BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T024126Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130301T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130301T090000 SUMMARY:Hegel’s Conception of Contradiction: Logic\, Life and History UID:20261026T024126Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-8d97778f4-7v9xz TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Leuven\, Belgium DESCRIPTION:

Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy is notorious for its claim that all things are \;contradictory. Whereas Marxists took this to mean that the social-political \;world exhibits real contradictions\, non-Hegelian philosophers argued that \;Hegelian dialectic annihilates the very principle of scientific reasoning. \;Recently\, however\, various researchers have started to move away from this \;dichotomy in order to explore the potential of Hegel&rsquo\;s conception of \;contradiction in more fruitful ways. The workshop aims to bring together \;researchers who address this crucial element of Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy. It (1) \;addresses the role of contradiction\, negativity and life in works such as \;the Science of Logic\, (2) brings Hegel&rsquo\;s understanding of the contradictions \;that animate historical processes to bear on contemporary conflicts and \;contradictions\, and (3) assesses the ways in which philosophers such as \;Marx\, Kierkegaard and Adorno appropriated\, criticized and modified Hegel&rsquo\;s \;account of contradiction and/or negativity.

We now invite abstracts of up to 500 words for 20 minutes presentations (+15 minutes discussion). Please send the abstracts to \;karin.deboer@hiw.kuleuven.be \;no later than March 1\, 2013. Unfortunately\, we \;cannot provide for travel and lodging costs. For any questions\, please \;contact Karin de Boer at \;karin.deboer@hiw.kuleuven.be

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