HELSINKI - The International Association for Philosophy and Literature

29th ANNUAL IAPL CONFERENCE
HELSINKI FINLAND
2 - 7 JUNE 2005
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
OCTOBER 15th, 2004
PLENARY SPEAKERS
STEVEN HOLL
Architect of Kiasma, Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki
GIANNI VATTIMO
Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Turin,
Italy, and Member of the European Parliament
ROUND TABLES
CHIASMATIC ENCOUNTERS IN PHILOSOPHY AND ART
DOES POLITICS NEED ETHICS?
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chiasma noun, pl -mata
[X-shaped configuration, fr.
Gk crosspiece, fr. chiazein
to mark with a chi, fr. chi
(letter X)] 1: an anatomical
intersection or decussationcompare
optic chiasma 2: a
cross shaped configuration
of paired chromatids visible
in the diplotene of meiotic
prophase and considered the
cytological equivalent of
genetic crossing-over.
chiasmatic
ENCOUNTERS
chiasmus noun (fr. Gk
chiasmos, fr. chiazein to mark
with a chi (X)): an inverted
relationship between the
syntactic elements of parallel
phrases (as in Goldsmith’s
to stop too fearful, and too
faint to go).
optic chiasma the X-
shaped partial decussation
on the undersurface of
the hypothalamus through
which the optic nerves are
continuous with the brain.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition
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