April 2025 - Iris - Philosophy bulletin board

Somebody Should Do Something! (Event Invitation)

by Jason Means

Dear All, How do we create meaningful change? Should we focus on transforming institutions? Or should we inspire individuals to adopt new habits. How about both? I’d like to invite you and your colleagues to join us on 30 April 2025 to celebrate the launch of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change (MIT Press). Co-author and Philosopher Daniel Kelly (Purdue University, USA) is joined by Cesy Leonard (Activist & Founder of Radikale Töchter), Asya Passinsky (Philosopher at Central European University) and Martin Russ (Managing Director at AustriaTech) to discuss the book’s ideas and share their own. We hope you’ll join us to share your perspective, too! Book your free tickets here<https://www.eventbrite.at/e/somebody-should-do-something-how-anyone-can-hel…>. The Details Date & Time: Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 7 – 8:30pm Location: Kulturhaus Brotfabrik, Ankersaal (Absberggasse 27/Stiege 3/3. Stock, 1100 Wien) The talk will be followed by a wine reception 🍷 This event is organized by Knowledge in Crisis, an FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence that aims to enable completely new understandings of today’s crises of knowledge. Warmly, Jason Jason Means, MA Director of Management & Transfer FWF Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis Department of Philosophy Central European University Pronouns: He/Him [cid:image001.jpg@01DBB049.21A3DD90] www.knowledgeincrisis.com<http://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/> Join our mailing list here!<https://mailchi.mp/fa5ba53b06ab/kic_monthly> [cid:image002.png@01DBB049.21A3DD90]<https://bsky.app/profile/knowledgecrisis.bsky.social> [cid:image003.png@01DBB049.21A3DD90] <https://www.instagram.com/knowledgecrisis> [cid:image004.png@01DBB049.21A3DD90] <https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgecrisis> [cid:image005.png@01DBB049.21A3DD90] <https://www.facebook.com/knowledgecrisis>

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[WICHTIG] Mailingliste Iris wird eingestellt I [IMPORTANT] The Iris mailing list will be discontinued

by Philosophie

Sehr geehrte*r Iris-Abonnent*in, [see below for English version] Wir möchten Sie darüber informieren, dass die Iris Mailingliste in Kürze eingestellt wird. Stattdessen wird es folgende Mailingliste geben, über die Sie Ankündigungen das Institut betreffend erhalten können: news(a)lists.philo.at <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> news(a)lists.philo.at <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> wird ab dieser Woche aktiv sein, Iris wird mit 30.04.2025 aufgelassen. Die Mailingliste news(a)lists.philo.at <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> dient der Aussendung von Information und der Ankündigung von Veranstaltungen, die in direktem Zusammenhang mit dem Institut für Philosophie der Universität Wien und dem Institut Wiener Kreis der Universität Wien stehen. Alle an unserem Institut interessierten Personen, von innerhalb und außerhalb der Universität Wien, sind eingeladen sich über folgenden Link anzumelden: https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/ -> https://lists.philo.at/postorius/lists/news.lists.philo.at/ Falls Sie an weiteren philosophischen Veranstaltungen interessiert sind, verweisen wir gerne auf PhilEvents und Philosophy Events in Austria: * https://philevents.org/ (weltweit - PhilEvents) * https://www.philevents.at/ (in Österreich - Philosophy Events in Austria) Bei Fragen können Sie sich gerne an philosophie(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:philosophie@univie.ac.at> wenden. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Katherina Krobath --//-- Dear Iris subscriber, We would like to inform you that the Iris mailing list will be discontinued shortly. Instead, there will be the following mailing list, which you can use to receive announcements concerning the department: <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> news(a)lists.philo.at <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> news(a)lists.philo.at will be active from this week, Iris will be closed on 04/30/2025 (MM/DD/YY). The mailing list <mailto:info-events@lists.philo.at> news(a)lists.philo.at is used to send information and announce events that are directly related to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle at the University of Vienna. All those interested in our department, from within and outside the University of Vienna, are invited to register via the following link: <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/> https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/ -> <https://lists.philo.at/postorius/lists/news.lists.philo.at/> https://lists.philo.at/postorius/lists/news.lists.philo.at/ If you are interested in further philosophical events, we would like to refer you to PhilEvents and Philosophy Events in Austria: * <https://philevents.org/> https://philevents.org/ (worldwide - PhilEvents) * <https://www.philevents.at/> https://www.philevents.at/ (Philosophy Events in Austria) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact <mailto:philosophie@univie.ac.at> philosophie(a)univie.ac.at. Kind regards, Katherina Krobath ---- Institutskoordination Dipl.-Ing. Katherina Geneviève Krobath, BEd Andreas Wintersperger, MA <mailto:philosophie@univie.ac.at> philosophie(a)univie.ac.at +43(1)4277 46401 Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7, Raum A316 1010 Wien <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/> https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/

