Reason, Power, and History
The Philosophical Foundations of Critical Theory
Keynote Speaker: Amy Allen, Dartmouth college
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
March 30 – 31, 2011
9:00-9:30am
Breakfast
9:30-10:00am
Jackson Hoerth, Safety of the Present: History as Dynamic Sublime
10-10:45am
Response from Rebecca Longtin and Discussions
10:45-11:15am
Nicholas Rogerson, Marx and Adorno on Critique: The Activity of Thinking
11:15am-12:00
Response from Mark Fagiano and Discussions
Lunch
1:00-1:30pm
Nicholas Chambers, End of Emancipation: Present-Day Practice and Theory in Adorno’s Late Works
1:30-2:15pm
Response from David Pena-Guzman and Discussion
2:15-2:45pm
Mladjo Ivanovic, Philosophy Beyond Suffering: Why Adorno’s Social Criticism is Still Relevant Today
2:45-3:30pm
Response from Katherine Schweitzer and Discussion
3:30-4:00pm
Afternoon Coffee and Wrap Up