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SUMMARY:The Existential Dimension of Doubt
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>&lsquo\;The Existential Dimension of Doubt&rsquo\; - Launch Conference of the ERC Advanced grant project &lsquo\;The Ethics of Doubt &ndash\; Kierkegaard\, Scepticism and Conspiracy Theory&rsquo\;\, September 5-6\, 2024\, University of Southampton\, UK</strong></p>\n<p>While the ancient sceptics regarded scepticism about knowledge as a way of life\, philosophers from Descartes to the present day have viewed it primarily as an intellectual problem that requires only a theoretical solution. The aim of this conference is to challenge this contention by focussing on the &lsquo\;existential&rsquo\; dimension of doubt &ndash\; i.e. the way in which sceptical problems affect the whole person. For example\, Danish philosopher\, S&oslash\;ren Kierkegaard\, has proposed that doubt and anxiety are intrinsically linked\, and\, hence\, that doubt may not just be an epistemic vice (if it is one)\, but also a character failing that consists in a refusal to confront (and to try and overcome) certain forms of&nbsp\;<em>angst</em>\, such as\, for instance\, a refusal to face up to the radical contingency and fragility of the (human) world and to take refuge in a &lsquo\;scapegoating&rsquo\; scenario\, where super-powerful\, hidden agents are to blame: Descartes&rsquo\; Evil Demon\, on the one hand\, or\, say\, a &lsquo\;Deep State&rsquo\; controlling our actions\, on the other. The conference aims to explore these issues from a number of different philosophical perspectives (both Kierkegaardian and non-Kierkegaardian) and to bring together Kierkegaard scholars and epistemologists\, working in both theoretical and applied areas of the subject.</p>\n<p>Confirmed speakers include: Anita Avramides (Oxford)\, Yuval Avnur (Scripps)\, Lucy Campbell (Warwick)\, Annalisa Coliva (UCI)\, Jim Conant (Chicago)\,<br>Rick Furtak (Colorado)\, Stephen Mulhall (Oxford)\, Marilyn Piety (Drexel)\, Duncan Pritchard (UCI)\, Mark A. Tietjen (Stony Brook).</p>\n<p>If you are interested in attending\, please contact my post-doc\, Dr. Taylor Matthews (T.Matthews@soton.ac.uk).</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld";CN=Taylor Matthews:
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