Department of Philosophy

2012 UEHIRO PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE:

Cross Currents

March 8-10, 2012 at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Masato Ishida

Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Masato Ishida received his academic training in Japan, Canada, and the United States, and completed his PhD in philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. His specialization includes classical American philosophy, history and philosophy of logic, and traditional Japanese philosophy.

Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of California, San Diego, as well as president of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women and director of the Jamyang Foundation. Karma Lekshe Tsomo's primary academic interests include women in Buddhism, Buddhism and bioethics, religion and cultural change, and Buddhism in the United States.

The Uehiro Cross Currents Philosophy Conference showcases exceptional work by graduate and advanced undergraduate students in comparative philosophy broadly construed (not limited to East-West comparisons). All submissions will be considered for possible publication in the Uehiro Conference Proceedings, published in the past by Cambridge Scholars Press. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit our website at: http://tinyurl.com/uehiro2012