3rd International Colloquium inContemporary Philosophyand Culture
Global Cultural Encounters: Impacts and Inspirations
June 3-5, 2021

hosted by
University of Orléans, Francein conjunction with
the Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation
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3rd International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture
June 03-05, 2021
Theme
Global Cultural Encounters: Impacts and Inspirations
Organizer
Society for Philosophy as Global Conversations ( https://philogc.org )Hosted by
University of Orléans, Orléans, France
Supported by
UFR LLSH and Rémélice of University of Orléans
Language
EnglishOn the Idea of the Colloquium
What would be a global cultural encounter? One more obvious way to think of it is that
it is an encounter of different cultural traditions from around the globe, which becomes
particularly significant if it results in some productive impact. A less obvious way to thinkof it would be that it is an encounter within the same cultural tradition, which results in acultural impact of global significance. To be sure, such impacts may vary in effects, ofwhich inspirations are of particular interest, as they stimulate creativity, originality, andproductivity in any form of culture. They thus enhance and are true signs of theconversation between the cultural traditions and between cultures in the broadest ofsenses.
We find numerous examples of both of these kinds of encounters almost everywhere inculture, including in philosophy, literature, and art.
Speaking about philosophy, Plato is said to have learned the story of the transmigrationof the soul – one of his key doctrines – while traveling to Egypt. This notion, however,which has been also attributed to Pythagoras and to Orphic and Thracian belief systems,
appears to be older in Hinduism and other worldviews in South Asia, thus raisingquestions about possible interactions between these cultures. For his part, Aristotle, inaddition to his fundamental influence on Western philosophy and Christian theology, hasleft his tangible mark also on early Islamic theology. In a different vein, Nietzsche’s
reading of Hinduist laws of Manu (Manusmriti) has affirmed his view of spirituality as thehighest natural rank in the ways of humanity. Whereas their reception of key Westernthinkers enabled Japanese philosophers like Kitarō Nishida, Tanabe Hajime, Nishitani
Keiji, and Watsuji Tetsurō to come up with new perspectives on both Western andEastern intellectual and spiritual traditions. Examples of this kind of encounters aboundin the rest of culture as well. Paul Gaugin’s stay in Tahiti, Lafcadio Hearn’s move to Japan,
Charlie Chaplin’s trip to Bali, Marguerite Duras’ move from Indochina to France, orAmélie Nothomb’s return to Japan, to list just a few, all inspired artistic and literary output
that bears the marks of one culture left its stamp on another.
Of the second kind of encounters, in philosophy we most immediately find the one of
Plato and Aristotle, which very much defined – even if in divergence – its problematic ofinterest for millennia to come. In fact, in the Western philosophy such encounters havebecome its cornerstones and can be traced in terms of influences, such as Aristotle on
Aquinas; Hume on Kant; Hegel on Marx; Marx on the Frankfurt School; Kierkegaard andNietzsche on Heidegger; Wittgenstein on neopositivists, Husserl on Heidegger andDerrida; Heidegger on Sartre, Levinas, Derrida, and Rorty; Nietzsche on Foucault; orFreud, Lacan, Foucault, and Derrida on literary criticism and feminist thought, among
many others. They abound also in the rest of the culture, with influences such as Matisseon Picasso; Picasso and Braque’s cubism on contemporary art; Bauhaus on architecture
and visual arts; A. Warhol and R. Lichtenstein on pop art; Stravinsky on contemporaryclassic music; or V. Nijinsky, M. Graham, and M. Plisetskaya on contemporary dance,
being only some of the examples.
In this sense, the topics of interest to the colloquium can be related but not limited to,- Phenomenology, existential philosophy, post-structuralism- Metaphilosophy, pragmatism, and communicative action

- Language, thinking, and technology- Critical theory, literature, and art- Ethics, religion, and spirituality- Power, politics, and economics- Race, gender, sexuality, identity- Refugees, strangers, and outcasts- Community building, inclusion, and integration- Human person, health, and self-creation- Globalization, multi-culturalism, and the meaning of nationality- Trans- and cross-cultural horizons- Environment, common concerns, and common solutions- Radicalization, Populism, and Extremism- Poverty, Gentrification, and Biopolitics
Dates
June 03-05, 2021
Venue
University of Orléans, Orléans, France
Target Audience
Philosophers, faculty and students from related disciplines (e.g. humanities, literature, art,
journalism), artists, writers, as well as representatives of any area of creative endeavor,
with interests in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogue and research.
Registration FeeFree of Charge
Visa application, transportation, accommodation and meals
Self-financed and should be arranged by the panelists themselves, drinks and snacks will
be served during colloquium for free. Optional cultural program and conference dinner
will be organized.

Abstract Submissions (Deadline March 31, 2021)
We invite academic and art-project abstract-proposals within 300 words atglobal.conversations.ph@gmail.com by March 31, 2021 (with early submission
encouraged). Artists who would like to participate in an art show could present one tothree pieces of work. Performing artists are asked to limit their act to 45 min;filmmakers to 2 hours (discussion time will be allotted as an addition).
Online Registration
Selected participants are asked to register at https://forms.gle/huDXikLXbqAbu8if6
Publication
Conference organizers will consider the completed academic articles of the conference
presentations for publication (after a review process) in the next issue of Global
Conversations: An International Journal in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture( https://philogc.org/journal/ ), an online open-access academic journal inaugurated
after the first conference of the Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation in March,2018.