Invited speakers: Sebastiano Ghisu (University of Sassari)\; \;Christian Leduc (University of Montreal)\; \;Laura Anna Macor (University of Verona)\; \;Charlotte Morel (CNRS\, Paris)\; \;Udo Thiel (University of Graz) TBC\; \;Anna Tomaszewska (University of Krakow)\; \;Michael Walschots (Martin-Luther University\, Halle-Wittenberg). \;Further speakers may be added soon. \;
\nEnlightenment has been labelled in various ways: the &lsquo\;century of philosophy&rsquo\;\, the &lsquo\;century of taste&rsquo\;\, the &lsquo\;age of criticism&rsquo\;\, etc. Undoubtedly\, the breakup of the traditional orders of knowledge and the new demands for rationality spawned a remarkable number of ideas and disciplines\, either completely new (e.g. the idea of aesthetics or of phenomenology) or profoundly revised \;(e.g. the idea of "critique" in Kant's system) \;in the light of novel discursive and social interpretations of the world. An illuminating guide through the complex conceptual geography of this era up to Kant is undoubtedly Norbert Hinske&rsquo\;s ground-breaking essay &ldquo\;Die tragenden Grundideen der deutschen Aufklä\;rung&rdquo\;[1]. Hinske identifies three types of basic ideas (Grundideen) that characterize and drive the philosophy of the German Enlightenment: 1. programmatic ideas (Programmideen)\, expressing the goals of the Aufklä\;rung\, such as &lsquo\;thinking for oneself&rsquo\; (Sebstdenken) and &lsquo\;perfectibility&rsquo\;\; 2. combat-ideas (Kampfideen)\, such as &lsquo\;confused representations&rsquo\;\, &lsquo\;prejudice&rsquo\;\, and &lsquo\;enthusiasm&rsquo\; (Schwä\;rmerei)\, against which German enlightened thinkers fight\; 3. foundational ideas (Basisideen)\, expressing the fundamental anthropological convictions which ground their thought\, such as the &lsquo\;determination&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;destination of the human being&rsquo\; (Bestimmung des Menschen) and &lsquo\;universal human reason&rsquo\; (allgemeine Menschenvernunft).
\nThis conference aims to build on Norbert Hinske&rsquo\;s typology and promote a critical discussion of his theses\, including but not limited to the following topics:
\n- discuss/develop/revise/reject one or more of the basic ideas Hinske advances\;
\n- advance and analyze other ideas as decisive for the philosophy of the Enlightenment\, with or without reference to Hinske&rsquo\;s theses\;
\n- challenge Hinske&rsquo\;s interpretation of the German Enlightenment in this essay (e.g. \;the unifying pattern of a small number of fundamental ideas\; the specificity of the German Enlightenment\; \;Kant's \;Mü\;ndigkeit \;as belonging to the same programmatic idea as \;Eklektik \;and \;Selbstdenken).
\nThis call is intended to complement the conference program\; about 4 papers will be selected by the conference committee. The language of the conference is English. \;
\nAbstracts of original contributions (no more than 400 words)\, prepared for blind review\, should be sent in word format\, as attachment to alessandro.nannini@icub.unibuc.ro by 27 September 2022. The author&rsquo\;s name and affiliation should be included in the body of the e-mail. The conference papers might be considered for publication. We cannot cover travel and accommodation expenses.
\nWe aim for an in-person conference\, the sanitary context permitting. \;
\nNotification of acceptance shall be given by 2 October 2022. \;
\n[1]Norbert Hinske\, &ldquo\;Die tragenden Grundideen der deutschen Aufklä\;rung&rdquo\;\, in: Aufklä\;rung und Haskalah in jü\;discher und nichtjü\;discher Sicht\, ed. Karlfried Grü\;nder and Natan Rotenstreich\, Heidelberg: Schneider\, 1990\; as well as in: Die Philosophie der deutschen Aufklä\;rung. Texte und Darstellung\, ed. R. Ciafardone\, Ditzingen: Reclam\, 1998 &ndash\; expanded).
\nThe conference is organized within the research project &ldquo\;Between Truth and Freedom: Enlightenment Answers to 'Thinking for Oneself&rsquo\;&rdquo\; (funded by UEFISCDI\; code PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2579).
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