(A microsymposium is one or more special sessions which are thematic and are organized as part of one of our general (non-thematic) conferences. If you want to organize such a thematic event, please review our policy and guidelines, for more details) | |||
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| Environmental Philosophy: Ethics, Technology & Ways of Living as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Philosophy Academic Responsible: Dr. Oidinposha Imamkhodjaeva, Deputy Head, Philosophy Unit, Athens Institute & Teaching Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA. How should we live in a world shaped by ecological crisis, technological acceleration, and global interdependence? This microsymposium invites philosophers, scholars, and practitioners to explore the ethical, cultural, and political dimensions of our relationship with the environment. We welcome contributions that examine how environmental philosophy can guide sustainable living, responsible innovation, democratic governance, and active citizenship in an age of climate change and artificial intelligence. Key themes include: Environmental ethics and ecological justice, Indigenous and non-Western ecological worldviews, AI, automation, and environmental governance, philosophies of nature, sustainability, and technology, business ethics and green enterprise, civic responsibility and ecological citizenship and rethinking human-nature relations in the Anthropocene. | Abstract Submitting Form |
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| Philosophy of Physics as part of the 21st Annual International Conference on Philosophy Academic Responsible: Dr. Robert Bishop, Head, Philosophy Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Wheaton College, USA This microsymposium aims to explore the deep philosophical questions underlying modern physics, including the nature of space and time, the interpretation of quantum mechanics, the role of symmetry in physical laws, and the philosophical implications of cosmology. We welcome papers from philosophers, physicists, and interdisciplinary researchers. | Abstract Submitting Form |
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| The Transmission and Maintenance of Diaspora Identity Through time and Generation as part of the 17th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts Academic Responsible: Dr. Maria-Irini Avgoulas, Academic Member, Athens Institute & Casual Academic, School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia and Cultural Counselling and Consultancy, Australia Diaspora communities with their specific cultural identity are found throughout the world and exist on a continuum of redevelopment as they evolve. The experience of diaspora identity and the transmission of memory culture that supports identity maintenance may vary by generation, the original migrants and their descendants born in diaspora. Diaspora community members of all generations may maintain a sense of nostalgia but also negative emotions of not belonging to either their original homeland or the host community. This may be expressed as having two homelands and, in a sense, belonging to both. While potentially enriching, diaspora identity may in fact be more like belonging nowhere and being a stranger in both cultures. This may represent a negative emotion associated with the experience of migration and acculturation despite the generation of membership. This session will explore the transmission and maintenance of diaspora identity through time and generation and consider how associated psychosocial factors and the recreated social environment of the culture of origin may influence wellbeing and the experience of illness that are significant factors in overall health as well as the promotion of health and wellbeing in diaspora. You may participate as stream leader, presenter of one paper, chair of a session or observer. | Abstract Submitting Form |
