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M. Fedorova: "On Virtues and Vices of Imaginative Constraints", Z.Daus: "Distribution, Recognition and the Politics of Justice in Medical AI" - WIP series: May 2, 17:15-18:45, 3A

by VD Philosophy

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to invite you to the next session of the Work-In-Progress series in a week, on Thursday 2nd May. There will be two presentations, given by Mariia Fedorova and Zachary Daus. Detailed information is below: When & Where: Thursday, May 2, 17:15 - 18:45, Hörsaal 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7) 1st Presentation: Speaker: Mariia Fedorova. Title: On Virtues and Vices of Imaginative Constraints Abstract: Several philosophers have recently argued that imagination can be epistemically useful when it is properly constrained by reality. Nevertheless, the nature of the so-called imaginative constraints has remained a contentious matter. On the one hand, it is believed that imagination is constrained by one’s beliefs about the world which are readily accessible to introspection and available for voluntary control. I refer to this view as the voluntary-imaginative-constraints view (VIC). On the other hand, given the shared cognitive architecture of perception and imagination, imaginative constraints are stipulated to take the form of perceptual regularities, inaccessible to consciousness and, by extension, out of voluntary control. Call this view the architectural-imaginative-constraints view (AIC). Prima facie, VIC and AIC are compatible. It seems plausible to suppose that imagination can be constrained by one’s beliefs about the world as well as by perceptual regularities. Under closer examination, however, the advocates of VIC and AIC appear to talk about one and the same kind of imaginative constraints - the imaginer’s background knowledge of her environment. The key difference between VIC and AIC lies in the relationship they take to obtain between the imaginer and her knowledge. This puts pressure on the apparent compatibility of VIC and AIC and challenges us to make a choice between treating the imaginer’s knowledge as (i) consciously accessible and controlled or as (ii) inaccessible to consciousness and out of voluntary control. If we favour (i), imagination’s reliability is in jeopardy. If we favour (ii), its epistemic value is compromised. Fortunately, a dual-system model of imagination as proposed by Michael Stuart offers a way out of this dilemma. Instead of distinguishing different types of imaginative constraints, we can distinguish different ways of exercising imagination, one of which is consciously accessible and controlled, while the other is unconscious and automatic. 2nd Presentation: Speaker: Zachary Daus. Title: Distribution, Recognition and the Politics of Justice in Medical AI. Abstract: Advocates of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine suggest that one of its greatest benefits is its ability to resolve issues in the distribution of scarce medical resources. While there is real potential for medical AI to alleviate medical resource scarcity and consequently contribute to a more just distribution of medical resources, this would come at a cost to justice as recognition. A biased clinical decision support system (CDSS), for example, may result in more distributively just outcomes by expanding access to medical care, but at a cost to the mis-recognition of minorities and women. Should such a CDSS be tolerated for its improvement in distribution at its cost to recognition? Similarly a black box CDSS, for example, may arrive at decisions that are incapable of meaningful explanations despite expanding access to medical care. Must such systems incur the cost of being engineered for explainability in order to ensure that they do not mis-recognize humans qua rational agents? In light of these and similar issues, I argue that one of the predominant theories of justice that guides the distribution of medical resources—Norman Daniels's Rawls-inspired accountability for reasonableness (AFR)—must be either supplemented or replaced by a theory of justice as recognition, and consider the theories of recognition developed by Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth as potential candidates. There are refreshments and snacks. And all are invited to join for dinner or drinks afterward. Please let us know (wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at) if you have any questions or if you would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series yourself. You can find calendar and event information at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/. Best wishes and we hope to see you there! The organizing team

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APSE Talk - Stephanie Ifill - 12.10.23 - Knowledge as a turn towards the possibility of existence

by Sophie Juliane Veigl

Dear all, we cordially invite you to the upcoming talk of the APSE - lecture series, delivered by Stephanie Ifill (University of Westminster) Title: Knowledge as a turn towards the possibility of existence When/Where: 12.10., 15-17pm, HS 3A If you are interested in joining us for dinner/drinks afterwards, write an email to Manu Sharma (manu.sharma(a)univie.ac.at)! everyone welcome! Abstract: "I came to realise that to produce knowledge, I must enter into a framework where I am non-existent....I refused...There must be another possibility, another way of knowing." This talk brings forward the question: what is the possibility of epistemic non-existence? One of the possibilities I raise is that of the turn. The turn is not a seek of inclusion in; it's a turn, a break from. I turn in relation to Sylvia Wynter (to rupture) and Henri Bergson (to indetermination) to help articulate what I mean by epistemic turn. Upon awareness, there is the possibility to turn from, indeed with a cost, but a possibility none the less. This talk represents the culmination of deep thought brought out through relational conversations and a direct lived confrontation with epistemic non-existence; it's part of an ongoing experiment in the possibility of appearing in Europe as a *Black woman (outside of the cage). Kind regards, Sophie Veigl on behalf of the APSE-Unit -- 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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Final Call for Applications: European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics - Vienna, September 9-13

