Philosophical Psychology, Morality and Politics Research Unit

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Studying Peter Olivi, part 2

Paris, 4 May, 2012
9am - 6pm
EHESS, lecture room 4
105 Boulevard Raspail
75006 Paris

The purpose of the workshop "Studying Peter Olivi, part 2" is to gather together scholars who are working on Olivi and his contemporaries in order to enable sharing of latest findings and discussing recent research on this Languedocian figure. By approaching Olivi's life and thought from philosophical, historical, and linguistic perspectives, the workshop purports to enrich the existing picture of Olivi and to contextualize his thought and character to the historical and intellectual milieu of his time. The workshop also furthers international collaboration between French, Swedish, and Finnish research communities.

The workshop is a continuation of a workshop that was organized in Jyväskylä in 2009. Like its predecessor, this workshop is financed by the Centre of Excellence in Research Philosophical Psychology, Morality and Politics of the Academy of Finland and it is organized in collaboration with Groupe d'anthropologie scholastique (EHESS-CRH) and Subjectivity and Selfhood in the Latin and Arabic Traditions (ERC-University of Jyväskylä).

Speakers: Alain Boureau (Paris), Tomas Ekenberg (Uppsala), Filipe Silva (Helsinki), Mikko Yrjönsuuri (Jyväskylä), Juhana Toivanen (Jyväskylä / Paris), Sylvain Piron (Paris), Antonio Montefusco (Paris), Catherine König-Pralong (Fribourg / Paris), Dominique Demange (Paris)

For further information, please see the programme (pdf).

Moral Psychology and Politics in History

February 10 –11 2012 Helsinki
Venue: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), seminar room (Fabianinkatu 24, 1st floor)

SCHEDULE

Fri 10
13.30–14.00 Opening words (Kukkonen & Mäkinen)

PART I: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

14.00–14.30 Taneli Kukkonen: Theories of soul
14.30–15.00 Risto Saarinen: Inner struggle
15.00–15.30 John Marenbon: Reason, will and individuality
15.30–16.00 Virpi Mäkinen: Natural rights and liberty

16.00–16.30 Coffee

PART II: THEMES AND TOPICS
MORAL MOTIVATION

16.30–17.00 Gerd van Riel: Happiness and pleasure
17.00–17.30 Mikko Tolonen: Moral sense

Sat 11 MORAL ACTION

10.00–10.30 Simo Knuuttila: Passions and propassions
10.30–11.00 Jeffrey Hause: Psychology of evil

11.00–11.30 Coffee

11.30 –12.00 Donald Rutherford: Practical reasoning
12.00–12.30 Mikko Yrjönsuuri: Psychology of compliance


MORAL EDUCATION

14.00–14.30 Karen Green: Women, virtue and education

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COMMITMENTS

14.30–15.00 Sami-Juhani Savonius-Wroth: Friendship and love
15.00–15.30 Markku Peltonen: Politeness

15.30–16.00 Coffee

16.00–16.30 Discussion & conclusion

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