Continental Philosophy Symposium
- Thursday, April 4, 2024 to April 6, 2024
- All Day
- Beane Hall, Lewis Towers, WTC
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Hank Center For Catholic Heritage
Mike Murphy, mmurphy23@gmail.com - Not open to the public.
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The so-called *theological turn* of the mid-20th Century describes the several ways that Continental philosophy is frequently taken up in Catholic academic settings¿both as a courting of religious belief and, as frequently, a way past belief. At the same time, debates within Continental Philosophy about secularization, atheism and the deconstruction of Christianity directly mark the decline of ontotheology in the West, which demands an opening to non-European voices. The rise of these secular forms becomes a critique of the West from within, a self-reflexive gesture made in the wake of the death of Europe's God, while also providing liberation for those on the margins of its *civilizing*, violent ethos. This conference hosts an array of leading global voices¿scholars who will interrogate these questions and a host of others.
