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November 8, 2019
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Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: Normativity @ Kimmel Center, Room 914
Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: Normativity @ Kimmel Center, Room 914
Nov 8 all-day
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The New York University Department of Philosophy will host the sixteenth in its series of conferences on issues in the history of modern philosophy on November 8 and 9, 2019. Each conference in the series examines the development of a central philosophical problem from early modern philosophy to the present, exploring the evolution of formulations of the problem and of approaches to resolving it. By examining the work of philosophers of the past both in[...]
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5:30 pm Beyond the Pluralism Dilemma — A Constitutional Reconstruction of Confucian Democracy. Kim Sungmoon @ Columbia University Religion Dept. 101
Beyond the Pluralism Dilemma — A Constitutional Reconstruction of Confucian Democracy. Kim Sungmoon @ Columbia University Religion Dept. 101
Nov 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Recently, a group of scholars has challenged the moral legitimacy of Confucian democracy from a liberal philosophical standpoint. According to these scholars, including political liberals and moderate perfectionists, any attempt to create a Confucian democratic theory inevitably confronts a dilemma—let us call this the pluralism dilemma—with the following two horns: (a) a free society is characterized by the plurality of mutually incompatible, often conflicting, moral, philosophical, and religious doctrines that guide an individual’s conception of the[...]
5:30 pm Comparative Philosophy Seminar @ Columbia University Religion Dept. 101
Comparative Philosophy Seminar @ Columbia University Religion Dept. 101
Nov 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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The Fall dates for the Comparative Philosophy seminar: September 20 – Justin Tiwald (San Francisco State University) October 11 – Richard Kim (Loyola University, Chicago November 8 – Sungmoon Kim (City University of Hong Kong) December 6 – Paul R. Goldin (University of Pennsylvania) More details (such as titles, abstracts, and respondents) to follow. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Hagop Sarkissian Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Philosophy, The City University of New York, Baruch[...]
November 8, 2019