International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME) - Call for Papers 2014
Autor: Helder Carvalho | Publicado: 2013-09-16T20:00:00-03:00

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS                                               School of Philosophy       Department of Philosophy    UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINASchool of PhilosophyDepartment of PhilosophyCall for PapersInternational Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME)8th Annual Conference(University of Athens, Athens, Greece, July 9-12, 2014)Theme: ‘Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond’The final deadline for submitting abstracts is April 30th, 2014.The
 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for MacIntyrean 
Enquiry, co-organized by the Department of Philosophy of the University 
of Ioannina and the Department of Philosophy of the University of 
Athens, is to be held at the Main Building of the National &amp; 
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, in July 9-12, 2014. The theme
 for the conference is ‘Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond’. Papers
 are welcome in any substantive area of moral, political, social, or 
legal philosophy (democracy, justice, liberty, equality, rights, 
liberalism, Marxism, communitarianism, civic republicanism, virtue 
ethics, ethics of care, bioethics, virtue epistemology, critical theory,
 hermeneutics, etc) and from any philosophical methodological approach. 
Proposals for papers may address a broad range of issues including, but 
not limited, to: Moral and Political Theory in Times of Crisis; Moral 
and Political Rhetoric in a Fractured Society; Theories of Democracy and
 the Crisis of Democracy; Democracy and the Crisis of Democratic 
Institutions; The Revival of Community and Civil Society; Friendship, 
Solidarity and Civil Society; Liberty, Tradition, and Reason; Ancient 
and Contemporary Conceptions of Liberty; The Reception of Antiquity in 
Contemporary Moral and Political Philosophy; Tradition &amp; Modernity 
in the Philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre; MacIntyre’s Notion of the 
Aristotelian Tradition; MacIntyre’s Critique of the Enlightenment; 
Varieties of Contemporary Aristotelianism. In addition, there will be 
two special sections devoted on MacIntyre’s Reception in Greece and 
MacIntyre’s Reception in Continental Europe. It is not envisaged that 
all the papers presented at the conference will directly address the 
theme, and contributions devoted to all aspects of the work of Alasdair 
MacIntyre are most welcome. Paper proposals should include a 
title, 300-400 word abstract and brief biographical information (no more
 than 100 words). Please, fill in the special form provided and email it
 to Eleni Leontsini (eleontsini@gmail.com). All abstracts will be 
submitted to blind peer review. Proposals from postgraduate research 
students are welcome. Conference Application HereThe
 academic conveners for the Conference are Prof. Jeffery Nicholas 
(Providence College, Executive Secretary ISME) 
(jefferynicholas@gmail.com) &amp; Dr. Eleni Leontsini (University of 
Ioannina/ISME member) (eleontsini@gmail.com). The local organizer is 
Eleni Leontsini. Conference Location: The Conference will be 
held in the Main Building of the National &amp; Kapodistrian University 
of Athens, Greece, at the centre of the city of Athens 
(http://en.uoa.gr).  The opening session will take place in the Great 
Hall of the Main Building. Two parallel sessions will be held at the two
 historic lecture theatres (Amphitheatre “Ioannis Drakopoulos” &amp; 
Amphitheatre “Alkis Argyriades”), both in the Main Building. The Main 
Building of the University of Athens is one of the most prestigious and 
historic buildings of the city of Athens, built in 1841 by the Dutch 
architect Hans Christian Hansen and decorated by the Austrian painter 
Karl Rahl, and is part of the famous “architectural Athenian trilogy”, 
standing in between the buildings of the National Library and the 
Academy of Athens. All facilities are renovated, fully equipped and air 
conditioned. Accommodation: Accommodation options in various 
Athenian Hotels and University Halls will be posted in due course at the
 Conference web-site.