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Call for Applications Theme: The Meaning of Solidarity in Our Times Type: Summer Seminar Institution: Faculty of Philosophy, Adam Mickiewicz University Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP) Location: Poznan (Poland) Date: 6.–12.7.2020 Deadline: 30.3.2020 __________________________________________________ Poland is known for its Solidarity Movement in the 1980s. However, solidarity is not only the name of a trade union but has a rich cultural and religious heritage of the Polish people. It is associated with the concept of fraternity, and hence understood not only conceptually but as a principle of action and cooperation. At the descriptive level, solidary is described as existing bonds connecting people, groups or communities. It exists in real times either in a family or a tribe. At the normative level it is used as a proposed model of relationships between social entities. It postulates a value functioning as a basis for relations among cooperating entities. Solidarity also implies the moral obligation or commitment to act. This moral dimension of solidarity serves as a criterion to distinguish between altruistic solidarity and self-seeking solidarity. Usually as a normative concept solidarity attracts the attention of contemporary criticism, especially from the liberal culture of the West founded on the principles of individualism and autonomy. Their principles have found their practical expression in the institution of the human rights and human autonomy. In contrast, solidarity founded in the social and moral context involving public good which is linked to the concept of charity. When studying solidarity, the following questions raise: (1) What is the underlying basis of solidarity which determines types of bonds between peoples, groups, communities, etc.? (2) What is the scope of solidarity in practice: the entire humanity, family, group, class, etc.? (3) What is the goal of solidarity-based actions which are supposed to accomplish? (4) What is the effect of collective identity on individual identity? (5) How to understand solidarity in our pluralistic world in these global times? (6) Is solidarity compatible with such notions as freedom, equality and human rights? Application for Participation Those who are interested in participating this July seminar should email the following information no later than March 30, 2020 to Dariusz Dobrzanski [dbr...@amu.edu.pl] and [cua-...@cua.edu]: 1. A brief CV. 2. An abstract based on the theme of the seminar in 500 words. 3. Letter of intent (the reason for participating in the Seminar) in 250 words. 4. List of applicant's publication. Notification of acceptance (or rejection) will be sent to applants by April 15, 2020. There is no registration fees. Participants will take care of their own travel expenses. The local organizer will provide simple room and board during the seminar. This workshop will be sponsored by the Faculty of Philosophy of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. It will be held both at Poznan and a village of its vicinity. For more information about the workshop contact Dariusz Dobrzański at: dobr...@amu.edu.pl Conference website: http://www.crvp.org/seminars/2020/Poznan-seminar.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
