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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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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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SWIP Lecture: Gemeinschaft gestalten – Fragen an die Philosophie, 28.03.2025

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

Guten Tag, untenstehend für Sie zur Information. Mit besten Grüßen, ---- 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/ SWIP Lecture Gemeinschaft gestalten – Fragen an die Philosophie Zeit: Freitag, 28. März 2025, 15.00 – 19.00 Uhr Ort: Universität Wien, NIG, 3. Stock, Seminarraum 3 A Programm siehe Attachment. Wir freuen uns über viele interessierte Teilnehmer_innen. Mit herzlichen Grüßen Brigitte Buchhammer

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Vortrag von Rachid Boutayeb: Fichte’s Kinder. Philosophischer Nationalismus im arabischen Denken der Gegenwart, 31.03.2025

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

Guten Tag, untenstehend für Sie zur Information. Mit besten Grüßen, ---- 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/ Herz:liche Einladung zum Vortrag von Rachid Boutayeb: Fichte’s Kinder. Philosophischer Nationalismus im arabischen Denken der Gegenwart 31.03.2025, 19:00-20:30, 3B NIG (Neues Institutsgebäude) *Im Rahmen des PEEK-Projekts Arts in Philosophy : Philosophy in the Arts. On The Significance of the *Heart*,“ gefördert vom Austrian Science Funds (FWF): Grant-DOI: 10.55776/AR822

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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) With contributions by Eva-Maria Aigner, Adrian Fleisch, Ralf Gisinger & Johanna Thorell 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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UPSalon Stammtisch 01.04. 18:00h im "Tunnel"; UPSalon regular's table April 1st, 6 PM at "Tunnel"

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

Dear all, we hope u had a great start to the new semester! UPSalon is hosting another Stammtisch or "regular's table" next week and likes to cordially invite you! People from all stages in their philosophical studies are welcome, and we are especially excited to meet new people! UPSalon are a group of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers; the initiative aims at creating a space and community in Vienna where underrepresented philosophers – such as women, trans, inter and non-binary persons, BIPOC, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, queer people, and people with disabilities – can connect on a regular basis. For more information, check out our website: upsalon.univie.ac.at Where? Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien When? April 1st at 6 PM We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you! Do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions you may have. Best regards, UPsalon Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at Web: https://upsalon.univie.ac.at

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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

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Einladung „Perspektiven schaffen: Arbeiten in der Wissenschaft – Wege aus dem Prekariat“ am 3.4.2025, 18.30 Uhr in der FAKTory

by FRITZ Judith

Liebe Kolleg:innen, am 3. April 2025 lädt NUWiss in die FAKTory, um die Arbeitsbedingungen an den heimischen Universitäten kritisch zu diskutieren und profunde Kenner:innen des Universitätssystems zu fragen: Was muss getan werden, um Perspektiven für Forschende zu schaffen? Ich möchten Sie herzlich zu der Veranstaltung einladen. Um dem Thema gemeinsam Gewicht zu verleihen, brauchen wir viele Stimmen. Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen und über eine Weiterleitung der Einladung an Interessierte in Ihrem Umfeld! Beste Grüße Judith Fritz „Perspektiven schaffen: Arbeiten in der Wissenschaft – Wege aus dem Prekariat“<https://veranstaltung.akwien.at/de/perspektiven-schaffen-arbeiten-in-der-wi…> Zeit: 3. April 2025, 18.30 Uhr Ort: FAKTory, Universitätsstrasse 9, 1010 Wien & online via Livestream Infos & Anmeldung: https://veranstaltung.akwien.at/de/perspektiven-schaffen-arbeiten-in-der-wi… Befristete Arbeitsverhältnisse, mangelnde Karriereaussichten, hoher Arbeitsdruck: eine landesweite Studie von NUWiss zu den Arbeitsbedingungen an Österreichs Universitäten zeichnet ein alarmierendes Bild. Gerade für junge Wissenschafter:innen bedeutet die prekäre berufliche Situation sowie der Mangel an Planbarkeit hohe psychische Belastungen. Wir bitten profunde Kenner:innen des Universitätssystems zum Gespräch und fragen: Wie können wir Perspektiven an den Universitäten schaffen? Was muss getan werden, um gute Arbeitsbedingungen für Forschende und Lehrende zu gewährleisten? Diskutiere mit und teile deine Erfahrungen, Beobachtungen und Ideen für Lösungsvorschläge mit uns! Programm: * Studienpräsentation zur Beschäftigungssituation an österreichischen Universitäten Julia Partheymüller, Studienautorin, Institut für Staatswissenschaft, Universität Wien * Podiumsdiskussion: „Arbeiten in der Wissenschaft - Perspektiven schaffen“ * Wolfgang Kozak, Arbeitsrechtsexperte der Arbeiterkammer Wien * Gerda Müller, Vorsitzende des Dachverbands der Universitäten; Vizerektorin für Organisationsentwicklung, Gender & Diversity, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien * Vera Pfanzagl, Vertreterin des Elise-Richter Netzwerks * Maria John, Studienvertretung Doktorat der BOKU Wien * Moderation: Mario Keller, Netzwerk Unterbau Wissenschaft Infos zur Teilnahme: Die Veranstaltung findet live in der FAKTory statt. Eine digitale Zuschaltung über unseren Livestream ist ebenfalls möglich. In Kooperation mit NUWiss - Netzwerk Unterbau Wissenschaft. FAKTory Universitätsstraße 9, 1010 Wien Web: Faktory | Literatur, Wissen und Beratung für Studierende<https://faktory.at/start> Mail: faktory(a)akwien.at<mailto:faktory@akwien.at> [cid:image001.png@01DB9CD4.2E030030] Eine Kooperation von AK Wien<https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/index.html> und ÖGB Verlag<https://www.oegbverlag.at/> Bleiben wir in Kontakt! Hier<https://faktory.at/newsletter-ak> geht’s zum FAKTory Newsletter. GERECHTIGKEIT MUSS SEIN Besuchen Sie uns auch in den Sozialen Medien: [Facebook-Logo] <http://www.facebook.com/arbeiterkammer/> [Bluesky-Logo] <https://bsky.app/profile/arbeiterkammer.bsky.social> [Youtube-Logo] <https://www.youtube.com/user/AKoesterreich> [Instagram-Logo] <https://www.instagram.com/diearbeiterkammer/> [TikTok-Logo] <https://www.tiktok.com/@arbeiterkammer> [LinkedIn-Logo] <www.linkedin.com/company/arbeiterkammer> Dieses Mail ist ausschließlich für die Verwendung durch die/den darin genannten AdressatInnen bestimmt und kann vertrauliche bzw rechtlich geschützte Informationen enthalten, deren Verwendung ohne Genehmigung durch den/ die AbsenderIn rechtswidrig sein kann. Falls Sie dieses Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie uns bitte und löschen Sie die Nachricht. UID: ATU 16209706 I https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/datenschutz

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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

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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"!

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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]

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Einladung | Invitation | 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)

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Deadline Extended to March 24 - CFP - From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism

by Mariia Fedorova

Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you that the submission deadline for the graduate symposium "From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism" has been extended to March 24, 2025. New Submission Deadline: 24.03.2025  Notification of Acceptance: 11.04.2025  Conference Dates: May 8th–10th, 2025  Venue: University of Vienna We welcome submissions from PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers at early stages of their career. Contributions need not be limited to empirical research and can address the aforementioned issues from broadly philosophical and political perspectives. However, we expect applicants from other disciplines to have a background or strong interest in cognitive science. More details can be found below and on the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ Kind regards, The Organising Committee — From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism Interdisciplinary graduate conference We are announcing a PhD symposium on Future Thinking on May 8th 2025 - May 10th 2025, in the University of Vienna. The 1st day of the conference will focus on theory, covering empirical and philosophical research on cognition and its interpretations. The 2nd day will focus on various political, social and epistemic issues considered through the lens of empirical research. On the 3rd day, the conference will be centered around future directions of research in cognitive science, and its broader implications, based on the work presented during the first two days. The conference will coincide with the Cognitive Science Hub’s Annual Lecture which will take place in the Großer Festsaal on one of the two nights of the symposium. The participants of the conference will also be invited to attend the lecture and the proceeding reception. Throughout the conference, we will cover the following topics: • Conceptual change • Predictive Processing • Anticipation and Perception • Uncertainty and Reasoning • Activism in Science • Epistemic Trust • Addressing Climate Change • The Erosion of Democracy We welcome submissions from PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers at early stages of their career. Contributions need not be limited to empirical research and can address the aforementioned issues from broadly philosophical and political perspectives. However, we expect applicants from other disciplines to have a background or strong interest in cognitive science. Applications can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/qUa6iuYaQQwCMRsd6. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, and must be prepared for anonymous review. The deadline for submission has been extended to 24.03.2025. We will notify applicants of our decision by 11.04.2025. For more information, please visit the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ The conference is supported by the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub & Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft. The Organising Committee Ohan Hominis Maria Fedorova Xueyi Yao Bojin Zhu

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Reminder - Submissions Open for VDP Summer School 2025 The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch - Deadline 30.03.2025

by Mariia Fedorova

Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that submissions for the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy Summer School 2025, The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch, are still open. The details can be found below and on the summer school webpage: https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/the-philosophy-of-iris-murdoch/. Instructors: Justin Broackes (Brown), Cathy Mason (CEU), Silvia Caprioglio Panizza (UPCE/Tübingen), Rachael Wiseman (Liverpool) Dates: July 14th-18th, 2025 Deadline for application: March 30th, 2025 Location: Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätstrasse 7, 1010 Wien Overview of the Topic Although Iris Murdoch is still best known for her novels, her philosophical work is finally beginning to receive the recognition that it deserves. An Oxford philosopher, educated during the Second World War and later employed there as a lecturer, Murdoch’s philosophy marks a significant departure from the dominant analytic tradition of her place and time: a return to a philosophy deeply attuned to the human condition and to metaphysical thinking. Murdoch’s ideas began to develop with a critique of the prevailing approaches to language and thought, later evolving into a novel conception of ethics. Engaged with both analytic and continental traditions, she proposed vision as the basic category of evaluation and freedom as the ability to see the world rightly, rather than as detachment from it. As opposed to the amoral view of metaphysics, she sought to reanimate the concept of a world that finds meaning through “the Good”. She writes in dialogue with a diverse range of philosophers, including Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, French existentialists, and Derrida, among others, and she has had a strong influence on some of today’s best-known philosophers, including Cora Diamond, John McDowell, Martha Nussbaum, and Charles Taylor. The summer school aims to bring together promising young philosophers with some of the leading experts on Murdoch’s philosophical work. Participants will have the chance to engage with her major themes, uncover less-explored aspects of her work, and contribute to the ongoing discussion of her ideas with their own research. Application & Fees We welcome applications from PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and advanced MA students in philosophy and related disciplines. To apply for participation, please send the following documents to Matt Dougherty (doughertym(a)ceu.edu): 1. Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages) 2. Statement of Purpose (no longer than 1 page), explaining the relevance of the summer school to your study, research, teaching and/or other professional work 3. Statement of Financial Aid (optional). We can offer partial financial support (including the coverage of the school fees) to the participants whose home institutions cannot cover their expenses. We therefore ask the applicants who wish to be considered for funding to briefly describe their situation in the statement. 4. Abstract (optional; max. 250 words). If you would like to present your work at the summer school, please send us a short abstract of your presentation. Since the number of slots for student presentations is limited, this will help us decide on how to allocate them. The summer school fee is 75 Euros. The fee includes the student union fee of 25 Euros, which is required by Austrian law to register at the University of Vienna and to receive a certificate of completion of the summer school. Please, submit your application by March 30, 23.59 CET. Contact Email: doughertym(a)ceu.edu We will notify you of the decision by April 7, 23.59 CET. Diversity Statement: We strongly encourage applications from members of disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. Organizing Committee Paulina Sliwa Matt Dougherty Sebastian Aster Maria Fedorova Bojin Zhu The VDP Summer School 2025 is funded by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (University of Vienna).

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Buchpräsentation Renate Mercsanits: Schule als Erinnerungsort | 20. März 18 Uhr IWK

by Wiener Kreis Gesellschaft

Herzliche Einladung! Buchpräsentation Renate Mercsanits: Schule als Erinnerungsort. Vertreibungen an Wiener Gymnasien 1938 und der Umgang mit Erinnerung (Lit Verlag 2025) *Datum/Zeit* Do. 20/03/2025 /18:00–19:30/ *Ort* IWK <https://www.iwk.ac.at/locations/iwk/> *Typ* Präsentation Dieser Band erscheint in der Buchreihe “Emigration – Exil – Kontinuität. Schriften zur zeitgeschichtlichen Kultur- und Wissenschaftsforschung” <https://lit-verlag.de/produkt-kategorie/reihen/emexko/> Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung wird ebenso die Neuauflage von “Vertriebene Vernunft. Emigration und Exil österreichischer Wissenschaft” <https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-66198-2/> Friedrich Stadler (Hg.) als open access Publikation präsentiert. <https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-51187-4/>Sehr lange wurden sie mit ihrer Geschichte vergessen: Dr. Josef Sabath, Dr. Ernst Schidlof und Prof. Oskar Kreisky, Kurt Goldhagen, Emil Maurer und Walter Bondy, Irma Königsberg, Gertrud Raubitschek und Dr. Hedwig Mautner und viele andere: Tausende jüdische SchülerInnen und LehrerInnen wurden 1938 unter der NS-Gewaltherrschaft von ihren Schulen vertrieben. Diese Arbeit dokumentiert die Vertreibungshandlungen an Wiener Gymnasien 1938 und erfasst die Vertriebenen und die Ermordeten namentlich. Die unterschiedlichen Phasen des Erinnerns und Vergessens der Vertreibungsgeschichte in der eigenen Schulöffentlichkeit nach 1945 werden dargestellt. Mit der Analyse der Jahresberichte wird die Auseinandersetzung mit Schulgeschichte, konkret der Umgang mit Erinnerung an die Vertreibungsschicksale am eigenen Schulstandort, thematisiert und reflektiert. *Renate Mercsanits* unterrichtete am Wasagymnasium und an der Radetzkyschule Religion, Englisch und Geschichte und führte dort Gedenkprojekte durch. Erinnerungslernen ist ein wesentlicher Schwerpunkt ihrer pädagogischen Arbeit in der Schule und der Erwachsenenbildung. *Programm* Begrüßung: *Mara Siegl* (Lit Verlag) Einleitung und Moderation: *Friedrich Stadler* (Herausgeber “Emigration – Exil – Kontinuität) Präsentation “Schule als Erinnerungsort”: *Renate Mercsanits* (Autorin) Diskussion -- Zarah Weiss, M.A. Generalsekretärin (she/her) Wiener Kreis Gesellschaft Campus der Universität Wien Spitalgasse 2-4 Hof 1, Tür 1.2 1090 Wien, Österreich M:vcs@univie.ac.at

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WG: Tagung - "Musikalische Berührungen. Zur Phänomenologie der Musik" (04.04-06.04.25)

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: GNP-Sekretariat <kontakt(a)gnp-online.de> Gesendet: Dienstag, 4. März 2025 09:50 An: GNP-Sekretariat <kontakt(a)gnp-online.de> Betreff: Tagung - "Musikalische Berührungen. Zur Phänomenologie der Musik" (04.04-06.04.25) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, vom 04. bis 06. April 2025 findet die philosophische Fachtagung "Musikalische Berührungen. Zur Phänomenologie der Musik" an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HMT) in Rostock statt. In einem Dialog von musikphilosophischen und musikwissenschaftlichen Perspektiven geht es im Kern um die Kraft, Form und das Wesen der Musik: Was ist Musik? Wie berührt sie Menschen? Was ist ihre Eigenstruktur? Was für eine Art Gegenstand ist Musik? Wie erklärt sich ihre Eindrücklichkeit und kulturelle Omnipräsenz? Freuen Sie sich auf eine Podiumsdiskussion, sieben Vorträge und einige musikalische Beiträge. Es würde uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie diese Informationen mit dem Flyer im Anhang an die Mitglieder und Studierende Ihres Instituts weiterleiten könnten. Herzlichen Dank! Mit besten Grüßen Jonas Puchta -- Gesellschaft für Neue Phänomenologie e.V. Universität Rostock Institut für Philosophie 18051 Rostock Tel./Fax. 0381-2102850

