On September 17, the University of Beira Interior will host the colloquium "On Truth and Lies in an Ethical and Political Sense," organized by Albano Pina and Hélder Telo. The sessions will take place in the Auditorium of the Wool Museum (UBI) and will feature presentations by Marta Faustino, José M. S. Rosa, António Bento, and Giuseppe Ballacci. The event will also be streamed via Zoom at the following link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/92664171480

PROGRAM

9:15 AM: Opening
9:30-10:30 AM: "Foucault, the Cynics, and the Scandal of 'True Life'" Marta Faustino (Nova University of Lisbon/IFILNOVA)
10:30-11:30 AM: "Philosophical Lies as a Practice of Truth in Plato" Hélder Telo (UBI/PRAXIS)
11:45 AM-12:45 PM: "Is it Legitimate to Lie for the Sake of Truth? St. Augustine Against Priscillianism" José M. S. Rosa (UBI/PRAXIS)
2:15-3:15 PM: "Friedrich Nietzsche and the Problem of Truth" António Bento (UBI/PRAXIS)
3:15-4:15 PM: "Metamorphoses of Modern Lies: From Big Brother to Big Data" Albano Pina (UBI/PRAXIS)
4:30-5:30 PM: "Post-Truth, Polarization, and Populism: Some Considerations on the Novelty of the Current Moment" Giuseppe Ballacci (University of Minho/CEPS)