Hellenic Political Philosophy and Contemporary Europe
Herceg Novi, 29 September – 04 October 2019
D E T A I L E D P R O G R A M
Sunday, 29 September
17:30 Registration of participants
19.00 Opening of the Conference with Greetings (President of the Organizing Committee, Minister of Science of Montenegro, Mayor of Herceg Novi)
20.00 Keynote lecture
Prof. Catherine Rowett, University of East Anglia (UK) & European Parliament
Europe, Economic Policy, and the Lessons We Should Learn from Thinkers of Antiquity
21.00 Welcome Reception at the Rooftop Terrace of Palmon Bay & Spa Hotel
Monday, 30 September
Morning Session
10.00 Zoltán Pető, National University of Public Service (Hungary)
The Liberal Critiques of Democracy from Tocqueville to Hermann-Hoppe
10.20 Dr. Spyridon Kaltsas, University of Athens (Greece)
Gadamer, Schumpeter, and Habermas on the Classical Conception of Politics and its Relation to Modern Democracy
10.40 Onur Doganay, Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
On the Relationship between “Polis” and “Happiness” in Aristotle
11.00 Borislav Mihačević, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Tradition and Polis
11.20 Coffee Break
11.50 Prof. Vasil Gluchman, University of Prešov (Slovakia)
Leonard Stöckel and his Meaning for Ethics of Politics in Central Europe of the 16th and 17th Centuries
12.10 Prof. Türker Armaner, Galatasaray University (Turkey)
Citizenship, Equality, and Ostracism in Aristotle
12.30 Discussion
Afternoon Session
17.00 Keynote lecture
Prof. Gerhard Thür, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria)
Warfare and International Arbitration (Messene – Megalopolis, 182 BC)
17.30 Prof. Ziyad Motala, Howard Law School (USA)
A Relook on Our Conception of Democracy: What Can We Learn from Athenian Democracy as Applied by the South Africa Constitutional Court in the Doctors for Life Decision
17.50 Aljoša Krajišnik, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Democracy, Populism, and the Ideal Citizen
18.10 Coffee Break
18.30 Maruška Nardoni, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Liberal Bonds
18.50 Discussion
FREE EVENING
Tuesday, 01 October
Morning Session
10.00 Prof. Ilaria Ramelli, Sacred Heart University (USA)
Classical and Patristic Philosophical Ideas of Theopolis between Platonism and Stoicism
10.20 Nesa Vrečer, University of Ljubljanja (Slovenia)
Enlightening Polis and Citizenship
10.40 Dr. Szilvia Horvat, National University of Public Service (Hungary)
Political Theory on Classical Grounds: A Methodological Reflection
11.00 Jan Molina, University of Warsaw (Poland)
Hellenic Humanism and the Threat of Populism: Kroński’s Phenomenology of Fascism and its Contemporary Significance
11.20 Coffee Break
11.50 Prof. Irina Deretić, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Was Plato Right in his Criticism of Democracy?
12.10 Dr. Pandeleimon Hionidis, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Europe as a Model and a Critical Observer, 1877 – 1878: Notions of Europeanness in 19th Century Greece
12.30 Discussion
Afternoon Session
17.00 Keynote lecture
Prof. Giovanni Giorgini, University of Bologna (Italy)
Aristotle’s Notion of Political Education in the Context of Contemporary Liberal Democracies
17.30 Jungfu Wong, University of Cambridge (UK)
Genealogy of Eudaimonia: Greek Philosophical Definition of Ethic Pleasure through the Concept of Polis
17.50 Coffee Break
18.10 Irina-Maria Tamasan, Independent Researcher (Romania)
Freedom and Truth: The Concept of Parrhesia
18.30 Discussion
19.00 FOLKLORE DANCE
Wednesday, 02 October
Morning Session
10.00 Tamara Plećaš, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
The Cynic and the Stoic Cosmopolis
10.20 Matija Stojanović, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Was Plato a Fascist?
10.40 Prof. Alexander A. Lvov, Saint Petersburg State University (Russia)
Did the Ancient Greeks Have a Worldview? A Comparative Inquiry into the History of the Concept
11.00 Prof. Debika Saha, University of North Bengal (India)
Athenian Politics and the Philosopher’s Role: An Analysis
11.20 Coffee Break
11.50 Burç İdem Dincel, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
“The Most Continuous Activity” and Aristotle’s (Un)bound Theory of Tragedy
12.10 Dr. Michael Fournier, Dalhousie University (Canada)
Epicurean Justice
12.30 Discussion
Afternoon Session
17.00 Keynote lecture
Prof. Leo Catana, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Plato on Recognition of Political Leaders: The Importance of Mirrored Character Traits
17.30 Dr. Aikaterini Lefka, University of Liège (Belgium)
The City’s “Good Life” in Ancient Greek Thought, From the Origins to Socrates
17.50 Coffee Break
18.10 Prof. Dušan Krcunović, University of Montenegro (Montenegro)
The Hellenic Idea of ἀγών and Modern Competitiveness
18.30 Discussion
FREE EVENING
Thursday, 03 October
Morning Session
10.00 Carlo Delle Donne, University of Rome “Sapienza” (Italy)
God, Rulers and Imitation in Plutarch’s Political Philosophy
10.20 Dr. Elena Irrera, University of Bologna (Italy)
Human Bonds within Organic Wholes: Aristotle’s Contribution towards a Contemporary Theory of Solidarity
10.40 Dr. Ion Soteropoulos, Apeiron Center Paris (France)
The Future of Education and Science: The Development of Synthetic Intelligence as a Means to Realize a Global Society in Perpetual Peace and Justice
11.00 Dr. Bogdana Koljević, Institute for Political Research (Serbia)
Ancient Democracy as True Democracy of Contemporary Europe
11.20 Coffee Break
11.50 Ákos Tussay, Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Hungary)
The Description of the Ideal Ruler in the Pseudo-Pythagorean Περὶ Βασιλείας Treatises
12.10 Dr. Suvi Kuokkanen, University of Oulu (Finland)
Justifications of Exclusion from the Polis in Classical and Hellenistic Greek Political Philosophy
12.30 Discussion
Afternoon Session
17.00 Keynote lecture
Prof. Nicholas D. Smith, Lewis & Clark College (USA)
Pity the Tyrant
17.30 Dr. Jonathan Dronsfield, Institute of Art Research Brussels (Belgium)
Lesson of Light: Camus, Heidegger and the Idea of Europe
17.50 Dr. Vladimir Cvetković, Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory (Serbia)
The 20th Century Serbian Orthodox Church Clerics between the Ideal of Democracy and a Critique of Europe
18.10 Dr. Catherine Mandroni, European School of Brussels III (Belgium)
The Notions of “Kallos” and “Kosmos” and their Fulfillment in “Polis”: The Everlasting Paradigm of Ancient Greece
18.30 Discussion
19.00 Closing Remarks
20.00 FAREWELL DINNER (Location to be Announced)
Friday, 04 October
BOAT CRUISE OF THE BOKA BAY