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Bucharest: 14-15 November 2008 | CFP: 1 October 2008
The Philosophy Faculty at the University of Bucharest is hosting a conference on Reason in Contemporary Public Space on 14-15 November 2008. From their website:
Is there a place for reason in contemporary public space? Has the Kantian “public use of reason” lost its appeal for our societies, being demoted to the status of a mere philosophical abstraction? The ever-rising importance of marketing (both commercial and political) in setting the public agenda, the growing impact of new media and the increasing tendency of clustering in relatively isolated, and often virtual, communities, might be regarded as justifying the dramatic overtones of the questions above. If elections, customers, debates, fans or friends are to be won by appeal to rhetoric, imagery and emotions rather than argument, isn’t one of the most venerable philosophical traditions to be held guilty of over-rating a specific faculty which might be, after all, just a “slave of passions”?
Our conference seeks to assess and explore the force of this trend and its theoretical implications (primarily, but not exclusively, of philosophical nature).
Contributions are expected from researchers from different academic fields who are interested in the outlined topics or in closely related ones. Students are also invited to submit papers for the conference, as we intend to organize a student panel.
Deadline for registration: July 1, 2008.
Although there is no registration fee, all prospective participants must register before sending the papers. The registration must contain the academic affiliation, the title of the proposal and a 200 words abstract of the paper. Please use the e-mail given below for any correspondence.
Submission of papers:
Prospective participants are invited to submit a paper in Romanian or English in any of the areas mentioned above until October 1, 2008. The programme and the panels will be announced by November 1, 2008.
Follow-up:
The organizers intend to publish a volume including papers from the conference. Acceptance of the paper for the conference does not guarantee the inclusion in the proceedings.
The organizers cannot support any travel or accommodation costs.
Contact:
Emanuel-Mihail Socaciu
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Bucharest
Tel. +40 21 318 65 76 /fax +40 21 318 52 89
E-mail: publicreason [at] ub-filosofie.ro
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