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Reminder: Invitation to Trans*formations talk by Emelia Stanley, 11.3.2025

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I am delighted to invite you all to the fourth installment of the Trans*formations talk series at the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna. The talk series provides insights into recent developments in trans* philosophizing. The next talk, "On the Cass Review: A Philosophy of Science Perspective" will be given by Emelia Stanley, University of Vienna, on March 11, 2025, at 16:30 in HS 2H (NIG, 2nd Floor). Abstract: The Cass Review was a report commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to recommend new practice guidelines in transgender healthcare for children and adolescents, as well as to document problems with the existing gender identity services. Following its release last year, it was cited by both major political parties to justify the wholesale closure of the services, a halt and then ban on the prescription of puberty blockers to under 18s, and the suspension of a pending law to outlaw conversion-therapy. A valuable case study as a piece of scientific research and communication, this presentation examines the scientific Cass Review from a philosophy of science perspective, evaluating its conclusions and methodology with respect to notions of evidential norms, standpoint epistemology, prejudicial attitudes, and the current paradigm for trans* healthcare. Bio: Emelia Stanley is a Philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Vienna. She is pursuing a thesis in the philosophy of logic and mathematics, but writes independently about trans* issues in the UK and abroad from a personal and philosophical perspective. There will be drinks and snacks kindly provided by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP)! When: March 11, 2025 - 16:30 to 18:15 Where: Lecture Hall 2H, NIG (2nd floor, Neues Institutsgebäude, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) AND ONLINE: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/69476786960?pwd=vNGjtMMTQUZWo6bUGJumapbQRssHH8.1 On The Cass Review (Trans*Formations Series) Mar 11, 2025 04:30 PM Vienna Meeting ID 694 7678 6960 SecuritycheckedPasscode 98279 Attached, you find a poster for the event. Happy if this invitation is forwarded to all who could be interested, and the poster disseminated widely! Looking forward to seeing many of you at the talk! Best, Flora Löffelmann -- 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"!

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Reminder - Submissions Open for From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism - Deadline 10.03.2025

by Mariia Fedorova

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that submissions for the graduate symposium "From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism" are still open. Submission Deadline: 10.03.2025 Notification of Acceptance: 11.04.2025 Dates: May 8th 2025 - May 10th 2025 Venue: University of Vienna. The more details can be found below and on the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ Kind regards, The Organising Committee — From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism Interdisciplinary graduate conference We are announcing a PhD symposium on Future Thinking on May 8th 2025 - May 10th 2025, in the University of Vienna. The 1st day of the conference will focus on theory, covering empirical and philosophical research on cognition and its interpretations. The 2nd day will focus on various political, social and epistemic issues considered through the lens of empirical research. On the 3rd day, the conference will be centered around future directions of research in cognitive science, and its broader implications, based on the work presented during the first two days. The conference will coincide with the Cognitive Science Hub’s Annual Lecture which will take place in the Großer Festsaal on one of the two nights of the symposium. The participants of the conference will also be invited to attend the lecture and the proceeding reception. Throughout the conference, we will cover the following topics: • Conceptual change • Predictive Processing • Anticipation and Perception • Uncertainty and Reasoning • Activism in Science • Epistemic Trust • Addressing Climate Change • The Erosion of Democracy We welcome submissions from PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers at early stages of their career. Contributions need not be limited to empirical research and can address the aforementioned issues from broadly philosophical and political perspectives. However, we expect applicants from other disciplines to have a background or strong interest in cognitive science. Applications can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/qUa6iuYaQQwCMRsd6. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, and must be prepared for anonymous review. The deadline for submission is 10.03.2025. We will notify applicants of our decision by 11.04.2025. For more information, please visit the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ The conference is supported by the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub & Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft. The Organising Committee Ohan Hominis Maria Fedorova Xueyi Yao Bojin Zhu

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Reminder // VDP Academic Writing Workshop Peer-Feedback 4.3.25 & VDP Writing Afternoons in Summer semester

by Lisa Tragbar

VDP Academic Writing Workshop: Peer-Feedback Datum: 4. März, 14:00 - 17:00 Ort: Seminarraum 3A, NIG Workshopsprache: Deutsch Anmeldung: lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:lisa.tragbar@univie.ac.at> Bitte mitbringen: 1-2 Seiten eigener Textentwurf (auf Deutsch oder Englisch) Peer-Feedback ist eine der produktivsten Methoden im Schreibprozess. Es hilft uns, Texte schnell und gezielt zu überarbeiten, damit sie präziser, verständlicher, kohärenter und strukturierter werden. Darüber hinaus wirkt es sich positiv auf unser Schreiben und die Analyse von Literatur aus. In diesem Workshop werden wir den Feedback- und Überarbeitungsprozess diskutieren und unterschiedliche Methoden für Peer-Feedback ausprobieren. Schreibtrainer: Markus Mersits, promovierter Philosoph und Coach für Philosophische Praxis, unterrichtet an Universitäten, Fachhochschulen und privaten Instituten Workshops und Seminare u.a. zu den Themen Schreiben, Lernen, wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Berufscoaching. Er betreut wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten sowie Sachbuchprojekte: praxisnahe-philosophie.at<https://www.praxisnahe-philosophie.at/?page_id=322> <https://www.praxisnahe-philosophie.at/?page_id=322> ---------------------------------- VDP Writing Afternoon Summer Semester 2025 The VDP Writing Afternoons provide an opportunity for focused work on dissertations and academic texts. They are accessible to philosophy PhD candidates, BA and MA students, or anyone in between. Every Tuesday, 14:00-18:00, in Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, it's writing o'clock. No registration necessary, just show up. Each Writing Afternoon consists of 4 writing sessions, each session comprises 50 minutes of writing and 10 minutes of peer interaction/break. Summer Semester 2025: Tuesdays, 14:00-18:00, Room 3A, NIG 3rd floor (Except on public holidays and lecture-free periods) 4.3., 14-17 Uhr Academic Writing Workshop* 11.3., 14-18 Uhr 18.3., 14-18 Uhr 25.3., 14-18 Uhr 1.4., 14-18 Uhr 8.4., 14-18 Uhr 29.4., 14-18 Uhr 6.5., 14-18 Uhr 13.5., 14-18 Uhr 20.5., 14-18 Uhr 27.5., 14-18 Uhr 3.6., 14-18 Uhr 10.6., 14-18 Uhr 24.6., 14-18 Uhr https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/vdp-writing-afternoo… For questions and inquiries, please contact lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at or eva.liedauer(a)univie.ac.at.

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IVC Talk: Sebastian G. Speitel (IVC Fellow) on "Mathematical Determinacy", March 6, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Sebastian G. Speitel (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on March 6, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Sebastian G. Speitel (IVC Fellow) Mathematical Determinacy Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 06/03/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: The existence of non-standard models of important mathematical theories, such as first-order Peano-Arithmetic, threatens to undermine the claim of the moderate mathematical realist that non-mysterious access to mathematical structures is possible on the basis of our best mathematical theories. The move to frameworks stronger than FOL to articulate ‘better’ versions of these theories is denied to the moderate realist on the grounds that it merely shifts the indeterminacy ‘one level up’ into the meta-theory by — illegitimately, — assuming determinacy of the notions needed to formulate such logics. In this talk I want to outline the beginnings of a response to the determinacy challenge facing the moderate mathematical realist. I argue that the unique determinability of notions that enable categorical characterizations of important mathematical structures provides grounds for claiming naturalistically acceptable access to these structures, sufficient to resolve the determinacy challenge. I will illustrate the idea by showing how the mathematical realist may achieve arithmetical determinacy, and discuss ways to extend this approach to richer mathematical theories.

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Invitation: Trans*formations talk by Emelia Stanley, 11.3.2025

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I am delighted to invite you all to the fourth installment of the Trans*formations talk series at the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna. The talk series provides insights into recent developments in trans* philosophizing. The next talk, "On the Cass Review: A Philosophy of Science Perspective" will be given by Emelia Stanley, University of Vienna, on March 11, 2025, at 16:30 in HS 2 (NIG). Abstract: The Cass Review was a report commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to recommend new practice guidelines in transgender healthcare for children and adolescents, as well as to document problems with the existing gender identity services. Following its release last year, it was cited by both major political parties to justify the wholesale closure of the services, a halt and then ban on the prescription of puberty blockers to under 18s, and the suspension of a pending law to outlaw conversion-therapy. A valuable case study as a piece of scientific research and communication, this presentation examines the scientific Cass Review from a philosophy of science perspective, evaluating its conclusions and methodology with respect to notions of evidential norms, standpoint epistemology, prejudicial attitudes, and the current paradigm for trans* healthcare. Bio: Emelia Stanley is a Philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Vienna. She is pursuing a thesis in the philosophy of logic and mathematics, but writes independently about trans* issues in the UK and abroad from a personal and philosophical perspective. There will be drinks and snacks kindly provided by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP)! When: March 11, 2025 - 16:30 to 18:15 Where: Lecture Hall 2H, NIG (2nd floor, Neues Institutsgebäude, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) AND ONLINE: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/69476786960?pwd=vNGjtMMTQUZWo6bUGJumapbQRssHH8.1 On The Cass Review (Trans*Formations Series) Mar 11, 2025 04:30 PM Vienna Meeting ID 694 7678 6960 SecuritycheckedPasscode 98279 Attached, you find a poster for the event. Happy if this invitation is forwarded to all who could be interested, and the poster disseminated widely! Looking forward to seeing many of you at the talk! Best, Flora Löffelmann -- 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"!

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CEU Department of Philosophy Upcoming Events

by Philosophy

Dear all you are warmly invited to join the CEU Department of Philosophy upcoming events: Gricy Fichte - Understanding the Structure and Phenomenology of the Summons<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-02-25/gricy-fichte-understanding-structure-and-…> Tobias Rosefeldt (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered A Further Step Towards Rediscovering Empedocles: The Fouad Papyrus inv. 218.<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-04/further-step-towards-rediscovering-empedo…> Nathan Carlig (Université de Liège) Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered The Laws, the Past and the Consequence Argument<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-11/laws-past-and-consequence-argument> Andreas Hüttemann (Universität zu Köln) Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Does Causation Come in Degrees?<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-18/does-causation-come-degrees> Helen Beebee (University of Helsinki) Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Rethinking Metaphysics Workshop<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-24/rethinking-metaphysics-workshop> Viktoria Knoll, Emilie Pagano, Matthew Simpson, Amie Thomasson, Alice Van't Hoff Monday, March 24, 2025 - 10:00AM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | B319 Senate The Functions of Moral Language<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-25/functions-moral-language> Amie L. Thomasson (Dartmouth College) Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered For more information about an event, please click on the event title. We look forward to welcoming you to CEU. Kind regards [cid:94e760f0-f63a-433d-96ec-bdd34b0999db]

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[Video] Conspiracy theorists and incels: a deeper look into Resentment - Leah Ritterfeld (VDP)

by VD Philosophy

Dear all, I am thrilled to share with you this new video that showcases the research of our doctoral candidate, Leah Ritterfeld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ash4k8ivjY Best regards, Raphael Aybar -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at

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WG: REMINDER: Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025

by Philosophie

Von: Kontny, Johannes <Johannes.Kontny(a)oeaw.ac.at> Gesendet: Montag, 17. Februar 2025 10:55 Betreff: REMINDER: Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025 Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025 Der Roland Atefie-Preis wird für eine hervorragende Dissertation aus den Fachbereichen Philosophie, Theologie oder Indologie vergeben, die an einer österreichischen Universität durchgeführt und max. zwei Jahre vor dem Einreichtermin abgeschlossen wurde. Bevorzugt werden Antragstellende, deren Dissertation zum Zeitpunkt der Einreichung bereits publiziert oder von einem Verlag zur Publikation angenommen wurde. Die Höhe des Preises beträgt 4.000,- Euro. Der nächste Einreichtermin ist der 3. März 2025. Alle weiteren Informationen finden Sie unter https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/preise/geisteswissenschaften/roland-atefie-pre is Dr. Johannes Kontny Stipendien & Preise | Fellowships & Awards Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria T: +43 1 51581-1318 <mailto:johannes.kontny@oeaw.ac.at> johannes.kontny(a)oeaw.ac.at | <http://www.oeaw.ac.at/> www.oeaw.ac.at Follow us on <https://twitter.com/oeaw> Twitter.com/oeaw Like us on <https://www.facebook.com/oeaw.at/> Facebook.com/oeaw.at Find us on <https://www.instagram.com/oeaw.at/> Instagram.com/oeaw.at Visit us on <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3rUdfN-VCjvfUWojWkayQ> Youtube.com/c/oeawvideo

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REMINDER: Deadline February 15: Call for Applications - Summer School on History and Epistemology of Econometrics - Vienna July 2025

by Zarah Weiss

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: February 15, 2025) 23rd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) The History and Epistemology of Econometrics Vienna, July 7-11, 2025 https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/ Course Description Models and their econometric estimation play an increasingly important role in modern economic and political life. From macroeconomic policy and financial regulation to public health and climate policy, models contribute to shaping policies. The generation of ever more data is likely to support the proliferation of models and econometrics. Research resources in academia focus on the theoretical foundations of the underlying model and on the statistical methods of econometrics; much less attention is devoted to the epistemological challenges of the underlying concepts, the normative challenges of the everyday work with econometrics, and the application of its results in policy decisions and evaluation. The objective of this program is to increase attention amongst philosophers of science, academic economists, and empirical economists in policy institutions (eg, central banks) to these issues. The course is also structured around a particular point of view namely, that economics is a science of models and that most of the main features of econometrics relate generally to the role of models in science. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * History of econometrics to frame the philosophical issues to be discussed in the course * The Vienna Circle and econometrics * Values and Ethical Pitfalls in econometric research * Key philosophical issues of how models relate to the world and how they relate to each other * Data: observation, classification, and measurement of economic variables from a modeling point of view * Conceptual issues related to modeling randomness * The identification problem: how possibly, if at all possible, to map descriptive relations onto theoretical variables? * Issues related to optional stopping, search methodologies, and the proper interpretation of results obtained through search * Different approaches to the nature of causation and different strategies of causal inference * The conceptual basis of graphical causal modeling and controlled, natural, and field experiments * The conceptual issues surrounding the problem of model uncertainty, as well as some of the strategies economists use to address it Main Lecturers: Kevin D. Hoover (Duke University) Kevin D. Hoover is Professor of Economics and Philosophy and Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. He is the editor of the journal History of Political Economy and a past editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology. His current research addresses causality, causal inference in economics, the history of macroeconomics, philosophical issues related to the microfoundations of macroeconomics, and the engagement with economics of the American pragmatist philosopher Charles. S. Peirce. He is the author of The New Classical Macroeconomics, the Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics, Causality in Macroeconomics, Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics, as well as many articles in monetary and macroeconomics, the history of economics, the philosophy of economics, and applied econometrics. Jennifer Jhun (Duke University) Jennifer Jhun is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Duke University, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. Her main research interests are in the philosophy of science, especially philosophy of economics, but also in issues in other areas, such as psychology and physics. She is currently engaged on a project that investigates antitrust from a historical and philosophy-of-science perspective: Whats the Point of ceteris Paribus? or, How to Understand Supply and Demand Curves. Philosophy of Science 85, no. 2 (2018): 271-292; Economics, Equilibrium Methods, and Multi-scale Modeling. Erkenntnis 86, no. 2 (2021): 457-472; Multi-Model Reasoning in Economics: The Case of COMPASS. Philosophy of Science 90, no. 4 (2023): 836-854; Implied Market Shares and Antitrust Markets as Fuzzy Sets. Forthcoming at The Antitrust Bulletin. (Joint with Matthew Panhans, Federal Trade Commission) Guest Lecturer: Marcel Boumans (University of Utrecht) Marcel Boumans is historian and philosopher of science at Utrecht University. His main research focus is on understanding empirical research practices in science outside the lab from a philosophy of science-in-practice perspective. He is particularly interested in the practices of measurement and modelling and the role of mathematics in social science. The first step in these practices is to make sense of the available data. Visualisations play an important role in this. His current research project Vision and Visualisation is nearing completion with a book manuscript Shaping the Phenomena. The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in philosophy of science and economics as well as empirical economists at policy institutions (eg, central banks) but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career and from fields other than economics that apply advanced econometrics. Application form and further information: <https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/> https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/ USS-SWC operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. Its members represent the scientific fields in the scope of USS-SWC, make contact to their home universities and will also support acknowledgement of courses taken by the students. The annual summer school is organised by the Institute Vienna Circle of the University of Vienna. <https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/ Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North Carolina) here: <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university- wide-partnership-agreements/north-america/> https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-w ide-partnership-agreements/north-america/ Inquiries: Administrator: Zarah Weiss Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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Scientist for Democracy

by Brigitta Keintzel

Dear all, Due to recent events, I would like to forward the appeal launched by Susanne Hochreiter, Gundula Ludwig and Birgit Sauer, and sorry for crosssposting: In view of the ongoing government negotiations with the FPÖ, we would like to make an urgent request to all those working in science in Austria: Please support the open letter entitled “Scientists for Democracy”. In our view, it is necessary and urgent for scientists to speak out actively and decisively against the threat to democracy. We are very grateful for your support. Here you will find the text in German and the opportunity to sign up: https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/CGcludOKByY3Nqt4yP3BhJqB/ <https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/CGcludOKByY3Nqt4yP3BhJqB/> Best regards, Brigitta Keintzel

