CONGRESS
OF PHILOSOPHY
MAIN THEME: PHILOSOPHY FACING
WORLD PROBLEMS
The World Congresses of Philosophy are organized every five years by the
International Federation of Philosophical Societies in collaboration with one
of its members, whose country is hosting the congress.
The XXIst World Congress of Philosophy will be held in Istanbul, on
August 10-17, 2003, hosted by the Philosophical Society of Turkey.
This first congress of the XXIst Century and of the Third Millenium will
focus on problems we are faced with at the turn of the century, in the light of
philosophical knowledge. It aims at giving a picture of the present state of philosophy
and to point at trends of development
of philosophy in the services of humanity. We expect that many philosophers
from all regions of the world will participate in it and make their
contribution to the attainment of this aim. The inaugural session of the
Congress will take place in the morning of August 11, 2003.
The main theme of the Congress will be developed, according to the
tradition of the World Congresses, in the following four plenary sessions and
five symposia:
PLENARY SESSIONS
1. The Role of Philosophy: Enlightenment, Post-modern Thought and Other
Perspectives.
2. New Developments in Science and Technology: Ethical and Philosophical Challenges.
3. Globalisation and Cultural Identity.
4. Human Rights, the State and International Order.
SYMPOSIA
1. Inequality, Poverty and Development: Philosophical Perspectives.
2. Violence, War and Peace.
3. Democracy and its Future: Citizenship and Civil Society.
4. Human Rights: Concepts, Problems and Prospects.
5. Philosophy in Turkey.
SECTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
| Aesthetics and Philosophy of Arts | Philosophy in Africa: Contemporary Issues |
| Applied Ethics | Philosophy in Asia and the Pacific:Contemporary Issues |
| Approaches to Philosophy | Philosophy in Latin America: Contemporary Issues |
| Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Philosophy in North America: Contemporary Issues |
| Business Ethics | Philosophy of Action |
| Comparative Philosophy | Philosophy of Culture |
| Ethics | Philosophy of Education |
| Human Rights | Philosophy of History |
| Images and Symbols | Philosophy of Language |
| Logic and Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Law |
| Metaphysics | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| Ontology | Philosophy of Mind |
| Persons and Identity | Philosophy of Natural Sciences |
| Phenomenology | Philosophy of Nature |
| Philosophical Anthropology | Philosophy of Religion |
| Philosophical Hermeneutics | Philosophy of Social Sciences |
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | Philosophy of Technology |
| Philosophy of Communication and Information | Philosophy of Values |
| Philosophy and Economics | Teaching Philosophy |
| Philosophy and Environment | Theory of Knowledge |
| Philosophy and Future Generations | Ancient Philosophy |
| Philosophy and Gender | Medieval Philosophy |
| Philosophy and Literature | Modern Philosophy |
| Philosophy for Children | Contemporary Philosophy |
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Six (6) pages (1800
words), in three (3) typewritten, double-spaced copies, with 1.5 cm margins on
all sides of the text, accompanied by a 10-20 line abstract. Please, submit
papers, if possible, on 3.5 inch High Density (HA) computer disk in ASCIL or
"Text Only" format. Papers may also be summitted electronically to
the Turkish Organizing Committee as an attachment on an e-mail message. Please,
indicate the section for which the contributed paper is intended, as well as
its language on the “subject” field of the e-mail.
The International
Programme Committee reserves the right to accept or not accept papers on the
basis of criteria of quality. Only papers of philosophical nature will be
considered for inclusion in the programme.
OTHER SESSIONS
Following the novelty introduced into the Boston
Congress, there will be invited sessions on specific topics, to be decided by
the International Programme Committee.
Proposals are invited for Round-Tables on more specific philosophical
topics. Organizers of round-tables should take into consideration that
round-tables must be of international character and that the participants must
be registered for the Congress.
Proposals are also invited for Posters Sessions. Proposals must consist
of no more than five theses and must be typed on a single page.
The organizers and the subjects of round-tables, as well as of the poster
sessions are subject to the approval of the International Programme Committee.
MEETINGS OF INTERNATIONAL MEMBER SOCIETIES OF FISP
International members of FISP that wish to hold their meetings during the
Congress are kindly requested to apply to the Turkish Organizing Committee no
later than January 1, 2002.
June 1, 2002 is the deadline for the receipt of contributed papers and
for proposals for round-tables and poster sessions. Papers and proposals
received after this deadline, but before January 1, 2003 may be accepted, if
space is still available.
Please,
send papers and proposals for round-tables and poster sessions to the Turkish
Organizing Committee.
Optional tours in Istanbul during the Congress, as well as pre and post congress tours in historical sites all over Turkey including Troy, Assos; Ephesus, Miletus, Pergamum in the Aegean coast of Turkey, where Ionian philosophy flourished; Cappadocia with its rock-cut churches; Hattusas, the land of the Hittites, will be organized. For these tours, please, contact VASCO and visit Congress web-site after January 2, 2002.