Open Society, Friendship, and Trust (fwd) - koglist

1 Dec 1998

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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:45:37 +0000
From: notturno(a)magnet.at
To: George Kampis &lt;gk(a)hps.elte.hu&gt;
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: &lt;notturno(a)magnet.at&gt;at>.  Tel: 43-1-315-7422.
Fax: 43 - 1 - 315-7423) and a copy to Riccardo Chelleri in Budapest (email:
&lt;chellerir(a)yahoo.com&gt;om>.  Tel: 36-1-327-3000, ext. 3189. Fax:
36-1-327-3091.) Applications must be received no later than 10 January 1999.