Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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Bijeenkomst Studiegroep Geschiedfilosofie
Bijeenkomst Studiegroep Geschiedfilosofie
Dit jaar organiseert de studiegroep geschiedfilosofie nieuwe bijeenkomsten. Sprekers zijn Robbert-Jan Adriaansen, UD aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, en Pieter Huistra, UD aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. Robbert-Jan Adriaansen zal spreker over āThe Play-Element of Historical Culture", Pieter Huistra over āFunding bodies and their influence on historiographical practice.āĀ Als alle aanwezigen het Nederlands machtig zijn zal … Continue reading Bijeenkomst Studiegroep Geschiedfilosofie →
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Meeting 22b – Peer Review Circle Practical Philosophy
Meeting 22b – Peer Review Circle Practical Philosophy
Invitation We will meet to discuss a paper by UÄur AytaƧ, entitled 'Transnational Capitalism and Depoliticization of the Realm of Economy: A Realist Approach to Legitimacy Deficit in Advanced Capitalist Societies'. Please contact Jojanneke Vanderveen (j.s.vanderveen@vu.nl) or Huub Brouwer (h.m.brouwer@uvt.nl) to receive the paper and location details. If you cannot attend but would like to … Continue reading Meeting 22b – Peer Review Circle Practical Philosophy →
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Workshop on History & Philosophy of Physics
Workshop on History & Philosophy of Physics
Programme 10.00-11.00 hours Fedde Benedictus (UU) Kant, Einstein and Reichenbach 11.30-12.30 hours Maaneli Derakshani (UU) Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 13.30-14.30 hours Ronnie Hermens (UU) The PBR Theorem: Whose Side is it On? 14.45-15.45 hours Valeriya Chasova (UCL) Empirical Status of Theoretical Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics 16.00-17.00 hours Gijs Leegwater & F.A. … Continue reading Workshop on History & Philosophy of Physics →
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Conference of the European Hobbes Society
Conference of the European Hobbes Society
Monday, May 14 Ā Ā Ā Ā 10:00-10:15 Welcome Ā Ā Ā Ā 10:15-11:15Ā Deborah Baumgold (Oregon) āĀ āDatingĀ On the Citizenā Ā Ā Ā 11:25-12:25 Kinch Hoekstra & Nicholas Gooding (UC Berkeley)Ā ā āHobbes and Aristotle on the natural principles of politicsā Ā Ā Ā 13:45-14:45Ā Susanne Sreedhar (Boston University) ā āThe right of nature and the right to all thingsā Ā Ā Ā 14:55-15:55 Michael LeBuffeĀ (Otago) ā āMotivation and the goodā Ā Ā Ā … Continue reading Conference of the European Hobbes Society →
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Workshop: Contemporary Marxism in China and the West
Workshop: Contemporary Marxism in China and the West
The workshop will involve two presentations, each followed by a comment: Li Yitian (Tsinghua University, Beijing): āTwo Dimensions in Marxās Concept of Justice: Revisiting the Tucker-Wood Thesisā Zhang Xiao (Renmin University, Beijing): āWhat Contemporary Marxism Can Learn from G.A. Cohenās Moral Defense of Socialismā The comments will be provided by Emile Ike and Jan Overwijk … Continue reading Workshop: Contemporary Marxism in China and the West →
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Masterclass: The Idea of Africa
Masterclass: The Idea of Africa
As part of the program Moving Together: Activism, Art and Education ā A Week with Angela Davis Ā Scholar and organizerĀ GinaĀ DentĀ will give a masterclass at the University of Amsterdam calledĀ The Idea of AfricaĀ (May 16). Besides a masterclass, she will present from her forthcoming bookĀ Anchored to the Real: Black Literature in the Wake of AnthropologyĀ (Duke University Press) … Continue reading Masterclass: The Idea of Africa →
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Spinoza Lectures by professor Susan Wolf
Spinoza Lectures by professor Susan Wolf
Susan Wolf will hold the Spinoza Chair of the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities in the second term of the academic year 2017-2018. Both lectures will be given in theĀ AulaĀ of the University of Amsterdam, Oude Lutherse Kerk, Singel 411 (hoek Spui). The hall is open from 19.30h and admission is free (no … Continue reading Spinoza Lectures by professor Susan Wolf →
Colloquium: Bas van der Vossen
Colloquium: Bas van der Vossen
Abstract: John Locke wrote that unilateral appropriation is acceptable if āenough and as goodā is left for others. This paper argues that the two most popular interpretations of this āprovisoā are inadequate, and puts forward a new reading. On the proposed view, Locke's proviso protects people against a problematic kind of subjection that appropriation makes … Continue reading Colloquium: Bas van der Vossen →
