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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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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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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 Zarah Weiss

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.

1 week, 1 day

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Reminder: UPSalon Stammtisch April 1st, 6 PM, at Tunnel

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

Dear all, Here is a little reminder for the UPSalon Stammtisch (regular's table). Hope to see u there: April 1st at 6 PM at Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien Best, UPsalon Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at Web: https://upsalon.univie.ac.at

1 week, 1 day

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[Logik Café]: Sebastian Horvat (Universität Wien): "From physical possibility to physical compossibility", Monday, 31.03.2025, 16:30-18:00

by Georg Schiemer

Dear all, This is a reminder for next week's talk in the Logik Café colloquium: Monday, 31.03.2025, 16:30-18:00, Sebastian Horvat (Universität Wien): <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=109131> "From physical possibility to physical compossibility" 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-Ramharter Georg Schiemer

1 week, 4 days

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APSE Reading Talk & Circle - Anna Alexandrova: Social Science: A Constructivist Account

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) talk and Reading Circle. The talk will be held by Anna Alexandrova (University of Cambridge). Talk: When: Thursday, 03.04.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) Title & abstract: Social Science: A Constructivist Account What sort of inquiry is social science? This question used to preoccupy philosophers but fell off their agenda due to a stalemate between so-called naturalists, who took the ideal to be natural science, and exceptionalists, who allied social sciences with humanities. I show that both positions commit the error of contrastivism, namely defining social science in contrast to these two traditions, which inevitably ends up caricaturing them. Using recent advances in philosophy, I formulate constructivism about social sciences, a view that denies an essence to this inquiry and grounds it in the needs of communities to understand and improve themselves. Reading Circle: When: right before the talk - Thursday, 03.04.2025, 13:00 - 15:00 Where: same place - HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) We will focus our discussion on a forthcoming article by Anna Alexandrova (attached pdf): Alexandrova, Anna. (forthcoming) "Social Science: A Constructivist Account" As introduction to Constructivism, we suggest this article (especially Chapters 1 and 5): Bagnoli, Carla, "Constructivism in Metaethics", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2024 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2024/entries/constructivism-metaethi…>. For further reading regarding the topic: Anderson, Elizabeth. "Local Knowledge in Institutional Epistemology." Australasian Philosophical Review (2024): 1-23. Longino, Helen E. (1990). Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry. Princeton University Press. Risjord, M. W. (2022). PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE : a contemporary introduction. (Second edition.). ROUTLEDGE. Best wishes, Ella Berger and Vinzenz Fischer, on behalf of the APSE team

1 week, 4 days

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Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Kafka als Patient : Stationen in Wien und Kierling" am 28.04.2025

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Kafka als Patient : Stationen in Wien und Kierling" am 28.04.2025 um 18.00 Uhr an der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/events/008289.html https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/files/Einladung_… Der heute weltbekannte Autor Franz Kafka litt bereits früh unter vegetativen Beschwerden und war seit 1917 schwer an Tuberkulose erkrankt. Sein Leidensweg als Patient zog sich über fast sieben Jahre. Dieses Buch zeichnet Kafkas Begegnungen mit den Ärzten und Ärztinnen in Wien nach, die seine letzten Lebenswochen begleiteten. Kafka war ein gesundheits- wie kostenbewusster Patient Franz Kafka unterzog sich im Laufe seines Lebens vielen ärztlichen Untersuchungen, wandte sich dabei aber immer mehr von der Schulmedizin ab. Er legte großen Wert auf eine naturnahe Lebensführung, bevorzugte vegetarische Speisen und bewegte sich viel im Grünen. Zudem kurte er häufig. Für die schwache gesundheitliche Konstitution haben Kafkas Biografen dessen Beziehungen und familiäre Krisen verantwortlich gemacht. Leistungsdruck, eine erfolglose Partnersuche oder materielle Erwartungen der Eltern hatten daran ihren Anteil. Als bei ihm 1917 Lungen-Tbc diagnostiziert wurde, setzte er weiterhin auf den bereits eingeschlagenen Weg, ohne die Krankheit selbst behandeln zu lassen. Erst am Rande der Auszehrung zog er einen Krankenhausaufenthalt in Wien in Betracht, was ihm zuvor immer als zu teuer erschienen war. Nach zehntägigem Aufenthalt in der laryngologisch-rhinologischen Universitätsklinik übersiedelte er in das Sanatorium Hoffmann in Kierling. Kafkas Ärzte in Wien am Ende seines Lebens Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches stehen Kafkas Begegnungen mit den Ärzten in Wien, die seine letzten Lebenswochen begleiteten. Erstmals in Buchform wurden, soweit möglich, zu diesen Ärzten biografische Hintergrundinformationen ergänzt, zumal sich unter Kafkas Behandlern einige damals namhafte HNO-Ärzte und Internisten befanden. Ihre Lebensgeschichten, aber auch die Darstellung von Kafkas Behandlungen in seinen letzten Lebenswochen bieten einen interessanten Einblick in die Geschichte der Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie in Wien sowie in die Medizin zur Zeit der Ersten Republik, als größtenteils zugewanderte Mediziner aus den peripheren Gebieten der untergegangenen K-.u.-K.- Monarchie in Wien wirkten. (Verlagstext) Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala OR Mag. Sonja Fiala Leiterin der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie Fachreferentin für Philosophie Universität Wien Universitätsbibliothek Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien T: +43-1-4277-15079 sonja.fiala(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:sonja.fiala@univie.ac.at> https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=15366 https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/ https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/fb_in_medien.html https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5492-8934 Vorsitzende der Arbeitsgruppe Informationsethik der Vereinigung österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare https://voeb-b.at/voeb-kommissionen/ag-informationsethik/ [cid:image001.png@01DB9E3C.3F929900]

