International News and Notes

Conferences and Symposia

Australia

DATE: 13–19 July 2005
EVENT: 14^th International Society for Chinese Philosophy Conference including Australasian Society for Asian Philosophy Stream
THEME: Chinese Philosophy and Human Development in the 21^st Century
LOCATION: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
CONTACT: Dr. Karyn Lai; e-mail: k.lai@unsw.edu.au; web site: www.incompass.com.au/iscp

DATE: 24–25 September 2005
EVENT: 2005 Meeting of the Australasian Association for Logic
LOCATION: Perth, Western Australia
CONTACT: H. Slater; e-mail: slaterbh@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Bosnia

DATE: 11–15 July 2005
EVENT: Eighth International Seminar
THEME: Democracy and Human Rights in Multiethnic Societies
CONTACT: Dzemal Sokolovic, Director of the Institute for Strengthening Democracy in Bosnia; e-mail: dzemal.sokolovic@rokkan.uib.no

Finland

DATE: 15–20 July 2005
EVENT: Conference
THEME: Humanity at the Turning Point: Rethinking Nature, Culture and Freedom
LOCATION: The Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, The Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
CONTACT: Professor Daniel E. Shannon, Department of Philosophy, DePauw University, 212 Asbury Hall, Greencastle, Indiana 46135 USA, e-mail: deshan@depauw.edu

Greece

DATE: 1–7 August 2005
EVENT: 17^th International Conference of Philosophy
ORGANIZATION: International Association for Greek Philosophy
THEME:The Philosophy of Culture in the Age of Globalization
LOCATION: Alimos, Greece
CONTACT: Professor Konstantine Boudouris, President of the Organizing Committee, 5, Simonidou Str., 174 56 Alimos, Greece, e-mail: kboud714@ppp.uoa.gr; web site: www.hri.org/iagp

National and Local Groups

Australia

ORGANIZATION: Interest Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
CONTACT: Dr. Jeanette Martin and Dr. Stephanie Winfield, Australia/New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2/97 Edgecliffe Road, Bondi Junction - NSW 2002

Denmark

ORGANIZATION: Danish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Dr. Soren Holm, Department of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3C - 2200N
CONTACT: Dr. Anton Aggernaes, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Buldborgvej 25 - DK, 2000 Fredriksberg

Finland

ORGANIZATION: Finnish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Professor Ingmar Porn and Dr. Markus Heinimaa, Department of Philosophy, University of Turku - 20700 Turku

France

ORGANIZATION: L'Évolution Psychiatrique
CONTACT: Professor Yves Thoret, 53 Aven Anatole, 78300, Poissy

Germany

ORGANIZATION: Referat Philosophische Grundlagen der Psychiatrie, DGPPN (German Psychiatric Association)
CONTACT: Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Psychiatrische Klinik, Voßstr. 4, D-69115 Heidelberg; e-mail: thomas_fuchs@med.uni-heidelberg.de; Dr. Martin Heinze, Klinikum Bremen-Ost; e-mail: Martin.Heinze@Klilnikum-Bremen-Ost.de; www.dgppn.de
ORGANIZATION: Gesellschaft für Philosophie und Wissenschaften der Psyche
CONTACT:Dr. Christian Kupke, c/o Charité Klinik für Psychiatrie und psychotherapie Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, e-mail: kupke@onlinehome.de; web site: www.gpwp.de

Israel

ORGANIZATION: Society for Philosophy, Counseling and Psychotherapy
CONTACT: Dr. Ran Lahav, 25 Yarmin Street - Mevascret Zion 90805

Italy

ORGANIZATION: Società Italiana per la Psciopatologia
CONTACT: Dr. Giovanni Stanghellini, Via Venezia 14, 1-50121 Florence
ORGANIZATION: Italian Research Unit on Philosophy and Psychiatry
CONTACT: Dr. Emilio Mordini, Instituto Psicoanalitico per la Reserche Social, Via Avenula 21, 00186 Roma

Japan

ORGANIZATION: Japanese Association for Psychiatry and Philosophy
CONTACT: Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan; e-mail: utsumi@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp

The Netherlands

ORGANIZATION: Dutch Foundation for Psychiatry and Philosophy
CONTACT: Professor Evert van Leeuwen, Zuider Stationsweg 29-2061 HD Bloemendaal

New Zealand

ORGANIZATION: New Zealand Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
CONTACT: Professor Grant Gillett & Dr. Richard Mullen, Bioethics Research Centre, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin

Northern Ireland

ORGANIZATION: Northern Ireland Ethics Forum
CONTACT: Dr. Ann Beglem, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Queen's University - Belfast BT7 1NN

Norway

ORGANIZATION: Norwegian Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Dr. Erik Falkum, Legeforeingen, Lagasen 1324, Lysaker

Romania

ORGANIZATION: Free Psychiatrists Association
CONTACT: Professor Aurel Romila, Pentru Dialog-Social, 120 Calae Victoriei, Sector 1, Bucharest

Scandinavia

ORGANIZATION: Nordic Network for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
CONTACT: Dr. Jennifer Bullington, Department of Health...