Spinoza Lectures 2018 by professor Susan Wolf
Spinoza Lectures 2018 by professor Susan Wolf
Susan Wolf will hold the Spinoza Chair of the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities in the second term of the academic year 2017-2018. Ā
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Symposium: limits and ethics of human enhancement
Symposium: limits and ethics of human enhancement
This academic year, the FUF (the study association for the Faculty of Philosophy) and SV Eureka (the study association for the Humanities Honours Programme) have joined forces with the Centre for Humanities, VIDIUS, the UUās Humanities Honours Programme, and the UUās Department of Philosophy to organize a symposium on human enhancement and transhumanism. The symposium … Continue reading Symposium: limits and ethics of human enhancement →
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Lecture: Models and Explanation in Economics
Lecture: Models and Explanation in Economics
Consider the following seemingly simple questions. Can an economic model that employs obviously āfalseā assumptions explain anything? Can it help us understand the real world? If most people behave irrationally by the standards of Homo Economicus, can economic models help us understand how people behave? If markets are never perfect, can we trust the invisible … Continue reading Lecture: Models and Explanation in Economics →
Tomoji Shogenji ‘Surprise, Inaccuracy and Explanation’
Tomoji Shogenji ‘Surprise, Inaccuracy and Explanation’
This paperĀ proposes a measure of explanatory demand formulated in terms of inaccuracy. The concept of explanation plays a significant role in epistemology and philosophy of science, but it is also known for controversies. In this paper I take a step back and investigate the notion of explanatory demand by way of surprise. The concept of … Continue reading Tomoji Shogenji ‘Surprise, Inaccuracy and Explanation’ →
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Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy V
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy
Program Wednesday 30 May 2018 8:30 amĀ Ā Ā Arrival 9:00 amĀ Ā Ā Keynote: Karin de Boer (KU Leuven): Kantās Inquiries into a New Touchstone for Metaphysical Truth 10:30 amĀ Ā Ā Coffee 10:45 amĀ Ā Ā Hadley Marie Cooney (University of Wisconsin-Madison): Cavendish and Descartes on Animal Consciousness 11:30 amĀ Ā Ā Botond Csuka (Eƶtvƶs LorĆ”nd University): āGentleā and āGrossā Exercises: Aesthetic Experience … Continue reading Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy →
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy V
Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy V
TheĀ Dutch Seminar in Early Modern PhilosophyĀ brings together advanced students and established scholars to discuss the latest work in early modern philosophy, broadly conceived. Built on the success of the previous 2014ā2017 editions, which gathered philosophers from all over the world, the Seminar offers workshop-style collaborations to stimulate scholarly exchange. The language of presentation and discussion … Continue reading Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy V →
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Colloquium: Reasoning in Social Context
Colloquium: Reasoning in Social Context
We welcome submissions for short presentations on the theme of the colloquium. Submissions of 1 page abstracts (in pdf format) should be uploaded on the easychair submission webpage (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=reasoning2018), byĀ May 1st 2018.Ā Ā Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 7th 2018. DEADLINE ABSTRACTS:Ā May 1st, 2018. THEME: The central question that we address in this colloquium … Continue reading Colloquium: Reasoning in Social Context →
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OZSW Spring Course: ‘Much Ado About Nothing: (Not) Being from Parmenides to Particle Physics’
VURANT workshop
VURANT workshop
Ā VURANT workshop Organized by the Philosophy Department of Tilburg University and supported byĀ the PhD council of the Dutch Research School for Philosophy (OZSW) Location: Tilburg University, Warande Building, roomĀ WZ 201 Date:Ā Friday, the 1stof June SESSION 1 (chair: Tim Klaassen) 10:00 ā 10:45Ā Daan Dronkers(Erasmus University Rotterdam, Utrecht University) āThe Natural Origins of … Continue reading VURANT workshop →
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About the OZSW event calendar
The OZSW event calendar listsĀ 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.