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Invitation
to an International conference
Philosophy and Crisis:
Responding to Challenges
to Ways of Life in the Contemporary World
Ioannina, Greece
July 28-30, 2013
Conference Program
(Conference
Blog)
Sponsors
· The
University of Ioannina-- Sector
of Philosophy (Ioannina, Greece)
The
Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP)
Theme
The Sector of Philosophy
of the University
of Ioannina with
the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP) will
hold a conference in Ioannina immediately prior to the World
Congress of Philosophy in Athens. This will focus specifically
on "Philosophy and Crisis: Responding to Challenges to Ways of
Life in the Contemporary World". "Crisis" is a key term in the
way the modern and late modern world perceives itself in
reflecting upon nihilism (Nietzsche), the "decline of the West"
(Spengler), the "crisis of European humanity" (Husserl), or upon
the "critical line" which is at the same time the "danger" and
the "turn" (Heidegger).
The intent of the 2013
pre-Congress conference in Ioannina will be to explore the
various meanings and functions of "crisis" for both classical
and modern philosophy. Echoes of "crisis," in the sense of a
crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is
impending, were already present in Socrates' unceasing quest for
general definitions of the moral virtues or even in his
fundamental question "how should one live". Still, modernity
seems to have made of "crisis" the proper meaning of our times,
giving birth to something utterly new and unprecedented: the
historicity of "crisis". This new understanding of "crisis"
incorporates both an annihilation and a revelation. As the momentum or movimentum between
two continuous states of affairs, "crisis" is not only
destructive, but also the sign of instant, often unexpected,
flourishing. Therefore, in order to fully unfold the
hermeneutics of "crisis", we have to go through a wide range of
topics which manifest its importance not just for philosophy's
self-understanding, but also for the way we understand ourselves
with regard to the challenges posed to our way of life in times
of crisis.
The conference will enter
this issue through a progressive phenomenology treating the way
the economic crisis reflects a deeper political crisis, and, in
turn, a still more basic ethical crisis. This will open the way
for an elaboration of the philosophical theme of "crisis" in
carefully sequenced plenary sessions.
Hence, papers on "crisis"
are invited especially on the following themes:
1/ The hermeneutic role
of crisis in philosophical change and progress
2/ Ethical issues
involved in economic and political crisis
3/ Religious,
metaphysical, and post-metaphysical forms of reintegration
4/ Educators in a time of
crisis
Structure
Each plenary sessions
will consist of several subthemes introduced in a substantive 30
minutes paper and comment followed by another 30 minutes of open
discussion. This will ensure a penetrating unfolding of the
issues which reflects the global horizons of the participants
and seeks new understanding and insight. In the afternoons,
parallel sessions will enable the participants to delve further
into the day's theme with 20 minutes papers organized in panels
and followed by time for open and substantive reflection upon
the perspectives introduced.
Logistics
There is no registration
fee. Participants will cover their travel, the host University
will help with accommodation during the conference or help
locate less expensive accommodation in the city of Ioannina.
6 Euro will be charged for lunch and
dinner per day at the University cafeteria during the
conference. A special banquet will be arranged on July 28,
2013.
A one-page abstract
should be submitted by April 30, 2013 to Dr. Golfo Maggini (gmaggini@uoi.gr)
or to Dr. Helen Karabatzaki (ekaraba@cc.uoi.gr) with
copy to cua-rvp@cua.edu.
Full papers, for which there is no upper page limit, will be due
by July 10, 2013 for pre-distribution and publication.
Information about hotels (special
rates for the conference participants) near the University of
Ioannina (see link).
Information about the city of Ioannina
and the University
of Ioannina (see link).
Transportation
(1) There are flights
Athens-Ioannina-Athens every day.
(2) There are also bus services each way at Athens Bus Station.
(3) Pamvotis Travel Agency, a regular
collaborator with the University of Ioannina, could provide
coach bus services, Athens-Ioannina-Athens, with 50 passengers
each trip. The cost will be 36 Euro per passenger for this round
trip. The bus will stop by Dodono for
a short visit and Delphi for
three hour tourism on July 31, 2013 in
order to take part in the August 1-3, 2013 RVP conference on “Culture
and Philosophy as Way of Life in Times of Global Change”
at the University of Athens.
Registration Form (see link)
First name:
Surname:
Title:
Affiliation:
E-mail:
Telephone:
Title of paper:
Abstract of paper (no more than 300
words):
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