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CFP - From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism: Interdisciplinary graduate conference - May 2025

by Mariia Fedorova

Dear colleagues, We would like to announce the following graduate symposium on Future Thinking: From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism Dates: May 8th 2025 - May 10th 2025 Venue: University of Vienna. Submissions are currently open. Submission Deadline: 10.03.2025 Notification of Acceptance: 11.04.2025 The more details can be found below and on the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ Kind regards, The Organising Committee — From Minds to Movements: Foresight in Cognition and Activism Interdisciplinary graduate conference We are announcing a PhD symposium on Future Thinking on May 8th 2025 - May 10th 2025, in the University of Vienna. The 1st day of the conference will focus on theory, covering empirical and philosophical research on cognition and its interpretations. The 2nd day will focus on various political, social and epistemic issues considered through the lens of empirical research. On the 3rd day, the conference will be centered around future directions of research in cognitive science, and its broader implications, based on the work presented during the first two days. The conference will coincide with the Cognitive Science Hub’s Annual Lecture which will take place in the Großer Festsaal on one of the two nights of the symposium. The participants of the conference will also be invited to attend the lecture and the proceeding reception. Throughout the conference, we will cover the following topics: • Conceptual change • Predictive Processing • Anticipation and Perception • Uncertainty and Reasoning • Activism in Science • Epistemic Trust • Addressing Climate Change • The Erosion of Democracy We welcome submissions from PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers at early stages of their career. Contributions need not be limited to empirical research and can address the aforementioned issues from broadly philosophical and political perspectives. However, we expect applicants from other disciplines to have a background or strong interest in cognitive science. Applications can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/qUa6iuYaQQwCMRsd6. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, and must be prepared for anonymous review. The deadline for submission is 10.03.2025. We will notify applicants of our decision by 11.04.2025. For more information, please visit the symposium landing page: https://mindstomovements.carrd.co/ The conference is supported by the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub & Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft. The Organising Committee Ohan Hominis Maria Fedorova Xueyi Yao Bojin Zhu

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Call for Applications - VDP Summer School 2025 The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch - Vienna July 2025

by Mariia Fedorova

Dear colleagues, We invite applications for the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy Summer School 2025, 'The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch'. The details can be found below and on the summer school webpage: https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/the-philosophy-of-iris-murdoch/. Instructors: Justin Broackes (Brown), Cathy Mason (CEU), Silvia Panizza (UCD/UPSE), Rachael Wiseman (Liverpool) Dates: July 14th-18th, 2025 Deadline for application: March 30th, 2025 Location: Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätstrasse 7, 1010 Wien Overview of the Topic Although Iris Murdoch is still best known for her novels, her philosophical work is finally beginning to receive the recognition that it deserves. An Oxford philosopher, educated during the Second World War and later employed there as a lecturer, Murdoch’s philosophy marks a significant departure from the dominant analytic tradition of her place and time: a return to a philosophy deeply attuned to the human condition and to metaphysical thinking. Murdoch’s ideas began to develop with a critique of the prevailing approaches to language and thought, later evolving into a novel conception of ethics. Engaged with both analytic and continental traditions, she proposed vision as the basic category of evaluation and freedom as the ability to see the world rightly, rather than as detachment from it. As opposed to the amoral view of metaphysics, she sought to reanimate the concept of a world that finds meaning through “the Good”. She writes in dialogue with a diverse range of philosophers, including Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, French existentialists, and Derrida, among others, and she has had a strong influence on some of today’s best-known philosophers, including Cora Diamond, John McDowell, Martha Nussbaum, and Charles Taylor. The summer school aims to bring together promising young philosophers with some of the leading experts on Murdoch’s philosophical work. Participants will have the chance to engage with her major themes, uncover less-explored aspects of her work, and contribute to the ongoing discussion of her ideas with their own research. Application & Fees We welcome applications from PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and advanced MA students in philosophy and related disciplines. To apply for participation, please send the following documents to Matt Dougherty (doughertym(a)ceu.edu): 1. Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages) 2. Statement of Purpose (no longer than 1 page), explaining the relevance of the summer school to your study, research, teaching and/or other professional work Statement of Financial Aid (optional). We can offer partial financial support (including the coverage of the school fees) to the participants whose home institutions cannot cover their expenses. We therefore ask the applicants who wish to be considered for funding to briefly describe their situation in the statement. 3. Abstract (optional; max. 250 words). If you would like to present your work at the summer school, please send us a short abstract of your presentation. Since the number of slots for student presentations is limited, this will help us decide on how to allocate them. The summer school fee is 75 Euros. The fee includes the student union fee of 25 Euros, which is required by Austrian law to register at the University of Vienna and to receive a certificate of completion of the summer school. Please, submit your application by March 30, 23.59 CET. Contact Email: doughertym(a)ceu.edu We will notify you of the decision by April 7, 23.59 CET. Diversity Statement: We strongly encourage applications from members of disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. Organizing Committee Paulina Sliwa Matt Dougherty Sebastian Aster Maria Fedorova Bojin Zhu The VDP Summer School 2025 is funded by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (University of Vienna).

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Colloquium on "Philosophy Of Evil And Some Applications"

by Caroline Zmeskal

Dear all, we cordially invite you to our final colloquium on "Philosophy Of Evil And Some Applications", as part of the course KU Philosophy of Evil led by Univ.-Prof.in Dr. Angela Kallhoff, in course of which the students will present their research. Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 Time: 9:30 - 13:00 Place: Lecture Hall 2H, 2nd floor, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG) There will be two short breaks including some refreshments. THE SCHEDULE (as you can also find it on the poster attached) 9:30 - 10:00 Fanaticism as a model of Evil. Patrick Prager, Veronika Fister & Anita Wallner 10:00 - 10:30 Getting rid of Evil by getting rid of people? Magdalena Andraschek & Luka Doneus 10:30 - 10:45 First break 10:45 - 11:15 Sade and Evil in conflicting moral systems. Mattis Stickler & Paul Klein 11:15 - 11:45 Klaasohm - An application of patriarchal Evil. Carina Witzani, Claudia Ploner, Maria Lahodny & Katharina Kreiner 11:45 - 12:00 Second break 12:00 - 12:30 Are capitalism and marriage just evil institutions? Jan Türk, Julia Müller, Maria Alvarez Ochoa & Mathias Richter 12:30 - 13:00 Is populism evil? Or Is the term "evil" populist? Nele Transfeld, Pauline de Ronde & Johanna Bürkle For organisational questions please contact me at caroline-chiara.zmeskal(a)univie.ac.at and feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Kind regards, Caroline-Chiara Zmeskal -- Caroline-Chiara Zmeskal, BA Studienassistenz von Univ.-Prof.in Dr. Angela Kallhoff Institut für Philosophie Universität Wien Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien Mein Arbeitstag sieht möglicherweise anders aus als Ihr Arbeitstag. Bitte fühlen Sie sich nicht dazu verpflichtet, außerhalb Ihrer normalen Arbeitszeiten zu antworten.

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Invitation: APSE talk by Igor Grabovac & accompanying reading circle

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) lecture and to the accompanying Reading Cycle. The talk will be held by Igor Grabovac (MedUni Wien). Title: From Pandoras Box to Pandoras Hope: Opening the Lid on Transdisciplinary Work in Public Health Date: Thursday, January 30th 2025 Reading Circle: 1pm - 3pm Talk: 3pm - 5 pm Location: Room 3A, NIG Abstract of the talk (3-5 PM): Climate change, armed conflicts, rising inequities, pandemics, and the displacement of large population groups constitute some of the most pressing current concerns for the discipline of Public Health. These complex issues require intersectional analyses and solutions--and a turn to transdisciplinary research. This need is commonly voiced in Public Health literature and increasingly enacted through funding calls and commissions. In this talk, I want to show how the over-reliance on biomedical knowledge and its accompanying reductionism has left Public Health not only "de-socialized," but current attempts to "add in" social science knowledge--as one pathway for transdisciplinarity--often fall short of the promise to transcend disciplinary boundaries and create more suitable types of knowledge. Starting with the work of John Ryle, Julius Tandler, and Andrija Stampar, I will provide a short overview of the historical development of Public Health and its separation from the field of Social Medicine. Using the examples of Michael Marmot and Camara Phyllis Jones on the "Social Determinants of Health," I will then present the changes in the field in its move towards structural explanations of health inequalities. Finally, I end on the work of Emily Yates-Doerr and her critique of the pervasive "determinants model," showcasing the potential, affordances, and demands of true transdisciplinarity in Public Health today. Reading Circle (1-3 PM): We will focus our discussion on a text by Paul Farmer (attached pdf): Farmer, P. (1996) 'On Suffering and Structural Violence: A View from Below', Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.), 125(1), pp. 261-283. As introduction to the field, we suggest: Farmer, P.E. et al. (2006) 'Structural violence and clinical medicine', PLoS medicine, 3(10), pp. 1686-1691. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030449. For further reading regarding the topic: Especially Research by Grabovac and colleagues: Carmichael, C. et al. (2023) 'Barriers and facilitators to health care access for people experiencing homelessness in four European countries: an exploratory qualitative study', International journal for equity in health, 22(1), pp. 1-206. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02011-4. Chapter 11: "Making Up People" Ian Hacking (pp. 161-171): Biagioli, M. (1999) The science studies reader. New York, NY [u.a.]: Routledge. Jones, C. (2000) 'Levels of racism: a theoretic framework and a gardener's tale', American journal of public health (1971), 90(8), pp. 1212-1215. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.90.8.1212. 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, Ella Berger (on behalf of the APSE unit) -- Ella Berger (she/her or they/them) Department of Philosophy University of Vienna

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Invitation to Writing Weeks in February

by Lisa Tragbar

Writing Weeks in February Are you planning on writing your dissertation/ Master's Thesis/ Bachelor's Thesis/ Seminar paper in February? Come join us! The Wiener Forum für Analytische Philosophie and the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) are co-organising two writing weeks from Monday - Friday 17.02.-21.07.2024 and 24.02.-28.07.2024 in room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna. Schedule: 8:50-9:00 Welcome 9:00-9:50 1st writing period (50 min) 9:50-10:00 Break 10:00-11:30 2nd writing period (90 min) 11:30-12:00 Break 12:00-12:50 3rd writing period (50 min) 12:50-14:00 LUNCH BREAK 14:00-14:50 4th writing period (50 min) 14:50-15:00 Break 15:00-15:50 5th writing period (50 min) 15:50-16:00 Break 16:00-16:50 6th writing period (50 min) Information: * If you want to sleep in and join for the later sessions, or join only for the early sessions – no problem! But please join during the short breaks for the sake of our concentration. * No registration needed, but if you like to register, such that there is more commitment to coming, feel free to send an email to: lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at * We will provide snacks, in case you want to share your favourite snack with us, feel free to bring! * Doctoral, Master and Bachelor students welcome! Looking forward to seeing you there! Veronika Lassl (WFAP) & Vinzenz Fischer (MA EST) Eva Liedauer & Lisa Tragbar (VDP) -- Lisa Tragbar, BA BA MA Universitätsassistentin an der Professur für Ethik mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von angewandter Ethik Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG, Zi. A 0308) A-1010 Wien lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:lisa.tragbar@univie.ac.at>

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Job ad: University assistant without doctorate, Uni Graz

by Ali Emre Benli

Dear all, Please find below (also attached) a job ad. for University Assistant without doctorate at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Graz. All the best, Ali Emre University of Graz Department of Philosophy University Assistant without doctorate (m/f/d) Application deadline: 06.03.2025 Salary Category: B1 without PhD Salary per Year (Full Time): € 52,007.20 Employment Start: August 2025 Hours per week: 30 h/w Duration of Contract: Temporary employment Temporary Employment: 4 years Reference Nº: 501 / 2024 / 1243 Apply online only: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/b2ca2f94-2c7a-b0b9-ebe7-676020a696d2/apply… [1] Your Responsibilities Writing a dissertation at the University of Graz in the area of moral and political philosophy, preferably on issues of intergenerational justice, climate justice, historical justice, and transitory justice Collaboration in (interdisciplinary) research projects especially at the interface of philosophy and economics or law Independent teaching of courses and participation in teaching and examination tasks of the department Supervision of students Participation in organizational and administrative tasks as well as in evaluation measures Your Profile Completed diploma or master’s degree in the area of Philosophy Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English Willingness to acquire German language skills Very good MS Office skills Academic curiosity and interest in addressing current research questions Ability to work independently and show initiative Strong teamwork and organizational skills The following documents are required for a complete application: Letter of motivation and academic CV Complete proof of completion of the degree program required in the call for applications The language certificate required in the curriculum in the language in which you would like to complete the doctoral program (please note: admission required!). The doctoral program with a specialization in Philosophy is offered in German or English. We offer an annual gross salary of € 52,007.20 for a fulltime position. About us At the University of Graz, 4700 employees work together on future questions and solutions for the world of tomorrow. Our students and researchers face the great challenges of society and carry the knowledge out. We work for tomorrow. Become part of it! Institut für Philosophie - Department of Philosophy Contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lukas Meyer, lukas.meyer(a)uni-graz.at https://homepage.uni-graz.at/en/lukas.meyer/ The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in particular in management and faculty positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications are generally given priority for admission. We welcome applications from persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the advertised position. Links: ------ [1] https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/b2ca2f94-2c7a-b0b9-ebe7-676020a696d2/apply… -- Ali Emre Benli, PhD University Assistant University of Vienna | Department of Philosophy

