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CIEL ULS will hold a virtual seminar on Philosophy and Education
This free activity will take place between September 15 and 17 and will cover different thematic axes related to education in times of pandemic.
With the aim of reflecting on the pandemic and its impacts on existence and daily professional activity, in addition to sharing educational experiences aimed at strengthening spaces for improvement, and from various philosophical perspectives, dialogue and talk about the human existence that the pandemic and the At the same time, the Interdisciplinary Center for Latin American Studies of the University of La Serena, together with the Rede Sur-PAIDEIA research group, will hold the virtual seminar “Pandemic Times and its Impacts: Dialogues and Conversations”, which will take place on September 15, 16 and 17 through the Zoom platform.
The seminar will consist of 5 thematic subgroups, to share perspectives on the proposed topics. Each subgroup will have a room dedicated exclusively to that topic. Written works can be presented and also dialogue through questions in these spaces.
The thematic subgroups are:
- Time as a life experience: after all, what do we feel in this time of pandemic?
- The moment of the pandemic and our readings: What to share?
- Time: death and finitude: How to live the fear of death? Is philosophizing learning to die?
- Time for other crossings in education - Time to return to school life: What did we finally learn?
- Time to discuss the pandemic effect and the virtualization of classrooms: What new pedagogical perspectives?
Each subgroup will be coordinated by academics belonging to the universities of Rede Sur-PAIDEIA, which brings together universities from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
Registration and participation
For those who wish to be part of this virtual seminar, there are two types of registration for the event. In the case of those who want to participate without presenting any work, they must send an email to
While those who wish to present a work at that seminar must send an email to
The deadline for receiving works is until August 14 and the application result date for these works will be September 01.
If you want more information about the event, write to the email
Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom