CFP: International Conference "Philosophy of Dialogue in Russian, German, and Jewish Thought," Saint-Petersburg State University, May 26-28, 2019, deadline March 15, 2020

Saint-Petersburg State University The Department of Jewish Culture, International Conference, "Philosophy of Dialogue in Russian, German, and Jewish Thought," May 26-28, 2019

Call for Papers

Following the success of conferences on Jewish thought in 2017, 2018, and 2019 the Department of Jewish Culture of Saint-Petersburg State University, in collaboration with the International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will host a three-day conference «Philosophy of Dialogue in Russian, German, and Jewish Thought».

The aim of the conference is to examine an essential issue of Jewish thought, meaningful throughout the entire history of Jewish philosophy - dialogism and dialogical approach. The topic of the conference provides an overview of the broadest spectrum of Jewish philosophical teachings, both in chronological and spatial terms, in internal and external connections.

In the 2020 conference we intend to address the philosophy of dialogue as a point of collaboration and interaction betweeen teh Russian, German, and Jewish intellectual tradition. Dialogism is deeply rooted in the Russian culture as attested by Dostoevskiy and Bakhtin. Dialogical thought in Germany includes extremely rich heritage of works and ideas of Ludwig Feuerbach, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Ferdinand Ebner, Martin Buber, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy. In the Jewish thought the Bible and Talmud bear the Dialogism and dialogical approach to core theological and philosophical issues. Jewish philosophy and mysticism continue the approach. Accordingly, studies on Dialogism allows to treat inter-cultural and inter-philosophical dialogues, exchanges, conflicts and interactions.

Conference sessions will be divided chronologically and thematically.

The conference will address the following topics:

The journal Judaica Petropolitana (judaica-petropolitana.philosophy.spbu.ru) may publish participants' papers extended to a standard article length.

Working languages: English, Hebrew, Russian.

The deadline for application is March 15, 2020.

Timeline and place: Saint-Petersburg, Mendeleevskaya line 5, Institute of Philosophy, May 26-28, 2020.

Please complete your paper proposal with the following information:

1. Full name

2. E-mail

3. Country

4. Telephone

5. Current institution and/or academic affiliation

6. Academic degree / year of study)

7. Title of the paper

8. Language of the paper

9. Technical equipment for your paper(in case you need it)

10. Abstract of the paper (up to 300-400 words)

For further information and paper proposals please contact to Ilya Dvorkin [idvorkin@mail.ru], Igor Kaufman [kaufman.igor.s@gmail.com] (please mail to both of them)

Contact Info of the conference team:

Dr. Prof. Igor Tantlevskij, Chair of the Department of Jewish Culture, Chair of the Conference Organizing Commitee

Ilya Dvorkin, Co-Chair of the Conference Organizing Commitee

Dr. Igor Kaufman