ALL THE SESSIONS (9.30-16.45) HELD AT EUROPASAAL (Voßstr. 22 ) Lachs's Lecture and Reception held at two other locations (see below) DAY ONE: AUGUST 11, 2015 Session One: 9.30-11.30 Chair: Michael Hodges CHRIS SKOWRONSKI (Opole): Welcome and Intro JOHN LACHS (Nashville): “Practical Philosophy” NIKITA POKROVSKY (Moscow): “Life After the City: Practical Philosophy of Interaction Between Man and Nature Reconsidered” coffee break (11.30-12.00) Session Two: 12.00-14.00 Chair: Richard … [Read more...]
Practical Information
The question whether there is a place for philosophers nowadays and how much influence they exercise in our everyday life seems as valid as it was 25 centuries ago in the time of Socrates. It will be also the leitmotif of the conference devoted to the practical philosophy of John Lachs (presently leading American pragmatist), during which academic world meets everyday life. If you want to listen to philosophical debate about values, the art of acting ethically, relativism, the state of being in … [Read more...]
Students
The question whether there is a place for philosophers nowadays and how much influence they exercise in our everyday life seems as valid as it was 25 centuries ago in the time of Socrates. It will be also the leitmotif of the conference devoted to the practical philosophy of John Lachs (presently leading American pragmatist), during which academic world meets everyday life. If you want to listen to philosophical debate about values, the art of acting ethically, relativism, the state of being in … [Read more...]
John Lachs’s Practical Philosophy Conference Speakers
The question whether there is a place for philosophers nowadays and how much influence they exercise in our everyday life seems as valid as it was 25 centuries ago in the time of Socrates. It will be also the leitmotif of the conference devoted to the practical philosophy of John Lachs (presently leading American pragmatist), during which academic world meets everyday life. If you want to listen to philosophical debate about values, the art of acting ethically, relativism, the state of being in … [Read more...]
American and European Values – Berlin Edition
American and European Values were a series of ten conferences on contemporary philosophy that were held annually since 2004 at the Institute of Philosophy of Opole University, Poland (detailed history of the events here). The main creators of the whole idea were professor John Lachs, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA and dr. Chris Skowronski, Opole University, Opole, Poland. In 2015 the conference series is being extended into a Berlin edition. Berlin Practical Philosophy … [Read more...]
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