Lecture Series: Thinking Pluralisms

Pluralism is a powerful and ambivalent concept. Pluralism of knowledge, culture, and values is declared a political aim necessary to address pressing contemporary societal challenges. At the same time, people use pluralism to defend forms of relativism that undermine a sense of and commitment to a just common world. ETH Knowledge Section convenes the Thinking Pluralisms lecture series to investigate the forms, histories, and significance of epistemic, cultural, and normative pluralisms today.

Thinking Pluralisms # 7

Decentralising Universalism
Decentralisation of Multiculturalism

A conversation between Louis-Philippe Dalembert, Nadia Mazouz, and Andreas Kilcher

Louis-Philippe Dalembert
Louis-Philippe Dalembert is a visiting professor of French literature and culture at ETH Zurich. He is known for his novels, short stories, poems and essays, which he has written in French and Haitian Creole. His works bear witness to his ability to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

Nadia Mazouz
Nadia Mazouz is a physicist and philosopher. Her research focuses on fundamental issues in practical philosophy and applied moral issues. She is a professor of practical philosophy at ETH Zurich.

Andreas Kilcher
Andreas Kilcher is Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on the history of Jewish literature and culture, literature and the history of knowledge, as well as Kabbalah and occultism. His most recent works are dedicated to Franz Kafka.

Language of the event: French with automatic translation into English.

Date and time: Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 18:15h

Location: ETH Zurich, Clausiusstrasse 59, RZ F 21

Everyone is welcome!

The lecture series is organized by the Knowledge Section of the D-GESS.