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Einladung / Invitation | FöP – Faculty Public Presentation of Dissertation Projects | 7. Mai / May 7, 2025

by vdsphilo20

Liebe alle, wir laden herzlich zur nächsten Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie (FöP) ein. Die Veranstaltung findet am Mittwoch, den 7. Mai 2025, um 13:15 Uhr im Hörsaal 2G (NIG, 2. Stock) statt. Folgende drei Kandidat*innen präsentieren ihre Dissertationsprojekte: 13:15 Uhr Peihong Xie, BA BA MA Conceptually Engineering Grounding Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. Max Kölbel, MA MPhil PhD Univ.-Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder, M.A. 13:45 Uhr Noemi Call, BA MA Landschaft als gastlicher Raum des Imaginären bei Hans-Dieter Bahr: Erforschung einer künstlerischen Denkweise Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Kurt Appel Assoz. Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Helmut Jakob Deibl, Privatdoz. 14:15 Uhr Dr. Sebastian Horvat On logic and its autonomy from the empirical Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Schiemer Wir freuen uns sehr auf Ihre Teilnahme! Mit herzlichen Grüßen Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Holger Moritz Studienprogrammleitung Doktoratsstudium Philosophie (SPL 43) *** Dear all, We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming Faculty Public Presentation of Dissertation Projects in Philosophy (FöP). The event will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 1:15 PM in Lecture Hall 2G (NIG, 2nd floor). The following three candidates will present their dissertation projects: 1:15 PM Peihong Xie, BA BA MA Conceptually Engineering Grounding Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. Max Kölbel, MA MPhil PhD Univ.-Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder, M.A. 1:45 PM Noemi Call, BA MA Landschaft als gastlicher Raum des Imaginären bei Hans-Dieter Bahr: Erforschung einer künstlerischen Denkweise Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Kurt Appel Assoz. Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Helmut Jakob Deibl, Privatdoz. 2:15 PM Dr. Sebastian Horvat On logic and its autonomy from the empirical Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Schiemer We are very much looking forward to your participation! With best wishes, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Holger Moritz Directorate of the Doctoral Programme in Philosophy (SPL 43)

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TODAY: IVC Talk: Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow) on "Towards a Waismannian theory of Conceptual Engineering", April 10, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on April 10, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow) TOWARDS A WAISMANNIAN THEORY OF CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 10/04/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: Much philosophical attention has recently been paid to Conceptual Engineering - or, the intentional modification of concepts by philosophers in order to achieve epistemic, ethical, or political ends. The most controversial aspect of conceptual engineering are its aims, but there is also much debate over the mechanism by which the process could even be carried out. In this project, I will propose a mechanism derived from the work of Friedrich Waismann by which intentional conceptual amelioration can - and does - occur. I will then argue that this account of conceptual engineering solves a number of standing problems in the literature, but in doing so, places some key checks on the ambition of conceptual engineering as a project.

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APSE talk by Remco Heesen + reading group

