“Political Crises and Intellectuals” 22.5.2018

Session Chair: Kari Palonen, University of Jyväskylä

09:00-09:30 Opening Speech. Project Presentation and Outcomes Vasileios Syros, Project Leader

09:30-10:15 Keynote 1:

“Thucydides on Democratic Political Crises in the Peloponnesian War”, Josh Ober, Stanford University

10:15-10:45 Break

10:45-11:15 “The Decline of the Intellectuals: The Case of the Greek Crisis”, George Steiris, University of Athens

11:15-11:45 “Max Weber’s Rhetoric of the ‘Quest for Truth’: Debating the Politics of Facts”, Kari Palonen, University of Jyväskylä

11:45-13:00 Lunch

Session 2 – Comparative Political Theory and Political Crises, 13:00-14:45                             

Session Chair: Mika Ojakangas, University of Jyväskylä

13:00-13:45 Keynote 2:

“Confucian and Daoist Approaches to Political Crisis”, David Wong, Duke University

13:45-14:15 “Mary Douglas’ Four Typical Reactions to Anomaly and Intellectuals Faced with Crises: Africans and Colonization in the 19th Century” Pieter Boele van Hensbroek, University of Groningen

14:15-14:45 “Political Correctness and the Crisis of the Intellectuals in the US, Europe, and India”, Jakob De Roover, Ghent University

14:45-15:15 Break

Session 3 – Presentation of Work in Progress, 15:15-16:15 

Session Chair: Nick Tagkoulis, University of Jyväskylä

• Josh Ober: Crisis and the Origins of Cooperation in Greek Political Thought
• George Steiris: Renaissance Philosophy and the Islamic Heritage
• David Wong: Comparative Philosophy in North America