<p> Call for papers</p><p>The 2nd Asia Regional Meeting of the International Plato Society International Conference “Forming the Soul: Plato and his Opponents”</p><p>20~22 April 2018, Taipei</p><p>One must study the nature of the soul in order to practice true rhetoric, as Plato reveals in the Phaedrus. In 2014, we had the first Asia Regional Meeting of the International Plato Society (IPS) in Yokohama, with the theme “Plato and Rhetoric.” This time, we move from rhetoric to the soul (ψυχή) and ask: What is the soul? Does the soul take many forms? How does the soul act and how is it acted upon? Which kind of soul is affected by which kind of speech, and in which way? Discussions of the soul are spread throughout Plato’s dialogues. They are concerned not only with the form(s) of the soul but also with ways of forming the soul. This is not only Plato’s concern, but also that of his opponents, such as Isocrates and Aristotle. In this conference, we would like to survey Plato’s psychology (moral or cognitive), including effects of educational or political influences on the soul, and the epistemic or aesthetic capacities of the soul, as well as relevant criticisms from other Greek thinkers.</p><p>This is a regional meeting endorsed by the International Plato Society (IPS). However, the conference welcomes submissions from every area of the globe. We invite proposals for papers of approximately 3,000 words in English (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion). Please submit titles and abstracts to [email protected] by December 10, 2017. Submitters will be notified of the decision around the end of the year.</p><p>Submission Guidelines: 1. Abstract of approximately 300 words in an attached PDF file 2. Name, Affiliation, Postal Address, Email Address in the same file 3. Language: English</p><p>Important Dates: 1. Abstracts Submission Deadline: December 10, 2017 2. Acceptance Notification: December 31, 2017 3. Final Version Deadline: March 31, 2018</p><p>Venue: Chinese Culture University (55 Hwa-Kang Road, Yang-Ming-Shan, Taipei 11114, Taiwan.) </p><p>Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order): Hua-kuei Ho (何畫瑰), Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. Sung-Hoon Kang (姜聖勳), Seoul National University, Korea. Yuji Kurihara (栗原裕次), Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan; Representative for Asia, Australia, and Africa of the IPS. Chun-Liong Ng (黃俊龍), National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. Satsuki Tasaka (田坂さつき), Rissho University, Japan.</p><p>Sponsors: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan; Chinese Culture University, Taiwan.</p><p>Contact: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via e-mail [email protected]</p>