The Sources of Pluralism: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Law and Politics

Istanbul Seminars, 15-20 May 2014 - Call for students and scholars

The Sources of Pluralism
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Law and Politics

The Seminars will be held in Istanbul, Bilgi University, Santral Campus, 15-20 May 2014. We would like to welcome students and young scholars as well as all former participants to join the 7th edition of the Istanbul Seminars.

The topic:
The title of the Istanbul Seminars ‘14 is The Sources of Pluralism – Metaphysics, Epistemology, Law and Politics. The Seminars will analyze the relationship between these varieties of pluralism. Particular attention will be paid to the fathers of contemporary pluralism – from Mahatma Gandhi to Isaiah Berlin, from Max Weber to Ludwig Wittgenstein – and to the historical sources and major traditions of pluralist thought – from the Edicts of Ashoka and the Ottoman Empire to American pragmatism. Case studies on political Islam after the Arab Spring and on pluralism in Turkey after Gezi Park will complete the conceptual analysis of the The Sources of Pluralism.

Among the confirmed speakers so far: Ferida Abidi, Giuliano Amato, Julian Baggini, Seyla Benhabib (video), Richard Bernstein, Rajeev Bhargava, Akeel Bilgrami, Khaled Abou El-Fadl, Maurizio Ferraris, Abdou Filali-Ansary, Amr Hamzawy, Ramin Jahanbegloo, Karuna Mantena, Alberto Melloni, Ulrich K. Preuß, Michael Sandel, Sara Silvestri

Information and Updates: http://www.resetdoc.org/stories/index/00000000163
 

Grants and enrollment:
As usual, there is no fee of attendance. Reset-Dialogues does not arrange travel and accommodation for participants, but is happy to provide information and support through its website. A limited number of small grants (up to 300 euros) for Undergraduates, Graduates, PhDs and Post PhDs, is available.
Applicants asking for a grant will be notified regarding the grant request by April 10th.Granted applicants are required to attend the whole program 15-20 May.

The application deadline for asking for a grant is 31st March 2014.
The enrollment deadline to apply without asking for a grant is 30th April 2014.

Application forms: http://www.resetdoc.org/story/00000022329

A daily free lunch ticket to be spent at the Campus Cafeteria will be provided to all granted participants and to all enrolled participants.

Working groups:
Both granted students/scholars and not granted enrolled participants may ask for being part of the discussion working groups. Participants involved in the working groups will receive some reading material by April 20th. Each working group will discuss the preliminary readings and the speeches given by the Speakers. At the end of the program each working group will present the results to the audience. Working groups will deal with the philosophical presuppositions of pluralism, with pluralism in Islam and with pluralism in Turkey. Working groups meet daily at the end of the sessions, for about one hour. Involvement in the working groups is not compulsory, but welcome.