CFP – GCPR 2025, deadline extended to March 10. 

In-person November Session

The Category of “Nature” and Anthropocentrism of Philosophy of Religion

Global-Critical Philosophy of Religion Unit, 

Co-sponsored by the Society for South Asian and Comparative Philosophy

(contact person: arostalska@gmail.com) 

The Category of “Nature” and Anthropocentrism of Philosophy of Religion

We seek individual papers and panel proposals organized around topics that use ‘nature’ as a key category for philosophy of religion. Proposals should emphasize ‘nature’ as a concept for the philosophy of religion.

 The dichotomy of "nature" and "culture" is a by-product of the Enlightenment, where nature is conceptualized as something to be observed, analyzed, and studied by humans from an anthropocentric standpoint. Nature is thereby framed as an "other,” separate or disconnected from humans and other entities. Classic philosophy of religion often reflects this bifurcation while proving God's existence or establishing God's attributes (e.g., natural theology). The effect is to limit the field’s analytical scope. We seek proposals for papers or full panels on any topic

Non-AAR members can submit proposals as ”guests.”

https://papers.aarweb.org/group/14908

Best regards, 

Agnieszka Rostalska