The 2021 Holberg Symposium: "Fear and Anger in Public Life: A Challenge for the Humanities"

We have recently witnessed, in many nations, outbreaks of ungrounded fear and destructive anger. How does our work as philosophers help societies to confront these problems? Three scholars are invited to speak on the topic chosen by the 2021 Holberg Laureate Martha C. Nussbaum. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. PROGRAM 03:26 Welcome by Kjersti Fløttum, Chair of the Holberg Board 05:49 Introduction by Ellen Mortensen, Academic Director of the Holberg Prize 12:45 Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago: Introduction of the symposium topic 35:16 Susan Wolf, Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: "A Place for Anger" 55:43 Philip Kitcher, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia University: "Distrust and Democracy" 01:15:31 Allison Aitken, Bersoff Faculty Fellow, Department of Philosophy, New York University: "Etiological Analysis as a Palliative for Anger" 01:36:10 Commentary by Martha C. Nussbaum 01:50:10 Panel discussion and Q&A 02:59:17 Closing remarks by Martha C. Nussbaum See abstracts, speaker presentations and more details about the event here: https://holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-symposium-honour-martha-c-nussbaum-fear-and-anger-public-life-challenge-humanities IMAGE CREDIT: Detail from a Tibetian painting depicting the Buddhist goddess Kurukullā. Source: Private collection. Himalayan Art Resources Inc., available under C.C. licence for non-commercial use.