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Ausschreibung am Institut für Philosophie: Organisationsassistent*in - 20h

by Philosophie

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir möchten Sie über eine Ausschreibung an unserem Institut informieren. Der Aufgabenbereich der Stelle umfasst die Betreuung der allgemeinen Sekretariatsagenden der Professur für Ethik mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Angewandten Ethik von Univ.-Prof.in Dr. Angela Kallhoff sowie der zugeordneten wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter*innen. Dies bedeutet verschiedene Formen administrativer Unterstützung bei anfallenden Aufgaben in Forschung und Lehre, bei der Organisation von Tagungen und die Betreuung von wissenschaftlichen Netzwerken und Projekten. So besteht die Erwartung, dass Sie über hervorragende organisatorische, kommunikative und sprachliche Fähigkeiten und die Bereitschaft zur Arbeit im Team verfügen. Die Stelle soll ehestmöglich besetzt werden und ist zunächst auf ein Jahr befristet, längstens aber auf die Dauer der Abwesenheit eines/einer Mitarbeiter*in. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/3352/ Falls Sie Interesse haben, freuen wir uns über Ihre Bewerbung! Wir sind dankbar, wenn Sie mögliche interessierte Personen auf die Ausschreibung aufmerksam machen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen 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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Upcoming CEU Philosophy Department Events

by Philosophy

Dear all you are warmly invited to join the CEU Department of Philosophy upcoming events: Inquiry Beyond Curiosity<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-01-28/inquiry-beyond-curiosity> Juliette Vazard (CEU) Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered & online When the Gettier-Problem Joins the History of Philosophy<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-02-04/when-gettier-problem-joins-history-philos…> Peter McLaughlin (University of Heidelberg) Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Parenthood: a Phenomenological Perspective<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-02-11/parenthood-phenomenological-perspective> Dylan Trigg (CEU) Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Power and Romantic Relationships<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-02-18/power-and-romantic-relationships> Lucy McDonald (KCL) Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered The Laws, the Past and the Consequence Argument<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-03-11/laws-past-and-consequence-argument> Andreas Hüttemann (Universität zu Köln) Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Applications for the Summer University are OPEN!<https://events.ceu.edu/2025-07-01/applications-summer-university-are-open> David Pitt, Clare Batty, Sam Coleman, Esa Díaz-León, Amy Kind, Howard Robinson, Charles Siewert, Wayne Wu Application deadline: February 14, 2025 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 9:00AM Budapest Site | Nador u. 9, Monument Building For more information about an event, please consult our event page. We look forward to welcoming you to CEU. Kind regards [cid:ad0c9560-da58-4b1d-b85a-bd42bf3875ea]

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Technisches Gebrechen der Mailing-Liste behoben

by EDV Philosophie

Sehr geehrte p.t. Abonnent*innen! Am Freitag um 14:18 kam es zu einem technischen Gebrechen infolgedessen alle Abonnent*innen von iris(a)lists.philo.at abgemeldet wurden. Wir haben diesen Gebrechen heute behoben und alle E-Mail-Adressen, die am Freitag um 06:25 auf iris(a)lists.philo.at eingetragen waren, wieder aufgenommen. Wenn Sie iris(a)lists.philo.at weiter abonnieren möchten, sind von Ihrer Seite aus keine weiteren Schritte erforderlich. Wenn Sie Kolleg*innen kennen, die sich am Freitag von 06:25 bis 14:18 auf iris(a)lists.philo.at eingetragen haben, wären wir dankbar, wenn Sie ihnen ausrichten könnten, dass sie sich wieder eintragen müssen. Falls wir Sie irrtümlich auf iris(a)lists.philo.at aufgenommen haben, schreiben Sie bitte an <edv.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at> und wir tragen Sie wieder aus. Sie können sich auch selber austragen, unter <https://lists.philo.at/postorius/lists/iris.lists.philo.at/>. Wir bitten Sie vielmals, die Unannehmlichkeiten zu entschuldigen. Falls Sie Fragen haben, stehen wir Ihnen unter <edv.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at> gerne zur Verfügung. Freundliche Grüße -- Odin Kroeger EDV-Betreuer des Institut für Philosophie

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VDP Writing Afternoon + VDP Academic Writing Workshop on Peer Feedback, Summer Semester 2025

by Lisa Tragbar

VDP Writing Afternoon Summer Semester 2025 The VDP Writing Afternoons provide an opportunity for focused work on dissertations and academic texts. They are accessible to philosophy PhD candidates, BA and MA students, or anyone in between. Every Tuesday, 14:00-18:00, in Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, it's writing o'clock. No registration necessary, just show up. Each Writing Afternoon consists of 4 writing sessions, each session comprises 50 minutes of writing and 10 minutes of peer interaction/break. Summer Semester 2025: Tuesdays, 14:00-18:00, Room 3A, NIG 3rd floor (Except on public holidays and lecture-free periods) 4.3., 14-17 Uhr Academic Writing Workshop* 11.3., 14-18 Uhr 18.3., 14-18 Uhr 25.3., 14-18 Uhr 1.4., 14-18 Uhr 8.4., 14-18 Uhr 29.4., 14-18 Uhr 6.5., 14-18 Uhr 13.5., 14-18 Uhr 20.5., 14-18 Uhr 27.5., 14-18 Uhr 3.6., 14-18 Uhr 10.6., 14-18 Uhr 24.6., 14-18 Uhr For questions and inquiries, please contact lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at or eva.liedauer(a)univie.ac.at. *VDP Academic Writing Workshop: Peer-Feedback Datum: 4. März, 14:00 - 17:00 Ort: Seminarraum 3A, NIG Workshopsprache: Deutsch Bitte mitbringen: 1-2 Seiten eigener Textentwurf (auf Deutsch oder Englisch) Peer-Feedback ist eine der produktivsten Methoden im Schreibprozess. Es hilft uns, Texte schnell und gezielt zu überarbeiten, damit sie präziser, verständlicher, kohärenter und strukturierter werden. Darüber hinaus wirkt es sich positiv auf unser Schreiben und die Analyse von Literatur aus. In diesem Workshop werden wir den Feedback- und Überarbeitungsprozess diskutieren und unterschiedliche Methoden für Peer-Feedback ausprobieren. Schreibtrainer: Markus Mersits, promovierter Philosoph und Coach für Philosophische Praxis, unterrichtet an Universitäten, Fachhochschulen und privaten Instituten Workshops und Seminare u.a. zu den Themen Schreiben, Lernen, wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Berufscoaching. Er betreut wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten sowie Sachbuchprojekte: praxisnahe-philosophie.at<https://www.praxisnahe-philosophie.at/?page_id=322> Anmeldung: lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:lisa.tragbar@univie.ac.at>

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Invitation: APSE talk by Stephan Hartmann & accompanying reading circle (DIFFERENT ROOM!)

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) lecture and to the accompanying Reading Cycle. The talk will be held by Stephan Hartmann (LMU Munich). Title: Coherence and Truth Date: Thursday, January 23rd 2025 Reading Circle: 1pm - 3pm Talk: 3pm - 5 pm Location: this APSE event will exceptionally NOT take place in room 3A but in the "Konferenzzimmer" of the Department of Political Science (Institut für Politikwissenschaften). This room is located in the NIG, 2nd floor, in hallway A (the one at staircase 1). You can find the room on the floorplan here: Orientierung [1] Abstract of the talk (3-5 PM): One of the most important questions in epistemology is what our knowledge of the world is ultimately based on. In this context, some epistemologists argue that there are fundamental beliefs that do not themselves require justification and on which all other beliefs depend. Coherence theorists reject this answer and argue instead that our knowledge is based on the mutual support of the propositions under consideration: If our beliefs add up to a coherent whole, then we have a reason for them to be true. It has also been argued that much of scientific reasoning relies on coherence considerations. In this talk, we will first outline the coherence theory of justification and discuss some of the reasons for and against it. In doing so, we will also address the central question of what coherence actually is. For this purpose, a Bayesian framework proves particularly useful, as coherence considerations are most effective in the domain of uncertainty. We will then take a closer look at the relationship between coherence and truth. To what extent is the coherence of a set of propositions an indicator of its truth? Answering this question leads to some old and new challenges for the coherence theorist. The talk concludes with a moderately optimistic assessment of the role of coherence considerations in everyday life and in science. Reading Circle (1-3 PM): We will focus our discussion on Chapter 2 of Stephan Hartmann's book: Bovens, Luc, and Stephan Hartmann, '2 Coherence', Bayesian Epistemology (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Jan. 2005), https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1093/0199269750.003.0003 (pdf in the attachment) As introduction to the field, we suggest: Olsson, Erik, "Coherentist Theories of Epistemic Justification", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/justep-coherence/>. For further reading regarding the topic: Especially Chapter 1 in: Bovens, Luc, and Stephan Hartmann, Bayesian Epistemology (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Jan. 2005), https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1093/0199269750.001.0001 Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen, accessed 17 Jan. 2025. Hartmann, Stephan and Trpin, Borut (2023) Why Coherence Matters. Why_Coherence_Matters_preprint.pdf [2] Hartmann, S., & Trpin, B. (2024). A New Posterior Probability-Based Measure of Coherence. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 46. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/30p8x5xh 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, Ella Berger (on behalf of the APSE unit) Links: ------ [1] https://politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/orientierung/ [2] https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/22792/1/Why_Coherence_Matters_preprint.pdf

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Reminder: Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Macht und Technik - Deleuze/Foucault und Deleuze/Guattari"

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Macht und Technik - Deleuze/Foucault und Deleuze/Guattari" am 23.01.2025 um 18h im Lesesaal der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala [cid:image001.jpg@01DB4C99.5E49E550] 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@01DB4C99.5E49E550]

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Vienna Science Studies Laboratory - Reading Group - artefacts - 27.1.25

by Sophie Juliane Veigl

Am 15.01.2025 12:49, schrieb Sophie Juliane Veigl: > Dear all, > > Here's a reminder that our second meeting will take place on the 27th > of January. > > Reading: Craver, C. F., & Dan-Cohen, T. (2024). Experimental artefacts. > Time: 15:00 - 16:30 > Place: Rüdigerhof, Hamburgerstraße 20 1050 Vienna > > Those who haven't signed up yet - let us know and we'll forward the > reading. > Everyone welcome! > > Looking forward, > Sophie, Elis, Olesya -- Dr. Sophie Juliane Veigl, BSc., BA., MSc., MA. Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien E-Mail: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at my pronouns are she/her

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REMINDER: FÖP – Fakultätsöffentliche Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie | Heute ab 14:00 Uhr, Hörsaal 2H, NIG

by Isabel Maria Seelmann

Liebe alle, wir laden herzlich zur nächsten *Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie (FÖP) *ein. Die Veranstaltung findet *_heute_*, *Mittwoch, den _15. Januar 2025 ab 14:00 Uhr im Hörsaal 2H_ *(NIG, 2. Stock) statt. Die folgenden drei Kandidat*innen werden ihre Dissertationenkonzepte vorstellen: 14:00-14:30 /*Aristotle and the Objects of Geometry */Eric Leighton Archambault, MA Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Schiemer 14:30-15:00 /*Mensch und Phantasie. Untersuchung der anthropologischen Grundlage von José Ortega y Gassets Kulturphilosophie */Alexander Strupp, BA MA Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. DDr. Hans Schelkshorn & Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ralf Becker 15:00-15:30 /*„I have always been for the woman” Eine Untersuchung von Otto Neuraths praktischer Philosophie in Kooperation mit den Frauen seines sozialen Umfelds */Patricia Sydney Grill, BA MA MA Betreuung: Mag. Dr. Christian Damböck, Privatdoz. Ab 15:30 */Nicht-öffentliche Beratung des Beirats für Philosophie Bekanntgabe der Entscheidung/* Für das *leibliche Wohl* ist gesorgt! In Zusammenarbeit mit Raphael Gustavo Aybar Valdivia, Scientific Coordinator der Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP), konnten wir ein Catering organisieren. /Wir freuen uns sehr auf eure Teilnahme!/ Bitte teilt die Einladung gerne mit Interessent*innen. Mit besten Grüßen im Auftrag von Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder /Studienprogrammleitung Doktoratsstudium DSPL43/ *** Dear all, We cordially invite you to the next *Faculty Public Presentation of Dissertation Concepts in Philosophy (FÖP)*. The event will take place today, *_Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2H_ *(NIG, 2nd floor). The following *three candidates *will present their dissertation concepts: 14:00-14:30 /*Aristotle and the Objects of Geometry */Eric Leighton Archambault, MA Supervision: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Schiemer 14:30-15:00 /*Mensch und Phantasie. Untersuchung der anthropologischen Grundlage von José Ortega y Gassets Kulturphilosophie */Alexander Strupp, BA MA Supervision: Univ.-Prof. DDr. Hans Schelkshorn & Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ralf Becker 15:00-15:30 /*„I have always been for the woman” Eine Untersuchung von Otto Neuraths praktischer Philosophie in Kooperation mit den Frauen seines sozialen Umfelds */Patricia Sydney Grill, BA MA MA Supervision: Mag. Dr. Christian Damböck, Privatdoz. From 15:30 */Non-public consultation of the Philosophy Board Announcement of the decision/* Refreshments will be provided during the event./ / / / /We are looking forward to your participation!/ Please feel free to share this invitation. With best wishes On behalf of Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder/ / /Director of Doctoral Programmes DSPL43/

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IVC Talk: Caterina del Sordo (IVC Fellow) on "Quasi-analysis Vs. Explication. The Early Carnap on Conceptual Engineering", January 16, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Caterina del Sorda (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on January 16, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Caterina del Sordo (IVC Fellow) QUASI-ANALYSIS VS. EXPLICATION. THE EARLY CARNAP ON CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date:16/01/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2G Abstract: This paper calls into question the thesis that early Carnap's rational reconstruction arises as a proto-version of his later and more mature idea of explication. The aim of the paper is to show that (1) according to the criteria of similarity, exactness, and fruitfulness, rational reconstruction qualifies as an explication, and that (2) according to their explanatory preconditions, rational reconstruction and explication emerge as processes of conceptual generalization and specification, respectively. To support (1), I consider rational reconstruction, in terms of early Carnap's quasi-analysis, as a representational theory of mathematical structures; to support (2), I rely on formal concept analysis as a common framework for comparing conceptual constructions.

