5o ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΣ
5o ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΣ
«Η ΗΘΙΚΗ ΣΤΟ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΙΔΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΒΙΟ ΥΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΡΙΣΜΑ
ΤΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΑΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΝΕΩΤΕΡΗΣ ΔΙΑΝΟΗΣΗΣ»
5TH INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE
“ETHICS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPHERES:
ANCIENT GREEK AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES”
Conference Venue - Τόπος διεξαγωγής:
Hellenic Community Hall of Pretoria – SAHETI Schools, Johannesburg - University of Pretoria
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΥ
Wednesday 30 April 2008 (Hellenic Community Hall of Pretoria)
16h30 – 18h00 Registration and Refreshments - Εγγραφή Συνέδρων
Welcome addresses-Προσφωνήσεις – 18h00 – 18h45
Programme Facilitator: Mrs Katy Katopodis (News Editor, Radio 702)
Professor Anastasios Ladikos
(President of South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, SASGPH)
Mrs Ekaterini Loupas (Chargé d’ Affairs, Hellenic Embassy of Greece in South Africa, Pretoria)
Her Worship Dr Gwen Ramokgopa (Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality)
Professor Mandla Makhanya (Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of South Africa)
Professor Konstantine Boudouris (President of International Association of Greek Philosophy, Honorary President of SASGPH)
Mr Nick Efthimiadis (President - Hellenic Community of Pretoria)
Mr Harry Gouvelis (Co-ordinator, World Council of Hellenes Abroad, Africa Middle-East Region)
Evening Session–Βραδυνή Συνεδρία 18h45 – 20h30
Chairperson: Professor Anastasios Ladikos
Secretaries: Iro Boudouri, Maria Koraki
Adv George Bizos (Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Ethics, Law and Business
Ηθική, Νόμος και Επιχειρήσεις
Professor Konstantine Boudouris (Department of Philosophy, University of Athens)
The Ethics of Labour: Competitiveness and Ethics. Special Reference to Hesiod’s Works and Days
Η Ηθική της Εργασίας: Ανταγωνιστικότητα και Ηθική με Αναφορά στον Ησίοδο
Professor Wesley Cragg (Business Ethics, York University, Toronto, Canada)
Plato, Business and the Challenge of Moral Leadership
Πλάτων, Επιχειρήσεις και η Πρόκληση για μια Ηθική Ηγεσία
Professor Deon Rossouw (Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria)
Aristotle in the Modern Corporation?
Ο Αριστοτέλης στις Σύγχρονες Εταιρικές Ενώσεις;
20h30 – 22h00 Reception sponsored by the Hellenic Community of Pretoria
Δεξίωση της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Πρετορίας προς τιμήν των Συνέδρων
Thursday 1 May 2008 (SAHETI, JOHANNESBURG)
09h00 Chairperson: Professor Konstantine Boudouris (Philosophy, University of Athens)
Secretaries: Nitsa Ladikos & Amalia Tribampouki
Welcome address – Προσφώνηση: Mr Manoli Rodokanakis, President of the Federation of the Hellenic Communities & Societies of South Africa
Welcome address – Προσφώνηση: Mrs Lemonia Plakidou-Kriatsotou, Co-ordinator of Hellenic Education for Africa
Welcome address – Προσφώνηση: His Eminence Seraphim, Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria
Session 1: Business ethics
09h20 Professor Andrew Domanski (School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand)
Plato’s Ethical Healing in Modern Business
Η Πλατωνική Ηθική Θεραπεία στη Σύγχρονη Επιχείρηση