by Vinzenz Fischer

Dear all, we are delighted to invite you to the next installment of the APSE talks series, as well as to the accompanying reading circle prior to the talk. The talk will be given by Remco Heesen (LSE). When: Thursday, 10.04.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) The Division of Cognitive Labour under Poisson Productivity When a community of academics faces a research problem and multiple methodological approaches to solving it, how much effort should they devote to each approach to maximise their chances of solving the problem and minimise the time to a solution? This problem is known as the division of cognitive labour (DCL). More specifically, Philip Kitcher, Michael Strevens, and Kevin Zollman have asked whether and to what extent academics' expectations of credit for solving the problem can act as an invisible hand to produce an efficient DCL without a need for top-down planning. Here I revisit this question using a modelling framework (key ingredient: academic productivity follows a Poisson distribution) that has more empirical support than Kitcher's, Strevens', and Zollman's, and is also more flexible in that it can be used to address broader questions about credit incentives. The somewhat surprising finding is that in this framework the DCL problem becomes essentially trivial. I'd like to discuss implications for how we think about the model and/or the DCL problem. Reading Circle (1:15-3 PM): When: right before the talk - Thursday, 10.04.2025, 13:15 - 15:00 Where: same place - HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) We will focus our discussion on an article by Kevin Zollman (attached pdf): Zollman, K. J. S. (2007). The Communication Structure of Epistemic Communities. Philosophy of Science, 74(5), 574-587. https://doi.org/10.1086/525605 As an introduction we suggest this SEP article (especially Chapters 2, 3.1, 4.1 and 4.2): Šešelja, Dunja, "Agent-Based Modeling in the Philosophy of Science", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/agent-modeling-philscie…>. For further reading regarding the topic: Heesen, R. (2018). Why the reward structure of science makes reproducibility problems inevitable. The Journal of Philosophy, 115(12), 661-674. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil20181151239 Kitcher, P. (1990). The Division of Cognitive Labor. The Journal of Philosophy, 87(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.2307/2026796 Thoma, J. (2015). The Epistemic Division of Labor Revisited. Philosophy of Science, 82(3), 454-472. https://doi.org/10.1086/681768 Best wishes, Vinzenz Fischer

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[Logik Café]: Christoph Limbeck-Lilienau (Universität Wien): "Finitism in the Vienna Circle and its Philosophical Consequences", Monday, 07.04.2025, 16:30-18:00

by Georg Schiemer

Dear all, This is a reminder for next week's talk in the Logik Café colloquium: Monday, 07.04.2025, 16:30-18:00, Christoph Limbeck-Lilienau (Universität Wien) <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=28828>: "Finitism in the Vienna Circle and its Philosophical Consequences" Raum 3B (B0315), 3. Stock am Institut für Philosophie <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_philosophie/Orient…> The meeting will be held form 16:30-18:00 in seminar room (3B (B0315) <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_philosophie/Orient…>; 3rd floor) at the Department of Philosophy, Universitätsstrasse 7. Best wishes, Esther Heinrich Georg Schiemer __________________

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Reminder: Lecture & Workshop with Simon Godart, 3.&4.4.2025, Inst. f. Philosophie, Universität Wien

by Gerald Posselt

Dear all, We cordially invite you to a lecture and workshop with Simon Godart<https://www.temporal-communities.de/people/godart/index.html> (FU Berlin). LECTURE Nach der Metapher - Die Katachrese bei Nietzsche, Derrida, Blumenberg Do 03.04.2025 | 18:30-20:00 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hs 2i (NIG) WORKSHOP Jacques Derrida: "Die weiße Mythologie. Die Metapher im philosophischen Text" Fr 04.04.2025 | 10:00-13:30 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hs 3D (NIG) 10:00-10:20 | Simon Godart: Einführung 10:20-11:00 | Eva-Maria Aigner: Migrierende Metaphern. Woher kommt, wofür steht die Metapher? (S. 239-249) 11:00-11:40 | Adrian Fleisch: Die Theorie des Nomens und der elliptische Syllogismus (S. 249-264) 11:40-12:10 | Kaffeepause 12:10-12:50 | Ralf Gisinger: Proprietät der Metapher: Die différance des Eigentlich-Natürlichen (S. 264-278) 12:50-13:30 | Johanna Thorell: Metaphysik - Aufhebung der Metapher (S. 278-290) The text fort the workshop will be sent on request: gerald.posselt(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:gerald.posselt@univie.ac.at> With best regard, Gerald Posselt ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PD Dr. Gerald Posselt Department of Philosophy |University of Vienna Universitätsstr. 7 | 1010 Vienna gerald.posselt(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:gerald.posselt@univie.ac.at> Language and Violence / Critical Theories Network<https://language.univie.ac.at/>

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Call for Papers - Bitte an Ph.D. KandidatInnen und PostDocs weiterleiten!

