This month's topic: THE OTHER PERSON What does it mean to encounter another person? WEEK 1 - Ortega WEEK 2 - BuberWEEK 3 - LevinasWEEK 4 - MarcelWEEK 5 - Picard An issue for reflectionWhat does it mean to encounter somebody? The winning caption of this month's competition is: Look at me, look at me, look at me - I want to exist! This time, th...
This month's topic: THE SELF Who am I? WEEK 1 - Descartes WEEK 2 - Hume WEEK 3 - Stirner WEEK 4 - Merleau-Ponty An issue for reflectionWHO AM I? - I am a lucky man. I have a healthy body, I have a stable personality, a good head on my shoulders. I even have a beautiful name, don’t you think so? - And good genes too. - Definitely. I c...
TOPICS FOR INTERVIEW (A list in development) Each interviewee will chose from this list 1-2 topics to talk about GROUP 1: PHILOSOPHY AND EVERYDAY LIFE Topic 1.1: The power of philosophical ideas – how philosophical ideas can make a difference to ourlives. Topic 1.2: What does philosophical self-reflection mean? Topic 1.3: Philosophical reflecti...
ATTITUDES TO LIFE How should I relate to life? WEEK 1 - MarcelWEEK 2 - KierkegaardWEEK 3 - SenecaWEEK 4 - Nietzsche- I love my smartphone, my television, my GPS. - That’s too much noise for me. I prefer a quiet time with myself or with a friend. - What about new Hollywood movies? New video-games? Facebook? - I don’t need them. They are shallow dist...
This month's topic: RIGHT AND WRONG What is the right thing to do? WEEK 1 - BenthamWEEK 2 - KantWEEK 3 - BenekeWEEK 4 - RossAn issue for reflectionWHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? - You took Linda’s books without her permission. Was this a right thing to do? - She will never find out. - Are you saying that it’s OK to steal, as long as the ...
This month's topic: THE SUBLIME What can we say about the sublime? 1. Schiller 2. Longinus 3. BurkeAn issue for reflectionWHAT CAN WE POSSIBLY SAY ABOUT THE SUBLIME? - This concert was simply … simply … simply … beyond words. - You mean the music was pretty? - No, no. “Pretty” is too cute: a pretty ...
Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) On Love Love comes from compasion Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was a Spanish philosopher, novelist and poet. After studying at the University of Madrid, he became a professor at the University of Salamanca, and then rector of the university. In 1924 Unamuno published articles criticizing the Spanish dictator Primo de ...
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Conference announcement Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage (Ca' Foscari University, Venice) and Amica Sofia In partnership with: Società Filosofica Italiana (SFI, in cooperation with the local sections of Venice and Treviso), Fondazione S. Carlo di Modena, Centro Studi sui Diritti Umani (CESTUDIR, Ca' Foscari Univers...