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Interdisziplinäres Symposium zum Thema "Psychoanalyse-Recht-Religion"

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

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/ --------------------- Liebe Kolleg*innen! ich freue mich sehr, euch mitteilen zu können, dass dank der Unterstützung verschiedener Forschungsinstitute der Universität Wien ein interdisziplinäres Symposium zum Thema "Psychoanalyse-Recht-Religion. Zur Bedeutung und Aktualität von Pierre Legendres dogmatischer Anthropologie" stattfindet! Dies ist eine der seltenen Gelegenheiten, sich mit dem faszinierenden Denken des französischen Rechtshistorikers und Psychoanalytikers vertraut zu machen, das im deutschsprachigen Raum bislang noch unzureichend diskutiert wurde. Das Symposium findet am 30.01.2025 ab 10 Uhr im HS I in ETF (5.Stock) statt. Die Veranstaltung ist auch für die Online-Teilnehmer (nach Anmeldung) zugänglich. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auch unter folgendem Link. (https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/psychoanalyse-recht-…) Ich freue mich sehr auf euer Interesse und die Verbreitung der Information! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Kanau Kobayashi MA Institut für Philosophie ---------------------------------- Abstract: Im Jahr 2023 verstarb Pierre Legendre, einer der bedeutendsten Denker unserer Zeit. Seine Forschungsarbeit zeichnet sich insbesondere durch einen trans- und interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der unterschiedliche Wissensgebiete miteinander in Verbindung bringt. Dazu zählen die Psychoanalyse, die Rechtsgeschichte und die Theologie bzw. Religionsgeschichte. Die Berücksichtigung dieser Spannungsfelder, in denen Legendre zufolge das Wissen über die Reproduktion der sprechenden Gattung Mensch aufbewahrt wird, führte ihn zu einer erneuerten Fokussierung der politisch- und sozialphilosophisch bedeutsamen Frage nach dem Verhältnis von menschlicher Existenz und Institution: Ist das Institutionelle für die menschliche Existenz etwas Äußerliches oder ist es ihr ein wesentlich zugehöriges Phänomen, ohne das sie selbst nicht sein könnte? Welcher Bedeutung kommt in dieser Hinsicht Legendres Begriff der „dogmatische Anthropologie“ zu? Diese Frage gewinnt in der heutigen Zeit zunehmend an Bedeutung, in der, wie Roberto Esposito treffend formuliert, konservative Institutionen und anti-institutionelle Praktiken jede politische Dialektik der Erneuerung zu verhindern scheinen. Obwohl die Relevanz seines Denkens für unsere Gegenwart mittlerweile als unbestritten gilt, befindet sich die Rezeption von Legends Werk im deutschsprachigen Raum noch im Anfangsstadium. Um die Erforschung des Werkes von Legendre weiter voranzutreiben und auch Kolleginnen und Kollegen auf sein Denken aufmerksam zu machen, orientiert sich das Symposium an folgenden leitenden Fragen: Was sind die theoretischen und ideengeschichtlichen Hintergründe seines Denkens? Wie und was ist unter dem Begriff der „dogmatischen Anthropologie“ zu verstehen und inwiefern kommt ihm eine herausragende Bedeutung zu, über das Verhältnis von Indivduum und Institution Auskunft zu geben? Anhand dieser Leitfragen zielt das Symposium darauf ab, die Relevanz und Aktualität von Legends Werk aus den Perspektiven von Recht, Religion und Psychoanalyse zu diskutieren. Damit soll nicht zuletzt sein Denken einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht werden. Gastsprecher*innen Dr. Katrin Becker (Universität Luxemburg) Dr. Marina Laurent (Universität Luxemburg) Prof. Dr. Rainer Maria Kiesow (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales) Assoz. Prof. DDr. Ulrike Kadi (Medizinische Universität Wien/ Universität Wien) Dr. Peter Anna Zeillinger (Universität Wien) Kanau Kobayashi MA (Universität Wien) Kooperation - Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) - Vienna Doctoral School of Theology and Research on Religion (VDTR) - Forschungszentrum “Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society” (RaT) Das Symposium wird hybrid stattfinden (Für die Online-Teilnahme wenden Sie sich bitte an die unten angegebene Kontaktadresse). Kontakt Kanau Kobayashi (a12138695(a)unet.univie.ac.at)

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VDP Events Next Week: 1. Writing Evenings (14 Jan); 2. Faculty Presentation (FÖP) (15 Jan); 3. Pragmatic Academic on External Teaching Applications (17 Jan)

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear all, Your doctoral school wishes you a wonderful 2025. We would like to invite you to the following events taking place next week at the Neues Institutsgebäude (NiG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien. 1. Writing Evenings WS24 The VDP Writing Evenings provide an opportunity for focused work on dissertations and academic texts. They are accessible to philosophy PhD candidates, advanced master's students, or anyone in between. Upcoming sessions: 14.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 21.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 28.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A For questions and inquiries, please contact lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at or eva.liedauer(a)univie.ac.at. 2. Faculty Presentation (FÖP) Date: 15.01.25 - 14:00 – 2H, NiG. Please find attached the poster for the next public Faculty Presentation of Dissertation Concepts in Philosophy (FÖP). We are very happy that the next FÖP will be offering drinks and snacks for the attendees. Thank you for your support! 3. Pragmatic Academic Series: Teaching in Philosophy & External Teaching Applications Date: 17.01.25 - 11:30-13:00 – 3A, NiG. If you're planning to apply for external teaching positions, or if you'd like to brush up on your teaching skills in philosophy, this workshop is for you! Led by Donata Romizi and Michael Staudigl, it will first focus on the structure of applications for external teaching positions, the expectations of decision-making committees, and clues for writing a good application. The second part will focus on teaching preparation. Speakers will share their views on how to teach philosophy in a way that promotes reading, writing and critical thinking skills to undergraduate students, managing their expectations, presenting philosophical ideas, motivating class discussions, assigning homework, and giving feedback. Thank you for reading this message and we hope to see you at some of these events, Raphael Aybar

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Call for Applications - Theodor Körner Preis 2025

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear All, the "Theodor Körner Fonds zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Kunst" has asked Prof. Kusch to share their Call for Applications for the "Theodor Körner Preis 2025". The Fund invites submissions for ongoing projects in scientific research, as well as in the arts, literature, and composition. The submissions may apply to the development of research designs intended to serve as foundations for competitive grant applications (such as FWF). Projects must be independently conceived and executed by the applicants. The application deadline is March 31, 2025. For more information on the application process and eligibility criteria, please visit the Theodor Körner Fund website: https://theodorkoernerfonds.at/Einreichung/Call_for_Applications_2025.html All the best, Ella Berger (Organizational assistant of Martin Kusch)

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# INTERNATIONAL (Strategic Partnership Grant 2025/Kyoto University | University of Chicago)

by Philosophie

Sehr geehrte KollegInnen, die Universität Wien hat zwei neue Strategic Partnership Grants angekündigt, mit der Universität Kyoto und mit der Universität Chicago. https://international.univie.ac.at/en/faculty-staff-mobility/researchers/ou… https://centerinparis.uchicago.edu/research-institute/iirp-faculty-grants Die Bewerbungsfrist für die erste ist der 27. Jänner 2025 und für die zweite der 31. Jänner 2025. Im Anhang finden Sie die Details für beide Grants. Mit besten Grüßen, George Karamanolis Dear colleagues, the University of Vienna has announced two new Strategic Partnership Grants, one with the University of Kyoto and another with the University of Chicago. https://international.univie.ac.at/en/faculty-staff-mobility/researchers/ou… https://centerinparis.uchicago.edu/research-institute/iirp-faculty-grants The application deadline for the first is the 27 January 2025 and for the second the 31 January 2025. Attached you find details for both grants. With best wishes, George Karamanolis -- Assoz. Prof. Dr. George Karamanolis Institut für Philosophie Vizedekan für Lehre, Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft Zimmer: D0308 1010 Wien, Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG) T: +43-1-4277-46476 eFax: +43-1-4277-846476 https://antikephilosophie.univie.ac.at

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REMINDER: Call for Applications - Summer School on History and Epistemology of Econometrics - Vienna July 2025

by Zarah Weiss

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: February 15, 2025) 23rd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) The History and Epistemology of Econometrics Vienna, July 7-11, 2025 https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/ Course Description Models and their econometric estimation play an increasingly important role in modern economic and political life. From macroeconomic policy and financial regulation to public health and climate policy, models contribute to shaping policies. The generation of ever more data is likely to support the proliferation of models and econometrics. Research resources in academia focus on the theoretical foundations of the underlying model and on the statistical methods of econometrics; much less attention is devoted to the epistemological challenges of the underlying concepts, the normative challenges of the everyday work with econometrics, and the application of its results in policy decisions and evaluation. The objective of this program is to increase attention amongst philosophers of science, academic economists, and empirical economists in policy institutions (eg, central banks) to these issues. The course is also structured around a particular point of view namely, that economics is a science of models and that most of the main features of econometrics relate generally to the role of models in science. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * History of econometrics to frame the philosophical issues to be discussed in the course * The Vienna Circle and econometrics * Values and Ethical Pitfalls in econometric research * Key philosophical issues of how models relate to the world and how they relate to each other * Data: observation, classification, and measurement of economic variables from a modeling point of view * Conceptual issues related to modeling randomness * The identification problem: how possibly, if at all possible, to map descriptive relations onto theoretical variables? * Issues related to optional stopping, search methodologies, and the proper interpretation of results obtained through search * Different approaches to the nature of causation and different strategies of causal inference * The conceptual basis of graphical causal modeling and controlled, natural, and field experiments * The conceptual issues surrounding the problem of model uncertainty, as well as some of the strategies economists use to address it Main Lecturers: Kevin D. Hoover (Duke University) Kevin D. Hoover is Professor of Economics and Philosophy and Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. He is the editor of the journal History of Political Economy and a past editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology. His current research addresses causality, causal inference in economics, the history of macroeconomics, philosophical issues related to the microfoundations of macroeconomics, and the engagement with economics of the American pragmatist philosopher Charles. S. Peirce. He is the author of The New Classical Macroeconomics, the Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics, Causality in Macroeconomics, Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics, as well as many articles in monetary and macroeconomics, the history of economics, the philosophy of economics, and applied econometrics. Jennifer Jhun (Duke University) Jennifer Jhun is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Duke University, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. Her main research interests are in the philosophy of science, especially philosophy of economics, but also in issues in other areas, such as psychology and physics. She is currently engaged on a project that investigates antitrust from a historical and philosophy-of-science perspective: Whats the Point of ceteris Paribus? or, How to Understand Supply and Demand Curves. Philosophy of Science 85, no. 2 (2018): 271-292; Economics, Equilibrium Methods, and Multi-scale Modeling. Erkenntnis 86, no. 2 (2021): 457-472; Multi-Model Reasoning in Economics: The Case of COMPASS. Philosophy of Science 90, no. 4 (2023): 836-854; Implied Market Shares and Antitrust Markets as Fuzzy Sets. Forthcoming at The Antitrust Bulletin. (Joint with Matthew Panhans, Federal Trade Commission) Guest Lecturer: Marcel Boumans (University of Utrecht) Marcel Boumans is historian and philosopher of science at Utrecht University. His main research focus is on understanding empirical research practices in science outside the lab from a philosophy of science-in-practice perspective. He is particularly interested in the practices of measurement and modelling and the role of mathematics in social science. The first step in these practices is to make sense of the available data. Visualisations play an important role in this. His current research project Vision and Visualisation is nearing completion with a book manuscript Shaping the Phenomena. The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in philosophy of science and economics as well as empirical economists at policy institutions (eg, central banks) but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career and from fields other than economics that apply advanced econometrics. Application form and further information: <https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/> https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/ USS-SWC operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. Its members represent the scientific fields in the scope of USS-SWC, make contact to their home universities and will also support acknowledgement of courses taken by the students. The annual summer school is organised by the Institute Vienna Circle of the University of Vienna. <https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/ Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North Carolina) here: <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university- wide-partnership-agreements/north-america/> https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-w ide-partnership-agreements/north-america/ Inquiries: Administrator: Zarah Weiss Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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Invitation: APSE talk by Laura Caponetto & accompanying reading circle

by Philosophie

Dear all, I warmly invite you to an upcoming APSE event on refusal. It consists of a talk by Laura Caponetto (Milan) entitled "Refusing - and Refusing to Obey" and an accompanying reading circle prior to the talk. Date: Thursday, January 16th Reading Circle: 1pm - 3pm Talk: 3pm - 5 pm Location: room 3A (NIG) After the talk, we will go out for dinner. Please write to veronika.lassl(a)univie.ac.at if you would like to join. Everyone is welcome to attend parts or all of this event! Abstract: We can do several different things with the word ‘No’. We can turn down an offer, decline an invitation, deny permission. We can engage in civil disobedience. In this talk, I aim to map these varieties and unpack the normative profile of refusal. I argue that refusal constitutes an illocutionary family comprising acts which have different felicity conditions but share the definitional normative function of preventing certain obligations from being created or waived. I begin by singling out what I take to be the paradigmatic case of refusal. I then broaden the picture a little, to consider speech acts that share ‘family resemblances’ with this paradigmatic case. And then I broaden it further, to look at speech acts that populate the ‘illocutionary neighborhood’, including ‘refusal to obey’. The talk expands upon my previous work on the topic (Caponetto 2023). While that work was primarily concerned with ‘upstream norms’ for refusing (i.e. the conditions under which refusal succeeds), I here focus on its ‘downstream norms’ – on the changes refusal effects on the normative landscape. Reading Circle: We will discuss Caponetto's 2023 paper "The pragmatic structure of refusal" (attached as a PDF), which is closely related to the topic of the talk. Please feel free to bring your lunch! The reading circle is open to everyone - please send a message to vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at if you want to attend. As an introduction to the field, we suggest: Green, M. (2020) . Speech acts. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Fall 2021 Edition). https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2021/entries/speech-acts/ For further reading regarding the topic: Caponetto, L. (2017). On silencing, authority, and the act of refusal. Rivista di Estetica, 64, 35–52. Langton, R. (2018b). Blocking as counter-speech. In D. Fogal, D.W. Harris, & M. Moss (Eds.), New work on speech acts (pp. 144–164). Oxford University Press. Sbisà, M. (2019). Assertion among the speech acts. In S. C. Goldberg (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of assertion (pp. 158–178). Oxford University Press. Looking forward to seeing you there, Veronika Lassl

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Fwd: Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025

by Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, untenstehend zu Ihrer Information. mit besten Grüßen, Andreas Wintersperger, MA ---- Institutskoordination philosophie(a)univie.ac.at +43(1)4277 46401 Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7/3/A 316 1010 Wien https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/ -------- Originalnachricht -------- Betreff: Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025 Datum: 07.01.2025 11:42 Von: "Kontny, Johannes" <Johannes.Kontny(a)oeaw.ac.at> An: Ausschreibung: Roland Atefie-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2025 Der Roland Atefie-Preis wird für eine hervorragende Dissertation aus den Fachbereichen Philosophie, Theologie oder Indologie vergeben, die an einer österreichischen Universität durchgeführt und max. zwei Jahre vor dem Einreichtermin abgeschlossen wurde. Bevorzugt werden Antragstellende, deren Dissertation zum Zeitpunkt der Einreichung bereits publiziert oder von einem Verlag zur Publikation angenommen wurde. Die Höhe des Preises beträgt 4.000,- Euro. Der nächste Einreichtermin ist der 3. März 2025. Alle weiteren Informationen finden Sie unter https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/preise/geisteswissenschaften/roland-atefie-pr… Dr. Johannes Kontny Stipendien & Preise | Fellowships & Awards Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria T: +43 1 51581-1318 johannes.kontny(a)oeaw.ac.at | www.oeaw.ac.at [1] Follow us on Twitter.com/oeaw [2] Like us on Facebook.com/oeaw.at [3] Find us on Instagram.com/oeaw.at [4] Visit us on Youtube.com/c/oeawvideo [5] Links: ------ [1] http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ [2] https://twitter.com/oeaw [3] https://www.facebook.com/oeaw.at/ [4] https://www.instagram.com/oeaw.at/ [5] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3rUdfN-VCjvfUWojWkayQ

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Schöne Weihnachtsfeiertage!

