Call for Papers

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
together with
Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute
and
Lithuanian Philosophical Society

invite to participate in
the International Conference


500 YEARS OF PHILOSOPHY IN LITHUANIA

Vilnius (Lithuania), September 27-28, 2007


Professional philosophy in Lithuania can be traced back to the year 1507, when school for philosophical and theological studies was founded in the Dominican monastery in Vilnius. Vilnius University together with Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute organize an international scientific conference to commemorate this 500 years anniversary.

The organizers of the conference invite international scholars to discuss historical development and contemporary state of philosophy in Lithuania. The international character of the conference is suggested by the subject itself. Not only philosophy in Lithuania was developed by multicultural society that included various ethnic groups of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but also philosophers of various nationalities have been teaching in Lithuania and Lithuanian philosophers have been working in foreign universities.


Topics. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* The characteristics of Lithuanian philosophy in 1507-1919 in the context of European philosophy: Scholasticism, Enlightenment, Romanticism.
* Philosophical research in 1919-1939: history and contemporary interpretations.
* The situation of philosophy and philosophical research in the Soviet period: 1940 – Restoration of Independence.
* Critical analysis of contemporary philosophical research in Lithuania in the context of contemporary Western European philosophy.


Conference format. Plenary sessions with key speakers, work in sections, round table discussions. Conference languages will be Lithuanian and English.

Application deadline. July 31, 2007. Please fill in the application form and send it to the following addresses:
arunas_mickevicius@yahoo.com
kestas_kirtiklis@yahoo.com

Abstract submission. Please submit your extended abstract (up to 1500 words) by August 15, 2007, to the following addresses:
arunas_mickevicius@yahoo.com
kestas_kirtiklis@yahoo.com

Publication. The abstracts will be published on the webpage of the conference. Conference proceedings are planned to be published in a separate volume.

Costs. There is no conference fee. Organizers can cover accommodation but not travel costs.