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Rethinking Metaphysics Workshop with Amie Thomasson at CEU: Monday, March 24th

by Andreas Wintersperger

Liebe Kolleg*innen, untenstehend für Sie zur Information. Mit besten Grüßen, ---- Institutskoordination Dipl.-Ing. Katherina Geneviève Krobath, BEd Andreas Wintersperger, MA philosophie(a)univie.ac.at +43(1)4277 46401 Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7, Raum A316 1010 Wien https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/ ---- The Rethinking Metaphysics Workshop with Amie Thomasson is taking place next Monday, March 24th from 10 AM to 5 PM. The workshop is on Amie Thomasson's forthcoming book, Rethinking Metaphysics, which challenges the Quinean approaches to metaphysics that have predominated in the latter half of the 20th and 21st centuries and proposes instead an approach that foregrounds the techniques and methods of conceptual engineering. The workshop will consist of four 75-minute sessions, with each session devoted to a part of Thomasson's book. Each of the sessions will begin with a brief synopsis of the relevant chapters and critical remarks from a commentator, followed by a response from Thomasson. The remaining time will then be devoted to discussion. The schedule is as follows: 10:00–10:15 AM: Précis by Amie Thomasson 10:15–11:30 AM: Session 1 on chs. 1–3, led by Alice van't Hoff 11:30–11:45 AM: Coffee break 11:45 AM–1:00 PM: Session 2 on chs. 4–5, led by Emilie Pagano 1:00–2:00 PM: Lunch break 2:00–3:15 PM: Session 3 on chs. 6–7, led by Matthew Simpson 3:15–3:30 PM: Coffee break 3:30–4:45 PM: Session 4 on chs. 8–10, led by Viktoria Knoll 4:45 PM: Concluding Remarks by Tim Crane, followed by Reception Visitor Access If you are not affiliated with CEU, you will need to obtain a visitor card to gain entry to the campus. Please email Asya (passinskya(a)ceu.edu) at least one day in advance of the workshop so that this can be arranged. Upon arriving at CEU, please provide your name to the reception staff and they will issue you the card. Organizers The workshop is organized by Denis Kazankov and Asya Passinsky. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers directly at kazankov_denis(a)phd.ceu.edu or passinskya(a)ceu.edu. ---

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Wittgen=Steine Talks Summer Semester 2025

by Martin Kusch

Dear All, The "Wittgen=Steine" group organizes three talks this term: 21.03.2025, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3D Anna Boncompagni: "Conceptual engineering or care? A new perspective inspired by Addams and Wittgenstein" 16.05.2025, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3A Charles Travis: "Re-Turning The Linguistic Turn (Two Puzzles)" 13.06.25, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3D Konstantin Deininger: "On the Material and Formal Aspects of (Moral) Certainty" We will send out abstracts closer to the time of the talks. All welcome! Best wishes from the organizers, Esther Ramharter Anja Weiberg Martin Kusch

3 days, 16 hours

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Invitation: APSE Reading Circle - Natalie Alana Ashton - Creating a Strong Foundation for Neurodiverse Epistemology

