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Conference Announcement Theme: Perceiving and Misperceiving Ourselves and Others Subtitle: African and Western Perspectives Type: Leverhulme Trust International Networks Conference Institution: London School of Economics Location: London (United Kingdom) Date: 8.–9.6.2017 __________________________________________________ We tend to infer what others must be like from what we take ourselves to be like. Critics of Western philosophical traditions often accuse the latter of misconstruing and misjudging non-Western cultures and peoples. Yet non-Western perceptions of Western cultures and persons are no less prone to these errors. Indeed, we misperceive others even within our own cultural contexts, not just across such contexts: none of us are secure from being perceived and hence misperceived by others. This conference explores these issues from the perspective of African and Western philosophical traditions. Programme Thursday 8 June (32 Lincoln Fields, Room LG.08) 9.00-9.30 Coffee and Registration 9.30-9.45 Welcome 9.45-11.15 Abraham Olivier (University of Fort Hare) “Freedom and The Other: Appiah and Sartre on Authenticity” Chair: Katrin Flikschuh, LSE 11.15-11.30 Short Break 11.30-13.00 Philipp Schink (Goethe University Frankfurt) “Decolonizing the Mind – On Understanding Unfreedom and Liberation” Chair: Richmond Kwesi, University of Ghana 13.00-14.30 Lunch (SDR) 14.30-16.00 Segun Gbadegesin (Howard University) “Personhood Here and There: Contextualising Yoruba Values in Western Bioethics” Chair: Simon Hope, University of Stirling 16.00-16.30 Coffee Break 16.30-18.00 Ingrid Robeyns (University of Utrecht) “Constructing ‘Disability’ and its epistemic and normative consequences” Chair: Martin Ajei, University of Ghana 18.45 Drinks and Dinner Friday 9 June (32 Lincoln Fields, Room G. 08) 9.00-9.45 Morning Coffee 9.45-11.15 Nancy Myles (University of Ghana) “Personhood: Individuality and Communality” Chair: Dorothea Gaedeke, University of Frankfurt 11.15-11.30 Short Break 11.30-13.00 Martin Ajei (University of Ghana) “Gay and African: A Contradiction in Being?” Chair: Philipp Schink, University of Frankfurt 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.30 Robbie Shilliam (QMUL) “Rastafari: Diasporic Ethics as African Retention” Chair: Olivia Rutazibwa, Southampton University 15.30-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-17.30 Katrin Flikschuh (LSE) “Completing One’s Life: A Eurafrican Perspective” Chair: Caesar Atuire, University of Ghana 17.30 Closing Remarks 18.30 Drinks and Dinner Venue London School of Economics 32 Lincoln Inn Fields Building Lincoln Inn Fields London WC2 United Kingdom Registration Registration is free but places are severely limited and pre-registration is essential. If you do wish to attend this conference on one day or both please e-mail Katrin Flikschuh (k.a.fliksc...@lse.ac.uk). Organizers Katrin Flikschuh Email: k.a.fliksc...@lse.ac.uk Martin Ajei Email: ajei...@hotmail.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
