Welcome to the 2021 International Conference on Covid-19 and the Givens of Existence: A Transnational Dialogue About Global Response. This conference brings together existential thinkers and practitioners across the globe from a variety of existential orientations to present and dialogue about how various geographical regions have responded to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Of course being existentialists, we view our experience through the existential frame and this online conference is designed to create a platform where we can share our reflections with a global audience. The conference will take place during the entire month of August 2021 and will consists of both keynote speeches and roundtable discussions which will be live-streamed during the weekends. In additions, taking our inspiration from TED Talks, in place of breakout presentations, conference participants will have the opportunity to watch pre-recorded video presentations from across the globe. These pre-recorded videos can be thought of as time-capsules where contributors can record a video capturing their reflections during the pandemic to be shared with conference attendees and kept for posterity. Both the keynote speeches and pre-recorded videos will focus on each of the following four givens of existence which will comprise of the following four weekly themes: Freedom, Relatedness, Meaning, and Finitude.
会议日程 (Click on the links below for a detailed schedule)
August 2 – 8, 2021: Freedom
- 主旨演讲和圆桌讨论 (August 7 and 8, 2021)
- 预先录制的视频演示
August 9 – 15, 2021: Relatedness
- Keynote Presentations and Roundtable Discussions (August 14 and 15, 2021)
- 预先录制的视频演示
August 16 – 22, 2021: Meaning
- Keynote Presentations and Roundtable Discussions (August 21 and 22, 2021)
- 预先录制的视频演示
August 23 – 29, 2021: Finitude
- Keynote Presentations and Roundtable Discussions (August 28 and 29, 2021)
- 预先录制的视频演示