The European Journal of Philosophy cordially invites everyone to the 2019 Mark Sacks Lecture. Lucy O’Brien will speak on 'Shameful Self-Consciousness’ Lucy O’Brien is professor of philosophy at University College, London. Prior to joining UCL she held a post-doctoral position at the Centre for Philosophical Studies at King's College London. Professor O’Brien was the Honorary … Continue reading 2019 Mark Sacks Lecture →

Papers are emailed 1 week in advance. Presenters give a 20 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes for the discussant and then a plenary discussion. Seminars conclude with informal discussions over drinks. Discussant: Alessandra Arcuri – ESL, EUR For questions: Hester Bartelsmans (488363hb@student.eur.nl) Location: Polak Building 1 - 10

What Kind of an Illusion is the Illusion of Self? Karsten J. Struhl John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) This event is co-sponsored by the Leiden University Centre for Intercultural Philosophy and the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, Belgium Abstract To extinguish dukkha requires that we be able to extinguish the illusion of self. For … Continue reading Lecture: What kind of an Illusion is the Illusion of Self? →

The Philosophical Tradition in Context Seminar, First meeting with Hein van den Berg (UvA) and Lukas M. Verburgt (UU)  We would like to invite you to the first seminar of The Philosophical Tradition in Context Seminar series of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. The seminar aims to bring scholars from philosophy … Continue reading The Philosophical Tradition in Context Seminar →

Two concepts of alienation   The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by Catherine Lu   Abstract In my book, Justice and Reconciliation in World Politics, when examining the case of Indigenous People’s alienation in a settler colonial domestic and global order, I distinguished between interactional, structural, and existential … Continue reading CPP Colloquim: Two concepts of alienation →

Foundations of Cognition Series Exploring brain, cognition, artificial intelligence and philosophy The FCS is a monthly interdisciplinary lecture and discussion series organised by the Donders Institute and the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies (PTRS). Our aim is to bring together philosophers, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and computational scientists to discuss current topics spanning our … Continue reading Foundation of Cognition Series →

Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is happy to organize a Symposium on Varieties of Holding Responsible. As a follow-up on Daphne Brandenburg’s dissertation defence (June 11) we’re happy to discuss the question of how we may hold people responsible when their capacities to abide by moral norms are underdeveloped or compromised. In her dissertation, entitled The … Continue reading Symposium on Varieties of Holding Responsible →

14 juni a.s. vindt het eerste stipendiaatssymposium van Emma Cohen de Lara plaats in Utrecht. Dr. Cohen de Lara heeft afglopen november het tweede Thijmstipendium in ontvangst genomen en organiseert het symposium met de titel 'Plato en de sofisten: Een spiegel voor onze tijd'. Zorgen over het populisme en populistische retoriek in het post-waarheid-tijdperk lijken … Continue reading Stipendiaatssymposium – Plato en de sofisten: Een spiegel voor onze tijd →

Bias in AI and neuroscience Confirmed keynote speakers: Krishna Gummadi, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems / University of Saarland Daphna Joel, Tel-Aviv University School of Psychological Sciences / Sagol School of Neuroscience Joanna Redden, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies / Data Justice Lab This conference intends to bring together scholars from multiple disciplines, including cognitive sciences, … Continue reading BIAS conference 2019 →

Wednesday 19th June 2019 - Friday 21st June 2019 Faculty of Philosophy, University of GroningenThis conference will bring together philosophers interested in examining truth and relativism in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.Confirmed speakers include: Paolo Crivelli (Geneva); Matthew Duncombe (Nottingham); Marion Durand (Toronto); Guus Eelink (Oxford) Luca Gili (UQAM) Orna Harari (Tel Aviv); Tyler Huismann … Continue reading Conference: Truth and Relativism in Ancient Philosophy →