Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Biofuels and (ir)responsible innovation conference, TU/e, 13-14 April 2015
TU Eindhoven, Den Dolech, 5612 Eindhoven, Netherlands Den Dolech, 5612 Eindhoven, Netherlands, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsWe cordially invite you to participate in the closing conference of the NWO Societally Responsible Innovation project: ‘Biofuels: sustainable innovation or gold rush?’ For as long as biofuels have prominently appeared in EU policy, they have been a contested energy source. Crops such as jatropha have been hailed as ‘wonder crop’, only to experience an … Continue reading Biofuels and (ir)responsible innovation conference, TU/e, 13-14 April 2015
Robots, Telecare and Health Data: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
“Zwarte Doos” 1.04, TU Eindhoven EindhovenNew technologies of social robotics, telecare, e-coaching and smart homes promise to change the way we care and are cared for. They cross the boundaries of the doctor’s surgery or hospital walls, blur distinctions between fitness, wellness and care, and make abundant health data available for personal, social and commercial uses. In this two-part workshop … Continue reading Robots, Telecare and Health Data: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
“Philosophy of Risk” (2015) – OZSW and 3TU.Ethics graduate course
Invitation / Call for application The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and 3TU.Ethics invite PhD students in philosophy to register for the course “Philosophy of Risk”, to take place in Autumn 2015. Dates of course : 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 November, 2015 Location : … Continue reading “Philosophy of Risk” (2015) – OZSW and 3TU.Ethics graduate course
Workshop “Ethics and Governance of Energy Technologies”
Ethics and Governance of Energy Technologies The role of consumers, citizens and policy-makers in future sustainable energy systems Venue The workshop will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, NL. Dates Fri. 15- Sa. 16 January 2016. Keynote spekers - Celine Kermisch (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium) - Thomas Pfister (Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, … Continue reading Workshop “Ethics and Governance of Energy Technologies”
Course Philosophy of Risk
Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The NetherlandsThe Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology invite PhD students/ ReMa students in philosophy to register for the course “Philosophy of Risk” to take place in October and November 2016.
OZSW debate “Do Robotics and Automation Threaten the Good Life?”
The increasing use of robotics and ICT to replace both physical work and, increasingly, service work raises questions about the importance of work to quality of life and having a meaningful life. Is work part of the good life, and if so, what kind of work? Do people have a right to work? Who is … Continue reading OZSW debate “Do Robotics and Automation Threaten the Good Life?”
OZSW course Philosophy of Risk
Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The NetherlandsActions, policies, and new technologies are often probabilistically linked with particular outcomes in more or less predictable ways. Some of these outcomes are of a negative nature. They are considered as risks associated with the actions, policies, or technologies in question. Risk is an important topic for practical philosophy in general, and applied ethics in … Continue reading OZSW course Philosophy of Risk
Workshop Energy Ethics without Borders – 4TU.Ethics
Eindhoven University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The Netherlands171204 PROGRAM Energy Ethics without Borders 4TU Centre for Ethics and Technology (the Netherlands) and SPRU (Sussex, UK) are organizing a workshop on ‘Energy Ethics without Borders’. A classical (dominant?) approach (in Europe, at least) of evaluation of technologies is done by mainly European ethics (See for a good example Sovacool and Dworkin 2015) and … Continue reading Workshop Energy Ethics without Borders – 4TU.Ethics
PhD Defense Jilles Smids: “Persuasive technology, allocation of control, and mobility: an ethical analysis”
TUEindhoven Senaatszaal, EindhovenBy Jilles Smids
OZSW Spring School 2018 – Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
This is a high-level course primarily aimed at PhD-students who already have some background in ethics. The aim of the course is two-fold. First, the course provides insight into recent work on the main normative theories (consequentialism, Kantian ethics, and virtue ethics), different methods of moral justification, and the use of theories and methods of … Continue reading OZSW Spring School 2018 – Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
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.