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The Concept of World-Alienation in Twentieth Century German Thought – presented by Stéphane Symons 6:00 pm
The Concept of World-Alienation in Twentieth Century German Thought – presented by Stéphane Symons @ Wolff Conference Room/D1103
Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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In the final part of The Human Condition (1958) Hannah Arendt turns to the danger of ‘world- alienation’. Based on a variety of discoveries and evolutions that are constitutive of modernity (globalization, Protestantism, the invention of the telescope), modern man has adopted an Archimedean, external position vis-à-vis the world. According to Arendt, this ‘view from without’ has gradually jeopardized the experience of a shared world, endangering the foundation of all meaning-giving activities. My talk can[...]
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On Being, Appearing, and Acting in Public. Towards a Phenomenological Theory of the Public Realm – presented by Sophie Loidolt 6:00 pm
On Being, Appearing, and Acting in Public. Towards a Phenomenological Theory of the Public Realm – presented by Sophie Loidolt @ Wolff Conference Room/D1103
Apr 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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What does it mean to be, appear, and act in public? These questions are rarely asked when it comes to the often-diagnosed “structural transformation” (Habermas) of the public sphere. Yet people have a wide variety of “public experiences” every day: from the simple experience of leaving the house and moving on the street to highly networked and technologically mediated public communication and concerted action. In the project I would like to present in its outlines,[...]
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Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics. Laura Specker Sullivan (Fordham) 5:30 pm
Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics. Laura Specker Sullivan (Fordham) @ Faculty Hoose
Apr 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Comparative philosophy is gaining traction in professional academic philosophy, with specialist journals, organizations, books, and public campaigns. These inroads have been made in canonical areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, logic, and value theory. Yet comparative philosophy still plays little role in practical applied ethics, an interdisciplinary research area in which work with practice and policy implications are dominated by the anglophone world. In this article, I explain why comparative work might be especially difficult[...]
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Kant, Smith, & The Scottish Enlightenment
Kant, Smith, & The Scottish Enlightenment @ Fordham Lincoln Center Campus
Apr 27 – Apr 28 all-day
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 The NYC Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy is an annual conference hosted by Fordham University. Our aim is to foster exchange and collaboration among scholars, students, and anyone with an interest in Early Modern Philosophy.  We are seeking submissions for our 14th annual conference hosted in Spring, 2024.​ ​ Send abstracts to newyorkcityearlymodern [at] gmail.com by December 8, 2023. https://philevents.org/event/show/114750 Speakers: Deborah Boyle College of Charleston Andrew Chignell Princeton University Ryan Patrick Hanley Marquette University Organisers:[...]
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