Conference Announcement "Condemned to Democracy? Tocqueville 1805-2005" International Conference Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen (UCSIA) University of Antwerp (UA) Catholic University of Brussels (K.U.Brussel) Antwerp (Belgium) 8-9 December 2005
To commemorate Alexis de Tocqueville's bicentennial, K.U.Brussel, UA, and UCSIA jointly organize an international conference on the work of Tocqueville. This two-day conference will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, on 8 and 9 December 2005. Speakers include Cheryl Welch, Jennifer Pitts, Serge Audier, Ringo Ossewaarde, Jean-Louis-Benoît, Agnès Antoine, Paul Cliteur, and Larry Siedentop. The following themes will be discussed in separate sessions: - The significance of Tocqueville for a federal Europe - Democracy and its cultural and religious preconditions - Reading Tocqueville - Tocqueville, the politician For an overview of the programme, abstracts of lectures, and all practicalities, please visit the conference website at: http://www.tocqueville.be For further information on the Tocqueville conference, please contact: Raf Geenens Political Philosophy Research Group Catholic University of Brussels (K.U.Brussel) Vrijheidslaan 17 B-1081 Brussels Belgium phone office: +32 24124276 phone home: +32 477529742 fax: + 32 24124200 e-mail: [email protected] For more information on the Political Philosophy Research Group, please visit: http://www.kubrussel.ac.be/onderwijs/onderzoekscentra/polfil/index.htm _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