by Vinzenz Fischer

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) Reading Circle. The talk will be held by Natalie Alana Ashton (University of Sterling). When: Thursday, 27.3.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) Creating a Strong Foundation for Neurodiverse Epistemology Autistic people have had unprecedented success building effective epistemic communities online. A detailed analysis of the conditions and practices which produced and sustain these communities would be illuminating for both the epistemology of social media and the emerging area of neurodiverse epistemology. However, epistemology has only recently begun to theorise about marginalised groups, and many of its foundational principles are ill-suited to this work. In this talk I'll outline a planned project to develop a novel approach to neurodiverse epistemology, which challenges some of the fundamental assumptions of the early, exploratory literature, and lays the groundwork for a participatory methodology which can do real justice to neurodiverse communities. Speaker Bio: Natalie Alana Ashton works on the political and social aspects of epistemology, and is interested in how oppression and power effect political deliberation in the online sphere. In the past she has focused on theoretical issues (exploring how to integrate feminist standpoint theory and hinge epistemology, whether these views should be understood as relativist, and what that means). Her current work is on the practical applications of such views: what they tell us about social media legislation, platform design, and online communities. Reading Circle (1-3 PM): We will focus our discussion on an article by Natalie Ashton and a few pages of an interim project report (attached pdf): Ashton, N.A. (2020). Scientific Perspectives, Feminist Standpoints, and Non-Silly Relativism. In: Crețu, AM., Massimi, M. (eds) Knowledge from a Human Point of View. Synthese Library, vol 416. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1007/978-3-030-27041-4_5 Shaping Democracy in the Digital Age: Interim report of the 'Norms for the New Public Sphere' project. (Pages 3-6 and 20-22) Link: https://newpublicsphere.stir.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NNPS-Report-F… As introduction to Natalie Ashtons approach, we suggest this short article: Ashton, N.A. (2021). Why Twitter is (Epistemically) Better Than Facebook. _Open For Debate. _Link: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebate/why-twitter-is-epistemically-bett… As introduction to definitions of Neurodiversity, we suggest the introduction of this book: Chapman, R. (2023). _Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism_ (1st ed.). Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.8501594 For further reading regarding the topic: Medina, J. (2013). _The epistemology of resistance : gender and racial oppression, epistemic injustice, and resistant imaginations_. Oxford University Press. Ashton, N. (2019). Relativising epistemic advantage. In _The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Relativism_ (pp. 329-338). Routledge. Anderson, E. (1995). Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense. _Hypatia_, _10_(3), 50-84. doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.1995.tb00737.x Please send a quick message to vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at if you are planning to attend the Reading Cycle! Feel free to bring your lunch! Feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Vinzenz Fischer

4 days, 7 hours

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Buchpräsentation Hadwig Kraeutler: Museum. Learning. Democracy | 25. März 18.30 Uhr IWK

by Vienna Circle Society

Buchpräsentation Hadwig Kraeutler: Museum. Learning. Democracy. The Work and Life of Alma S. Wittlin (1899-1991) Datum/Zeit Di. 25/03/2025 18:30–20:00 Ort IWK <https://www.iwk.ac.at/locations/iwk/> Typ Präsentation Vortrag Einladung “Alma S. Wittlin: über (Disziplinen-) Grenzen hinwegBuchvorstellung <https://www.iwk.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/03-25-Einladung-oege-Buchpraesenta…> & Gespräch” <https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-91200-8/> Programm Begrüßung: Barbara Litsauer (IWK) & Katrin Sippel (öge) Einführung und Moderation: Ilse Korotin (biografiA) Im Gespräch: Hadwig Kraeutler (Autorin) & Robert Streibel (Vizepräsident Österreichischer PEN-Club) Alma Wittlin (1899, Lemberg/UA – 1991, Palo Alto/CA), promovierte Kunsthistorikerin (1925, Univ. Wien) war erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin, freischaffende avant-garde Museologin und Erziehungswissenschafterin. Sie floh 1937 vor der NS-Verfolgung und fand im englischsprachigen Ausland mit ihrem bahnbrechenden museologischbiopsychologisch-pädagogischen Wirken langfristig Anerkennung. In Museum. Learning. Democracy. The Work and Life of Alma S. Wittlin (1899-1991) (Bd. 19, Reihe „Emigration – Exil – Kontinuität“, Herausg. Friedrich Stadler; LIT Verlag) zeichnet die Museologin, Kuratorin und Kunstvermittlerin Hadwig Kraeutler Wittlins Lebensweg sorgfältig nach. Welche persönlichen und historischen Kontexte wurden in dieser „ExilBiografie“ wirksam? Gibt es Zusammenhänge zwischen Alma Wittlins „österreichischeuropäischen“ Erfahrungen und ihrem späteren, interdisziplinären Wirken? Mit zwei Leseproben aus Wittlins Buch Isabella. Begründerin der Weltmacht Spanien (1936) und im Gespräch mit Robert Streibel werden Wittlins schriftstellerische Arbeit und ihr Pioniereinsatz beim Internationalen PEN vorgestellt. Ausklang mit „interdisziplinärem Glas”. Wir danken den Fördergeber*innen: Nationalfonds der Republik Österreich für Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, Zukunftsfonds der Republik Österreich, Stadt Wien/Abteilung Kultur, Land Vorarlberg/Abteilung Wissenschaft und Kultur … und Unterstützer*innen: Forum „Zeitgeschichte der Universität Wien“, LIT Verlag, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek und Österreichischer PEN-Club.

