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OZSW study group joint event: KANT AND NEW CONCEPTS II: Thought, Language and Society
VU University Amsterdam, main building , Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, North Holland, The NetherlandsKant and New Concepts II: Thought, Language and Society International symposium Room: (VZ) HG-1D12 Forum 4 10.00–11.00: Guest lecture: Prof. Bolesław Andrzejewski (Adam-Mickiewicz-Universität, Poznan, Polen): Mensch und Wort. Unterwegs zu homo universus Abstrakt: Das Ziel des Artikels ist es eine der möglichen Auffassungen der Mensch-Natur Relation zu schildern. Angedeutet werden mehrere Auffassungen des homo, sowie ihre Unzulänglichkeiten … Continue reading OZSW study group joint event: KANT AND NEW CONCEPTS II: Thought, Language and Society →
Ancient and Early Modern Stoic (Meta)physics
The workshop is made possible by financial support from the OZSW and the University of Groningen. Please register by April 30th by emailing D.Rusu@rug.nl and L.A.Joosse@rug.nl Programme Monday 20 May Venue: Drift 21, Sweelinckzaal 9:00-9:30 Coffee 9:30-11:00 Reading group 1: Stoic fragments on causation (led by Tamer Nawar) 11:00-11:30 Coffee 11:30-12:15 Adam Smrcz: Lipsius … Continue reading Ancient and Early Modern Stoic (Meta)physics →
International Summer School: Collegium Spinozanum III
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Oude Boteringestraat 52 Groningen, NetherlandsDescription This summer school aims to bring together advanced students and established scholars working broadly on Spinoza’s thought, sources and reception. The goal of the summer school is to create an international forum to stimulate scholarly exchange and conversations inspired by different approaches and methodologies. During morning sessions, established scholars in several different areas of … Continue reading International Summer School: Collegium Spinozanum III →
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 →
About the OZSW event calendar
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.