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Seminar: The Discourses of the Buddha: A philosophical exploration
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsThis seminar offers a philosophical exploration of one of the oldest founding collections of the Buddhist tradition: the Discourses preserved in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pāli Canon (first century BCE). The Discourses address a wide range of theoretical and practical issues, such as: the nature of persons, human psychology, happiness and suffering, causation, theory … Continue reading Seminar: The Discourses of the Buddha: A philosophical exploration →
Autumn School: “Beyond the Canon: Unexplored Topics and Forgotten Thinkers?”
Tilburg University TilburgTextbooks on the history of philosophy deal with what are widely agreed to be the most important themes and thinkers of the past two-and-a-half thousand years. They discuss, among others, the views of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, and Kant, as well as the major traditions and debates in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics: rationalism … Continue reading Autumn School: “Beyond the Canon: Unexplored Topics and Forgotten Thinkers?” →
Symposium – Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsKeynote Speaker: Prof. Rupert Gethin (Bristol) Description -- Meditation practices are a core component of Ancient Indian Buddhism and an essential factor in the development of Buddhist philosophy as a whole. Ancient Buddhist meditation is naturally intertwined with key philosophical topics such as the nature of consciousness and qualia, the phenomenology of subjective experience, the … Continue reading Symposium – Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives →
Phenomenology and Aesthetics Workshop
Along with the OZSW Phenomenology Study Group, the Philosophy Department of Tilburg University is hosting a one-day workshop on Phenomenology and Aesthetics. The morning session will consist of work-in-progress papers from PhD and early-career researchers, and the afternoon session will comprise of a keynote lecture and reading group, led by our invited speaker Arthur Cools … Continue reading Phenomenology and Aesthetics Workshop →
Contesting (Self-) Perceptions in the History of Philosophy
Erasmus University Rotterdam ,The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and Erasmus University Rotterdam invite PhD candidates and ReMa students in philosophy to register for the course Contesting (Self-) Perceptions in the History of Philosophy to take place on 4-5 November, 2021. They are invited to deliver a 20 minute presentation.
Soteriology: the making and unmaking of selfhood
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsThis interfaculty workshop addresses the themes of selfhood, subject-formation, and subject-overcoming from the angle of soteriology: which strategies do human beings develop to address the structural problems inherent in the human predicament? Our approach to this question is cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary. We look at selfhood practices in ancient Greek, Jewish and Asian thought, as well … Continue reading Soteriology: the making and unmaking of selfhood →
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy VIII 23–24 June 2022 The Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy brings together advanced graduate students and established scholars from all over the world to discuss the latest work in early modern philosophy, broadly conceived. Building on the success of the previous 2014–2021 editions, the seminar offers workshop-style collaborations … Continue reading →
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy IX, 25–26 May 2023
The Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy brings together advanced graduate students and established scholars from all over the world to discuss the latest work in early modern philosophy, broadly conceived. Building on the success of the previous 2014–2021 editions, the seminar offers workshop-style collaborations in order to stimulate scholarly exchange. The seminar hosts 10 papers … Continue reading Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy IX, 25–26 May 2023 →
OZSW Study Group in Political Philosophy ‘Work in Progress’ Workshop
Utrecht University, Drift 15, Room 003 Drift 15, Utrecht, NetherlandsThis workshop will give Netherlands-based political philosophers a chance to find out what topics colleagues across the country are working on, to strengthen their network within the Dutch political philosophy community, and to discuss some interesting pieces of work in progress. The titles of the papers that have been selected for this workshop are included … Continue reading OZSW Study Group in Political Philosophy ‘Work in Progress’ Workshop →
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The OZSW event calendar lists academic philosophy events organized by/at Dutch universities, and is offered by the OZSW as a service to the research community. Please check the event in question – through their website or organizer – to find out if you could participate and whether registration is required. Obviously we carry no responsibility for non-OZSW events.