by Zarah Weiss

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: April 1, 2024 extended: April 30, 2024) 22nd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) EuropEAN SUMMER SCHOOL on the philosophy of mathematics in cooperation with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM) <https://philmath.eu/> https://philmath.eu/ Vienna, September 9-13, 2024 The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD). The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices"). The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding * Justification and representation in mathematics * Informal proofs and mathematical rigor * The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning * Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice * Mathematical ontology Lecturers: Jessica Carter (Aarhus University) <https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177 bcfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html> https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177b cfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich) <https://www.yacinhamami.com> https://www.yacinhamami.com Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz) <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/> https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/ The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career. 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/en/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/ 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 Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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IVC Talk: Jesús Zamora Bonilla on "On observational statements as epistemic public goods: an inferentialist reconstruction of Neurath's Protokollsätze", April 25, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Jesús Zamora Bonilla, who will give a talk on April 25, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM TALK: JESÚS ZAMORA BONILLA ON OBSERVATIONAL STATEMENTS AS EPISTEMIC PUBLIC GOODS: AN INFERENTIALIST RECONSTRUCTION OF NEURATH'S PROTOKOLLSÄTZE Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 25/04/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F ABSTRACT: Philosophical discussions have tended to concentrate much more on how observational statements are 'theory laden' than on what is what makes them observational to begin with. After discrediting the notion of a 'purely observational language' or the existence of 'pure sense data', consensus has apparently been that it is a concern for the practicing scientists themselves to determine by acquaintance or familiarity what counts in each case as an 'observation', without the possibility of having something like a 'general philosophical theory of scientific observation'. Without denying the role of contextual and tacit knowledge in the process of determining what can be taken as an observational statement, this talk tries to recover Otto Neurath's idea of Protokolsätze by immersing it in an inferentialist account of scientific activity (or 'science as a game of persuasion') and by employing some concepts derived from economics and game theory, in particular Milgrom's notion of 'public events' as a possible solution of the problem of common knowledge in games of coordination. Further consequences are derived in regard of the relation between private and public knowledge, and about the revisability of observational information.

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Tomorrow 17:00-18:30: WIP Series with Jesús Zamora Bonilla (UNED): "Reflections on the Ontology of Social Problems"

by Martin Niederl

Dear all, this is just a reminder that tomorrow is UVienna's Work-In-Progress Series with Jesús Zamora Bonilla (Visiting Scholar from UNED). When? Thursday, April 18, 17:00 - 18:30 Where? Hörsaal 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7) Title: "Reflections on the ontology of social problems" Abstract: The aim of this talk is to explore the entangledness of social problems with both the positive and normative aspects of social reality and social ideas, and connect it with a variety of debates within the social ontology literature. Despite the broad scope of this field, 'social problems' are conspicuously missing as an independent category. This omission is intriguing since many of the listed topics (like Group Agency, Organizations, Money, Race, Gender, and Disability, etc.) are inherently linked to various kinds of social problems. This dearth of attention to social problems is also reflected in academic databases like The Philosopher's Index, which yield zero results when searching for "ontology" and "social problem" together. The neglect of social problems within the academic field of social ontology is not due to a lack of significance attached to them by social scientists themselves: disciplines like economics and sociology recognize the centrality of social problems and have dedicated a lot of work to their study. Some arguments in favour of the centrality of social problems are the following: first, in many philosophical theories, from pragmatism to existentialism, ‘reality’ is not merely a question of, say, ‘brute existence’, but something that emerges in front of humans as a kind of resistance (or, as Heidegger would have put it, as a kind of Unzuhandenheit). In this sense, problems would probably be the ‘most real’ things for humans (and perhaps for living beings in general), and social problems would count amongst the ‘hardest’ social facts we can encounter as inhabitants of the social world. Second, something similar happens at the level of the social sciences, whose main direct motivation is very likely the attempt of understanding the social world in order to help to solve some of the problems that afflict the members of the societies to which social scientists themselves belong. These arguments point to the conclusion that the most reasonable approaches to the ontology of social problems will have to pay considerable attention to items and ideas coming from phenomenology. Everyone is most cordially invited to join us for dinner or drinks afterward. If possible, please let us know in advance by email. You can write to wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:wip.philosophie@univie.ac.at> if you have any questions or would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series. Calendar and event information can be found at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ Best wishes and we hope to see many of you there! The Organizing Team (Chiara Dankl, Martin Niederl, Yi-Jie Xia, Adrian Fleisch, Mark Basafa, Sophie Veigl, Raphael Aybar, Nianzu Tu)

