Multatuli-lecture
p/a de Beriotstraat 26
3000 Leuven
Phone 016/32.37.87
Fax 016/32.37.88
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Multatuli Lecture 2009 |
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 On Monday May 25, Sari Nusseibeh spoke on 'Identity and Conflict'. The full text of the lecture delivered by honorary doctor Sari Nusseibeh on May 25 is now available in English and will be translated into Dutch for publication in Ethische Perspectieven this coming fall.
The Multatuli Lecture 2009 has been organised by the Centre for Ethics and Metaforum Leuven.
On February 2 Sari Nusseibeh received an honorary doctorate of the K.U.Leuven and UCL because of his views on peace and dialogue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is a philosopher, political activist and rector of the Al-Quds University (Jerusalem).
For more information, please contact Veerle Achten, veerle.achten@oce.kuleuven.be or 016 32 37 87.
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Multatuli lecture |
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 The Multatuli lecture is a joint Dutch-Flemish initiative, supported by the European Centre for Ethics at the KULeuven and the Multatuli Lecture Foundation in collaboration with the city of Leuven; the province of Flemish Brabant and various socio-cultural groups.
The topic of the 'Mutatuli Lectures' touches on multiculturalism, and attempts to adress questions such as `under what circumstances will cultural confrontation lead to enrichment rather than antagonism?´, ìn what way is culture exploited for political ends?´, and `what role can culture play in the development of democratic relations?´
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Multatuli Lecture 2005: Focus on the dynamics of Africa |
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 For the 2005 Multatuli Lecture, the K.U.Leuven Centre for Ethics puts the focus on Africa.
From 21 - 24 March, the K.U.Leuven Centre for Ethics organised a series of public lectures, discussions, films, concerts and exhibitions. This deliberate choice reflects a concern that Europeans perhaps too often take a distanced or even negative view towards what is happening in Africa.
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Multatuli-lecture 2003 |
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 The coexistence of people with diverse cultural backgrounds has many aspects, some of which are clearly objectifiable, some of which are not.
The clearly objectifiable aspects include facts about political representation, levels of education, housing and employment, recognition of religion, knowledge of the official language, and facts regarding communication among people from different cultural backgrounds.
At the 2003 Multatuli Lecture, we would like to hear from someone who has experience of a society where the critical point was reached. We would like to ask what should have been done in order to avoid matters reaching such a point. Therefore we invited David Grossman.
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Multatuli-lecture 2001 |
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 The biennial Multatuli Lecture 2001 has been held in Leuven on May 12th, 2001.
In her paper, “Anxiety and Uncertainty in Modern Society”, Mary Douglas, one of the keynote speakers at the conference, puts forward the view that certainty is only possible when uncertainty is held in check by some kind of institution.
Robert Putnam was the second keynote speaker. Robert Putnam’s ‘Making Democracy Work’ has provoked an enormous amount of research on this societal resource. It has become customary to make a distinction between network and attitudinal approaches of social capital, focusing on individual network positions and the role of civic attitudes respectively.
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Multatuli-lecture 1999 |
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 One of Prof. Walzer's most fascinating contributions to the field of political theory is his introduction of the concept of `complex equality'.
In Spheres of Justice, he defines this concept as follows: “In formal terms, complex equality means that no citizen's standing in one sphere or with regard to one social good can be undercut by his standing in some other sphere, with regard to some other good.
To achieve a situation of complex equality, Prof. Walzer proposes a system of blocked exchanges: it should be avoided that goods obtained in one sphere are exchanged to obtain goods in another sphere.
Prof. Walzer states that this system of complex equality will lead to a more egalitarian distribution of social goods.
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Multatuli-lecture 1997 |
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 'Multiculturality and Democracy' was the theme of the Multatuli-lecture 1997, organised by the Eurpean Centre For Ethics. Guestspreaker was Michael J. Sandel.
Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught political philosophy since 1980.
Sandel teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in contemporary political philosophy, including "Ethics and Biotechnology," "Markets, Morals, and Law," and "Globalization and Its Discontents."
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