Borges, Philosopher is the third event held by the Metaphysics and Tradition Study Group of the philosophy department of the Center for Human Sciences, Letters and Arts at UFRN around the work of Jorge Luís Borges. The event takes place on May 30th and 31st, starting at 6:30 pm in Auditorium “D” at CCHLA. Registration can be done via SIGAA.
On this occasion, remembering the 30th anniversary of the author's death, a perspective of philosophical interpretation of his work is proposed, investigating how Borgesian thought deals with concepts inherited and produced by the history of Philosophy, as well as debating and analyzing the evidence to accept the possibility that the Argentine writer was himself a producer of original concepts and conceptions achieved through an authentic dialogue with tradition.
Jorge Luis Borges was a famous Argentine writer, poet and essayist. He published poems and stories that became famous throughout the world. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1899 and died in 1986, victim of liver cancer. Throughout his life he received numerous awards, in recognition of his work and prestige in the literary world. In 1961 he received the prize granted by the International Congress of Editors, in addition to awards from the governments of Italy, France, England and Spain.
Event schedule:
– May 30th
6:30 pm – “The Hunger Games: Borges’ library and labyrinths”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sandra Erickson from UFRN.
7:10 pm – “The ‘doctor chaos’ in some considerations about Borges’ Atlas”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Monalisa Macedo from UFRN.
7:50 pm – “Borges the Nameless”
Speaker: Porf. Dr. Oscar Federico Bauchwitz from UFRN.
8:30 pm – “The non-religious theism of Jorge Luís Borges”
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Edrisi Fernandes from UnB – UFRN.
9:10 pm – “Borges and Spinoza: the philosopher, the sorcerer and the invention of God”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ilza Matias de Sousa from UFRN.
– May 31st
5pm – Screening of the film “The Intruder”
Directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen.
7pm – “Everything that is close is far away”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ângela Almeida from UFRN.
7:40 pm – “Borges and History II”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maria Emilia Monteiro Porto from UFRN.
8:20 pm – “A refutation of time: to think about love as an event”
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Dax Morais from UFRN.
9pm – “Borges, Philosophy and Amazement”
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ezequiel Ludueña from the University of Buenos Aires.
Jorge Luis Borges was a famous Argentine writer, poet and essayist. He published poems and stories that became famous throughout the world.