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SUMMARY:Confronting fanaticism: theoretical and applied perspectives
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LOCATION:Universitatsstrasse 7\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010
DESCRIPTION:<p>Although understanding <em>fanaticism</em>&mdash\;its character\, its causes\, and its cures&mdash\;was a major theme in the work of Kant\, Hegel\, Nietzsche\, Hobbes\, Locke and others\, it is a topic that receives very little philosophical attention today. This is a pity\, since not only does fanaticism appear to be thriving in contemporary society\, it also seems to be changing in ways and at a pace we are yet to fully understand. This suggests that renewed attention to various questions about fanaticism is merited. What exactly is fanaticism?&nbsp\; What are its distinctive features? What are its causes?&nbsp\; Is <em>religious</em> fanaticism&mdash\;in its disconcerting contemporary return&mdash\;an exemplary or rather the paradigmatic form of fanaticism?&nbsp\; And how can it be combatted or curtailed?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Our workshop aims to address these and other questions by focusing on the following four themes:</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; the epistemology of fanaticism\;</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; fanaticism and affectivity\;</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; fanaticism and collectivity\;</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; political aspects of fanaticism.</p>\n<p>For more information on these themes\, see the conference page or download the detailed description below (under 'Supporting Material')</p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed speakers:</strong></p>\n<p>Quassim Cassam (Warwick)\, Anne Reichold (Flensburg)\, Thomas Szanto (Copenhagen)\, Jacob Rogozinski (Strasbourg).</p>\n<p>We welcome contributions from disciplines as diverse as philosophy of religion\, anthropology of religion\, phenomenology\, social and political philosophy\, epistemology\, and philosophy of emotions\, with interdisciplinary accounts being especially encouraged.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission instructions:</strong></p>\n<p>Abstracts should be 700 - 1000 words and prepared for anonymous review (please also submit a separate cover page\, including author details and contact information). NB: When submitting your abstract\, please specify which of the four themes mentioned above your paper best fits under.</p>\n<p>Send your abstract to <a href="mailto:fanaticism2019@gmail.com">fanaticism2019@gmail.com</a> by <strong>3 May 2019</strong>. Notice of decisions will be sent out by <strong>19 June 2019</strong>.</p>\n<p>For inquiries about the workshop\, please contact Leo Townsend: leo.townsend@univie.ac.at</p>\n<p>The Organizing Committee: J. W. Alvis\, H. B. Schmid\, R. R. Tietjen\, L. Townsend\, &amp\; M. Staudigl</p>
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