History of Philosophy in the Netherlands: Challenges and Opportunities
The OZSW History of Philosophy Section is organizing a one-day conference and community building event for historians of philosophy in the Netherlands. The conference aims to discuss the intellectual and institutional climate for students and researchers in the history of philosophy and to reflect on the challenges and opportunities for the discipline in an age of cuts and crises.
The conference will take place in Utrecht on October 3, 2025.
The conference will feature a variety of sessions—invited talks, round table discussions, flash talks and poster presentations—and aims to bring together practicing historians of philosophy, PhD and research master students, members of the OZSW chamber, and external stakeholders (affiliated research schools, journal editors, and publishers).
Keynote Speakers
- Pauline Kleingeld (University of Groningen)
- Han van Ruler (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
For abstract submission, please go to ‘preparation and assessment’ below.
This conference is organized by the OZSW History of Philosophy section, which aims to stimulate and support academic research and teaching in history of philosophy in the Netherlands. It organizes courses for research master and Ph.D. students and supports academic research in history of philosophy. Questions about the conference can be directed to Sander Verhaegh (a.a.verhaegh[at]tilburguniversity.edu)
Organization:
- Dina Babushkina (OZSW history chamber)
- Renetta Bos (OZSW Ph.D. council)
- Lisa Kampen (OZSW Ph.D. council)
- Sander Verhaegh (Chair OZSW history chamber)
| Primary target group | All |
| If places available also open to | – |
| Type of activity | Conference |
| Certificate credit points | – |
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| Location | Boothstraat 7 |
| Date | October 3 @ 09:00 |
| Venue | Zalen van Zeven |
10.00-10.30 Welcome and opening
Morning session: History of Philosophy in the Netherlands
10.30.11.20 Invited speaker Pauline Kleingeld (University of Groningen)
11.20-12.10 Round Table: History of Philosophy in the Netherlands
Dina Babushkina (University of Twente)
Marije Martijn (VU Amsterdam)
Tullio Viola (Maastricht University)
Paul Ziche (Utrecht University)
12.10-13.00 Ph.D. student flash talks
13.00-14.30 Lunch + poster session (ReMa/Ph.D. students)
Afternoon session: Challenges and Opportunities
14.30-15.20 Invited speaker Han van Ruler (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
15.20-16.10 Panel: Challenges- History of philosophy in an age of cuts and crises
Frans de Haas (Leiden University)
Carlo Ierna (VU Amsterdam/WOinActie)
Arjen Kleinherenbrink (Radboud University/OZSW)
Maureen Sie (Tilburg University/OZSW)Coffee break
16.30-17.20 Ph.D. student flash talks
17.20-18.10 Opportunities: The Future of History of Philosophy
Frank Chouraqui (Leiden University)
Laura Georgescu (University of Groningen)
Lisa Kampen (Radboud University/Harvard University)
Marij van Strien (Radboud University)
18.30-20.30 Dinner
Abstract submission: We invite teachers, researchers and students in the history of philosophy, in particular Research Master and Ph.D. students, to submit proposals for poster presentations and flash talks. Please submit abstracts of max. 200 words suitable for blind review to Renetta Bos (R.H.Bos[at]tilburguniversity.edu).
Dates and Deadlines
May 3: Submission deadline
June 13: Notifications
October 3: Conference
Costs:
- Attending the conference is free for members of the OZSW and/or another research school in the Humanities (LOGOS)
- All others pay a tuition fee of 300 euros.
How to register:
- Registration will open in April.
The registration deadline is September, 2025. If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to . Please also indicate whether you are a ReMA student or PhD candidate and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.
The OZSW registration and cancellation policy applies to this activity (to be found here).
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