An exciting new series of talks from prominent Australian and international philosophers is offering a unique opportunity for wide-ranging reflection on the challenges of the present – and the perennial questions of the past.
An initiative of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the 2019 Continental Philosophy Seminar Series explores continental philosophy. This branch is characterised by a holistic, undogmatic and systematic style of thinking about human experience and its place in the world by critically engaging with the metaphysical, religious, ethical, political and aesthetic ideas that compose society’s varied traditions.
In confronting the major challenges of today, whether political instability, economic inequality, ecological catastrophe or the reconciliation of cultural differences, it is vital to preserve a space of philosophical reflection and investigation where new ideas can be explored.
Coming seminars
‘Hegel’s Amphibians and Géricault’s Horses: Animal Vulnerability in Self-Conscious Life’; Dr Mathew Abbott of Federation University Australia.
When: Friday 17 May, 12 midday -1pm
Where: Humanities 203 Flinders University Bedford Park
‘Verticality and the Street: Orienting and Re-orienting the Life of the City’: Professor Jeff Malpas of the University of Tasmania
When: Thursday 13 June, 4-5pm
Where: Humanities 203, Flinders University Bedford Park
Any enquiries may be directed to HASSenquiries@flinders.edu.au
