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ON SOCIO-POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BEYOND
An International Conference on the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
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LEVINAS ON SOCIO-POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BEYOND
13-15 July 2017 | University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines)
Venue: Dr. George S.K. Ty Function Hall, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. (BGPOP) Building
This International Conference on the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas is convened by Dr. Leovino Ma. Garcia. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium and is currently teaching in both the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas. He also convened the 2015 International Conference on Paul Ricoeur, Paul Ricoeur in Asia: Reflections on Politics, Society, and Religion, hosted by both Ateneo and UST.
This year, inspired by the promising dimensions in the human responsibility and sociality discourse, the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas is delighted to announce the upcoming International Conference on the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas with the theme “On Socio-Political Responsibility and Beyond,” to be held from the 13th to the 15th of July 2017 in Manila, at the Dr. George S.K. Ty Function Hall of the Buenventura Garcia Paredes, O.P., Building of the University of Santo Tomas.
The International Conference will feature three (3) keynote lectures from Prof. em. Roger Burggraeve of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
- Beyond the Self towards the Other as ‘unto-God’: The Path of Transascendence
- The Other as the Infinite and the Good in Me: The Path of Transdescendence
- The Socio-Political and Beyond: For-the-Other as the Modality of the Infinite in Society
Kindly take note of the following important dates:
- 15 May 2017: Extended Deadline for the Submission of Abstracts
- 22 May 2017: Notification of Acceptance (Notification will be sent on or before this date. Foreign participants will receive notification earlier.)
- 03 July 2017: Deadline for the Submission of Full Paper
- 13-15 July 2017: Conference Proper
Downloadables:
- Conference Poster
- Call for Papers (PDF)
- Invitation Package (to be updated soon)
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