A didactic conference on philosophy at Paderborn University
On 14 November, a philosophy didactics conference on the topic of "Democracy under pressure - current threats to political basics in philosophy lessons" will take place in the L building at Paderborn University. It starts at 9.30 am with a stand-up café in the foyer of the L building. The subsequent lectures and workshops will take place in room L 1.202. The conference will end at 3.45 p.m. with a closing ceremony and the issue of training certificates. Registrations - stating whether you wish to attend the conference in person or digitally - should be sent to: michael.kaup@uni-paderborn.de by 6 November.
The rise of right-wing populist tendencies in Germany and Europe has reached a level that appears to jeopardise democracy as we know it. Even more serious threats are spreading in the USA. There, for example, the achievements of the Enlightenment are being characterised and defamed as "dark". Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, Nick Land, Hans-Hermann Hoppe and others form an ideological network that supports Donald Trump and JD Vance in their anti-democratic policies. In order to be able to address the pressure on our democracy with pupils, it is important to understand the central moments of its crisis and explore the possibilities of resilience. Lectures by academics will contribute to this in the morning of the conference, while workshops in the afternoon will focus on concrete practical implementation in the classroom.
The PLAZ Professional School of Education can issue an advanced training certificate for participation in the conference.
Further information can be found on the event website.
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