03/04/2023
The Idea of Person - Between Being and Becoming
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Call for Papers
The organizers of this Conference invite all interested researchers to submit paper abstracts on the ‘Idea of Person,’ considering the following topical points:
1. The Conceptual History of the Person: Self, Person, and Humanity in the History of Culture and History of Philosophy;
2. The Theology of the Person: Religious Perspectives on Divine and Human Personality;
3. The Science of the Person: Understanding and Explaining ‘Personhood’ in Social and Natural Sciences;
4. The Ontology of the Person: The ‘essence’ of personhood (in contrast with animality and thinghood); essentialism, existentialism, and cultural/historical relativism;
5. The Phenomenology of the Person: Personal ipseity/alterity, Personal unity/multiplicity, Personal continuity/discontinuity, Processes of ‘personalization’ (e.g., autobiographical memory, socioemotional relationships, narrative imagination);
6. The Ethics of the Person: Personhood, Inter-personality, Virtues, Duties, Rights and Universal Dignitas(absolute intrinsic worth);
7. The Politics of the Person: Political and Legal Dimensions of Personhood; Just Institutions and the Development of Personal Capabilities;
8. The Aesthetics of the Person: Creativity and Personality; the Art of Living and Life as an Artwork; the Infinity and Plasticity of Human Development (the Critique of Humanism, as well as of Post- and Trans-Humanism)
Submissions
Both individual paper submissions and panel submissions (i.e., a thematically coherent set of 3 or 4 papers) are most welcome. This event will have a hybrid format. Therefore, participants may freely choose to present their contributions either in person or online (via Zoom). Every presentation may last up to 30 minutes in one of the following languages: English, French, Portuguese or Spanish.
Every submission should contain two separate documents as follows:
1. an anonymous word or pdf document containing title, abstract (approx. 200 words per paper) and 5 keywords;
2. a word or pdf document conveying the identification of the author(s) (i.e., brief bio-notes, contact info, statement of preference regarding in-person or online participation).
All submissions must be sent to fernandomsilva@campus.ul.pt and paulorenatus@campus.ul.pt until December 31st, 2022.