Enchantment, Disenchantment, and the Death of God
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
What does it mean to say of the natural world that it is enchanted? Should we be describing it in these terms? And what does any of this have to do with the Death of God? I tackle these questions initially with reference to the secular conception of enchantment endorsed by John McDowell, and I argue that his naturalism can be rendered compatible with theism and that the position is defensible. If this is right, then there is room for allowing that the natural world is divinely enchanted. My next task is to consider whether and how such a position might be reconciled with Nietzsche’s thoughts about the Death of God. I argue that a reconciliation is possible and end on a mystical note.
FIONA ELLIS, University of Nottingham
Scientific coordination: Massimo Leone, Director FBK-ISR
Cycle of seminars: “(Dis-)Enchantment in Religion and Ethics“
The talk will be held in English.
The presentation will be in-person in the FBK Aula Piccola while seats last and online.
Registration by December 6, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. is required in order to arrange the connection.
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L’iniziativa è stata realizzata anche grazie al contributo della Direzione generale Educazione, ricerca e istituti culturali del Ministero della Cultura. |
Speakers
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Fiona Ellis - Guest SpeakerUniversity of NottinghamFiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Her most recent monograph is "God, Value, and Nature" (OUP 2014), and she has published on a variety of subjects including the philosophy of love and desire, the meaning of life, and the nature of religious understanding. She is presently working at the Hamilton Center, University of Florida where she has a visiting position. She is writing a monograph entitled "The End of Desire: Meaning, Nihilism, and God".
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RegisterDeadline: December 6, 2024 at 12:00