Theme
Narrative practices matter to how we understand ourselves and others. Clarifying how they do so – how they can help or hinder such understanding and what other factors are involved – is vital in our efforts promote peaceful relations with one another. Bearing this in mind, this workshop explores the following four main themes:
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How do narrative practices instil knowledge and moral values in ways that a matter to how we understand ourselves and others? |
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How might socio-cultural practices matter and make difference to cognition? |
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How might getting better understanding of embodied and implicit attitudes help in our efforts to overcome differences and divisions between individuals and groups? |
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To what extent do narrative practices enable and limit our capacity to understand ourselves and others? |
Members of our local community will deliver the two opening sessions of the workshop. Other contributions will examine the conference themes from the perspective of academic philosophy, drawing on philosophy of mind and cognition; philosophy of psychology, philosophy of action, epistemology and ethics.
Schedule
09.30-10.00 |
Welcome, tea/coffee and opening words |
10.00-11.00 |
To be people for peaceJudith Hurley, member of Illawarra People for Peace, Director of Identity, Edmund Rice College |
11.00-12.00 |
“That you may know one another” (ref: Holy Quran)Sheikh Jamil El-Biza, Masjid As-Salaam, Wollongong |
12.00-13.00 |
Understanding reasons: Narratives not theoriesDaniel D. Hutto, University of Wollongong |
13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00-15.00 |
Understanding others, social identity and implicit bias Glenda Satne, University of Wollongong |
15.00-16.00 |
How culture changes what we seeInês Hipólito, University of Wollongong |
16.00-16.30 |
Tea / coffee break |
16.30-17.30 |
How to understand others (Without going mad)Constantine Sandis, University of Hertfordshire |
The event is funded by the School of Liberal Arts.
Registration
All are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee, but places may be limited due to restrictions on space. Please indicate interest for catering purposes, by emailing Teresa Crosland, tcroslan@uow.edu.au, Manager for the School of Liberal Arts, with the subject line ‘UONP’.
