Cfp: "Asian Philosophies and the Contemporary Modes of Existence," International Journal of the Asian Philosophical Association 1.2 (2009).

The International Journal of Asian Philosophical Association (IJAPA) - an interdisciplinary, intercultural, full text, open access online peer reviewed journal now invites proposals for articles for its second issue (vol 1, no 2) on subjects related to the theme of Asian philosophies and the contemporary modes of existence. Topics could include, but not limited to, the dialectics of Asian various ways of governance and their relationship to religion and philosophy, the dialectics between philosophy and faith in relation to various Asian contexts, the constituents of Asian Philosophy and Asianness, Asian philosophies and Human Rights, the relationship between Asian literatures and Asian philosophies and religions, literature and Philosophy as dialogue builders among different cultures and civilizations, identity, gender, sexuality in the works of major Asian writers, tolerance and cultural diversity in Asian literatures, and other related topics. The deadline for paper submission is 15 June 2009. Papers should be sent in MSWord attachments to: vmansur@fatih.edu.tr. Articles submitted to the journal should not exceed 4000 words including notes and bibliographical data; should be original and not be under consideration elsewhere. Submissions should also include a 200- word abstract, a brief bio data, and full contact information. Contributions are accepted in English only. Further information, including instructions for authors can be found at: http://www.asianpa.net/ijapa/instructions.html Contact: Prof. Dr. Visam Mansur Department of English Literature Fatih University Büyükçekmece 34500 Istanbul Turkey Email: vmansur@fatih.edu.tr Web: http://www.asianpa.net/ijapa/journal.html