09h50 Dr Manasvini Yogi (Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi)
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Ηθική και Εταιρική Κοινωνική Υπευθυνότητα
10h10 Gerasimos Rentifis (Philosophy, University of Athens)
Stoic understanding of duty and work relationships
Η Στωική αντίληψη για το καθήκον και τις εργασιακές σχέσεις
10h25 Discussion - Συζήτηση
10h45 Break -Διάλειμμα-Tea/Coffee
Session 2: Environment and Education
Chairperson: Professor Chibueze Udeani (University of Salzburg, Austria)
Secretaries: Irene Roos & Gerasimos Rentifis
11h15 Professor Debika Saha (University of North Bengal, Kolkata, India)
Global environmental ethics and local contents of action
Οικουμενική περιβαλλοντική ηθική και το περιεχόμενο της τοπικής δράσεως
11h35 Dr Sophia Boudouri (Philosophy, Athens)
Τhe global ecological good and the corporate responsibility
Το οικουμενικό οικολογικό αγαθό και η εταιρική ευθύνη
11h50 Dr Alexandros Theodoridis (Democritus University of Thrace)
The retreat into private life of the individual, the decline of public life and the role of education
Η ιδιωτικοποίηση του ατόμου, η παρακμή του δημοσίου βίου και το έργο της εκπαίδευσης
12h10 Discussion – Συζήτηση
12h30 Lunch - Γεύμα
Session 3: Business, Law, and Politics
Chairperson: Professor Wesley Cragg (York University, Toronto, Canada)
Secretaries: Sophia Boudouri & Lorraine Van Zyl
14h00 Professor Tobias Louw (Philosophy, University of Fort Hare)
The value and use of Socratic principles for integrity training in organizations
Η αξία και η χρησιμότητα των Σωκρατικών αρχών για την ακεραιότητα στην εκπαίδευση στους οργανισμούς
14h20 Anneli Douglas (Philosophy, University of Pretoria)
Towards a model for corporate travel compliance
Προς ένα πρότυπο για εταιρική ταξιδιωτική υποχρέωση
14h40 Dr Panagiota Xirogianni (School of Air Force, Athens)
The relation of law and equality to Stoics
Η σχέση του νόμου και της ισότητας στους Στωικούς
14h55 Nicoletta Zagka (Philosophy, University of Athens)
Human passions and labour
Τα ανθρώπινα πάθη και η εργασία
15h10 Dr Vassiliki Panagiotopoulou (Classics, University of Athens)
The value of work in Greek proverbs
H αξία της εργασίας κατά τις ελληνικές παροιμίες
15h25 Discussion – Συζήτηση
15h45 Tea / Coffee - Διάλειμμα
16h00 Concert – Κοντσέρτο - Ubuhle Besintu – The Beauty of Culture
17h30 Dinner - Δείπνον
Friday 2 May 2008 (Conference Hall - University of Pretoria)
Session 1: Religion 09h00 – 10h30
Chairperson: Professor Andrew Domanski
Secretaries: Michelle De Neuilly-Rice & Vassiliki Panagiotopoulou
09h00 Professor Chibueze Udeani (University of Salzburg, Austria)
Traditional African Spirituality and Ethics - A Panacea to Leadership Crisis and Corruption in Africa?
Παραδοσιακή Αφρικανική Πνευματικότητα και Ηθική-Πανάκεια για την Κρίση Ηγεσίας και τη Διαφθορά στην Αφρική;
09h30 Dr Pavlos Michaelides (Philosophy, University of Nicosia)
Ethics and the Divine: Inflections of Otherness in Socrates and Levinas
Η Ηθική και το Θείο: Κλίσεις του Άλλου στον Σωκράτη και στον Λεβινάς
09h50 Dr Johan Strijdom (Religious Studies, Unisa)
Paul, the Stoics and human rights
Ο Παύλος, οι Στωικοί και τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα
10h10 Discussion – Συζήτηση
10h30 Break—Διάλειμμα-Tea/Coffee
Session 2: Politics 11h00 – 12h40
Chairperson: Dr Johan Strijdom (Religious Studies, Unisa)
Secretaries: Velani Mtshali & Nicoletta Zaga
11h00 Dr Michael Cloete (Philosophy, Unisa)
Plato and the modern African State: Some thoughts on the question of justice.
