Values and Identity

Loyola is looking for conference discussants. Our conference on "Values and Identity" will be held in Rome 21st  November.

If you're interested to join as discussants, please contact Susi Ferrarello at [email protected] by the end of October.

Here you find the list of the points that will be discussed:

1. What is the meaning of values? What is the role of values within the definition of our own identity? How does their meaning change within a political context? Do politics and aesthetics affect our moral identity? What is the role of values within the state of nature?


2. According to Marcuse: Art cannot change the world, but it can contribute to changing the consciousness and drives of the men and women who could change the world. Following Adorno's and Marcuse's arguments, how does art accomplish its primary task of raising human consciousness against the reified world of commodities?


3. Nietzsche's philosophy was heavily influenced by Schopenhauer's theory, yet Nietzsche completely disagreed on two fundamental issues in aesthetics: the role of disinterestedness in the aesthetic experience and the role of genius in artistic creations. On what grounds is this disagreement based? How was Nietzsche able to subvert Schopenhauer's position? Which perspective do you find more sustainable?

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