Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s thought continues to provoke interest in virtually all philosophical disciplines, from epistemology, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law, through the philosophy of religion and history, to the fields of ethics and aesthetics. Indeed, the scope of Hegel’s influence has extended throughout the Social Sciences and Humanities. 

The IV GERMAN-LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS ON HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY aims to present, analyze, and assess the actuality and problems of Hegel’s philosophy over a broad spectrum that includes its reception, development, and critiques. The fundamental issues examined deal with various disciplines and philosophical currents, some associated with Hegel’s own past, to which the philosopher referred in several of his works –from the early Greek philosophers to his immediate predecessors in German and European philosophy in general– others that developed after his death and have exerted a great influence in the 20th and 21st centuries. Thus, the Congress proposes analyzing various lines of the reception, development, and critique of Hegel’s philosophy as these aspects relate to the fields of Marxism, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, Analytical Philosophy, Pragmatism, Feminism, and Post-colonialism. Finally, special emphasis will be placed on the reception and development of Hegelian thought in Latin America.

The Congress is held in the framework of the activities of the German-Latin American Network for Research and Doctoral Studies in Philosophy (FILORED). We invite all those interested in participating to submit their proposals in one of the three official languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and German. In exceptional cases, proposals in English, French, or Italian may also be accepted.