“Philosophy is its time apprehended in thoughts” said Hegel. Keeping this in mind, Fondazione Italianieuropei organizes three days of study on “democracy and religion”, which aim at discussing problematically their respective practices. Today there is doubtlessly a return to religion, which must be considered. However, the philosophic exercise does not consist in the mere description, rather it implies the deconstruction of the cultural phenomena, the investigation of their premises, the redefinition of their extent. From this point of view, democracy and religion are not pre-determined spheres and dimensions, but they can be questioned through comparison and, maybe, confrontation. Everywhere signs of the need to redefine their mutual spheres are emerging. Boundaries that once seemed to be strictly marked, are no longer such, or they are less and less definable. For this reason, critical reflections shall never end, and philosophy shall give its own contribution to it.

Program

Friday 23 May

10.00 a.m. -1.00 p.m.   "Religion, Person and Human Rights”
                                                      speakers: Roberto Esposito, Stefano Rodotà

 
Saturday 24May

11.30 a.m. -1.30 p.m.   "The Western Cultural Relativism and Religious Fundamentalism”
                                                      speakers: Salvatore Natoli, Felix Duque

4.00 p.m. -7.00 p.m.    “The Catholic Church and Post-Secular Society”
                                                      speakers: Piero Coda, Peter Sloterdijk

Sunday 25May