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SUMMARY:Enlightenment and Secularism
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LOCATION:Grodzka 52\, Kraków\, Poland\, 31-044
DESCRIPTION:<p>We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the colloquium on <em>Enlightenment and Secularism</em> at the Department of the History of Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Krak&oacute\;w on 20-22 May 2016. Abstracts of <strong>maximum 500 words </strong>in lenght should focus on any of the following topics:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The idea of and arguments for the freedom of thought and conscience formulated by the early modern and Enlightenment thinkers\, and their historical and philosophical background&nbsp\;(e.g. religious persecutions\, ancien r&eacute\;gime\, second&nbsp\;scholasticism)</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The&nbsp\;relation of these ideas and arguments&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;current debates on secularism. In particular: is there space for religious prac&nbsp\;tices in a genuinely secular state &ndash\; and if there is\, should this concession be anyhow qualified? Or are some of the Enlightenment philosophers\, especially those more radical ones\, right when they claim that only the &ldquo\;universal religion\,&rdquo\; safeguarding basic moral principles\, can be justified in the public sphere? &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The nature and limits of the freedom of conscience in a secular state. In particular: should there be any restrictions on the freedom of conscience in a contemporary democratic state? Or should the state enable and allow people to live in accordance with their religious beliefs\, even if this sometimes requires a compromise on legal or other norms of a country?&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Participants will have 30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion. The submitted abstracts will undergo a peer-review\, and the applicants will be informed whether their abstract has been accepted a month after the submission deadline. If you are interested in participating in the colloquium with a presentation\, please submit your abstract (as a Word document)\, accompanied with a short note including information about your contact details\, academic position and affiliation\, by <strong>5th February 2016</strong>\, to one of the organizers:</p>\n<p>Dr. Anna Tomaszewska\, a.tomaszewska(at)iphils.uj.edu.pl</p>\n<p>Dr. Hasse H&auml\;m&auml\;l&auml\;inen\, h.j.hamalainen(at)ed.ac.uk</p>\n<p>Damian Barnat\, MA\, damian.barnat(at)gmail.com</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Tomaszewska Anna;CN=Barnat Damian;CN=Hasse Hamalainen:
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