Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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Workshop: Identity, extensionality and constitution
P.J. Veth Building, Leiden UniversityThis workshop focuses on the interplay between mereological principles and the individuation of entities. Classical mereology ascribes to extensionality principles, according to which, if objects have the same parts, they are the same object. Some go further and even ascribe to the idea that a whole is simply identical to its parts. Well-known constitution cases … Continue reading Workshop: Identity, extensionality and constitution
Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica Symposium: Het probleem van het gebouw
Op vrijdag 25 en zaterdag 26 oktober 2019 vindt het jaarlijkse symposium van het NGE (Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica) plaats in Eindhoven. De organisatie van het symposium (NGE i.s.m. vakgroep Architecture, Urban Design and Engineering, TUe) vindt voor een deel plaats binnen de context van de Dutch Design Week (www.ddw.nl). De kwaliteit van onze bebouwde … Continue reading Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica Symposium: Het probleem van het gebouw
Autumn School: “Beyond the Canon: Unexplored Topics and Forgotten Thinkers?”
Tilburg University TilburgTextbooks on the history of philosophy deal with what are widely agreed to be the most important themes and thinkers of the past two-and-a-half thousand years. They discuss, among others, the views of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, and Kant, as well as the major traditions and debates in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics: rationalism … Continue reading Autumn School: “Beyond the Canon: Unexplored Topics and Forgotten Thinkers?”
Workshop on Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy
Tilburg University Tilburg**Tilburg-Groningen Workshop on Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy** The history of philosophy is generally presented as a history of male thinkers, and the history of analytic philosophy is no exception. From the birth of analytic philosophy to its maturing well into the twentieth century, female contributors formed a small minority and their work … Continue reading Workshop on Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy
Philosophy of Risk 2019
Workshop on “Exploring Values in Technology Across Methods and Disciplines”
We are pleased to invite you to participate in an upcoming workshop exploring the empirical pursuits of studying values on October 31 - November 1, 2019 at TU Delft, Delft, the Netherlands. Technological advancement, along with the many benefits, simultaneously changes the societal canvas, at individual, institutional and legal levels. Digital technologies defy barriers of … Continue reading Workshop on “Exploring Values in Technology Across Methods and Disciplines”
Workshop: the Philosophy of Money
The Philosophy of Money Workshop at the University of Groningen 1 | THEME New forms of money raise a number of puzzles: How can money have a virtual existence? Can the institution of money function without state support and if so how? Is it possible to develop a unified theory of commodity, fiat and electronic … Continue reading Workshop: the Philosophy of Money
2nd Groningen Metaethics Workshop
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Oude Boteringestraat 52 Groningen, NetherlandsRegistration is now open for the second Groningen Metaethics Workshop, which will take place at the University of Groningen on 6 November 2019. Programme: 09:00–10:00 Farbod Akhlaghi-Ghaffarokh (Oxford): "An Argument for the Metaphysical Necessity of Moral Principles”. First commenter: Luke Elson (Reading). 10:15–11:15 Philip Stratton-Lake (Reading): "Self-Evidence and Basic Justifiers: A Revised Intuitionist Epistemology”. First … Continue reading 2nd Groningen Metaethics Workshop
Symposium – Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsKeynote Speaker: Prof. Rupert Gethin (Bristol) Description -- Meditation practices are a core component of Ancient Indian Buddhism and an essential factor in the development of Buddhist philosophy as a whole. Ancient Buddhist meditation is naturally intertwined with key philosophical topics such as the nature of consciousness and qualia, the phenomenology of subjective experience, the … Continue reading Symposium – Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives
Symposium Ancient Buddhist Meditation
Faculty of Philosophy RUG, Oude Boteringestraat 52 Groningen, NetherlandsSymposium Ancient Buddhist Meditation: Historical, Philosophical and Comparative Perspectives 6 November 2019 Faculty of Philosophy, room ALPHA Oude Boteringestraat 52, 9717 GL Groningen Programme 9:30-10:15 - Marieke van Vugt (Groningen): Bridging philosophy and meditation: analytical meditation in Tibetan monasteries 10:15-11:00 - Tatjana Kochetkova (O.P. Jindal Global University, India): Vipassana and Neurofeedback EEG alertness … Continue reading Symposium Ancient Buddhist Meditation
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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.