4 days, 9 hours

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Invitation and Streaming Link: 7th Arthur Pap Lecture: Francesca Biagioli (University of Turin), March 27, 5 pm

by Zarah Weiss

The Institute Vienna Circle and the Vienna Circle Society cordially invite you to the 7th Arthur Pap Lecture Francesca Biagioli (University of Turin) The Relative Necessity of the Kantian A Priori: Cohen, Cassirer, and Reichenbach Thursday, March 27, 2025 5 pm Alte Kapelle am Campus University of Vienna Hof 2, Eingang 2.8 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Vienna For those who can't make it to Vienna, the event will also be streamed via YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/live/4SwyYaZRnMA> Link Registration: <mailto:vcs@univie.ac.at> vcs(a)univie.ac.at No registration fee Abstract A priori knowledge in the Kantian sense is characterized as being independent from experience, insofar as it is necessary for the possibility of experience in general. This notably includes the fundamental principles of geometry and physics. With scientific changes such as non-Euclidean geometry and relativistic physics, there arose the question whether the Kantian a priori ought to be revised in the light of the best current theories or replaced by pragmatic considerations or conventions. This talk will offer a review of the progressive relativization of the Kantian a priori from the Marburg School of neo-Kantianism to Hans Reichenbachs early work. It will then use Paps taxonomy to differentiate among these early relativizing strategies and to contrast them with attempts to relativize the Kantian a priori in contemporary philosophy of science. Short Bio Francesca Biagioli is Associate Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Turin. Previously, she has been a postdoc at the University of Vienna and at the Zukuftskolleg-University of Konstanz, and a visiting fellow in the Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science. Her research focuses on different traditions within the neo-Kantian movement including Marburg neo-Kantianism, critical realism, the Neo-Friesian School, and on the epistemological views of philosopher-scientists such as Hermann von Helmholtz, Henri Poincaré, Hermann Weyl, Federigo Enriques. She has published the monograph Space, Number, and Geometry from Helmholtz to Cassirer and articles in journals including HOPOS, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Philosophia Mathematica.

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Invitation and Streaming Link: 7th Arthur Pap Lecture: Francesca Biagioli (University of Turin), March 27, 5 pm

by Vienna Circle Society

The Institute Vienna Circle and the Vienna Circle Society cordially invite you to the 7th Arthur Pap Lecture Francesca Biagioli (University of Turin) The Relative Necessity of the Kantian A Priori: Cohen, Cassirer, and Reichenbach Thursday, March 27, 2025 5 pm Alte Kapelle am Campus University of Vienna Hof 2, Eingang 2.8 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Vienna For those who can't make it to Vienna, the event will also be streamed via YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/live/4SwyYaZRnMA> Link Registration: <mailto:vcs@univie.ac.at> vcs(a)univie.ac.at No registration fee Abstract A priori knowledge in the Kantian sense is characterized as being independent from experience, insofar as it is necessary for the possibility of experience in general. This notably includes the fundamental principles of geometry and physics. With scientific changes such as non-Euclidean geometry and relativistic physics, there arose the question whether the Kantian a priori ought to be revised in the light of the best current theories or replaced by pragmatic considerations or conventions. This talk will offer a review of the progressive relativization of the Kantian a priori from the Marburg School of neo-Kantianism to Hans Reichenbachs early work. It will then use Paps taxonomy to differentiate among these early relativizing strategies and to contrast them with attempts to relativize the Kantian a priori in contemporary philosophy of science. Short Bio Francesca Biagioli is Associate Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Turin. Previously, she has been a postdoc at the University of Vienna and at the Zukuftskolleg-University of Konstanz, and a visiting fellow in the Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science. Her research focuses on different traditions within the neo-Kantian movement including Marburg neo-Kantianism, critical realism, the Neo-Friesian School, and on the epistemological views of philosopher-scientists such as Hermann von Helmholtz, Henri Poincaré, Hermann Weyl, Federigo Enriques. She has published the monograph Space, Number, and Geometry from Helmholtz to Cassirer and articles in journals including HOPOS, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Philosophia Mathematica.

