Conference
Nexus Conference 2008 -
14 June 2008
09.30 – 18.00
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Identity Please!
Full videos
Who are we, and who do we want to be? What makes us into a society? Can we make do, must we make do with only political and social values, or do we also need cultural values to determine our identity? If we do, what values are these, and what significance do they have for life in a multicultural society? What is still specifically European about European humanism in such a society? Why does our identity seem to be continually shrinking (limiting itself to nation, family, group) instead of expanding (making us Europeans, world citizens)? And what role can be assigned to religious values in a secular society? Should minorities be allowed to publicly live out the teachings of their religions? What future is there for a Europe without a European spirit?
Speakers

George Steiner

Francis Fukuyama

Daniela Bini

David Dubal

Michael Ignatieff

Jonathan Israel

Allan Janik

Gabriel Josipovici

Paul W. Kahn

Lewis Lockwood

Nicholas Mann

Avishai Margalit

Peter Pulzer

Sarah Rothenberg

Roger Scruton

Bassam Tibi

Vladimir Tismaneanu

Adam Zamoyski
