The aim of this annual two-day conference is to provide a “rallying point” for a vibrant community of fellow researchers working in the field of continental philosophy. The conference is hosted by the Center for Contemporary European Philosophy. The theme of the conference will be different each year. The first edition of the conference, which will take place on the 14th and 15th March 2024, will discuss the controversial yet highly influential idea of ‘The End of History’. For more information about the topic, see the Call for abstracts below.
Radboud Annual Continental Philosophy Conference: The End of History
Thursday 14 March 2024, 9 am - Friday 15 March 2024, 7 pmRadboud Annual Continental Philosophy Conference
Radboud Annual Continental Philosophy Conference: The End of History
March 14-15, 2024
Radboud University, Nijmegen
Submission deadline: November 20, 2023
Notification of acceptance: December 5, 2023
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Joanna Zylinska (King’s College London)
Stephen Houlgate (University of Warwick)
Marjolein Oele (Radboud University)
Description
Ever since Hegel’s influential diagnosis of the ‘end of history’, this phrase and its many variations have become part and parcel of continental philosophy. Faced with climate disaster, potential nuclear wars and transhumanist endeavors, one speaks of the end of times, the end of the world, the end of democracy, the end of humanity. It seems as though the self-understanding of the ‘post-modern’ already implies a sort of ‘post-mortem’, in the sense that many deaths have been established: the death of the subject, of God, of philosophy itself. In this conference we invite participants to reflect on this contemporary fascination with endings and the end of times. In what ways has continental thought discussed endings? How have prominent continental thinkers dealt with this topic? What does it mean to exist in relation to an end of times? Is it even possible to conceptualize it? What is its history? Is it a messianic theme or a secular one? What is its relation to science? Does it help us deal with urgent global topics or does it render us passive?
Submit an abstract
Interested participants are asked to submit in two separate documents a 500-word abstract and a short biographical note. Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review. Please submit your abstracts via email (racpconference [at] gmail.com (racpconference[at]gmail[dot]com)) by November 20, 2023. Presentation time will be 25 minutes + 20 minutes for discussion.
Organizing Committee
Check back soon for information about the programme.
- When
- Thursday 14 March 2024, 9 am - Friday 15 March 2024, 7 pm
Contact information
This conference is organised by the following members of the CCEP:
For questions and information, please contact us at racpconference [at] gmail.com (racpconference[at]gmail[dot]com)
