Papers In Intercultural Philosophy and
Transcontinental Comparative Studies (PIP-TraCS)
date
of inception:
in
conjunction with: Quest: An
African Journal of Philosophy/Revue Africaine de Philosophy
and
the Philosophical Faculty, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
series
editor: Wim van Binsbergen (* pip_tracs@yahoo.com )
(Philosophical
Faculty, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands / Research Unit on
Connections in African Knowledge, African Studies Centre, Leiden, the
Netherlands)
This
new series has been established in order to further Intercultural Philosophy
(as a rapidly growing sub-discipline where philosophy and the social sciences
meet, addressing many of today’s most urgent problems), as well as the adjacent
field of Transcontinental Comparative Studies, i.e. the empirical study of
transcontinental continuities in culture, thought, myth, language, technology,
political organisation, religion, etc. The new series seeks to serve – through
fully-fledged books, but also through more informal working papers and
pre-publications – the circulation of significant intellectual work (both
theoretical and empirical) done internationally in recent years on these topics.
The series will be uniformly formatted. Each
title (see list
below for available and forthcoming titles) will
have open access on the Internet in PDF form at the series’ webpage, but via
the latter also hard copies will be made available to the general public in
book form. The relatively high price of these hard copies (as against the free
open access of the electronic versions) reflects two basic facts: (a) hard copy
is an obsolescent, cumbersome, environmentally unfriendly, and expensive,
format for the circulation of academic knowledge; and (b) PIP-TraCS has to
survive entirely on its own means, receiving no financial support from whatever
source (the invaluable support from Leiden and Rotterdam is moral and
intellectual, not financial nor institutional).
The series’ preferred languages are English, French, German, and Dutch, but contributions in other languages will also be contemplated; texts in other than West European languages (African, Asian, American, Australian, Oceanian, as well as Eastern European) will be eligible if accompanied by a facing text in a West European language. Each volume will contain, on the last pages, up to ten key words (both English and French); a relatively extensive abstract (also in both languages) to be circulated internationally in specialised bibliographical periodicals; and a short bio-/bibliographical note on the author in the same language as the publication; and the author’s e-mail address.
Initially, among the contributors to this
new series those authors will prevail who have a connection with the
Philosophical Faculty, Erasmus University Rotterdam; with the Research Unit on
Connections in African Knowledge, African Studies Centre, Leiden; or with Quest: An African Journal of
Philosophy / Revue Africaine de Philosophie. However, scholars from whatever
institutional affiliation including independent scholars, and from whatever
country or continent, are encouraged to submit their manuscripts.
In order to limit the amount of in-house copy editing, authors will
themselves be primarily responsible for the preparation of their text, at an
adequate level of orthographic and stylistic accomplishment, with abstracts and
key words, and formatted in accordance with the series editorial guidelines.
The latter coincide with the style sheet and rules for submission of Quest: An African Journal of Philosophy / Revue
Africaine de Philosophie (see: http://www.quest-journal.net/directions_for_contributors.htm
).
While the authors retain the copyright to their text, they will
nominally (and automatically, by the very act of submitting their manuscript)
cede, to the series editor, such world-wide use rights as allow the latter to
publish and republish the PIP-TraCS version of their text on the
Internet and as hard copy. An ISBN number will be issued for each separate
title. The more voluminous titles will preferably be accompanied by an index,
preferably to be compiled by the author. Authors will receive eight copies
free, and may purchase any number of hard copies against 30% discount. No
discount arrangement exists for libraries, subscription agencies and retailers.
Available and forthcoming titles
click
on each hyperlinked title below for free open access to the internet version
(PDF); this applies only to titles
already published
to order hard copies of
titles, send an e-mail to: * pip_tracs@yahoo.com
, specifying title, number of copies, and full postal address
|
PIP-TraCS No. |
title |
ISBN |
Price (postage not included) |
Publication status |
|
1 |
978-90-78382-03-4 |
€15 |
publication date 1st October 2010 |
|
|
2 |
van
Binsbergen, Wim M.J., 2010, FROM AN AFRICAN BESTIARY TO UNIVERSAL SCIENCE?
Cluster analysis opens up a world-wide historical perspective on animal
symbolism in divine attributes, divination sets, and in the naming of clans,
constellations, zodiacs, and lunar mansions, Haarlem: Papers in Intercultural Philosophy –
Transcontinental Comparative Studies, No. 2, 115 pp. |
978-90-78382-06-5 |
€25 |
in press |
|
3 |
Osha,
Sanya, 2010, PARRICIDE AND A HARDENED FORRESTER:Wim van Binsbergen and
Valentin Mudimbe – their significance for African Studies, Haarlem: Papers in Intercultural Philosophy –
Transcontinental Comparative Studies, No. 3, 44 pp. |
978-90-78382-04-1 |
€15 |
in press |
|
4 |
Mudimbe,
Valentin Y., 2010, EXODUS AS ALLEGORY: Africa in Theories of Difference,
Haarlem: Papers in Intercultural Philosophy –
Transcontinental Comparative Studies, No. 4, 79 pp. |
978-90-78382-05-8 |
€25 |
in press |
|
5 |
978-90-78382-07-2 |
€90 |
publication date 1st September 2010 |
|
|
6 |
|
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Prospective contributors to the series are welcome to
submit their proposals and manuscripts (PDF only, not exceeding 8 Mb, and
observing all the above guidelines) to the Editor, at: