Open Society, Friendship, and Trust (fwd)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:45:37 +0000 From: notturno(a)magnet.at To: George Kampis <gk(a)hps.elte.hu> Subject: Open Society, Friendship, and Trust Open Society, Friendship, and Trust II Funded by the Higher Education Support Program of The Open Society Institute Is open society an ideal that we cannot achieve, or a reality from which we cannot escape? What are the `reactionary' attempts to return to tribalism reacting against? Is tribalism necessarily bad? Is friendship impossible in an open society, or something that is protected by it? How do institutions differ from collectives? Is rule of law really a better alternative than friendship? Does freedom depend upon good institutions, or upon the individuals that man them? Is democracy enough to make a society open? Is free market a necessary component? Does trust facilitate open society, or is it an impediment to it? Should we make friendship and trust our political ideals? How do open society and civil society differ? What are open and closed societies open and closed to? A workshop on `Open Society, Friendship, and Trust' will be held from 17-22 February at the Central European University in Budapest. This workshop will consist of a series of round-table discussions devoted to questions raised by Karl Popper's book The Open Society and Its Enemies. Philosophers and scientists with interests in these areas are encouraged to apply. `Open Society, Friendship, and Trust II' will be directed by Dr. Mark Notturno and Dr. Kira Viktorova. Travel to and accommodations in Budapest, plus a book allowance and a workshop participant's grant, are available for participants from Central and Eastern Europe. Those interested in participating should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Mark Notturno in (email: <notturno(a)magnet.at>at>. Tel: 43-1-315-7422. Fax: 43 - 1 - 315-7423) and a copy to Riccardo Chelleri in Budapest (email: <chellerir(a)yahoo.com>om>. Tel: 36-1-327-3000, ext. 3189. Fax: 36-1-327-3091.) Applications must be received no later than 10 January 1999.