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REMINDER – FÖP 26. März 2025 13:15 Uhr Hörsaal 2G (NIG) | Faculty Public Presentation of Dissertation Concepts March 26 2025 1:15 PM Lecture Hall 2G (NIG)

by vdsphilo20

Liebe alle, wir laden herzlich zur nächsten Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie (FÖP) ein. Die Veranstaltung findet am Mittwoch, den 26. März 2025, um 13:15 Uhr im Hörsaal 2G (NIG, 2. Stock) statt. Es treten die folgenden drei Kandidat*innen an: 13:15-13:45 Hegel und Nishida im Dialog der Komparativen Philosophie Dr. Gottfried Eisl, MA Betreuung: Univ.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. Hisaki Hashi 13:45-14:15 Brücken zwischen Philosophie und Therapie: Zen, Schopenhauer und die Praxis der Leidbewältigung Mag. phil. Anthony Hauninger, BA Betreuung: Univ.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. Hisaki Hashi 14:15-14:45 Zeitlichkeiten in der Ära der Katastrophen. Organisationsformen der Zeit als emanzipatorisches Werkzeug. Kasper Nowak, BA MA Betreuung: ao. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Richard Heinrich ab 14:30 Nicht-öffentliche Beratung des Beirats für Philosophie Bekanntgabe der Entscheidung Wir freuen uns sehr auf Ihre Teilnahme! Die Einladung kann gerne mit Interessent*innen geteilt werden. Herzliche Grüße, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Holger Moritz stellv. Studienprogrammleiter Doktoratsstudium Philosophie (SPL 43) *** Dear all, We cordially invite you to the next Faculty Public Presentation of Dissertation Concepts in Philosophy (FÖP). The event will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 1:15 PM in Lecture Hall 2G (NIG, 2nd floor). The following three candidates will be presenting: 1:15-1:45 Hegel und Nishida im Dialog der Komparativen Philosophie Dr. Gottfried Eisl, MA Betreuung: Univ.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. Hisaki Hashi 1:45-2:15 Brücken zwischen Philosophie und Therapie: Zen, Schopenhauer und die Praxis der Leidbewältigung Mag. phil. Anthony Hauninger, BA Betreuung: Univ.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. Hisaki Hashi 2:15-2:45 Zeitlichkeiten in der Ära der Katastrophen. Organisationsformen der Zeit als emanzipatorisches Werkzeug. Kasper Nowak, BA MA Betreuung: ao. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Richard Heinrich from 2:45 Non-public Consultation of the Advisory Board for Philosophy Announcement of the decision We are very much looking forward to your participation! Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested. Best wishes, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Holger Moritz Deputy Program Director, PhD Program in Philosophy (SPL 43)

1 week, 6 days

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