The cultural values of Europe

Colloquium series on the fundamental questions of life

March 26, 2004
18.00 – Opening Klaus Wiegandt Opening of the colloquium
18.30 – Lecture: How are values created? Hans Joas
March 27, 2004
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The Place of the Gods- The “Axial Age” as the Discovery of Transcendence Shmuel N. Eisenstadt
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Greco-Roman Tradition Christian Meier
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The Value of Interiority Kurt Flasch
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 28, 2004
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: How Europe found its diversity Michael Borgolte
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Rationality – The specific feature of Europe? Wolfgang Schluchter
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Enlightenment and the Sattelzeit Reinhart Koselleck
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 29, 2004
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The Value of Freedom Orlando Patterson
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Jewish-Christian Tradition Wolfgang Huber
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The Affirmation of Ordinary Life Wolfgang Reinhard
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 30, 2004
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The value of self-realization Christoph Menke
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Dark Continent – Europe and Totalitarianism Mark Mazower
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Changing Values in Europe in the Light of … empirical social research Helmut Thome
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 31, 2004
09.00-11.00 a.m. – Lecture: Does Europe have a cultural identity? Peter Wagner Dieter Senghaas The reality of the culture wars
11.30-13.00 – Panel discussion Is the clash of civilizations inevitable? Values in the age of globalization Moderation: Gero von Boehm Participants: Hans Joas Gudrun Krämer Mark Mazower Dieter Senghaas Peter Wagner
1.00 p.m. – Closing remarks Klaus Wiegandt