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Die Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie wünscht Ihnen schöne, besinnliche Weihnachtsfeiertage mit einem guten Buch und alles Gute für das neue Jahr 2025! [cid:image005.jpg@01DB5131.614068A0] Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala und das Team der FB Philosophie und Psychologie 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:image006.png@01DB5131.614068A0]

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Buchpräsentation: Demokratisierung des Wissens: Von der Wiener Methode der Bildstatistik zu Isotype | 7. Januar 2025, 18.30 Uhr

by Zarah Weiss

Einladung zur Buchpräsentation Demokratisierung des Wissens: Von der Wiener Methode der Bildstatistik zu Isotype Buchpräsentation und Diskussion mit Günther Sandner 7. Jänner 2025, 18.30 Uhr FAKTory | Literatur, Wissen und Beratung für Studierende Universitätsstraße 9, 1010 Wien Mitte der 1920er Jahre entwickelte ein Team rund um den Ökonomen und Wissenschaftsphilosophen Otto Neu rath die Wiener Methode der Bildstatistik. Vor allem für Arbeiter*innen und an Schulen sollten soziale und ökonomische Zusammenhänge bildhaft vermittelt werden. Austrofaschismus und Nationalsozialismus zwangen die Gruppe zur Flucht, ihre Bildsprache aber wurde international. Ab Mitte der 1930er Jahre hieß sie ISOTYPE International System Of TYpographic Picture Education. Das Buch History and Legacy of Isotype zeichnet diese Geschichte nach und verweist auf ihre ungebrochene Aktualität wissenschaftliches Wissen in der Gesellschaft und im politischen Diskurs zu stärken. Christopher Burke / Günther Sandner: History and Legacy of Isotype, Bloomsbury, London 2024. Günther Sandner, Politikwissenschaftler und Autor von (u.a.): Otto Neurath. Eine politische Biographie (2014) und Weltsprache ohne Worte. Margaret Mead, Rudolf Modley und das Glyphs-Projekt (2022). Ko-Kurator der Ausstellung Isotype Wie man mit Bildern die Welt erklärt (ab November 2025 im Wien Museum). Um Anmeldung wird gebeten bis Montag, 6. Jänner 2025: veranstaltungen(a)ihsf.at <mailto:veranstaltungen@ihsf.at> 01 50165-13778 ihsf.at

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Webinar Invitation: Policy bias in economic research and the epistemological problems of econometrics: Lessons for designing economic policy processes | Jan 14, 3pm

by Zarah Weiss

Invitation Policy bias in economic research and the epistemological problems of econometrics: Lessons for designing economic policy processes SUERF BAFFI Bocconi webinar Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Online, Webex, 3-4.30 pm A recent paper finds considerable policy bias in economic research. Jelveh, Kogut and Naidu (2024) show that partisanship is detectable across fields and within fields, even across those estimating the same theoretical parameter. This poses serious challenges to economic policy development. Models and their econometric estimation play an increasingly important role in modern economic and political life. From macroeconomic policy and financial regulation to public health and climate policy, models contribute to shaping policies. The generation of ever more data is likely to support the proliferation of models and econometrics. Yet, research resources in academia focus on the theoretical foundations of the underlying model and on the statistical methods of econometrics; much less attention is devoted to the epistemological challenges of the underlying concepts, the normative challenges of the everyday work with models and econometrics as well as the inevitable role of expert judgement. Yet, understanding these challenges would be crucial to design policy processes that effectively address potential policy biases on economic policy development and ensure the integrity of that process. This SUERF panel discussion discusses how serious the policy bias in economic research is and how it affects policy development. Furthermore, panellists will explain how that policy bias is possible even when rigorous mathematical /statistical methods are employed. Finally, the panel suggests design features of economic policy development processes that improve its integrity in the face of the policy bias in economic research. Registration: https://www.suerf.org/events/policy-bias-in-economic-research-and-the-episte mological-problems-of-econometrics-lessons-for-designing-economic-policy-pro cesses/registration/ More information: https://www.suerf.org/events/policy-bias-in-economic-research-and-the-episte mological-problems-of-econometrics-lessons-for-designing-economic-policy-pro cesses/

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Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Macht und Technik - Deleuze/Foucault und Deleuze/Guattari"

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Herzliche Einladung zur Buchpräsentation "Macht und Technik - Deleuze/Foucault und Deleuze/Guattari" am 23.01.2025 um 18h im Lesesaal der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala [cid:image001.jpg@01DB4C99.5E49E550] 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@01DB4C99.5E49E550]

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Einladung | Fakultätsöffentliche Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie (FÖP) | 11.12.2024 ab 13:30 Uhr im Hörsaal 2H, NIG

by Philosophie

Liebe alle, wir laden Sie herzlich zur nächsten Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation von Dissertationskonzepten der Philosophie (FÖP) ein. Die Veranstaltung wird am Mittwoch, 11. Dezember 2024 ab 13:30 Uhr im Hörsaal 2H (NIG, 2. Stock) stattfinden. Es werden die folgenden zwei Kandidat*innen antreten: 13:30-14:00 Temporality and Authenticity: The Meaning and Mattering of Selfhood in Being and Time Nianzu Tu, BA Mphil Betreuung: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Bernhard Schmid 14:00-14:30 Karl Leonhard Reinhold’s Transcendental-Voluntarist Event-Causal Compatibilism Michael Schmidt, BA MA Betreuung: Dott. mag. Dr. Giuseppe Motta, Privatdoz. 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. Mit besten Grüßen Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder Studienprogrammleitung Doktoratsstudium DSPL43 *** 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, December 11, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2H (NIG, 2nd floor). The following two candidates will present their intended doctoral project: 1.30-2 pm Temporality and Authenticity: The Meaning and Mattering of Selfhood in Being and Time Nianzu Tu, BA Mphil Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Bernhard Schmid 2-2.30 pm Karl Leonhard Reinhold’s Transcendental-Voluntarist Event-Causal Compatibilism Michael Schmidt, BA MA Supervisor: Dott. mag. Dr. Giuseppe Motta, Privatdoz. from 2.30 pm Private Consultation of the Advisory Board for Philosophy Announcement of the decision by the Advisory Board We are looking forward to your participation! Please feel free to share this invitation. With best wishes Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder Director of Doctoral Programmes DSPL43

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Fwd: Ausschreibung Stipendium (Mai-Juli 2025)

by Brigitta Keintzel

Gerne leite ich diese Ankündigung weiter, und mit freundlichen Grüßen, brigitta keintzel > Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: > > Von: Forschungszentrum für klassische deutsche Philosophie <forschungszentrum-kdp(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de> > Betreff: Ausschreibung Stipendium (Mai-Juli 2025) > Datum: 9. Dezember 2024 um 14:37:49 MEZ > An: forschungszentrum-kdp(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de > > Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, > > das Forschungszentrum für Klassische Deutsche Philosophie / Hegel-Archiv an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum vergibt ab Mai 2025 ein Kurzzeit-Stipendium für internationale Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen für einen Zeitraum von drei Monaten. > > Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn Sie Interessenten aus Ihrem Bereich auf dieses Angebot aufmerksam machen und die Ausschreibung (siehe Anhang) an sie weiterleiten würden. > > Mit bestem Dank und freundlichen Grüßen aus Bochum > > Ihre > > Birgit Sandkaulen > > > Prof. Dr. Birgit Sandkaulen > Institut für Philosophie I > Ruhr-Universität Bochum > D-44780 Bochum > Tel. +49(0)234-32 29128 / 22749 Sekretariat > Fax +49(0)234-32 14598 > Email: birgit.sandkaulen(a)rub.de <mailto:birgit.sandkaulen@rub.de> > https://www.pe.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophie/i/forschung_kdp/ <https://www.pe.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophie/i/forschung_kdp/>

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The many futures of gender. Oral histories of feminist theory_IZFG, Bern (CH)

by Brigitta Keintzel

Dear colleagues, I would like to share this link: https://www.oralhistoriesoffeministtheory.com <https://www.oralhistoriesoffeministtheory.com/>. The team of Patricia Purtschert with Anukriti Dixit, Nora Ryder, Fiona Little, Marie Grira, have initiated this initiative. The oral history of feminist theory website launches with five first interviews with Linda Martín Alcoff, Joan Wallach Scott, Donna J. Haraway, Margo Okazawa-Rey, and Ann Laura Stoler. According to the project leader, Patricia Purtschert, second group of interviews with Anne Fausto-Sterling, Londa Schiebinger, Vandana Shiva and Chandra T. Mohanty will be uploaded soon, and new interviews will be added gradually. with my apologizes in case of cross-posting, brigitta keintzel From the project website: »We are interested in exploring the historical contexts that enabled the thinking of these pathbreaking feminist scholars at the time. We also want to find out how conversations with other feminists as well as collective strands of thinking and debating shaped the emergence of their work. In these conversations, we trace back the genealogies of thoughts and concepts that they helped to bring forth and map future paths of feminist thinking, including such that address current controversies and burning questions. The conversations bring forth exigent questions around power, inequality and violence, they tackle the relation of sex, gender and sexuality as well as the relation of sex, body and materiality. We discuss the contributions of feminism into analyzing and challenging significant differences other than gender – such as race, class, nationality, religion, and caste and the way they are entangled with each other.«

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Einladung Workshop: Wissenschaftliche Philosophie | ÖAW | 12.-13. Dezember

by Zarah Weiss

Workshop: Wissenschaftliche Philosophie. Transformationen und Kontinuitäten im langen 19. Jahrhundert Die Kommission für Geschichte und Philosophie der Wissenschaften der ÖAW lädt ein, bei einem Workshop die Transformationen und Kontinuitäten der Wissenschaftlichen Philosophie als Fachdisziplin im langen 19. Jahrhundert zu diskutieren. Termin: 12. bis 13. Dezember 2024 Ort: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Collegium Erdgeschoß, Seminarraum 1 Bäckerstraße 13 1010 Wien Kontakt: kgpw(at)oeaw.ac.at [1] T: +43 1 51581-3650 Kommission für Geschichte und Philosophie der Wissenschaften der ÖAW [2] Wissenschaftliche Philosophie ist der Versuch, Philosophie ausgehend von den Kriterien der Einzelwissenschaften als eigenständige Wissenschaft zu etablieren. Die Frage nach ihrer Entwicklungsgeschichte wirft folglich das Problem des komplexen und historisch kontingenten Verhältnisses von Philosophie und Wissenschaft auf. Die Kommission für Geschichte und Philosophie der Wissenschaften der ÖAW lädt zum Workshop "Wissenschaftliche Philosophie" ein, um die Transformationsgeschichte vom 18. ins 19. Jahrhundert genauer zu beleuchten. Dabei sollen sowohl die logische Analyse und ihre empirische Basis thematisiert werden: Erstere liegt in einer Problematisierung der Natur der Mathematik, der Frage nach dem Gegenstand der Logik bzw. nach dem Status von regulativen Prinzipien und ihrer Apriorizität; zweitere im Empfindungsbegriff, dem Konzept raumzeitlicher Gegenstände und dem Elementbegriff. Anmeldung erbeten bis 9. Dezember 2024 an kgpw(at)oeaw.ac.at [1] Mehr Infos und Programm unter: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veranstaltung/wissenschaftliche-philosophie Links: ------ [1] https://www.oeaw.ac.at//# [2] http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kgpw/

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The many futures of gender. Oral histories of feminist theory_IZFG, Bern (CH)

by Brigitta Keintzel

For your information: I would like to share this link: https://www.oralhistoriesoffeministtheory.com <https://www.oralhistoriesoffeministtheory.com/>. The team of Patricia Purtschert with Anukriti Dixit, Nora Ryder, Fiona Little, Marie Grira, have initiated this initiative. The oral history of feminist theory website launches with five first interviews with Linda Martín Alcoff, Joan Wallach Scott, Donna J. Haraway, Margo Okazawa-Rey, and Ann Laura Stoler. According to the project leader, Patricia Purtschert, second group of interviews with Anne Fausto-Sterling, Londa Schiebinger, Vandana Shiva and Chandra T. Mohanty will be uploaded soon, and new interviews will be added gradually. Just in case, my apologizes for cross-posting, best, brigitta keintzel From the project website: »We are interested in exploring the historical contexts that enabled the thinking of these pathbreaking feminist scholars at the time. We also want to find out how conversations with other feminists as well as collective strands of thinking and debating shaped the emergence of their work. In these conversations, we trace back the genealogies of thoughts and concepts that they helped to bring forth and map future paths of feminist thinking, including such that address current controversies and burning questions. The conversations bring forth exigent questions around power, inequality and violence, they tackle the relation of sex, gender and sexuality as well as the relation of sex, body and materiality. We discuss the contributions of feminism into analyzing and challenging significant differences other than gender – such as race, class, nationality, religion, and caste and the way they are entangled with each other.«

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Reminder: Vortrag & Workshop mit Frieder Vogelmann, 5. & 6.12.2024, Inst. f. Philosophie, Universität Wien

by Gerald Posselt

Dear all, We cordially invite you to a lecture and workshop with Frieder Vogelmann<https://www.frieder-vogelmann.net/public/> (University of Freiburg). LECTURE Politische Epistemologie ohne Kompromisse Do 05.12.2024 | 18:30-20:00 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hörsaal 3D (NIG) WORKSHOP Frieder Vogelmann: Die Wirksamkeit des Wissens. Eine politische Epistemologie <https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/frieder-vogelmann-die-wirksamkeit-des-wissens-…> (Suhrkamp 2022). Fr 06.12.2024 | 10:00-16:00 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hörsaal 3A (NIG) The workshop will focus on the introduction and chapter 5. Registration and texts: predef(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:predef@univie.ac.at> Organisation: Sergej Seitz & Gerald Posselt in cooperation with the Critical Theories Network<https://criticaltheories.univie.ac.at/> 10:00-10:10 | Begrüßung 10:10-10:30 | Frieder Vogelmann: Einführung 10:30-11:15 | Anna Weithaler: Das Selbst in den Fängen wirksamen Wissens? 11:30-12:15 | Tim König: Bilder der Kritik und sperriges Wissen bei Foucault: Ein Produkt der Pluralität von Kritik und Wahrheit 12:30-14:00 | Mittagspause 14:00-14:45 | Sonja Riegler: Standpunkt-Projekte und emanzipierende Kritik 15:00-15:45 | Alexander Kurunczi: Philosophische Freude und politische Trauer? Präfiguration, Praxis und der "Rattenkönig von Schwierigkeiten" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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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Weiterleitung Ausschreibung Studierenden-Werkstatt Würzburg?

by Philosophie

Call for Abstracts: 2. Würzburger Studierenden-Werkstatt für Philosophie Das Institut für Philosophie der Universität Würzburg lädt interessierte Philosophie-Studierende in fortgeschrittenen Semestern ein, ihre philosophischen Untersuchungen und Forschungen im Rahmen einer Studierenden-Werkstatt vorzustellen. Der Workshop bietet Studierenden der Philosophie die Möglichkeit, eigene Ideen vorzustellen, sich an einem philosophischen Fachvortrag zu versuchen und sich mit etablierten Forschenden im kollegialen Rahmen des Würzburger Instituts für Philosophie auszutauschen und zu vernetzen. Dies ermöglicht den Teilnehmenden, ausgiebige Rückmeldungen zu ihren Arbeiten von Würzburger Professor*innen und Mitarbeiter*innen zu erhalten und mit diesen in Dialog zu treten. Im Fokus steht die Einübung einer Praxis des gemeinsamen philosophischen Denkens. Weitere Informationen können dem Anhang entnommen werden. https://www.philosophie.uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/single/news/2-wuerzburge…

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Buchpräsentation: Franz Roh 1890-1965 | IWK, 5. Dezember 17 Uhr

by Zarah Weiss

Wir laden herzlich zur Buchpräsentation Franz Roh 1890-1965. Kunstkritiker, Vorkämpfer der Kultur-Moderne: Eine Kollektivbiographie *Datum/Zeit* Do 05/12/2024 /17:00–19:00/ *Ort *Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst Berggasse 17/1 1090 Wien* * <https://doi.org/10.48666/1031108> Hans-Joachim Dahms (ed.), /Franz Roh 1890-1965. Kunstkritiker, Vorkämpfer der Kulturmoderne. Eine Kollektivbiografie/, Vienna: Virtual Archive of Logical Empiricism, 2024 Mit Beiträgen von *Hans-Joachim Dahms* und *Christian Damböck*. Das Buch „Franz Roh 1890-1965“ setzt sich zum Ziel, den Vordenker und Vorkämpfer der Kulturmoderne auf wissenschaftlicher Grundlage nach intensivem Quellenstudium und Archivrecherchen vorzustellen. Keine Ausstellung, die sich mit der mitteleuropäischen Moderne der 1920 Jahre befasst, kommt heutzutage an Franz Roh als ihrem Begleiter und Vordenker vorbei. Bisher existiert aber keine zusammenhängende wissenschaftliche Erforschung seines Lebens und Werkes. Diese Lücke will dieser Band schließen. Die Beiträge sind von ausgewiesenen SpezialistInnen der zahlreichen Facetten seines Werks verfasst und ergeben , zusammen genommen, eine Kollektivbiographie Rohs, die von seinen Jugendjahren und seinem Fachwechsel von der Germanistik und Philosophie zur Kunstgeschichte noch vor dem ersten Weltkrieg bis hin zu den letzten Treffen mit lebenslangen Freunden in der Mitte der 1965er Jahre reicht. *Programm *Joachim Dahms: “Franz Roh und die Neue Sachlichkeit” Christian Damböck: “Roh und der Wiener Kreis” Diskussion Ausklang *Mehr Infos *https://www.iwk.ac.at/events/franz-roh-1890-1965-kunstkritiker-vorkaempfer-der-kultur-moderne-eine-kollektivbiographie/