by Aloisia Moser

*Verstrickungen und Verknotungen. * *Die Krisen planetaren Lebens in den Händen der Künste* Plattform #1 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ästhetik Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst (iwk) Wien, Fr., 21.11. und Sa., 22.11.2025 www.dgae.de | www.iwk.ac.at Organisiert von Aloisia Moser (Wien), Judith-Frederike Popp (Wien), Jörg Sternagel (Passau) Deutscher call im Anhang English Version: *Entanglements and knots. * *The crises of planetary life in the hands of the arts* Platform #1 of the German Society for Aesthetics Institute for Science and Art (iwk) Vienna, Fri., 21.11. and Sat., 22.11.2025 www.dgae.de <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dgae.de%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh…> | www.iwk.ac.at <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwk.ac.at%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZ…> Organized by: Aloisia Moser <https://www.facebook.com/aaaloisia?__cft__[0]=AZVuL6KgYkbfKChDKGMAOfa6poYAJ…> (Vienna), Judith-Frederike Popp (Vienna), Jörg Sternagel (Passau) The acute crises of planetary life do not only manifest themselves in life-threatening effects on physical integrity. They change the way we experience our environment, how we construct our interactions with it from perceptions, sensations, desires, and words. While the physical effects are already difficult to grasp in their scope, the transformations in the ways of interacting with the world from our entanglement in it quickly elude any ordering grasp, which is often based on a human self-image as a controlling power. Things look somewhat different when we look at the arts: Here we find seismographic capacities that register and make accessible even seemingly insignificant changes and their effects. The planned platform addresses the challenge of providing a broad insight into current realizations of these capacities. Three nodes serve as a guide for this insight, which aims to place less emphasis on controlling order and more on the richest possible picture of the intricate web of experience: (1) The evidently undeniable nature of climate change brings to light global interdependencies that are a matter of life and death. This creates an obligation to recognize how interconnected we are and how we are called upon to reorganize the world we live in, precisely because it is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and inaccessible without its ongoing destruction. (2) The inevitable return of suppressed nature takes forms that manifest themselves in a complex interplay between external circumstances and inner fantasies, dreams and desires, which stubbornly resists controlling access, but at the same time finds expression, for example, in cultural products. (3) In contemporary literature, we observe a shift toward aesthetic descriptions of extreme climatic conditions that shape narratives in new ways. Instead of traditional narratives driven by subjects, we are witnessing a literature that foregrounds sensuality. This openness to sensory perceptions could be the key to challenging dominant narratives and fostering an interrelational understanding of our experiences. (Post-)doctoral researchers who submit proposals of up to 500 words and a short bio of up to 200 words in a single PDF by May 15, 2025, will have the opportunity to present their projects for discussion in half-hour presentations. Please send submissions by email to all three organizers: aloisiamoser(a)gmail.com, j.popp(a)akbild.ac.at, joerg.sternagel(a)uni-passau.de Feedback and publication of the program will take place by June 1, 2025 . *Jörg Sternagel* *Judith-Frederike Popp* *Aloisia Moser* Philosophin | Autorin *Adresse:* Auhofstrasse 186E 1130 Wien *Publikationen:* *Zufall und Einfall. Medien der Kreativität in Kunst und Wissenschaft *(Transcript, 2025) https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7554-2/zufall-und-einfall/?c=31… *Raten. Wissen aus dem Sinnlich-Medialen* (Transcript, 2025) *Kant, Wittgenstein, and the Performativity of Thought* (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)

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IVC Talk:Paolo Tripodi and Guido Bonino (University of Turin) on "Academic Success in America: Analytic Philosophy and the Decline of Wittgenstein", April 3, 4.45pm

by Georg Schiemer

Dear all, our next speakers in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle are Paolo Tripodi and Guido Bonino (University of Turin), who will give a talk on April 3, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Paolo Tripodi & Guido Bonino (University of Turin) Academic Success in America: Analytic Philosophy and the Decline of Wittgenstein Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 03/04/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: There is a rather widespread consensus, among historians of philosophy, concerning the decline of Wittgenstein amid recent analytic philosophy. However, the exact import of such a decline, its chronological development, as well as its causes and several other features, are difficult to ascertain with the traditional methods of the history of philosophy. In this talk we apply a distant reading approach, and a variety of other quantitative methods, to provide a more reliable and accurate account of Wittgenstein's decline. We focus on a corpus consisting of the metadata of US PhD dissertations in philosophy from 1981 to 2010 (although other kinds of data are also taken into consideration), and we try to relate the topic of the dissertation to the success of the candidate in his/her subsequent academic career. The results of this analysis, corroborated by other evidence, allow us to put forth the more reliable and accurate account just hinted at, and at the same time to suggest – as a contribution to external history of philosophy – a plausible mechanism at the basis of the decline itself, notably a process driven by those who controlled the recruitment policies in the philosophy departments.

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