CÍRCULO DE ESTUDIOS CUSANOS DE BUENOS AIRES,

SECCIÓN  ESTUDIOS DE FILOSOFÍA MEDIEVAL, UNIVERSIDAD  DE BUENOS AIRES,

 CUSANUS-INSTITUT, UNIVERSITÄT TRIER

 II International CusanUS Congress of Latin America

Cusanus’ conception of the relationship between identity and otherness

to be held in

BUENOS AIRES-

19th to 22nd AUGUST 2008

 Second circular: December 2007

The main topic of the Congress may fall into one of the following categories:

 I  Methaphysical and gnoseological perspectives

1. A. Identity and otherness in the tradition and in Cusanus’ sources

1. B. Identity and otherness in Cusanus’ philosophy

1. C. Identity and otherness: the influence of Cusanus’ thought.

 II. Political, ethical and religious perspectives

2. A. Identity and otherness in the tradition and in Cusanus’ sources

2. B. Identity and otherness in Cusanus’ philosophy

2. C. Identity and otherness: the influence of Cusanus’ thought.

The lectures should not exceed 30 minutes. To these a 10 minutes long question and answer section shall be added.

The deadline for the title and abstract (max. 200 words) submission is March 30, 2008 .

The official languages of the Congress are Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, French and Italian. However, we suggest preferring the Romance languages so as to favour the audience’s understanding.

If your require a formal invitation in order to obtain at home help on your travel expenses, please send us your requests together with your post adress.

We are trying to obtain help to cover the lodging expenses. We shall inform you about it in due course.

Secretary: Luisa Martino

Information: loscusanos@yahoo.com.ar