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Intere-Esse: Being In-Between. Workshop am 4. Dezember online Segment 13-15 Uhr

by Anna Aloisia Moser

bitte weiterleiten: Liebe Kollegin, lieber Kollege! Wir freuen uns, Sie zum Workshop „Inter-Esse: Being In-Between“ einzuladen, der auf Einladung von Anja Kraus und der ästhetischen Forschungsgruppe der Universität Stockholm von Marie von Heyl und mir organisiert wurde Datum: 4. Dezember 2024 Uhrzeit: 10:00–17:30 Uhr Ort: Stallet, Frescati backe 19 F, Stockholm, Raum 220 Welche Perspektiven auf Ästhetik, Produktion und Bildung ergeben sich, wenn der Schwerpunkt des Konzeptes Interesse von einer Ästhetik der Rezeption auf eine Ästhetik der Produktion verlagert wird? Was wäre, wenn die berüchtigte kreative Freiheit der Künste nicht in ästhetischem Desinteresse (Kant), sondern in einer ergebnisoffenen Zielorientierung zu finden wäre? Interessiertes, aber ergebnisoffenes Schaffen, verstanden als eingebettete Aktivität (und nicht als streng subjektzentrierte und utilitaristische Praxis), könnte auch dazu beitragen, zugrundeliegende konzeptuelle Dichotomien wie Subjekt/Objekt, Mensch/Tier oder lebendig/nicht-lebendig produktiv zu überdenken, ohne diese Begriffe gänzlich aufzugeben. Programm: * 10:00–10:30 Einführung: Anja Kraus * 10:30–12:00 Mensch/Mensch: Präsentation von Marie von Heyl (Künstlerin und Philosophin) * 13:00–15:00 Mensch/Tier: Präsentation von Bror Ida Lennartsson (Künstler) [Hybridformat] * 15:30–17:00 Mensch/Ding: Präsentation von Aloisia Moser (Philosophin) * 17:00–17:30 Offene Diskussion Wir freuen uns auf Ihre (online) Teilnahme an dieser spannenden Erkundung von Ästhetik, Produktion und eingebetteten Praktiken. Bitte teilen Sie diese Einladung mit allen, die daran interessiert sein könnten. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Aloisia Moser ________________ Aloisia Moser, Ph.D. Assistenzprofessorin Geschichte der Philosophie Fakultät für Philosophie und für Kunstwissenschaft Katholische Privat-Universität Linz A-4020 Linz, Bethlehemstraße 20 C: +43 660 5673969 E: a.moser(a)ku-linz.at www.ku-linz.at<http://www.ku-linz.at/> https://ku-linz.at/philosophie/veranstaltungen_am_fachbereich_philosophie/v… Moser, A. Kant, Wittgenstein, and the Performativity of Thought, (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2021)

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Call for Abstract: 2. Würzburger Studierenden-Werkstatt für Philosophie

by Sebastian Krach

Liebe Kolleg:innen, ich möchte euch auf folgenden Call für die philosophische Studierenden-Werkstatt in Würzburg aufmerksam machen. https://www.philosophie.uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/single/news/2-wuerzburge… Mit freundlichen Grüßen Sebastian Krach

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Vortrag & Workshop mit Frieder Vogelmann, 5. & 6.12.2024, Inst. f. Philosophie, Universität Wien

by Gerald Posselt

Dear all, We cordially invite you to a lecture and workshop with Frieder Vogelmann<https://www.frieder-vogelmann.net/public/> (University of Freiburg). Politische Epistemologie ohne Kompromisse Do 05.12.2024 | 18:30-20:00 Uhr | Inst. f. Philosophie | Hörsaal 3D (NIG) Workshop: Frieder Vogelmann: Die Wirksamkeit des Wissens. Eine politische Epistemologie <https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/frieder-vogelmann-die-wirksamkeit-des-wissens-…> (Berlin: Suhrkamp 2022). Fr 06.12.2024 | 10:00-16:30 Uhr | Inst. f. Philosophie | Hörsaal 3A (NIG) With presentations by Tim König, Alexander Kurunczi, Sonja Riegler and Anna Weithaler. The workshop will focus on the introduction and chapter 5 of "Die Wirksamkeit des Wissens". To register and receive the texts as a PDF, please email: predef.erc(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:predef.erc@univie.ac.at> Organisation: Sergej Seitz<https://politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/mitarbeiterinnen/seitz/> (Inst. f. Politikwissenschaft) & Gerald Posselt<https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/institut/mitglieder/mitarbeiterdetailansic…> (Inst. f. Philosophie) in Kooperation mit dem Critical Theories Network<https://criticaltheories.univie.ac.at/> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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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December 3rd: Punsch, Glühwein and Planning!

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

Dear all, we want to invite you to come have a Punsch or Glühwein (mulled wine) together at the Christmas Market at Altes AKH! The goal is to update each other on what we have been up to, and to make some new plans for providing support to underrepresented groups in philosophy. Bring your best ideas, your warmest socks and maybe an extra pair of tights - it's supposed to be fairly cold that day! UPSalon are a group of BA, MA, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers; the initiative aims at creating a space and community in Vienna where underrepresented philosophers – such as women, trans*, inter and non-binary persons, BIPoC, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, queer people, and people with disabilities – can connect on a regular basis. For more information, check out our website: upsalon.univie.ac.at People from all stages in their philosophical studies are welcome, and we are especially excited to meet new people! We will meet on Tuesday, 3rd of December, at 18:30 in front of NIG and then walk to the Christmas Market together. We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you, and to reconnect with those who already joined for the last regular's table :) Do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions you may have. Best regards, UPsalon Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at Web: https://upsalon.univie.ac.at

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Diversifying Syllabi - Workshop 11.12.2024 10-13:00 HS3A

by Sophie Juliane Veigl

Dear all, Diversifying syllabi is a growing demand in academic philosophy. As a department, I am sure many have individual experiences and expertise in including the voices of women, gender-non-conforming, BiPOCs, and dis/abled philosophers in their teaching. This workshop aims at "collectivizing" these experiences and to provide knowledge & tools for those who aim at diversifying their syllabi for the SS25. When: 11.12.2024 10:00-13:00 Where: HS3A The workshop will build on sharing experiences, ressources and "how to"s but also sets aside enough time for participants to work on their syllabi: 10:00 - 11:00 Introduction, Sharing Sources, Strategies and Experiences 11:00 - 12:30 Workshopping - Time to work on individual Syllabi for SS25 12:30 - 13:00 Closing Reflections, Feedback, Input If you are interested in attending, please sign up via email: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at Everyone is welcome! Best, Sophie (Veigl) -- Dr. Sophie Juliane Veigl, BSc., BA., MSc., MA. Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien E-Mail: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at my pronouns are she/her

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REMINDER und Streaminglink: 32. Wiener Kreis Vorlesung über Moritz Schlick, 28. November 2024, 17 Uhr | 10 Uhr: Workshop über Moritz Schlick - Zwei Buchprojekte

by Zarah Weiss

Das Institut Wiener Kreis und die Wiener Kreis Gesellschaft laden sehr herzlich zur 32. Wiener Kreis Vorlesung Massimo Ferrari (University of Turin) Moritz Schlick und sein Zirkel. Nach 100 Jahren Donnerstag, 28. November 2024 17 Uhr Aula am Campus Universität Wien Hof 1, Eingang 1.11 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Wien ACHTUNG: Die Veranstaltung wird zusätzlich für diejenigen, die nicht in Wien sind, bei YouTube gestreamt: Link zum Stream [1] Wir laden außerdem sehr herzlich zu einem Workshop am Vormittag: Neue Forschung über Moritz Schlick - Zwei Buchprojekte: Julia Franke-Reddig (Universität Siegen) Zur Kontinuität und Eigenständigkeit der Wissenschaftsphilosophie von Moritz Schlick (2025) Friedrich Stadler (Universität Wien) Moritz Schlick, Philosophie der Natur, Kultur und Geschichte. Ausgewählte Schriften aus dem Nachlass (2025) 28. November 2024, 10-12 Uhr Aula am Campus Vorträge in deutscher Sprache Eintritt frei, um Anmeldung wird gebeten: vcs(a)univie.ac.at Weitere Informationen unter: https://vcs.univie.ac.at/SchlickWorkshop_und_WienerKreisVorlesung.pdf [2] Links: ------ [1] https://www.youtube.com/live/tdXVJmb8RSY [2] https://vcs.univie.ac.at/SchlickWorkshop_und_WienerKreisVorlesung.pdf

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REMINDER und Streaminglink: 32. Wiener Kreis Vorlesung über Moritz Schlick, 28. November 2024, 17 Uhr | 10 Uhr: Workshop über Moritz Schlick - Zwei Buchprojekte

by Vienna Circle Society

Das Institut Wiener Kreis und die Wiener Kreis Gesellschaft laden sehr herzlich zur 32. Wiener Kreis Vorlesung Massimo Ferrari (University of Turin) Moritz Schlick und sein Zirkel. Nach 100 Jahren Donnerstag, 28. November 2024 17 Uhr Aula am Campus Universität Wien Hof 1, Eingang 1.11 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Wien ACHTUNG: Die Veranstaltung wird zusätzlich für diejenigen, die nicht in Wien sind, bei YouTube gestreamt: Link zum Stream <https://www.youtube.com/live/tdXVJmb8RSY> Wir laden außerdem sehr herzlich zu einem Workshop am Vormittag: Neue Forschung über Moritz Schlick - Zwei Buchprojekte: Julia Franke-Reddig (Universität Siegen) Zur Kontinuität und Eigenständigkeit der Wissenschaftsphilosophie von Moritz Schlick (2025) Friedrich Stadler (Universität Wien) Moritz Schlick, Philosophie der Natur, Kultur und Geschichte. Ausgewählte Schriften aus dem Nachlass (2025) 28. November 2024, 10-12 Uhr Aula am Campus Vorträge in deutscher Sprache Eintritt frei, um Anmeldung wird gebeten: vcs(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:vcs@univie.ac.at> Weitere Informationen unter: https://vcs.univie.ac.at/SchlickWorkshop_und_WienerKreisVorlesung.pdf

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IVC Talk: Matteo Collodel (IVC Fellow) "Criticism, Misrepresentation, and Decline: Feyerabend and Logical Empiricism", November 21, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Matteo Collodel (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on November 21, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Matteo Collodel (IVC Fellow) CRITICISM, MISREPRESENTATION, AND DECLINE: FEYERABEND AND LOGICAL EMPIRICISM Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 21/11/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2G ABSTRACT: Feyerabend became familiar with the Vienna Circle tradition and Logical Empiricism in his formative years in post-war Vienna. However, since his early intellectual trajectory, he made LE one of his favorite critical targets, articulating his criticism in personal dialogue with some of its most distinguished representatives. This paper focuses on the second stage of Feyerabend's sustained assault against LE, examining both Feyerabend's reception of LE and Hempel's response to Feyerabend's challenge. In a series of papers published between 1962 and 1966, Feyerabend relentlessly questioned the descriptive adequacy and the normative desirability of the 'orthodox', logical empiricist, accounts of reduction and explanation advanced by Hempel and Nagel. Feyerabend's persistent criticism shook North American philosophy of science and prompted Hempel's reaction, which appeared in print in the second half of the 1960s. Initially, Hempel retorted that Feyerabend's methodological analysis was 'completely mistaken' and Feyerabend could offer 'no support' for his allegations. This raises interesting historiographical questions about the later reception of LE as it seems that Feyerabend, driven by his anti-authoritarian stance, substantially misinterpreted the logical empiricist research programme, his vantage point notwithstanding. On the other hand, Hempel also recognised that the descriptive issues on which Feyerabend insisted, despite having been long acknowledged by LE, could have more far-reaching consequences than previously envisaged. In fact, by the end of the 1960s, Hempel came to make quite radical concessions, admitting that the standard logical empiricist model for explicating the structure of scientific theories was essentially 'misleading', that the logical empiricist account of reduction was 'an untenable oversimplification', and that the logical empiricist approach as to the meaning of scientific terms was actually 'misconceived'. In this respect, there are good reasons to consider the decline of the logical empiricist research programme in the 1970s at least partly as the result of Feyerabend's stimulating, however misrepresenting, insights.

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Reminder: Herzliche Einladung zur Veranstaltung "Friedrich Waismanns Wiener Zeit" am 27.11.2024 um 18h

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Kolleg*innen! Herzliche Einladung zur Veranstaltung "Friedrich Waismanns Wiener Zeit" am 27.11.2024 um 18h im Lesesaal der FB Philosophie und Psychologie. Liebe Grüße Sonja Fiala [cid:image001.png@01DB39CB.88FF2B10] 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

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FW: Truth and Falsity in Feminist Epistemology | Workshop in Freiburg | 6-7 August 2025

by Gerald Posselt

-----Original Message----- From: Frieder Vogelmann [mailto:frieder.vogelmann@ucf.uni-freiburg.de] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 7:40 AM To: Frieder Vogelmann Subject: CfP: Truth and Falsity in Feminist Epistemology | Workshop in Freiburg | 6-7 August 2025 (englisch version below) Liebe Kolleg*innen, anbei ein Call for Papers für einen Workshop im Sommer 2025 (6./7. August) in Freiburg zum Thema Wahrheit in der feministischen Erkenntnistheorie. Ich wäre Ihnen und euch sehr verbunden, wenn Sie und ihr diesen Aufruf verbreiten könntet. Herzlichen Dank & mit besten Grüßen Frieder Vogelmann Dear Colleagues, please find attached the call for papers for a workshop on truth in feminist epistemology, to be held in summer 2025 (6-7 August). I would be grateful if you could distribute it via your channels or send it to potentially interested persons. Kind regards, Frieder Vogelmann -- Prof. Dr. Frieder Vogelmann Epistemology and Theory of Science University College Freiburg, Room 01.071 Bertoldstr. 17 D-79098 Freiburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)761 203-67617 E-Mail: frieder.vogelmann(a)ucf.uni-freiburg.de Web: https://www.frieder-vogelmann.net

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Invitation: Film Screening of "The Matrix"

by Jason Means

Dear All, We're celebrating World Philosophy Day (Thursday, 21 November) with a screening of The Matrix at TOP Kino, followed by a discussion on the movie's many pressing philosophical questions. Moderation by Camilo Martinez and Phyllis Pearson. Get your ticket here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-the-matrix-tickets-107297260293…>. Hope to see you next week! Best, 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.png@01DB36B4.E5B996C0]<https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/> www.knowledgeincrisis.com<https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/> Join our mailing list here!<https://mailchi.mp/fa5ba53b06ab/kic_monthly> [cid:image002.png@01DB36B4.E5B996C0]<https://www.instagram.com/knowledgecrisis> [cid:image003.png@01DB36B4.E5B996C0] <https://www.x.com/knowledgecrisis> [cid:image004.png@01DB36B4.E5B996C0] <https://www.facebook.com/knowledgecrisis> [cid:image005.png@01DB36B4.E5B996C0] <https://www.youtube.com/@knowledgecrisis>

