Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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Study group Philosophy&Psychiatry – Meeting December 11th
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ,On Wednesday December 11th there will be another meeting for the Study Group Philosophy & Psychiatry. The meeting will take place at Radboud University (room GR.1.170) from 18:00 to approximately 20:00. We’ll have two presentations: one by Wilma Göttgens (pharmacist and researcher at RadboudUMC) and one by Sanne van Driel (PhD student at Tilburg University). … Continue reading Study group Philosophy&Psychiatry – Meeting December 11th
22nd Amsterdam Colloquium
Science Park Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, North Holland, The NetherlandsThe 22nd Amsterdam Colloquium will be held on 18-20 December, 2019 to bring together linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive scientists and computer scientists who share an interest in the formal study of the semantics and pragmatics of natural and formal languages. The Amsterdam Colloquium will feature two workshops: Workshop 1: Semantic Universals Terry Regier (Berkeley) Susan … Continue reading 22nd Amsterdam Colloquium
Workshop “The embeddedness of psychopathology”
VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, North Holland, The NetherlandsOn February 5th 2020 we'll organize a small symposium/workshop on the embeddedness of psychopathology. Core theme will be the various recent approaches that try to make sense of mental disorders and psychopathological experience by highlighting the various ways in which these are embedded (e.g. fields of affordances; niche construction; mental institutions). During this meeting there … Continue reading Workshop “The embeddedness of psychopathology”
CANCELLED: Book symposium: ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’
Erasmus Univeristy Rotterdam (Campus Woudestein), Room T3–25 & T3–14 (Mandeville building) Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe OZSW study group Philosophy of Economics together with Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE) organises a symposium on Constanze Binder’s recent book ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’ (2019).
The book examines the value freedom has for human agency and development, and the implications this has for welfare measurement and public policy.
Philosophy&Psychiatry: Virtual meeting November 25th 2020
Due to the corona situation, our (bi-)monthly sessions on Philosophy & Psychiatry take place online. On Wednesday the 25th of November, from 19:00 to 20:00, we'll have a presentation from Sander Voerman of the Redesigning Psychiatry project. Below is an abstract to his talk. If you wish to join, please contact Roy Dings (roy.dings@rub.de). He'll send … Continue reading Philosophy&Psychiatry: Virtual meeting November 25th 2020
Book symposium: Constanze Binder’s ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’
Zoom (Meeting ID: 974 2647 0908)The OZSW study group Philosophy of Economics together with Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE) organise a symposium on Constanze Binder’s recent book ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’ (2019). The book examines the value freedom has for human agency and development, and the implications this has for welfare measurement and public policy. Program: 13:00 – 13:10 Introduction to ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’ … Continue reading Book symposium: Constanze Binder’s ‘Agency, Freedom and Choice’
e-lecture Lisa Bortolotti on Belief in Conspiracy Theories and Delusions
On November 3rd, the ERC-project Extreme Beliefs – The Epistemology and Ethics of Fundamentalism, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, organizes an online lecture by professor Lisa Bortolotti on the question “What are beliefs in conspiracy theories and how do they differ from delusions?” (abstract below). Lisa Bortolotti is professor in philosophy of the cognitive sciences at the University of Birmingham. She works on the philosophy … Continue reading e-lecture Lisa Bortolotti on Belief in Conspiracy Theories and Delusions
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
Philosophy&Psychiatry Study Group: Sander Werkhoven
During this online meeting we'll discuss Sander Werkhoven's (Utrecht University) recent paper: "Natural kinds of mental disorder” (Synthese, 2021). Abstract is attached below. The meeting starts at 19:00 sharp. Please contact Roy Dings to receive a Zoom link to join. ========================================= Natural kinds of mental disorder (Werkhoven 2021) Are mental disorders natural kinds or socially constructed … Continue reading Philosophy&Psychiatry Study Group: Sander Werkhoven
Philosophy&Psychiatry Study group: Jan-Willem Romeijn
During this online session (starting at 19:00 sharp), prof. Jan-Willem Romeijn (RUG) will give a talk (see abstract below). =================================== Data-driven psychiatry: Geertz meets Kraepelin Jan-Willem Romeijn (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen) Joint work with Hanna van Loo (University Centre for Psychiatry, University of Groningen) Owing to new research methods and the availability of … Continue reading Philosophy&Psychiatry Study group: Jan-Willem Romeijn
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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.