Conference Announcement

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The North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA) is holding its 11th Annual conference at the University of Hildesheim, Germany, on October 5–6, 2026. This year we are pleased to announce that the conference will be hosted by the Center for Advanced Studies “Philosophizing in a Globalized World” at the University of Hildesheim under the auspices of Prof. Sool Park.

The annual conference for this year will be devoted to: “Korean Philosophy: From a Comparative and Intercultural Perspective.” In view of the emerging importance of Non-Western philosophy, we accept papers that focus on philosophical topics related to comparative Korean/Asian/Non-Western philosophy as well as intercultural philosophy. It could even be on the very conception of intercultural philosophy. 

For example, themes could be from traditional and contemporary Korean philosophy such as emotions, che-yong, Confucian learning, Buddhist meditation etc. Comparative topics stemming from Islam (sufism etc), Hinduism (advaita) or African/Africana philosophy (ubuntu, etc) would be welcome as well. Papers not directly related to this year’s conference theme will also be considered.

The keynote speaker will be Professor Marion Eggert (Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

Registration

Please send an abstract (200 words) together with the title and affiliation formation as well as email address and/or panel proposal to Prof. Halla Kim (kim.halla[at]hotmail.com). The Deadline is March 31, 2026.

All abstracts are anonymously reviewed and rated by members of the Selection Committee.
Authors are notified of their acceptance/rejection or wait list status by April 15.

Additional Information

During the conference, all meals, refreshments and drinks as well as accommodation (partially) will be covered for the substantial number of speakers. Graduate students are also encouraged to apply for the student sessions. All speakers will be partially (but only partially) supported, and hotels in Hildesheim are relatively affordable, since they are away from big cities such as Frankfurt or Berlin.

Registration information, including membership fee and registration fee will be available in late spring. Registration fees are waived for students. Due to escalating financial challenges and burdens, we will collect membership dues and conference registration fees for all full-time employed speakers. NAKPA has been growing and will need more financial resources. Fees are waived for student members.

Finally, through consultation between the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (JCPC; Scopus, ESCI) and NAKPA, selected papers may be invited for publication in JCPC as a special issue (or as individual articles if necessary), subject to double-blind peer review and revision.