NARRATING THE HUMAN SUBJECT:
RELIGION, CULTURE, AND THE POLITICS OF EMOTION
Oxford University's Third Annual Postgradute Conference in Continental Philosophy of Religion
Oxford University, 19th September 2009
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Stephen Mulhall (Oxford) & Prof. Luc Bovens (LSE).
We invite abstracts for contributions of 20-30 minute presentations from postgraduates (and
those who have recently obtained their doctorate). Possible topics may include:
a.. Normative ideas, emotion, and (moral) motivation
b.. The relation between narrative and personal identity
c.. Religion and Plurality
d.. 'God' in one's self-narrative
e.. Gender, emotion and subjectivity
f.. The plausibility of the concept of narration as a means of interpreting and/or understanding
the human subject
g.. Power, emotion and rhetoric
h.. Emotion and identity in religion communities
We particularly welcome contributions which explore:
a.. The role of narrative in the philosophy of religion
b.. Themes in moral psychology relating to the philosophy of the emotions, and how these might
offer a fruitful contribution to the philosophy of religion
Please send abstracts (300-500 words) to
narratinghumansubject@gmail.com by the deadline of
17TH JULY 2009.
For more details, please e-mail:
narratinghumansubject@gmail.com
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