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May 05, 2008
CfP Journal: Studies in East European Thought
Following its demise of Marxism-Leninism throughout the former Soviet empire and its satellites, scholars in these lands were faced with the task of 'reconstructing' the conceptual foundations, research programs, institutional settings, as well as the very ethos of intellectual practices, in particular in the humanities studies and social science.
The editors of Studies in East European Thought (SEET) invite contributions from scholars concerned with such issues. Papers will be grouped and published according to theme or rubrics in successive issues of the journal.
Themes of particular relevance for which the editors invite
contributions include:
social theory, including political theory
foundational questions: the concepts of the social, the cultural, the
political, the concept of agency, etc. following the demise of
Marxism-Leninism
foundational questions in metaphysics and epistemology
the standing of 'culture theory' (e.g., Russian 'kul'turologija')
the reception of Western theories and methods as well as intellectual
traditions
the reassessment of 'local' intellectual traditions
ethics, moral theory
theology and religious studies
aesthetics, the philosophy of art and art criticism
historiography and philosophy of history
styles of thought, the 'culture' of intellectual practices, the question
of 'continuity' (e.g. Russian 'philosophical culture')
the sources of normativity in the civic sphere (e.g.
'Rechtsbewusstsein')
Submit your contributions to: Edward.Swiderski@unifr.ch
Contributors are asked to submit written proposals for papers (in English preferably; however, German contributions will be considered) of not more than one page - to the editor: Edward.Swiderski@unifr.ch
Posted by danimia at May 5, 2008 10:53 AM