Conference
Past, Present and Future
The Idea of Europe
Are we in need of common values? And what would such European values represent? Can we still unproblematically use, or refer to, the traditions which once underpinned the ideal of European civilisation? Central aspects of present-day Europe, such as pluralism, national identities, and borders, were addressed in this seminar. From the perspective of the future of European civilisation, the question remains: what choices can we still make?
Speaker(s)
Rémi Brague
philosopher
Michael Brenner
expert in modern Jewish history
Benedetta Craveri
daughter of Benedetto Croce, specialized in French literature
Aleš Debeljak
cultural critic
Aleksa Djilas
writes on Yugoslavian history and politics
Louis Dupré
Catholic philosopher
Maxim Febuari
columnist, philosopher, writer
Hillel Fradkin
scholar of Islam
George Klein
oncologist and humanist
Farid Laroussi
French literature specialist
Pierre Manent
political philosopher in the French liberal tradition
Peter N. Miller
historian
Atzo Nicolaï
liberal politician
Fania Oz-Salzberger
Israeli professor in the history of ideas and political commentator
Diana Pinto
historian
Roger Scruton
conservative philosopher and art expert
Vladimir Tismaneanu
political theorist
Adam Zamoyski
historian of Poland and Europe
Karl Schlögel
Eastern Europe expert
Willem van Hasselt
philosopher, policy maker in international relations
Richard Bellamy
political scientist
Mabel van Oranje
peace and human rights advocate