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Phänomenologische Forschungen – 28./29.11.2024 – Peter Trawny: Weltanschauung bei Heidegger. Zum Verhältnis von Philosophie und Nationalsozialismus

by Gerhard Unterthurner

Liebe Kolleg_innen, wir möchten Sie herzlich zur nächsten Veranstaltung der „Phänomenologischen Forschungen“ einladen: 28./29.11.2024 Peter Trawny (Universität Wuppertal) VORTRAG „Weltanschauung bei Heidegger. Zum Verhältnis von Philosophie und Nationalsozialismus“ Do., 28.11.2024, 18.30-20.00 Uhr, Hörsaal 3D, Institut für Philosophie, Universitätsstraße 7, A-1010 Wien WORKSHOP „Heideggers ‚Wir‘. Vom Mitsein zur Volksgemeinschaft. Und wieder zurück?“ Fr., 29.11.2014, 09.00-13.00 Uhr, Hörsaal 3D, Institut für Philosophie, Universitätsstraße 7, A-1010 Wien Es gibt derzeit auch noch offene Plätze für Impulsreferate. Für die Zusendung der Texte des Workshops und die Möglichkeit von Impulsreferaten – Mail an: michael.staudigl(a)univie.ac.at In Kooperation mit der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Daseinsanalyse Mit besten Grüßen, Michael Staudigl, Gerhard Unterthurner https://phaenomenologie.univie.ac.at/forschung/vorlesungsreihe-phaenomenolo…

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LEIBNIZ LECTURE - ÜBER DEN RELIGIÖSEN GEHALT DER MUSIK ANTON BRUCKNERS: DAS ADAGIO DER 9. SINFONIE

by Philosophie

LEIBNIZ LECTURE ÜBER DEN RELIGIÖSEN GEHALT DER MUSIK ANTON BRUCKNERS: DAS ADAGIO DER 9. SINFONIE EIN BEITRAG ZUM BRUCKNER-JAHR 2024 JÜRGEN STOLZENBERG Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg WILLKOMMEN Christiane Wendehorst | Präsidentin der philosophisch-historischen Klasse der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Christine Maaß | Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission Einleitung und Moderation: Herta Nagl-Docekal | Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Universität Wien

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DSPL43: Einladung zur Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation (FöP) | 13. November 2024 ab 13:30 Uhr im Hörsaal 2H

by Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, Dear colleagues, wir laden herzlich zur nächsten Fakultätsöffentlichen Präsentation (FÖP) der DSPL43 (Philosophie) ein, die am Mittwoch, 13. November 2024, ab 13:30 Uhr im Hörsaal 2H (NIG, 2. Stock) stattfinden wird. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme! Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, starting at 1:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2H (2nd floor, NIG). We are looking forward to your participation! Die Einladung kann gerne geteilt werden. Please feel free to share this invitation. Mit besten Grüßen, With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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IVC Talk: Georg Schiemer "On two types of instrumental devices", November 14, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Georg Schiemer, who will give a talk on November 14, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Georg Schiemer On two types of instrumental devices Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 14/11/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2G Abstract: Instrumental devices are linguistic expressions that are formal or non-representational but nevertheless indispensable or at least instrumentally useful for certain theoretical purposes. We give a systematic study of such expressions and their roles in theorizing, thus offering a unified treatment of instrumental devices across different philosophical areas. Specifically, we present an explication of two general types of such devices, namely merely expressive devices and merely inferential devices and discuss their respective theoretical roles based on a number of philosophical examples. Joint work with Hannes Leitgeb (LMU Munich).

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Call for Applications - Summer School on History and Epistemology of Econometrics - Vienna July 2025

by Zarah Weiss

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: February 15, 2025) 23rd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) The History and Epistemology of Econometrics Vienna, July 7-11, 2025 https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/ Course Description Models and their econometric estimation play an increasingly important role in modern economic and political life. From macroeconomic policy and financial regulation to public health and climate policy, models contribute to shaping policies. The generation of ever more data is likely to support the proliferation of models and econometrics. Research resources in academia focus on the theoretical foundations of the underlying model and on the statistical methods of econometrics; much less attention is devoted to the epistemological challenges of the underlying concepts, the normative challenges of the everyday work with econometrics, and the application of its results in policy decisions and evaluation. The objective of this program is to increase attention amongst philosophers of science, academic economists, and empirical economists in policy institutions (eg, central banks) to these issues. The course is also structured around a particular point of view namely, that economics is a science of models and that most of the main features of econometrics relate generally to the role of models in science. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * History of econometrics to frame the philosophical issues to be discussed in the course * The Vienna Circle and econometrics * Values and Ethical Pitfalls in econometric research * Key philosophical issues of how models relate to the world and how they relate to each other * Data: observation, classification, and measurement of economic variables from a modeling point of view * Conceptual issues related to modeling randomness * The identification problem: how possibly, if at all possible, to map descriptive relations onto theoretical variables? * Issues related to optional stopping, search methodologies, and the proper interpretation of results obtained through search * Different approaches to the nature of causation and different strategies of causal inference * The conceptual basis of graphical causal modeling and controlled, natural, and field experiments * The conceptual issues surrounding the problem of model uncertainty, as well as some of the strategies economists use to address it Main Lecturers: Kevin D. Hoover (Duke University) Kevin D. Hoover is Professor of Economics and Philosophy and Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. He is the editor of the journal History of Political Economy and a past editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology. His current research addresses causality, causal inference in economics, the history of macroeconomics, philosophical issues related to the microfoundations of macroeconomics, and the engagement with economics of the American pragmatist philosopher Charles. S. Peirce. He is the author of The New Classical Macroeconomics, the Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics, Causality in Macroeconomics, Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics, as well as many articles in monetary and macroeconomics, the history of economics, the philosophy of economics, and applied econometrics. Jennifer Jhun (Duke University) Jennifer Jhun is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Duke University, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Center for the History of Political Economy. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. Her main research interests are in the philosophy of science, especially philosophy of economics, but also in issues in other areas, such as psychology and physics. She is currently engaged on a project that investigates antitrust from a historical and philosophy-of-science perspective: Whats the Point of ceteris Paribus? or, How to Understand Supply and Demand Curves. Philosophy of Science 85, no. 2 (2018): 271-292; Economics, Equilibrium Methods, and Multi-scale Modeling. Erkenntnis 86, no. 2 (2021): 457-472; Multi-Model Reasoning in Economics: The Case of COMPASS. Philosophy of Science 90, no. 4 (2023): 836-854; Implied Market Shares and Antitrust Markets as Fuzzy Sets. Forthcoming at The Antitrust Bulletin. (Joint with Matthew Panhans, Federal Trade Commission) Guest Lecturer: Marcel Boumans (University of Utrecht) Marcel Boumans is historian and philosopher of science at Utrecht University. His main research focus is on understanding empirical research practices in science outside the lab from a philosophy of science-in-practice perspective. He is particularly interested in the practices of measurement and modelling and the role of mathematics in social science. The first step in these practices is to make sense of the available data. Visualisations play an important role in this. His current research project Vision and Visualisation is nearing completion with a book manuscript Shaping the Phenomena. The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in philosophy of science and economics as well as empirical economists at policy institutions (eg, central banks) but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career and from fields other than economics that apply advanced econometrics. Application form and further information: <https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/> https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/ USS-SWC operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. Its members represent the scientific fields in the scope of USS-SWC, make contact to their home universities and will also support acknowledgement of courses taken by the students. The annual summer school is organised by the Institute Vienna Circle of the University of Vienna. <https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/ Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North Carolina) here: <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university- wide-partnership-agreements/north-america/> https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-w ide-partnership-agreements/north-america/ Inquiries: Administrator: Zarah Weiss Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alser Straße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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FW: zwei Stellen als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (TV-L E 13, 75%)

by Gerald Posselt

From: Andreas Hetzel [mailto:hetzela@uni-hildesheim.de] Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 2:28 PM To: Stellenausschreibung(a)uni-hildesheim.de; Philosophie(a)uni-hildesheim.de Subject: zwei Stellen als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (TV-L E 13, 75%) Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, im Anhang sende ich Ihnen und euch eine Ausschreibung für zwei WiMi-Stellen am Philosophie-Institut in Hildesheim, verbunden mit der Bitte, die Ausschreibung an potenziell Interessierte weiterzuleiten. Mit Dank und herzlichen Grüßen, Andreas Hetzel ___________________ Prof. Dr. Andreas Hetzel Universität Hildesheim Institut für Philosophie Universitätsplatz 1 D-31141 Hildesheim 0049 (0)5121 883 - 21102 Sekretariat: 883 - 21100 Büro: Domäne, Haus 46, 1. OG, Zimmer 109 Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie<https://www.frommann-holzboog.de/azp> Rhetorik. Ein internationales Jahrbuch<https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/rhet/html>

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Talk by Hana Jermakova (University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republik), "The Concept of Intellectual Autonomy in Education", next Monday

by Philosophie

Dear all, you are cordially invited to a talk in the series "work-in-progress" (WiP) of the research group on Didactics of Philosophy/Ethics: Hana Jermakova, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republik, will talk about her research project on: The Concept of Intellectual Autonomy in Education (abstract below). The talk will take place next Monday (11.11.2024) at NIG, Hörsaal 3F, 4:45-6:15 pm. Everybody is very welcome! Best, Donata (Romizi) PS: Sorry for crossposting. --------------------------- Abstract: In this talk, I will deal with the concept of philosophizing (philosophical thinking as it is used in czech didactics of philosophy) in education, but using a framework rooted in virtue epistemology. Rather than contrasting it with comeptency-based model (dominant in czech educational system), I try to add a dimension by emphasizing the question of who is a good thinker/knower? I stress the obvious advantages of the intellectual virtues approach (social and contextual character of virtues, motivational aspect the role of epistemic emotions, and also the intuitive language of this framework). By combining a didactical/normative perspective on thinking and the epistemological focus on intellectual character, I aim to bring a new perspective for teachers and learners in the czech educational context. ---------------------------- Ass.-Prof. Donata Romizi, PhD Department of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), Zi. C0212 A-1010 Wien T: +43-1-4277-46498 <https://univie.academia.edu/DonataRomizi> https://univie.academia.edu/DonataRomizi

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Gendered Culture Wars? Reading the US Elections from an Intersectional Lens

by Brigitta Keintzel

Dear colleagues, I am also happy to pass this event on. Kind regards, Brigitta Keintzel Cordially invitation to the roundtable "Gendered Culture Wars? Reading the US Elections from an Intersectional Lens". When? 8. November 2024, 17:00 Where? Universität Wien, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistk, Spitalgasse 2 Hof 8, Helene-Richter-Saal Discussants: Elisabeth Holzleithner (University of Vienna, Philosophy of Law and Legal Gender Studies), Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes (CEU Vienna / FGMG Minas Gerais, Brazil, Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality Studies), Julia Roth (University of Vienna / Anglophone Literatures and Cultures and Gender Studies) This roundtable sheds light on the intersectionally gendered dimensions of the US election campaign and its outcome. Discussing the “right-wing patterns of en-gendering” evoked in extreme right discourse, the participants trace the ways in which “gender” serves as an arena, a sort of meta-language and “affective bridge” to catapult diverse topics into the public sphere. From various perspectives – bridging the USA with Europe and Brazil / Latin America as well as Cultural and Gender Studies approaches with lenses from Law and Human Rights – the participants will delineate also the complexities of masculinities, femonationalism, sexual exceptionalism (Gabriele Dietze), or reverse anti-colonialism. The panel asks what we can expect from the new US government in the years to come in light of the affective strategies that are employed in this gendered and “reloaded Culture War” (Wendy Brown) in order to create a feeling of community and a new common sense. More information on our homepage: https://gain.univie.ac.at/news/detailansicht/news/gain-empfiehlt-8112024-ro… <https://gain.univie.ac.at/news/detailansicht/news/gain-empfiehlt-8112024-ro…> We look forward to an engaging discussion and valuable insights from all participants in the exploration of these timely and impactful themes! On behalf of GAIN Steering Committee Forschungsplattform GAIN – Gender Ambivalent In_Visibilities.

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GAIN Gender Bites mit Simon Strick

by Brigitta Keintzel

Dear colleagues, We are cordially inviting you to Gender bites with Simon Strick and Andrea Lehner-Hartmann (description below). The event will be in German and is accessible via Zoom. Everyone is welcome, and please feel free to share/spread/forward it. Achte Veranstaltung der Reihe „GAIN Gender Bites“ der Forschungsplattform GAIN - Gender: Ambivalent In_Visibilities. Dieses Format bietet thematisch fokussierte und prägnante Gespräche mit Expert*innen zu aktuellen Themen im Kontext der Forschungsplattform GAIN – Gender Ambivalent In_Visibilities. GAIN Gender Bites mit Simon Strick: Bericht aus der rechten Medienhegemonie Dienstag, 19.11.2024 18:00, online via Zoom Meeting-ID: 666 6967 0200 Kenncode: 887780 Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66669670200?pwd=v4XC5Oaf5ug6z5LMaszretzGYFsG8o.1 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66669670200?pwd=v4XC5Oaf5ug6z5LMaszretzGYFsG8o.1> <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66669670200?pwd=v4XC5Oaf5ug6z5LMaszretzGYFsG8o.1 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66669670200?pwd=v4XC5Oaf5ug6z5LMaszretzGYFsG8o.1> Im Gender Bites Gespräch wird Simon Strick aus seiner Forschung zu rechten und neofaschistischen Propagandaräumen im Netz berichten. Diese sind keine Randbezirke der Sozialen Medien, sondern zum eigentlichen Motor der Netzkommunikation geworden. Regressive Geschlechterrollen, Verschwörungstheorien, Agitation für verschiedenste neurechte Politprojekte charakterisieren die gegenwärtigen Diskurse und Dynamiken im Digitalen. Simon Strick zeigt, wie diese Räume nicht allein mit den Stichworten der Manipulation oder Desinformation beschrieben werden können, sondern dass rechte Kulturkämpfe als derzeit dominante Populärkultur verstanden werden müssen. Dr. Simon Strick leitet das Projekt „Digital Blackface. Rassisierte Affektmuster des Digitalen“ (Universität Potsdam), war Genderforscher und Medienwissenschaftler am Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften (ZeM) Brandenburg; 2021 mit dem Hans Bausch Mediapreis ausgezeichnet. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Gender- und Rassismustheorien, Populäre Kulturen, Affect Studies, Medien- und Kulturanalyse. Moderation: Andrea Lehner-Hartmann

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Workshop und Wiener Kreis Vorlesung über Moritz Schlick

by Zarah Weiss

Das Institut Wiener Kreis und die Wiener Kreis Gesellschaft laden sehr herzlich ein zur 32. Wiener Kreis Vorlesung Massimo Ferrari (University of Turin) Moritz Schlick und sein Zirkel. Nach 100 Jahren Donnerstag, 28. November 2024 17 Uhr Aula am Campus Universität Wien Hof 1, Eingang 1.11 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Wien Wir laden außerdem sehr herzlich zu einem Workshop am Vormittag: Neue Forschung über Moritz Schlick - Zwei Buchprojekte: Julia Franke-Reddig (Universität Siegen) Zur Kontinuität und Eigenständigkeit der Wissenschaftsphilosophie von Moritz Schlick (2025) Friedrich Stadler (Universität Wien) Moritz Schlick, Philosophie der Natur, Kultur und Geschichte. Ausgewählte Schriften aus dem Nachlass (2025) 28. November 2024, 10-12 Uhr Aula am Campus Vorträge in deutscher Sprache Eintritt frei, um Anmeldung wird gebeten: vcs(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:vcs@univie.ac.at> Weitere Informationen entnehmen Sie bitte dem Anhang

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