CFP: "Nietzsche and Phenomenology," Annual Conference, British Society for Phenomenology, St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, April 3-5, 2009.

Update 2 (January 25, 2009): The programme, etc. is available here: http://britishphenomenology.com/Conference.aspx. Update (December 20, 2008): (See the new dates above.) The Programme is now available: Ullrich Haase (Manchester Metropolitan University), ‘History: Heidegger on Nietzsche’s 2nd Untimely Meditation’ David Krell (Depaul University), ‘Nietzsche in Derrida's Politiques de l'amitié’ Will McNeill (Depaul University), ‘The Descent of Philosophy: On the Nietzschean Legacy in Heidegger's Phenomenology’ Graham Parkes (University College Cork), ‘Nietzsche on Experiencing the Natural World - As It Really Is?’ Andrea Rehberg (Bilkent University), ‘Nietzsche and Merleau-Ponty: Physiology, Body, Flesh’ John Sallis (Boston College), ‘Perspectives on Shining: Nietzsche and Beyond’ Jim Urpeth (Greenwich University), ‘The Phenomenology of Religious Life; Nietzsche and Bergson’ Book Discussion Session: Prof Douglas Burnham (Staffordshire University)and tbc will discuss Jill Marsden’s book After Nietzsche (Palgrave) Jill Marsden (University of Bolton) will respond. Original Post (June 23, 2008) Nietzsche has been important for many thinkers in the phenomenological tradition, yet the relation between his work and phenomenology remains very much in question. This conference will examine both phenomenological readings of Nietzsche and the influence of Nietzsche on phenomenology. If there are connections between Nietzschean thought and phenomenology, what form do they take? Can Nietzsche be seen as a phenomenologist, or is phenomenological method fundamentally different from his way of thinking? What links can be drawn between Nietzsche’s genealogical method and any of the various forms of phenomenology practised today? In what respects are Nietzsche’s hermeneutics those of phenomenology: for example, is a ‘physician’ of culture still a phenomenologist, and if so, how? In dealing with the theme of ‘Nietzsche and Phenomenology’ it is impossible to ignore Heidegger’s monumental study of Nietzsche. But is it still the paradigm for phenomenological approaches to Nietzsche? By assessing Nietzsche’s relation to the various phenomenological projects of the 20th and 21st centuries, the conference aims to reconsider the parameters of phenomenology itself – what it aspired to be in the past, and what its validity is for us today. Speakers:

• Ulli Haase (Manchester Metropolitan University)
• David Farrell Krell (DePaul University)
• Jill Marsden (University of Bolton)
• Will McNeill (DePaul University)
• David Parkes (University College Cork)
• Andrea Rehberg (Bilkent University)
• John Sallis (Boston College)
• Jim Urpeth (University of Greenwich)

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Further information, including registration details, will appear on the web-site of the British Society for Phenomenology in due course: see, http://www.britishphenomenology.com/.