INTERNATIONAL ETHICS CONFERENCE AT WASEDA UNIVERSITY

Press Release - “Harmonizing the Ethics of Global Justice & Peacebuilding: Towards a Sustainable Planetary Future” is an International Ethics Conference that will be held at the Center for International Education, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan on September 5 and 6, 2025.

The conference is co-organized by the Social Ethics Society and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Center for Philosophy and the Humanities. The organizers are inviting academics, scholars, and graduate students to join the conference.

The conference topics include Global Justice, Peace & Conflict Studies, Philippine Politics & Democracy, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Sustainable Development, & Climate Change. Submitted abstracts should not be more than 300 words.

"This is in line with our efforts to expand the horizon of local researchers and bring them to an international platform where they can share their research," says Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, SES BOD Chair. Dr. Juichiro Tanabe is the head of the conference

Interested parties can send an abstract to the Scientific Committee. E-mail Prof. Menelito Mansueto at migs_mansueto@yahoo.com on or before June 30. The event is in-person. All participants are to pay for their travel and accommodation. All participants who are not affiliated with the SES and PUP are required to pay a $100 registration fee.

List of Accepted Papers for Oral Presentation in the 16th SES Conference

1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) - The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) - Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) - Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) - Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

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