The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its
global partners is proud to announce the Third Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy, to be held from March 28 - 31 2013, at the Ramada Osaka Hotel,
Osaka, Japan.
Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community...
Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience Japan, explore Osaka and Kyoto, join a global academic community...
CONFERENCE THEME: "Connectedness and Alienation: The 21st Century Enigma"
Being connected through social networking sites has become an accepted form of communication in today's digitalized world. People can spend hours a day talking on mobile phones, on Skype, or on the Internet, which gives the impression that we are a more connected world than ever before. And communication is lauded. Because of the massive information flow we can call ourselves perhaps the most connected age in history. But is this connectedness, however, real or illusory?
Quantity of communication does not guarantee quality. For example, to many sensitive people, when they call a number and hear the words "Please listen to the following options" the sense of connectedness suddenly becomes alienating. The crude mechanics entailed can make people feel suspicious, isolated, and even threatened by an invisible structure they cannot penetrate.
A raft of serious existential issues arises out of this. What impact does this have on the self whose identity in the time/space continuum, in the rapidly changing environment, and in these manufactured structures, depends for its development on interaction with perceived reality? What becomes the definition of the human? And what of the awareness of the transcendent in the human spirit from which ethics and aesthetics depend for their existence ? Far from being questions of the present moment, these are parameters that will dominate the central problem of human self-understanding as we progress further into the uncharted waters of a highly uncertain future.
We hope that the Conference will open up avenues of thought and generate creative visions that can be of service to the wider community we wish to address.
Quantity of communication does not guarantee quality. For example, to many sensitive people, when they call a number and hear the words "Please listen to the following options" the sense of connectedness suddenly becomes alienating. The crude mechanics entailed can make people feel suspicious, isolated, and even threatened by an invisible structure they cannot penetrate.
A raft of serious existential issues arises out of this. What impact does this have on the self whose identity in the time/space continuum, in the rapidly changing environment, and in these manufactured structures, depends for its development on interaction with perceived reality? What becomes the definition of the human? And what of the awareness of the transcendent in the human spirit from which ethics and aesthetics depend for their existence ? Far from being questions of the present moment, these are parameters that will dominate the central problem of human self-understanding as we progress further into the uncharted waters of a highly uncertain future.
We hope that the Conference will open up avenues of thought and generate creative visions that can be of service to the wider community we wish to address.
We hope you can join us (again) in Osaka in 2013!
The Reverend Professor Stuart D. B Picken
Order of the Sacred Treasure, B.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.S.
Chairman, Japan Society of Scotland,
Chairman of the IAFOR International Advisory Board
ACERP 2013 Conference Chair
For more information about submitting an abstract,
please click the submissions tab above.
The abstract submissions deadline is December 1 2012 February 1 2013
PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES: Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity
of publishing their associated paper in the official conference
proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion
in the planned conference journal. For more information about iafor research and
publications, please click here.
WHAT ARE IAFOR EVENTS LIKE?
For an idea of what our Events are like, have a look at our brochure
For an idea of what our Events are like, have a look at our brochure
The Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy 2013 will be held alongside the Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences. Registration for either conference will allow attendees the option of attending sessions in the other. For more information about ACP 2013, please click on the image below.
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