สมาคมปรัชญาและศาสนาแห่งประเทศไทย

International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Ayutthaya, Thailand
October 27-28, 2023

The Philosophy and Religion Society of Thailand (PARST) will convene its 27th Annual Meeting on October 27 and 28, 2023 at the International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Ayutthaya, Thailand (map: https://goo.gl/maps/Modziaban2zrt2CH7). Papers are being called for this event. There is no pre-set theme this time, and papers in all fields within and related to philosophy or religious studies are welcome.

We accept both full papers and extended abstracts. Full papers should not exceed 15 pages on A4 paper. The extended abstract must be between 1 to 3 pages. Please use the American Psychological Association (APA) reference style for both the full papers and extended abstracts.

Papers and extended abstracts should be sent as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) to Associate Professor Dr. Theptawee Chokvasin at dr.theptawee@yahoo.com. Papers and abstracts will be peer-reviewed and the result will be announced well before the meeting.

The conference will be organized in a hybrid format. It is possible to attend the event online.

Important deadlines

September 30, 2023 Deadline for submitting papers and abstracts
October 10, 2023 Announcement of the referees’ decision
October 27-28, 2023 The 27th Annual Meeting of the PARST
Registration

Registration fee is 500 bath. This includes PARST membership fees and the cost of attending the event. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served, but participants must buy lunch on their own at the IBSC canteen or other nearby restaurants.

Please contact Asst. Prof. Dr. Jerd Bandasak at jerdonly@gmail.com for information about paying for the registration fees and attending the conference online from a foreign country.

คลิปวีดิโอการเสวนาของสมาคมปรัชญาฯ ในหัวข้อ “ปรัชญาในสังคมไทย”
วันที่ 17 พฤศจิกายน 2565 เวลา 19.00-21.00 น. 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

8.30 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 10.15 Panel Discussion (in English): “Doing Research in Philosophy and/or Religion in South-east Asia” / Panelists: Frank Hoffman and Warayuth Sriwarakuel / Moderator: Soraj Hongladarom

10.15 –10.30 Break English Papers

10:00-10:20 Samuel McCormick / “Buddhist Heidegger & Buddhist Lacan in Thailand Today”

10:20-10:40 Lois Lee / “A Jamesian Circularity: The Concept of the Divine in the Perception of Religious Objects”

10:40-11:00 Nicholas Rimell “Animalism Is Interesting, Important, and (Quite Plausibly) True”

11:00-11:20 Hazel T. Biana / “My Love from Southeast Asia: Viewpoints on Immortality and Reincarnation in K-dramas”

11:20-11:40 Virgilio A. Rivas / “Everyday Nihilism in Southeast Asia: Interpolating Spiritual Life with the Brain-Screen”

11:40-12:00 Jeremiah Joven Joaquin and Soraj Hongladarom / “Global Philosophy of Religion Project: Plans and Prospects”

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch 13:00-13:20 Frank J. Hoffman / “Taking a Point of View on a Debatable Question Concerning Karma and Rebirth.”

13:20-13:40 Audwin Wilkinson / “Interlanguage and Interbeing: A Buddhist Model for Advanced Language Acquisition”

13:40-14:00 Phurpa Dorji / “Shantideva’s Emptiness and Mehm Tim Mon’s Three Characteristics”

14:00-14:20 Christos Tsitsiridakis / “A Journey through the Mediaeval Argumentation for God’s Existence”

14.20-14.30 Break

14:30-14:50 Jan Mehlich / “Epistemological and Metaethical Constructivism in Buddhist Philosophy”

14:50-15:10 Pablo B. Sánchez Gómez / “The End of Times and the Messianism in Martin Heidegger’s and Jacques Derrida’s Work”

15:10-15:30 Lim Mun Chin / “Buddhism, Funeral Rites, and Theravada Tradition”

15:30-15:50 Pattamawadee Sankheangaew / “A Problematic Study of Modern Japanese Philosophy in Thailand: A Digital Era and Globalization”

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

8.30 – 9.00 Registration English Papers

9:00-9:20 Bhante Tenzin Dorjee / “The Nāgarjuna’s Concept of the Nirvāṇa”

9:20-9:40 Kanchana Horsaengchai / “An Integrated Model of Ecological Farming and Sustainable Development by Buddhist Peaceful Means”

9:40-10:00 Anoma Sakhare / “Anāgārika Dhammapāla’s Contribution in the Proliferation of Buddhism”

10.00-10:20 Venerable Shimo Sraman / “Buddhist Ethos of Cordiality and its Pertinency as a Network for Monastic Community Singularity”

10:20-10:40 Julius, Zhu Leijie / “Self or Non-self: An Epistemological Survey from Early Buddhism Perspective”

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00-14.15 (Thai Discussion Panel) การวิจัยด้านปรัชญาและศาสนา (ปรัชญาศาสนา) ในสังคมไทย วิทยากร (1) ผศ.ดร.วรากรณ์ พูลสวัสดิ์ ม.ราชภัฎนครปฐม (2) พระมหาขวัญชัย กิตติเมธี (ดร.) คณะพุทธศาสตร์ มจร. ผู้ดำเนินรายการ: ผศ.ดร.อันธิฌา แสงชัย (มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ วิทยาเขตปัตตานี)

14.15-14.30 Closing Ceremony

Registration Non-members, 1,000 Baht Members of the PARST, 800 Baht Foreign participants (members or non-members), 30 US dollars Please pay via Western Union, Jerd Bandasak, and send your payment receipt to Jignsru@gmail.com