Κey information
- Topic: Patterns of Evil in Greece and China
- Dates: July 8-9, 2023
- Location: University of Patras Conference Center, Greece
- Organized by: Department of Philosophy, University of Patras, in collaboration with CHS Greece and the Center of Greek & Chinese Ancient Civilizations
- Language: English
- Academic Coordination: Pavlos Kontos (University of Patras), Nicolas Prevelakis (Harvard/CHS)
- Participants: Anna Irene Baka (Harvard), Chan Chi-keung (Taiwan University), Lea Cantor (Oxford University), Efimia Karakantza (University of Patras), Richard King (University of Bern), Pavlos Kontos (University of Patras), Vayos Liapis (University of Cyprus), Wei Liu (Renmin University), David Machek (University of Bern), Nicolas Prevelakis (Harvard/CHS), Michael Puett (Harvard), Lisa Raphals (Riverside University), Jingyi Jenny Zhao (Cambridge University)
- Activity Administration: Pavlos Kontos (University of Patras, pkontos@upatras.gr), Christos Giannopoulos (CHS Greece)
About the conference
Overview
The Department of Philosophy, University of Patras, in collaboration with the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University, and the Center of Greek & Chinese Ancient Civilizations, organize an international conference on the topic: "Patterns of Evil in Greece and China."
The conference's two objectives are: (1) To cultivate a comparative approach to philosophy and the history of ideas, especially the comparative study of Greek and Chinese civilizations, focusing on the question of evil. (2) To interrogate the common belief that Ancient Greece or Ancient China do have a poor concept of evil in comparison with, for instance, the one established by Christian and post-Christian thought and, positively, to shed light on the nexus of rational and irrational, divine, natural, ontological, psychological, mythical and symbolic, social and biological aspects of evil that we meet in Greek and Chinese cultures.
See the full program of the international conference on "Patterns of Evil in Greece and China."
