The Geophilosophies project focuses on generative dialogue across philosophical traditions and thus stands behind an intellectual heresy that emerges in transgressing the traditional boundaries of thought and ‘philosophizing.’ In rejection of East–West/North-South divides that have concretized the long-standing separation of philosophy from religion and spirituality, our Provocations therefore respond to present-day affairs with commentary drawn from a multitude of philosophical traditions–Asian, Indian, African, Indigenous, Islamic, Continental, and any/all others. We place particular emphasis on the cross-cultural perspectives that Western philosophy has historically derided, and on the distinctly creative responses they can offer to the crises of our times, without treating any one tradition as default. Our aim is to build a genuinely decentralized theoretical space capacious enough to nurture multitudinous perspectives.

Provocations are an invitation to think other modes of being and knowing in response to the problems of the present. In this, we take seriously that this style of philosophy, and its future, belongs to the public and not the academy alone. To that end, our Provocations are written to be legible and inviting to a public audience, engaging Continental/Analytic, Indian, Jain, Buddhist, African, Indigenous, Islamic, and other styles/traditions of philosophy in response to contemporary problems such as issues related (but not limited) to contemporary spiritualities, AI, technocapitalism and technology at large, climate change, geopolitics, extractivism, empire, biopolitics, identity, social fracture, and any other pressing concern of our historical present.

We invite all academics, junior scholars, independent researchers, artists, activists, and others to contribute. Provocations should be written in a conceptually rigorous register consistent with academic writing, though citations should remain light–heavy footnoting is discouraged in favor of clarity and accessibility to a broader readership. We also welcome narrative, autotheoretical, and fictional pieces where the form itself serves the argument or provocation being made. Pieces must be 2000 words and above. Submit to geophilosophies@gmail.com with the file in docx. format. Please include a short 2–3 sentence bio, including institutional affiliation, if applicable (but not required).