Questions we hope to consider include but are not limited to the following:
- What is creation? What is implied in a relationship between creation and its creator?
- How is creativity related to rationality or intelligence? In what sense, if any, is creativity a distinctively human phenomenon?
- Do great works of art owe themselves to something like the “creative genius” of their creator? What is a properly artistic creation, if there is such a thing?
- In what ways can traditional and/or contemporary creative enterprises serve as “common ground” for constructive dialogue and mutual recognition amongst diverse people groups?
- Do human beings have an ethical obligation to be creative? Are there moral dangers associated with creativity?
Selected participants will have the opportunity to present their own work before peers and receive feedback from ICS Junior and Senior Members, making connections and “learning the ropes” of the scholarly enterprise at the graduate or professional level. The workshop is a great opportunity for outstanding undergraduate students who might be interested in deepening existing lines of research and pursuing new ones with guidance from budding and established scholars in disciplines such as philosophy, theology, religious studies, etc.
The workshop will be held May 16-19 and the call for papers deadline is February 1, 2017. Please follow the link below for further details.
Undergraduate Workshop
