Academic Philosophy Events in the Netherlands
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January 2016
“What’s so special about age limits and does it matter?”
The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by Axel Gosseries (Louvain) “What’s so special about age limits and does it matter?” Date: Thursday, 14 January 2016 Time: 15:15-17:00, followed by drinks Venue: Lecture hall 1.01e, Institute of Philosophy, Leiden University, Reuvensplaats 3-4, Leiden (see: http://www.bezoekers.leidenuniv.nl/locaties/reuvensplaats.html) Abstract: In this presentation, I will look at various possible accounts (reliable proxy, complete-life neutrality,…) of what makes age-based differential treatment different from “race-based” or gender-based differential treatment.…
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CPP-Colloquium Jens Timmermann
The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by Jens Timmermann (St Andrews, UK) “The Demands of Kant’s Ethics” Date: Thursday, 13 October 2016 Time: 15:15-17:00, followed by drinks Venue: Lecture hall 1.01e, Institute of Philosophy, Leiden University, Reuvensplaats 3-4, Leiden (see: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/locaties/reuvens) Abstract: Ethical theories are often accused of asking too much. Their rules and values are said to dominate our lives, leaving no room for personal projects. Until fairly recently only consequentialist theories…
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CPP-Colloquium Emanuela Ceva
The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by Emanuela Ceva (Pavia, Italy) “Progressing towards justice: the case of whistleblowing” Date: Thursday, 15 December 2016 Time: 15:15-17:00, followed by drinks Venue: Lecture hall 1.01e, Institute of Philosophy, Leiden University, Reuvensplaats 3-4, Leiden (see: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/locaties/reuvens) Abstract: Political corruption (PC) occurs when public officials make a distorted use of their entrusted public power to pursue a surreptitious agenda. By adopting the perspective of relational justice, I argue…
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CPP-Colloquium Anca Gheaus
The Center for Political Philosophy in Leiden is pleased to announce a talk by Anca Gheaus (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) “The best available parent” Date: Thursday, 19 January 2017 Time: 15:15-17:00, followed by drinks Venue: Lecture hall 1.01e, Institute of Philosophy, Leiden University, Reuvensplaats 3-4, Leiden (see: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/locaties/reuvens) Abstract: Children need, and are being owed, parents: that is, people who control children's lives in numerous ways. At the same time, children's moral status makes it generally impermissible to sacrifice their…
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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.