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Colloquium Evian)
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Call for papers
19th International Philosophy Colloquium Evian:
Disagreement - DC)saccord - Uneinigkeit
Evian (Lake Geneva), France
July 7-13, 2013
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We invite proposals (maximum length: one page) for presentations, along
with a short CV (maximum length: two pages), byMarch 31, 2013. Please
send these documents via e-mail to:
[email protected]
Is there disagreement? That is, do we really disagree? From the
standpoint of everyday life, the answer seems to be clear.
Disagreements among us are legion: about scientific, political, and
social questions, about questions of right conduct and religion, about
questions concerning subjective preferences and aesthetic taste. From
the standpoint of rationality, however, it is not so clear how these
disagreements should be assessed. Shouldnbt the forceless force of the
better argument carry the day in almost all cases of disagreement?
Isnbt it possible in principle to determine which view is the better
one among rival views? Arenbt disagreements better seen, therefore, as
intermediate stages on the way toward a more comprehensive agreement b
at least among all those who conduct themselves rationally? If not, can
a disagreement itself be rational, even when two interlocutors share
the same epistemic presuppositions and the same relevant information?
Is b reasonable disagreementb an enduring feature of our practices and
reaches deeper than we generally assume? What is the theoretical and
practical relevance of persistent disagreement? Does the latter lead to
the acceptance of relativism, skepticism, or pluralism?
A detailed exposition of the topic and all relevant information
concerning the character and history of the colloquium as well as
matters of accommodation and costs can be found on our website:
http://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/eviancolloquium/
Organisers: Georg W. Bertram (Berlin), Robin Celikates (Amsterdam),
David Lauer (Berlin)
In cooperation with Alessandro Bertinetto (Udine), Karin de Boer
(Leuven), Karen Feldman (Berkeley), Jo-Jo Koo (Dickinson), Christophe
Laudou (Madrid), Claire PagC(s (Paris), Diane Perpich (Clemson), Hans
Bernhard Schmid (Wien)
Contact: Prof. Dr. Georg W. Bertram, Freie UniversitC$t Berlin, Institut
fC<r Philosophie, Habelschwerdter Allee 30, D-14195 Berlin,
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