International Conference | Nihilism Across Boundaries

26 - 27 June, 2023 | FLUP

Nihilism Across Boundaries

PORTO, 26 & 27 JUNE 2023

We invite proposals for 20-minute paper presentations from researchers and scholars working in different fields, using different interpretations of nihilism. Contributions can respond to the following themes:

• Historical Nihilism, Comparative Nihilism, Scepticism
• Eastern and Western philosophy
• German idealism, Nietzsche, Existentialism, Hermeneutics, Deconstruction
• Phenomenology of the body, Psychoanalysis
• Nihilism in sociology, Human geography, Anthropology
• Colonization and Decolonization, Anarchism, Feminism, Resistance, Revolution, Queer theory
• Bio-politics, Bioethics, Technology, Environmental crisis
• Aesthetics, Decadence: arts and culture
• Nihilist theology, Religious crisis: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism
• Analytic approaches: defining nihilism, nihilistic consequences of the pluralization of logic
• Nihilism in Russian literature
• Nihilism in Portuguese thought

Keynote Speakers

• William Desmond (Villanova University - USA)

• Rainer Guldin (Università della Svizzera Italiana -Switzerland)

• Eva Batličková (Masaryk University - Czech Republic)

• João Constâncio (Nova University Lisbon - Portugal)

• Paulo Borges (Lisbon University - Portugal)

Fees

Normal Registration with Communication: 30¤ (50¤ after May 15^th)

BA & MA students with Paper Presentation: No Fee (Registration still required)

Registration without Communication: No Fee (Registration still required)

Updated Deadlines

Deadline for proposals: 10 April 2023

Notification of acceptance: 25 April 2023

Deadline for registration: 15 May 2023


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