Workshop: Meritocracy and Its Challenges: A Cross Cultural Perspective
Workshop, LMU-NYU Research Cooperation Program
In this workshop, organized in collaboration with New York University, we will discuss various perspectives and challenges that arise in different cultures regarding performance-oriented societies. Speakers will include Kwame Anthony Appiah (NYU), Thomas Mulligan (Georgetown University), and Elena Ziliotti (TU Delft).
Time: November 29 - November 30, 2024
Location: Room M 210 (LMU room finder), Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich
Registration: https://eveeno.com/meritocracy
Provisional Program
Friday, November 29 2024 (LMU Main Building, Room M210)
9:15 Welcome
9:30 Anthony Appiah (NYU)
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Jonathan Kwan (NYU): Confucian Eco-Meritocracy or Eco-Democracy?
11:45 Coffee Break
12:00 Marius Baumann (LMU): Merit and Hierarchy
13:00 Lunch Break
14:30 Peter Adamson (LMU): Plato on Meritocracy and Women: the Later Reception
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 Oren Hanner (Duke Kunshan): Buddhist Meritocracy and Indian Identity Politics
18:30 Conference Dinner (covered for speakers)
Saturday, November 30 2024 (LMU Main Building, Room M210)
9:30 Thomas Mulligan (Georgetown): On Merit
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Paulus Kaufmann (LMU): How to Recognize Merit - a Confucian Reflection from Japan
11:45 Coffee Break
12:00 Elena Ziliotti (Delft): Meritocratic Democracy
13:00 Lunch Break
14:30 Evan Behrle (NYU)
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 tba. / Final Discussion
18:30 Conference Dinner (at own expense)