation, the Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium series (TMCs) is one of the most renowned international philosophy conference series in Taiwan. Held biennially, it aims to provide a platform for dialogue among researchers working on a wide range of contemporary metaphysical issues. In previous years, the conferences under the series have invited many renowned local and international scholars, including David Charles, Max J. Cresswell, Dorothy Edgington, Pascal Engel, Hartry Field, Robert Goldblatt, Alan Hayek, Jennifer Hornsby, Christian List, Hiroakira Ono, David Papineau, and Daniel Stoljar. Following the conference series, multiple international anthologies have been published, including a Logic in Asia (LIAA) book series (Springer) and a special issue of Synthese.
This year’s conference is themed “Naturalistic Philosophy and Grounding” and welcomes contributions related to naturalistic philosophy, grounding, or both. The idea of doing philosophy naturalistically in a natural world has dominated a significant portion of twentieth-century analytic philosophy. Nonetheless, this idea has recently often been treated as an implicit background framework, while (arguably) non-naturalistic approaches and perspectives – such as anti-realism, panpsychism, idealism, phenomenology, and others – have experienced a renaissance. This conference aims to provide an opportunity to reinvestigate philosophical naturalism and naturalistic philosophy, especially (though not exclusively) issues related to physicalism, scientism, naturalizing philosophical approaches, natural entities, and the grounding structures of our world.
We welcome submissions in standard metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, metaethics, metaphilosophy, and related areas, provided that the topic has a metaphysical dimension, broadly construed.
Abstract submission:
All researchers working on the related topics are cordially invited to submit their abstracts for a contributed talk. Authors should submit an extended abstract of around 500 words, and no fewer than 500 words and no more than 800 words. A separate page should include all authors’ basic information, including full names, titles, institutional affiliations, and email addresses.
Each submission will be reviewed, with no guaranteed acceptance.
Abstracts must be submitted in both PDF and Word formats (with all author-identifying information removed from the file itself and also the file metadata) and sent to BOTH email addresses below in a SINGLE email titled “TMC Abstract Submission by [Your Name]” by 28 February 2026:
tsm...@gmail.com ; tal...@gmail.com
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 14 March 2026. Earlier notification may be possible for early submissions, but only in the case of particularly outstanding abstracts.
Accommodation:
Accepted speakers are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. The host organisations will endeavour to secure a limited number of hotel rooms near the conference venue. The conference venue is located in a convenient area of the city and can be easily reached by public transportation or by taxi at a reasonable fare.
L.C. Chan
Submission deadline: 28 Feb 2026
Notification date: By 14 Mar 2026 (negotiable for early submissions)
Location: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Event page: https://philevents.org/event/show/145134
Call for abstracts: https://philevents.org/event/show/145138
National Taiwan University’s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): tsm...@gmail.com
Keynote speakers:
Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto) [Wendy Huang Lecture];
Alyssa Ney (LMU Munich) [Tony Cheng Lecture];
Otávio Bueno (University of Miami)
Featured Speakers:
John Bigelow (Monash University);
David Braddon-Mitchell (University of Sydney);
Ruey-Lin Chen (National Chung Cheng University)
Invited Speakers:
Benj Hellie (University of Toronto);
Jeremiah Joven Joaquin (De La Salle University);
Kevin Morris (Tulane University);
Kelly Trogdon (Virginia Tech)
About the conference series and the 2026 conference:
Supported by the generous donation of the Frontward Foundation, the Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium series (TMCs) is one of the most renowned international philosophy conference series in Taiwan. Held biennially, it aims to provide a platform for dialogue among researchers working on a wide range of contemporary metaphysical issues. In previous years, the conferences under the series have invited many renowned local and international scholars, including David Charles, Max J. Cresswell, Dorothy Edgington, Pascal Engel, Hartry Field, Robert Goldblatt, Alan Hayek, Jennifer Hornsby, Christian List, Hiroakira Ono, David Papineau, and Daniel Stoljar. Following the conference series, multiple international anthologies have been published, including a Logic in Asia (LIAA) book series (Springer) and a special issue of Synthese.
We welcome submissions in standard metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, metaethics, metaphilosophy, and related areas, provided that the topic has a metaphysical dimension, broadly construed. We are also open to contributions from emerging and cutting-edge areas, such as the philosophy of artificial intelligence.
No particular methodology is required: we welcome submissions from analytic, continental, and non-Western traditions, provided that the topic is relevant to the conference themes and the paper’s argumentative style can engage substantively with the conference’s discussions.
Abstract submission:
All researchers working on the related topics are cordially invited to submit their abstracts for a contributed talk. Authors should submit an extended abstract of around 500 words, and no fewer than 500 words and no more than 800 words. A separate page should include all authors’ basic information, including full names, titles, institutional affiliations, and email addresses.
Each submission will be reviewed, with no guaranteed acceptance.
Abstracts must be submitted in both PDF and Word formats (with all author-identifying information removed from the file itself and also the file metadata) and sent to BOTH email addresses below in a SINGLE email titled “TMC Abstract Submission by [Your Name]” by 28 February 2026:
tsm...@gmail.com ; tal...@gmail.com
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 14 March 2026.
Accepted speakers are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. The host organisations will endeavour to secure a limited number of hotel rooms near the conference venue. The conference venue is located in a convenient area of the city and can be easily reached by public transportation or by taxi at a reasonable fare.
· Taiwan Association for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (LMPST Taiwan): https://www.lmpsttw.org/en/home
· National Taiwan University’s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): https://tsmntu.org/
· National Taiwan University’s Center for Asian Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy
Supported by:
· Frontward Foundation