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Short Intensive Course (SIC) “Science, Experts, and Politics”

Roeterseiland Campus Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam

Short Intensive Course (SIC) “Science, Experts, and Politics” University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research May 12, 2020 Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam invites PhD students to participate in the Short Intensive Course on “Science, Experts, and Politics”, that will be held in Amsterdam on May 12, … Continue reading Short Intensive Course (SIC) “Science, Experts, and Politics”

Mini-workshop on the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Roeterseiland Campus Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam

Programme Wednesday 20 November 2019 13:00-14:15 Johan Olsthoorn (Amsterdam) – ‘Hobbes on the Rights of War’ 14:20-15:35 Alexandra Chadwick (Groningen) – ‘Hobbes on the Nature of Man and the Nature of Politics’ 15:40-16:55 Alan Nelson (UNC, Chapel Hill) – ‘Leviathan as Science and Why That Matters’ Organized by: Challenges to Democratic Representation (UvA); Amsterdam Centre … Continue reading Mini-workshop on the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Lecture – Disability: Between Equality and Difference

Roeterseiland Campus Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam

Friday 18 October 2019 (15:30-17:00) University of Amsterdam Roeterseilandcomplex (REC) B3.09 Disability provides a useful window through which to examine divisions that have emerged in feminist/gender/sexuality scholarship in the last forty years over equality, difference, and intersectionality. On the one hand, the disability movement has fought for equal rights and same treatment as citizens before the law. … Continue reading Lecture – Disability: Between Equality and Difference

Jos de Beus Lecture 2019 – The Work Ethic: Its Origins, Legacy, and Future

Roeterseiland Campus Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam

The Amsterdam Centre for Political Thought and the Challenges research group (UvA, political science) are thrilled to announce the Jos de Beus Lecture of 2019: Prof. Elizabeth Anderson “The Work Ethic: Its Origins, Legacy, and Future” Friday 11 October 2019, 15.00-17.00 hrs. REC A1.03, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam Entrance is free, registration not required Abstract … Continue reading Jos de Beus Lecture 2019 – The Work Ethic: Its Origins, Legacy, and Future

Geoffrey Sayre-McCord “Do normative facts matter… to what is feasible?”

Roeterseiland Campus Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam

Tuesday 11 October 2016, 11:00-13:00, Roeterseiland Campus (Nieuwe Achtergracht 166), room B3.03 Do normative facts matter… to what is feasible? Geoffrey Brennan (ANU) and Geoffrey Sayre-McCord (UNC-Chapel Hill - presenting) Abstract: G.A. Cohen famously argued that fundamental normative principles (say concerning justice) are “fact-free” in such a way that their truth is independent of non-normative … Continue reading Geoffrey Sayre-McCord “Do normative facts matter… to what is feasible?”

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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.