Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
All events in academic philosophy
Training/education for PhD candidates
(Summer School) Stichting Thomas More – ”The philosophy, ethics and theology of human enhancement technologies”
Utrecht Utrecht, NetherlandsMet enige regelmaat organiseert Stichting Thomas More in augustus een Summerschool. Ongeveer een werkweek lang verbinden deelnemers samen met docenten uit het netwerk een actueel of juist tijdloos thema met ruim tweeduizend jaar denkoverlevering. De leiding van de Summerschool ligt in handen van een ambterend of emeritus bijzonder hoogleraar van de stichting.
Vlaams-Nederlandse Filosofiedag
After a successful premier last year, this year’s Dutch-Flemish Day of Philosophy will again feature academic philosophy with a twist. The model for the event is the so-called ‘Science Slam,’ an increasingly popular event where research reporting and story-telling go hand in hand
OZSW Autumn School Migration, Borders, and Citizenship
About the topic “Borders have guards and the guards have guns. This is an obvious fact of political life but one that is easily hidden from view—at least from the view of those of us who are citizens of affluent Western democracies.” This observation by Joseph Carens points to a conflict between the widely accepted … Continue reading OZSW Autumn School Migration, Borders, and Citizenship
OZSW Course on Moral Psychology
Moral psychology is a growing field of interdisciplinary research that draws on both normative reflection and theorizing in philosophy and empirical research and modelling in psychology and other social sciences. Students will come to understand many of the main concepts and theories in contemporary moral psychology. In addition, they will learn to criticize methodologies and analyses in the empirical literature.
Digital Humanities, Social Epistemology & Virtue Theory in a Post-Truth Society
De Waag Nieuwmarkt 4, Amterdam, NetherlandsThe aim of the masterclass is to provide hands-on instruction in digital humanities methods for philosophers and other interested parties. We will cover methods such as exploratory visual analytics, social network analysis, semantic network analysis, and concept operationalization and association techniques. For more info, see the OZSW event page.
“Philosophy and the ALT-world”; OZSW Graduate Conference in Theoretical Philosophy
Universiteit van Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
Advanced European Bioethics Course ‘Suffering, Death and Palliative Care’
Huize Heyendael Geert Grooteplein 9, Nijmegen, NetherlandsObjective of this course is to educate the participants on two main aspects: ethical questions of palliative care and medically assisted death, and philosophical, theological and medical reflections on the concepts of death and suffering. Attitudes towards death and dying, and the ethical aspects of continuing or foregoing medical treatment, and of medically assisted death … Continue reading Advanced European Bioethics Course ‘Suffering, Death and Palliative Care’
Summer School “Virtues in the University”
VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, North Holland, The NetherlandsThe theme of the seminar is Virtues in the University. One task traditionally ascribed to universities is that they are supposed to inculcate certain moral and intellectual virtues in their students, such as intellectual honesty, open-mindedness, inquisitiveness, thoroughness, decency. Should universities still aspire to these things, and if so why? And if we assume they should, … Continue reading Summer School “Virtues in the University”
Writing retreat for OZSW PhD students
Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte (ISVW), Leusden, Dodeweg 8, 3832 RD Leusden, The Netherlands Dodeweg 8, 3832 RD Leusden, The Netherlands, Leusden, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDo you have trouble concentrating on your writing? Do e-mails keep dropping in just as you were about to finish that paper? The OZSW PhD council is organizing a writing retreat from 28-30 September 2018 for all OZSW PhD students. Costs are 50, – euros (including room, breakfast, lunch, 3-course dinners).
38e Vlaams-Nederlandse Filosofiedag / Dutch Flemish Day of Philosophy
Theater Zuidpool Lange Noordstraat 11, Antwerpen, BelgieThe 38th Annual Vlaams-Nederlandse Filosofiedag / Dutch Flemish Day of Philosophy will be held in Antwerp on October 13th, 2018. The theme is: "REVOLUTIE!" More information will follow soon.
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.