Philosophers as Public Intellectuals | Saturday\, 17 April 2021 at 18.30 (EEST)
\nThe 4th Panhellenic Undergraduate Philosophy Conference is inviting you to the roundtable discussion &ldquo\;Philosophers as Public Intellectuals&rdquo\; with Anastasia Berg\, Agnes Callard\, and Justin Weinberg.
\nShould professional philosophers engage in political activity? Do they bear the civic duty to employ the reasoning and argumentative skills they have mastered\, and contribute with public\, non-academic writings and talks? Should they question political decisions\, advocate in favor or against them? Have they been largely absent from the public debates and\, if so\, should they return back to the cave and shed a light\, to guide us out of it?
\nBIO
\nAnastasia Berg
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the co-author (with Rachel Wiseman) of the forthcoming What Are Children For? (St. Martin&rsquo\;s Press\, 2021) and a Senior Editor of The Point Magazine. She writes for The New York Times\, the Chronicle of Higher Education Review\, and The Point Magazine.
Agnes Callard
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming (OUP\, 2018). She maintains a monthly column at The Point Magazine and writes for The New York Times philosophy series The Stone. She also organizes and participates in the Night Owls events\, a series of late-night philosophy conversations at the University of Chicago.
Justin Weinberg
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. He is the editor of the Daily Nous\, a news and discussion site for matters related to academic philosophy. He writes extensively on public philosophy matters at the Daily Nous\, as well as on his personal blog\, Disagree.
*The talk will be in English.
\nModerated by Giannis Vassilopoulos\, Undergraduate Student\, University of Athens.
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