Jacques Derrida / Law and Culture’ International Chair of Philosophy

The ‘Jacques Derrida / Law and Culture’ International Chair of Philosophy was instituted in Turin with the aim of honouring the memory of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century.
The choice of this particular city was suggested by the fact that Derrida cultivated long-lasting relations of friendship and professional collaboration with professors teaching at the University of Turin, which also conferred him a degree honoris causa in Philosophy in 1998.
The subtitle ‘Law and Culture’ is tied to the fact that Derrida’s late work much revolved around the link between philosophy and the general topics of law, culture and justice, in accordance with the principle that ‘justice is not deconstructible’.
Every year, on October 9th, the directing committee selects an internationally acclaimed philosopher, jurist or sociologist to hold three lectures in Turin throughout the academic year. For the first edition the proposed thinker is Michel Wieviorka (EHESS, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales).

Scientific Partners
Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), Rijeka
Collège d’études mondiales, Paris
École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris
Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Recht als Kultur”, Bonn
LabOnt, Turin
University of Turin
 
Directing Committee
Valerio Adami, Gianmaria Ajani (University of Turin), Petar Bojanić (University of Belgrade), Olivier Bouin (EHESS, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Marguerite Derrida, Maurizio Ferraris (University of Turin), Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux (Agence universitaire de la Francophonie), Werner Gephart (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
 Bonn / Käte Hamburger Kolleg, Bonn), Yves Hersant (EHESS, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris).
 
Programme

Turin, October 9, 2014

Morning
‘Jacques Derrida / Law and Culture’ International Chair of Philosophy
Venue: Rettorato, Sala Principi D’Acaja

9.15-9.30:       Opening Remarks
Luca Remmert (Chair, Compagnia di San Paolo) – TBC

9.30 10.00:    Prize Award Ceremony
Werner Gephart (director of  the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Recht als Kultur”, Bonn), Introduction
Gianmaria Ajani (Rector-University of Turin), Laudatio.

10.00-11.00:  Lectio Magistralis by Michel Wieviorka (EHESS, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris).

11.00-11.30    Coffee break

11.30-13.00    Round table:  “Justice is not Deconstructible”. On the Origins of Normativity
Gianmaria Ajani (University of Turin), Petar Bojanić (University of Belgrade),  Maurizio Ferraris (University of Turin), Markus Gabriel(University of Bonn), Werner Gephart (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
 Bonn / Käte Hamburger Kolleg, Bonn), Sara Guindani Riquier (Collège d’études mondiales / Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme), Yves Hersant (EHESS, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris).

Afternoon
‘Paolo Bozzi’ Prize for Ontology
Venue: Rettorato, Sala Principi D’Acaja
17.00-17.30:   Prize Award Ceremony
17.30-18.30:   Lectio Magistralis by Markus Gabriel (University of Bonn)
 
Steering Committee: Carola Barbero, Leonardo Caffo, Davide Dal Sasso, Sarah De Sanctis, Enrico Terrone, Vera Tripodi, Vincenzo Santarcangelo.
We wish to thank the Compagnia di San Paolo for generously supporting this event