The New York Society for Ethical Culture is proud to co-host a free symposium on September 6 and 7 bringing together scholars from the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, Netherlands, and across the U.S. to explore our different approaches to Humanism. Leader Dr. Anne Klaeysen will moderate.
The symposium opens at 2:00pm on Friday 9/6. Attendance at the Friday afternoon and Saturday sessions is free and open to the public. Meals are provided free to presenters and at a $10 donation to visitors.
RSVP here: humanismacrosstheatlantic-ethicalnyc.eventbrite.com
For more information, visit the event page: https://ethical.nyc/event/humanismacrosstheatlantic/
Presentations
Anjan Chakravartty: Humanism, Science, Skepticism, and the Common Good
Appignani Foundation Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Miami
Peter Derkx: Humanism and Aging
University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht
Marieke van den Doel: Textual and Visual Humanism in the Italian Renaissance: The Collaboration Between Artists and Humanists in the 15th and 16th Centuries
University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht
Joachim Duyndam: Humanism and Moral Resilience
University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht
Philip Kitcher: Religious Progress/Humanist Hope
John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University
Anne Klaeysen: Ethical Culture, a Non-Theistic and Humanist Religion of Ethics
Leader, New York Society for Ethical Culture
Anja Machielse: Humanism and Social Resilience
University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht
Monica R. Miller: How Does it Feel to be a God? The Divine Rhetoric of Making Black Knowledge Borne
Associate Professor of Religion & Africana Studies and Director of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Lehigh University
Schedule
Friday
2:00 pm: Welcome and introductions
3:00 – 4:15 pm: Monica R. Miller: How Does it Feel to be a God? The Divine Rhetoric of Making Black Knowledge Borne
4:30 – 5:45 pm: Peter Derkx: Humanism and Aging
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Wine & Cheese Reception
Saturday
8:15 am: Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 10:00 am: Anjan Chakravartty: Humanism, Science, Skepticism, and the Common Good
10:15 – 11:30 am: Anja Machielse: Humanism and Social Resilience
11:45 – 1:00 pm: Philip Kitcher: Religious Progress/Humanist Hope
Lunch
2:00 – 3:15 pm: Marieke van den Doel: Textual and Visual Humanism in the Italian Renaissance: The Collaboration Between Artists and Humanists in the 15th and 16th Centuries
3:30 – 4:45 pm: Joachim Duyndam: Humanism and Moral Resilience
5:00 – 6:15 pm: Anne Klaeysen: Ethical Culture, a Non-Theistic and Humanist Religion of Ethics
6:15 pm: Closing
RSVP here: humanismacrosstheatlantic-ethicalnyc.eventbrite.com
For more information, visit the event page: https://ethical.nyc/event/humanismacrosstheatlantic/
For questions, please email ebeck@nysec.org or call 212-874-5210 x1114.