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Buchpräsentation "Ecological Reasonings" am 24.03.2025 18h FB Philosophie und Psychologie

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Ecological Reasonings" am 24.03.2025 um 18h in der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie. https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/events/008225.html Zum Buch: Welche Rolle hat die "Vernunft" bei der Bewältigung der katastrophalen ökologischen Situation im frühen 21. Jahrhundert? Kann dieses althergebrachte Konzept seine problematische Rolle in der westlichen Epistemologie ablegen und einen neuen Platz und eine neue Funktion im Umgang mit dem Anthropozän finden? In "Ecological Reasonings" argumentiert Kilian Jörg, dass wir die Vernünfte auf unsere Gefahr hin ignorieren. Das Buch dreht sich um die Idee, dass wir "die Vernunft" in die gegenwärtige Bewegung zur Pluralisierung der Schlüsselkonzepte der westlichen Philosophie einbeziehen müssen, um sie zu retten - wo wir früher von der Natur, der Wissenschaft und der Technologie sprachen, sprechen wir heute von Naturen, Wissenschaften und Technologien. In gleicher Weise ist es an der Zeit, die Vernunft als "Vernünfte" neu zu konzeptualisieren - als vielfältigen und multiperspektivischen Reichtum an mehr-als-menschlichen Interaktionen, der eine vitale Alternative zum akademischen Mainstream-Denken schaffen kann. Unter Rückgriff auf ein breites Spektrum theoretischer Traditionen, darunter neuer Materialismus, Ökofeminismus, verkörperte Performance und spekulative Philosophie, verwebt Jörg unzählige Stimmen und Aspekte miteinander, um die reiche Textur seiner*ihrer pluralistischen Vision zu demonstrieren. Der Einfluss dieser neuen "Vernünfte" auf die drängenden Herausforderungen unserer Zeit zeigt sich in der schieren Bandbreite der Gegenstände dieses Buchs, von der Rolle der künstlichen Intelligenz über Post-Truth bis hin zur Frage, wie Wissenschaften unser Selbstverständnis prägen können. Die Buchpräsentation wird durch die Ausstellung einer "Nietzsche Vernunft Karte" ergänzt. Informationen zur Karte: NIETZSCHE VERNUNFT KARTE - Dokumentation | Stoffwechsel<https://www.stffwchsl.net/materialien/nietzsche-vernunft-karte-online-dokum…> Alle Informationen zu den bisherigen Veranstaltungen inkl. Videos sind hier verfügbar: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/veranstaltungsar… Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala [cid:image003.png@01DB973D.4AE06220] 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:image002.png@01DB72F6.0EE45D50]

