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Invitation
to an
International Conference
Reconstruction of Values and Morality in Global Times
December 18-19,
2014 Yangzhou, P.R. China
with
Yangzhou University
In order
to promote academic
research on issues related to ethics and
values, to enhance cultural
exchanges, and broaden the international
perspective of
Chinese scholars, especially the
young scholars, the Yangzhou
University will
hold an international conference "Reconstruction
of Values and Morality in Global Times” December 18-19,
2014, Yangzhou, P.R. China.
Theme
Ethics
and values are core
components of development
of cultural traditions and the nation's heritage.It
is significant to carry on and reconstruct
these important components according to our changing times and
circumstances. In
the era
of globalization, one indisputable
inevitable fact is
that differentcultures and civilizations must interact, learn
from each other in order to enrich and to be enriched through
mutual understanding.
This can bring mutual recognition
and mutual knowledge
on ethics and values.
It
requires open dialogue among scholars from different backgrounds
and different countries to explore how to build a common search
and understanding based on mutual respect and consensus among
different nations and cultures and peoples on the issue of
ethics and values. Particularly, in the situation of today’s
growing global crisis it needs us to think together the meaning
of ethics and values, the reconstruction of new ethics and new
values based on common concerns
for our humandestiny
and mutual cares and respects for our
entire human community
by overcoming the culturalarrogance and superiority,
so that we can search new meaning and aspiration for
the future. Thus,
it would be possible to find a way to the solution of the
global crisis
of ethics
and values and toreconstruction and
reproduction of multicultural dialogue.
This
conference aims at clarifying fundamental
issues related to ethics and values in
different cultures
and circumstances; to study the
main challenges facing the
era of globalization;
to learn the
latest achievements of international
academic research;
to promote cultural
exchanges and cooperation
among scholars from different
disciplines;
and to encourage young
scholars’ to
go deeper into these central issues in order to improve academic
standards and capabilities.
Subthemes:
(1) The main challenge of
ethics and values in the
age of globalization
(2) Basic problems
of different cultures
in ethics
and values
(3) globalization
and anti-globalization: two
different ethics
and values
(4) Business
Ethics in the era
of globalization
(5) political values in the
era of globalization
(6) Ecological
Morality in the
era of globalization
(7) freedom
and democracy: universal
values or special examples
(8) Chinese
traditional culture: how
to reconstruct it
in the
era of globalization?
Application
There is no registration fee. Participants will cover their own
travel costs.
The application should include:
1) a vitae that specifies the applicants educational background,
professional positions and affiliations, and publications;
2) a letter of intent; and
3) the abstract of the paper by October 30, 2014; full paper by
December 10, 2014.
Please send all the information to Liu
Yong [liuyong@yzu.edu.cn] and cua-rvp@cua.edu
Contact:
Liu Yong
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, P.R. China
liuyong@yzu.edu.cn
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