Ο Πλάτων και το σύγχρονο Αφρικανικό Κράτος: Σκέψεις για το θέμα της δικαιοσύνης.
11h20 Dr Sira Dambe (English Studies, Unisa)
Receiving the ethics of power: Plato, Ficino and the education of a ruler
Η ηθική της δυνάμεως: Ο Πλάτων, ο Φικίνος και η εκπαἰδευση του ηγεμόνος
11h40 Professor Irina Mitina (South Federal University, Russia)
Contemporary forms of inequality
Σύγχρονες μορφές ανισότητος
12h00 Professor Ivan Kaltchev (Philosophy, Sofia, Bulgaria)
The Universal and National as Values and Models of Development
Το Καθολικό και το Εθνικό ως Αξίες και Πρότυπα Ανάπτυξης
12h20 Discussion – Συζήτηση
12h45 Lunch - Γεύμα
Session 3: Ethics 14h00 – 15h40
Chairperson: Professor Chibueze Udeani (University of Salzburg, Austria)
Secretaries: Nicola Van der Merwe & Nick Loupos
14h00 Dr Joanne Lekea (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Ethics in the Global Era: The Case of Humanitarian Assistance
Η Ηθική της Οικουμενικής Εποχής: Η Περίπτωση της Ανθρωπιστικής Βοήθειας
14h20 Jason van Niekerk (University of the Witwatersrand)
Eudaimonia and Ngabantu
14h40 Professor Piet Kruger (Psychology, Unisa)
Professional codes of conduct and the virtue of conscientious rule-following
Οι Επαγγελματικοί κώδικες συμπεριφοράς και η αρετή του ακολουθείν συνειδητά τους κανόνες
15h00 Mariana Kruger ( SARETI [South African Research Ethics Training Initiative], Department of Paediatrics, Kalafong hospital and University of Pretoria) & Ute Feucht (Department of Paediatrics, Kalafong hospital and University of Pretoria)
Parental HAART refusal in HIV paediatric practice – Important for an ethical agenda for health promotion
Γονική ΗΑΑRΤ άρνησις στην ΗΙV παιδιατρική πρακτική – Η σημασία ηθικής διάταξης για προώθηση υγείας
15h20 Discussion – Συζήτηση
15h45 Closing Remarks – Κλείσιμο του Συνεδρίου
19h00 Dinner – Δείπνον - Cafe 41
Saturday, 3 May 2008 – POST CONFERENCE TOUR
HONOURARY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
HE Mr Aristidis Sandis, Ambassador of Greece in Pretoria
Mrs Ekaterini Loupas, Chargé d’ Affairs, Hellenic Embassy of Greece in South Africa, Pretoria
Mr Panayiotis Saris, Consul General of Greece in Johannesburg
HE Mr Argyros Antoniou, High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus in Pretoria
HW Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Mrs Lemonia Plakidou-Kriatsotou, Co-ordinator of Hellenic Education for Africa
Mr Manoli Rodokanakis, President of the Federation of the Hellenic Communities & Societies of South Africa
His Eminence Seraphim, Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa
Archimandrite Father Michael Visvinis, Parish Priest of Pretoria, South Africa
Mr Harry Gouvelis, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), Co-ordinator of the Africa Middle-East Region
Mr Nick Efthimiadis, President - Hellenic Community of Pretoria
Advocate George Bizos, Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Professor Mandla Makhanya, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of South Africa
Professor Konstantine Boudouris, President of International Association of Greek Philosophy
Professor Wesley Cragg, President of Transparency International, Canada
Professor Deon Rossouw, Head of the Philosophy Department, University of Pretoria
Professor Chibueze Udeani, University of Salzburg, Austria
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Ladikos Anastasios, President of the South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, SASGPH
Loupos Nick, Conference Coordinator, University of Pretoria, South Africa
De Neuilly Rice Michelle, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa
Gouvelis Harry, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), Co-ordinator of the Africa Middle-East Region
Ladikos Nitsa, Medical Student, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Mtshali Velani, Executive Member of the South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH)
Oelofse Amanda, Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
Papatheophilou Barbara-Ava, Cultural Attaché of the African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH)
Papatheophilou Vassilios, Executive Officer of the Greek South African Cultural Interactions Association (GSACIA)
Strijdom Johan, Doctor of Religious Studies, University of South Africa
Tzouganatos Athanasia, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE)
Roos Irene, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa
Van der Merwe Nicola, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa
Van Zyl Lorraine, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa
LIST OF DELEGATES - ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΩΝ
Bizos George, Advocate, Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Boudouris Konstantine, President of the International Association of Greek Philosophy, Honorary President of SASGPH.
