Description
These constitute the core of the event. These smaller gatherings of pupils and teachers in different rooms happens simultaneously.
Pupils taking part in the workshops have to write a paper presenting their commentary on a philosophical text of their own choosing, preferably making a link to the theme of HYBRIDITY. The theme or topic of the paper may be chosen from one of the following:
Ethics
Theory of Knowledge
Politics and Society
Philosophical Anthropology
Other domains
The participant’s paper may consist of the following:
A substantial excerpt from a philosophical text;
A commentary on this text which should explain the main claim and question it tries to answer;
A counterpoint or counter-argument to the text’s main claim (this can either be the writer’s own reflections or another viewpoint from another thinker/field of study).
A paper can be delivered in either French or English. Each workshop lasts for 1 hour. There should be at least 15 min. for a plenary “question and answer” portion of the session. Each session is managed by a pupil chairperson (with the support of a teacher).
Title: “From uncanny to uncanny valley: a fascinating conceptual journey.”
Speaker: Anneleen Masschelein is Assistant Professor in Literary Theory and Cultural Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium (from Google books)
Related website: https://www.freud.org.uk/2019/09/18/the-uncanny/
Title: "Can brown women be first-rate philosophers?"
Description:
In this presentation I will discuss the question ‘Can brown women be first-rate philosophers?’ in the context of Women doing Philosophy in the Philippines. This context is one in which questioning Filipina women’s aptitude and predilection for philosophy is normalized in professional communities dominated by men. For...
