Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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OZSW Summer School on Ethics and Economics
Hotel De Rooi Pannen, Tilburg, the NetherlandsShould everyone get an unconditional basic income? Can wages be just? Is inheritance morally permissible? How should externalities such as environmental pollution be regulated? Questions of ethics and economics are systematically at the forefront of contemporary academic and public debates. Although many of these questions are not new, they are of renewed and pressing interest … Continue reading OZSW Summer School on Ethics and Economics →
NOISE Summer School 2018
Utrecht , NetherlandsSocial and Political Suffocations Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies As feminist scholars have pointed out for decades, the unequal distribution of wealth, privilege, and social and political agency and recognition take place along intersectional power dynamics structured by, for example, gender, race, class, mental and physical dis/ability, sexuality. While the last year’s NOISE summer … Continue reading NOISE Summer School 2018 →
Workshop: Toleration, realism and the public role of philosophy
P.J. Veth Building, Leiden UniversityTo commemorate our esteemed colleague, Prof. Glen Newey, and to celebrate his philosophical work, the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University is organising an academic event in his honour. We have invited a number of his philosophical friends, colleagues, and interlocutors, as well as members of his family, to share memories and speak on topics close … Continue reading Workshop: Toleration, realism and the public role of philosophy →
Masterclass: schrijven voor een breder publiek
Utrecht , NetherlandsNaar aanleiding van de OZSW/BNI essayprijs (deadline: 23 september 2018), wordt op 11 september 2018 een masterclass georganiseerd voor filosofen die hun publieksfilosofische schrijfvaardigheid willen verbeteren.
UvA PPA-colloquium
Faculty Room, Oude Turfmarkt 147 (entrance at 141), Department of Philosophy, University of AmsterdamThe next session of the UvA Philosophy and Public Affairs colloquium will take place on Wednesday 12 September, 16.00-18.00 Hao Wang will present a paper entitled: The illusion of transparency: Algorithmic transparency as a disciplinary technique in credit scoring systems Commentator: TBA Abstract: Access to credit has increasingly become an important part of our life. The … Continue reading UvA PPA-colloquium →
CPP Colloquium Leiden
Institute of Philosophy, Lecture Room 0.07, P.J.Veth Building, Nonnensteeg 1-3, LeidenAlfred Archer (Tilburg) “When Artists Fall: Honouring and Admiring the Immoral” (co-authored with Ben Matheson Stockholm University) Abstract: Is it appropriate to honour and admire immoral artists? This question is of crucial importance given the recent debates concerning how to respond to prominent cases of artists who have been accused of morally outrageous behaviour. In this … Continue reading CPP Colloquium Leiden →
[Lecture] CPP Colloquium, When Artists Fall: Honouring and Admiring the Immoral
Institute of Philosophy, Lecture Room 0.07, P.J.Veth Building, Nonnensteeg 1-3, LeidenIs it appropriate to honour and admire immoral artists? This question is of crucial importance given the recent debates concerning how to respond to prominent cases of artists who have been accused of morally outrageous behaviour. In this paper, focus on the ethics of honouring immoral artists through giving them awards. We argue that there … Continue reading [Lecture] CPP Colloquium, When Artists Fall: Honouring and Admiring the Immoral →
[Study Groups] Bijeenkomst Studiegroep Geschiedfilosofie
Faculty Room, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, Oude Turfmarkt 141Location: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Faculteitskamer/Faculty Room Department of Philosophy, Oude Turfmarkt 147 (entrance at 141) Speaker: Herman Paul, on History and Philosophy of History: A Hermeneutic Space Abstract: Would it be possible to imagine a history and philosophy of history (HPH), analogous to the history and philosophy of science (HPS)? While HPS is firmly institutionalized in … Continue reading [Study Groups] Bijeenkomst Studiegroep Geschiedfilosofie →
Workshop: Once upon a time… Semantic approaches to fiction, literature, and narrative
Groningen University, Oude Boteringestraat 38, 9712 GK Groningen, The Netherlands Oude Boteringestraat 38, 9712 GK Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsIn this workshop we want to bring together linguists and philosophers interested in applying formal semantic tools to linguistic phenomena characteristic of fiction/narrative. Examples of questions we would like to address include: - Are there languages with dedicated markers of fiction or story-telling (e.g. "fiction-evidentials")? - What exactly are so-called historical/narrative uses of present tense? … Continue reading Workshop: Once upon a time… Semantic approaches to fiction, literature, and narrative →
Lecture by Svrine Kodjo-Grandvaux: Thinking with African Philosophies and Living Our Cosmic Condition
Radboud University Nijmegen, Erasmusplein 1, E 2.18 Erasmusplein 1, Nijmegen, NetherlandsThe ecological crisis has made us aware of the necessity to rethink our link to nature and the limits of the Bacon-Descartes model according to which human is master of nature and which has led to a positivist conception of science and to a technical and mechanical rationality. What is important to do nowadays if … Continue reading Lecture by Svrine Kodjo-Grandvaux: Thinking with African Philosophies and Living Our Cosmic Condition →
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.