Boudouri Iro, French Lecturer, Athens, Greece.
Boudouri Sophia, Doctor of Philosophy, Athens, Greece.
Cloete Michael, Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Africa.
Cragg Wesley, Professor of Business Ethics, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Dambe Sira, Dr., English Studies, University of South Africa.
De Neuilly Rice Michelle, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa.
Domanski Andrew, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Douglas Anneli, Lecturer, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Efthimiadis Nick, President of the Hellenic Community of Pretoria, South Africa.
Gouvelis Harry, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), Co-ordinator of the Africa Middle-East Region.
Kaltchev Ivan, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Katopodis Katy, Programme Facilitator, News Editor, Radio 702, South Africa.
Koraki Maria, Lawyer, Athens.
Kruger Mariana, Professor, South African Research Ethics Training Initiative (SARETI), Kalafong Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa
Kruger Pieter, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Africa.
Ladikos Anastasios, President of the South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, SASGPH.
Ladikos Nitsa, Medical Student, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Lekea Joanne, Dr., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Loupas Ekaterini, Chargé d’ Affairs, Hellenic Embassy of Greece in South Africa.
Loupos Nick, Conference Co-ordinator, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Louw Tobias, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare. South Africa.
Makhanya Mandla, Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of South Africa.
Michaelides Pavlos, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
Mitina Irina, Professor, South Federal University, Russia.
Mtshali Velani, Executive Member of the South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH).
Panagiotopoulou Vassiliki, Doctor of Classics, University of Athens, Greece.
Papatheophilou Barbara-Ava, Cultural Attaché of the African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH).
Papatheophilou Vassilios, Executive Officer of the Greek South African Cultural Interactions Association (GSACIA).
Plakidou-Kriatsotou Lemonia, Co-ordinator of Hellenic Education for Africa.
Ramokgopa Gwen, Dr., Her Worship the Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.
Rentifis Gerasimos, Philosophy Post-Graduate Student, University of Athens. Greece.
Rodokanakis Manolis, Chairman of the Federation of Hellenic Communities and Associations of South Africa.
Roos Irene, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa.
Rossouw Deon, Professor, Head of the Philosophy Department, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Saha Debika, Professor, University of North Bengal, Kolkata.
His Eminence Seraphim, Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa.
Strijdom Johan, Doctor of Religious Studies, University of South Africa.
Theodoridis Alexandros, Doctor of Philosophy, Democritus University of Thrace. Greece.
Tribampouki Amalia, Philosophy Post-Graduate student, University of Athens. Greece.
Tzouganatos Athanasia, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE).
Udeani Chibueze, Assistant Professor, University of Salzburg, Austria.
Van der Merwe Nicola, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa.
Van Niekerk Jason, Doctoral Student, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Van Zyl Lorraine, Assistant Lecturer, University of South Africa.
Xirogianni Panagiota, Doctor of Philosophy, School of Air Force, Athens, Greece.
Yogi Manasvini, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi, India.
Zagka Nicoletta, Post-Graduate Student Philosophy, University of Athens, Greece.