Greek Philosophy and moral and political issues of our global era

26th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY

on the topic :

GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES OF OUR GLOBAL ERA

The Conference will be held in the town of Vouliagmeni (a sea-side resort of Athens area) at Amarilia Hotel{ ΑγίουΝικολάου 13,Saint Nicolas Street, 166 71 Vouliagmeni-Athens, Greece}from 12-17 of July 2014. The Conference aims to provide a broad forum for exploring moral and political issues which are crucial and relevant to our age in relation to the views expressed in Greek philosophy.

One of the extraordinary features of Greek philosophy is that it places human beings, their conduct, and their modes of life and political association into physis. From this vantage point it inquired into the best possible life suited to the well-being of humans, both ideally and within the context of evolving social and political conditions. In this period of radical transformations we may, once again, turn to Greek philosophy to search for guidance and insight rooted in approaches that strive to comprehend human physis and the nature of moral political institutions of our era. We believe that the views of Pre-Socratics and the philosophies of Socrates and Plato, Aristotle and those that emerged during the post Aristotelian era, i.e., the philosophies of Epicurus, the Cynics, the Stoics and the views of other later thinkers can provide the basis for inquiry into the moral and political issues of our age and can serve to define approaches and ways leading to their understanding and providing solution of problems of our age.

The Conference invites philosophers and particularly all those engaged  in any of these prominent traditions of Greek philosophy to present papers and to discourse on the relevance of the concepts of these philosophies to the global political and moral issues of far ranging consequence that now face humanity.

The Conference is open to all philosophers, specialists in Greek philosophy, to persons conducting research in philosophy, educationists, communication specialists, lawyers, politicians, government officials, and concerned citizens who are interested in understanding the complex relations among moral and political philosophy issues in our global era.

The following topics are the proposed themes for framing the work of the Conference:

1. Solon, Cleisthenes, Aeschylus, Pythagoreans and other Pre-Socratic philosophers’ views

 in relation to the moral and political issues of our era

2. Socrates, Plato and Platonism and the moral and political issues of our global era

3. Aristotle and his tradition and the moral and political issues of our global age

4. The Stoic philosophies and the moral and political issues of our global era

5. The Epicurean philosophy and the moral and political issues of our global age

6. The Cynics and the moral and political issues of our global age

7. The post classical Greek philosophy and the moral and political issues of our global era

8. Papers which compare the above issues of Hellenic philosophy with other philosophical traditions of East and West will also be considered

 Participants who wish to be considered for Category a should express their interest promptly and state their preferences concerning the topic they wish to deal with, and send all the necessary information (a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a substantive Abstract of their Paper) to the Organising Committee by 28th of February 2014 or earlier. Persons interested in being considered for designation as Invited Speakers should fill in and send out Form Νo 1A to the Organising Committee.

The Organising Committee will cover the cost of board and accommodation for Invited Speakers during the days of the Conference. In addition, Invited Speakers may attend all Conference activities (i.e., Conference Gala Dinner, Conference Beach Party or Greek Evening, and Conference Excursion) without paying any fees (this of course does not apply to the persons accompanying them). However Invited Speakers should complete all the relevant forms and send them to the Secretary of IAGP. The Papers to be presented by Invited Speakers should be sent to the Secretariat of the Conference by 15/6/2014.

REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES

The Conference is open to all who wish to attend, provided that he or she contacts the Organising Committee and completes the necessary forms (No. 1, No. 1A, No. 2 and No. 3) and pays the Conference fee. The Conference Fee must be paid by all participants. Persons accompanying participants must also complete the forms and pay the Conference fee. The Conference fee (see also Participation Form No. 3) is as follows:

a. Participants: Before 1st May 2014:                                       100 euros

(after 1st May 2014:                                                                 120 euros)

b. Accompanying Persons: before 1st May 2014:                                  80 euros

(after 1st May 2014:                                                                 100 euros)

c. Students: Before 1st May 2014:                                              50 euros

(after 1st May 2014:                                                                   70euros)

d. Secondary School Students: Before 1st May 2014:                50 euros

(after 1st May 2014:                                                                   60 euros)

Conference participants are advised that cancellations cause major logistical, scheduling and economic problems for the organization of a Conference of this scope. Outings, receptions and other activities are seriously disrupted by cancellations and schedule changes. We ask that only those who are certain of their attendance submit the forms for participation. It should be noticed that there will be no refunds of any fees, nor are cancellations accepted.

The Participation Fee for the Conference should be sent either by cheque drawn on the name of the President of the Conference, or directly to the following bank account number:{National Bank of Greece, 26th ICOP, BANK-BRANCH: 151/296017-69. IBAN ACCOUNT: GR0901101510000015129601769, Swift Code (BIC): ETHNGRAA}.

The copy of remittance that indicates the name or names of the participants should be sent either by e-mail attachment in PDF format ([email protected]) or by Fax (+30210 9923281) or by mail to the Secretariat of the Conference to the following address: K. Boudouris – 26th ICOP – 5 Simonidou Str. - 17456 Alimos - Greece.

Correspondence related to the Conference should be sent to following address: Professor K. Boudouris, President of the Organising Committee, 26th International Conference of Philosophy, 5 Simonidou Str., 174 56 ALIMOS (ATHENS) – GREECE.