About this conference
CFP: Disclosure in Thought and Action Philosophical Perspectives on Political Narration and Democratic Prefiguration is a 2-day conference in Berlin, Germany on 21–22 Jan 2027. Abstract deadline: 16 Jan 2027. Organizer: philevents..
Democracy claims to struggle about public affairs through the power of language. Already in Plato’s Republic, political discourse takes two forms: as dialectical discourse, it draws on the power of logos; as narrative discourse, it draws on the power of mythos. While the former relies on proofs, deductions, and discursive necessities, the latter follows a logic of disclosure. The aim here is to make phenomena visible, to open up horizons, and to imagine alternatives. Myth tells stories, reveals perspectives, and highlights connections, thereby bringing things into view in new ways.