The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and the University of Groningen invite ReMa students in philosophy to register for the two-day conference ReMa Winter School 2024 to take place on February 16-17, 2024.
Organizing university
Date(s)
Location
Groningen
Type of activity
Primary target group
Application/registration deadline
The deadline for registration is 12 January 2024.
About the topic
Different topics in philosophy, information about PhD experiences, debate
Aim / objective
Education, social cohesion, practice presenting and receiving feedback
Program
Friday 16 February (room 253, Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, Oude Boteringstraat 38)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 – 11:15 Daphne Brandenburg (RUG) – To Forgive or Not to Forgive? On the Rationality of Forgiveness in an Uncertain World.
11:30 – 12:15 Hanno Sauer (UU) – Why Sam Bankman-Fried is Wrong about Shakespeare.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at Corps de Garde, Oude Boteringestraat 74
14:15 – 15:00 Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU) – How Conspiratorial Beliefs Spread, and How Real Conspiracies are Concealed.
15:15 – 16:00 Experiences of PhD students (Maaike Korpershoek, Erik Kassenberg & Vinicius Carvalho)
16:00 – 17:30 Conversation / debate with Martin Lenz (RUG) on how to read.
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner Feithhuis, Martinikerkhof 10, Groningen
Saturday 17 February (room Omega, Faculty of Philosophy, Oude Boteringestraat 52)
9:30 Coffee
Student presentations (short breaks in between)
10:00 – 11:15 David Holroyd (EUR) – Ownership, Rights, and Liberation: Evaluating Cochrane’s Defence of Animal Property
11:15 – 12:00 Puck Hoogenboom (UVA) – Navigating the Intersection of Confucianism and Feminism
12:00 – 12:45 Roeland Nauta (EUR) – In Defence of Will-Based Conceptions of Political Legitimacy
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Abstract submission
We are looking for three student presentations on the 17th of February (morning). Papers can be on any topic in philosophy. Papers should be suitable for half an hour presentations. Papers will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.Please send in a 300 – 500 word abstract to h.w.a.evers@rug.nl by the 7th of January 2024. Selected applicants will be notified by the 10th of January.
Required preparations
Read any papers that are distributed beforehand. Write a critical reflection on two presentations at the winter school (max. two pages for each). Attend both days.
Last updated on November 13, 2023.
Certificate / credit points
For this activity ReMa students can – after successful completion – earn a certificate. However, the OZSW is not accredited to reward students with credits/ECTS directly. The study load is mentioned on the certificate, which can usually be exchanged for ‘real’ credits (ECTS) at your home university.
The study load for this activity is as follows: 2.5 ECTS.
Costs
10 euros, including accommodation, lunch and dinner
The accomodation consists of a shared dormitory (4-10 people per dorm) in the Bud Gett hostel in Groningen.
How to apply / register
ReMa students can register through this link
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 secretariaat@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMa student and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.
Registration/application form
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 secretariaat@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMa student or PhD candidate and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.
Cancellation and registration policy
Contact info
Daan Evers, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, h.w.a.evers@rug.nl