6 days, 11 hours

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IVC Talk: Alexander Reutlinger (LMU) on "Why Strategic Science Skeptics Are Not “Modern-Day Galileos”. Debunking the Argument from Scientific Revolutions", March 20, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Alexander Reutlinger (LMU), who will give a talk on March 20, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Alexander Reutlinger (LMU) WHY STRATEGIC SCIENCE SKEPTICS ARE NOT “MODERN-DAY GALILEOS”. DEBUNKING THE ARGUMENT FROM SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 20/03/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: Strategic science skeptics criticize scientific claims solely to promote non-epistemic (for instance, political and economic) goals. Strategic science skeptics present arguments to support their criticisms of scientific claims. In this paper, I will analyze and debunk a neglected argument exploited by strategic science skeptics: the argument from scientific revolutions (aka the "Galileo gambit"). According to this skeptical argument, strategic science skeptics liken themselves to key figures in scientific revolutions throughout the history of science - in particular, to Galileo Galilei - in order to enhance the credibility of their own claims. In this talk, I will argue that the argument from scientific revolutions is not sound, because at least one of its premises (stating that skeptics are, like Galileo Galilei, revolutionary scientists) is false.

6 days, 15 hours

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APSE Talk Series - Natalie Ashton - 27.3. - Creating a Strong Foundation for Neurodiverse Epistemology

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, we are delighted to invite you all to the next installment of the APSE talks series organized by the Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology Unit at the Department of Philosophy, and to the accompanying reading cycle. The lecture will be given by Natalie Alana Ashton, University of Sterling. When: Thursday, 27.3.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) Creating a Strong Foundation for Neurodiverse Epistemology Autistic people have had unprecedented success building effective epistemic communities online. A detailed analysis of the conditions and practices which produced and sustain these communities would be illuminating for both the epistemology of social media and the emerging area of neurodiverse epistemology. However, epistemology has only recently begun to theorise about marginalised groups, and many of its foundational principles are ill-suited to this work. In this talk I'll outline a planned project to develop a novel approach to neurodiverse epistemology, which challenges some of the fundamental assumptions of the early, exploratory literature, and lays the groundwork for a participatory methodology which can do real justice to neurodiverse communities. Speaker Bio: Natalie Alana Ashton works on the political and social aspects of epistemology, and is interested in how oppression and power effect political deliberation in the online sphere. In the past she has focused on theoretical issues (exploring how to integrate feminist standpoint theory and hinge epistemology, whether these views should be understood as relativist, and what that means). Her current work is on the practical applications of such views: what they tell us about social media legislation, platform design, and online communities. As usual, at 13:00 on the day of the talk, there will be a possibility to discuss some core readings of the talk with the APSE reading group. If you wish to obtain the papers, and to partake in the reading cycle, please contact vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at. Feel free to bring your lunch! We are also happy if you share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of the APSE unit -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

1 week, 3 days

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Buchpräsentation "Das Auto und die ökologische Katastrophe" 20.03.2025 18h FB Philosophie und Psychologie

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Das Auto und die ökologische Katastrophe" am 20.03.2025 um 18h in der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie. https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/events/008224.html Zum Buch: Kaum etwas prägt die moderne Konsumgesellschaft so sehr wie das Automobil - Grund genug, unsere toxische Liebesbeziehung zu ihm zu analysieren und Auswege aus der planetaren Autodestruktion aufzuzeigen. Jenseits von Klimabilanzen und moralischen Vorwürfen unternimmt Kilian Jörg eine letzte Spritztour durch einbetonierte Vorstellungen von »Freiheit«, »Normalität«, »Vernunft« und »Natur«, die den Ökozid als alternativlos erscheinen lassen. Mithilfe von Beyoncé, Lynch und Le Guin begibt er*sie sich auf eine Achterbahnfahrt durch Popkultur, faschistische Männlichkeit, Erdöl, Nationalparks, aktivistische Landbesetzungen und die Tugenden der Autofetischist*innen, um zu einer Utopie autofreier Welten aufzurufen. Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala Die Buchpräsentation wird von ausgewählten Bildern der Fotoausstellung "Diverting the Public Space" begleitet. Details zur Ausstellung: Kilian Jörg - Diverting the Public Space<https://www.kilianj.org/diverting-the-public-space> [cid:image003.png@01DB72F9.62DEBFB0] Alle Informationen zu den bisherigen Veranstaltungen inkl. Videos sind hier verfügbar: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/veranstaltungsar… 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:image002.png@01DB72F4.B7F89570]

1 week, 3 days

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