Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting

Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting

THE BLUES, SOUL MUSIC
MARCH 12-16, 2015
MEMPHIS
WESTIN BEALE STREET

Known as one of the home places for the blues, and also for soul
music, our conference will be inspired by the complex history, dynamic
cultural life, and lived realities of Memphis, Tennessee. With our
starting point we not only ground the conference in the local
historicity of Memphis, but also reach back to the very beginnings of
philosophy, when it was literally soul music. For the ancient Greeks
µουσική (mousike) meant the art of the muses, and, with respect to
education was the foundation of all practices contributing to the
proper formation of the soul. In this sense, when we retrieve ‘music’
as µουσική (mousike), we find ourselves taking up the education of the
soul, or, perhaps, a soulful education. Working retrospectively and
prospectively within Memphis, we are seeking to make originary
philosophy of education at PES 2015. And so, as Cornel West has asked,
“Are you ready for that turning of the soul, that transformation?”
Blues paideia !

Eduardo M. Duarte (Hofstra), Program Chair

Deadline to submit papers (4500 words) and/or proposals for studio
sessions (1000 words) is November 1, 2014.

Any and all inquiries, as well as submissions, should be sent
electronically to PES2015Memphis@gmail.com.

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