Conference
Nexus Conference 2008 -
14 June 2008
09.30 – 18.00
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Identity Please!
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