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Academic Publishing in Philosophy Journals - Friday, April 19th, 14:00-16:00, 2G, NiG - - Pragmatic Academic Series -

by VD Philosophy

Dear all, The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy invites you to the next Pragmatic Academic event on "Academic Publishing in Philosophy Journals", which will take place on Friday, April 19th, from 14:00 to 16:00 in room 2G, NiG. This time, Prof. Benjamin Schnieder, Prof. Paulina Sliwa and Dr. Sophie Veigl will share their insider experiences and answer questions such as Should I publish research articles as a PhD student? Where should I publish? What happens when I submit a manuscript to a journal? Participants can send their questions in advance to vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at. The full event description is available at https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/academic-publishing-… We look forward to seeing you there. Please feel free to share this invitation with others who may be interested. Raphael Aybar

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Einladung Gastvortrag: „FREIHEIT DER KUNST? – KANT UND DIE ERFINDUNG DER ÄSTHETISCHEN AUTONOMIE“

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, wir laden Sie herzlich zum Gastvortrag von Prof. Jörg Robert (Tübingen) anlässlich des 300. Geburtstages von Immanuel Kant ein: „FREIHEIT DER KUNST? – KANT UND DIE ERFINDUNG DER ÄSTHETISCHEN AUTONOMIE“ 18. April, 19:00 – 20:30 Marietta-Blau-Saal, Universität Wien Weitere Infos unter: https://neugermanistik-wien.at/event/freiheit-der-kunst-kant-und-die-erfind… Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen! Mit herzlichen Grüßen Lydia Rammerstorfer -- Univ.- Ass. Mag. Lydia Rammerstorfer Institut für Germanistik Universität Wien Universitätsring 1 1010 Wien Zimmer: ZG 102.33 Tel.: +43-1-4277-42285 lydia.rammerstorfer(a)univie.ac.at rammersl(a)hu-berlin.de

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22.4.: Lectures by Diwakar Acharya: "Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Analysis of Some Early Sāṃkhya and Yoga Texts"

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear friends of the ISTB, we cordially invite you to a public lecture in two parts, organized by ISTB + IKGA: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Diwakar Acharya (University of Oxford): "Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Analysis of Some Early Sāṃkhya and Yoga Texts" * Part I: Monday, April 22, 2024, 17:30, in seminar room 1 of the ISTB (University Campus, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Vienna) (iCal <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/ICS/2024…>) Part II: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 17:00, Room 5, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 4th floor, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information on the talk and the speaker can be found in this PDF <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/PDF/2024…> or on our website <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/hidden-in-plain-sight-iden…>. After the lecture, we invite you to a small reception. We are looking forward to seeing you there, best regards, Judith Starecek -- Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde Universität Wien Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.1 1090 Wien ----------- T: +43-1-4277-43502 stb.univie.ac.at Save the dates of our other oncoming lectures, too <https://stb.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/detail/news/istb-event-programme/>! April 25, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Nathan Hill, “The 23rd letter of the Tibetan alphabet: the controversy continues” May 22-23, 2024 Seminar & public lecture: Naomi Appleton, on the /Viśvantarajātaka/ June 6, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Peter Szánto, “Re-editing the /Suhṛllekha/, attributed to Nāgārjuna” June 13-15, 2024 Workshop: “Sounds, Literature and Images: Indian Experience in the First World War“ July 5-6, 2024 Workshop: "Monasticism and Religious Identities in Tibet: Yogic Cultures and Study Curricula in 15th Century Tibet" July 8-13,2024 Sanskrit Summer Academy: "Philosophical Perspectives on Language in premodern South Asia" <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/philosophical-perspectives…> Registration is open until May 31st! <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/philosophical-perspectives…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't want to receive our emails any longer? - Unsubscribe from this list <https://stb.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/newsletter-unsubscribe/>

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APSE Online Talk: Paul Giladi - "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?"

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I am happy to invite you all to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) talk! When: Thursday, 11.4.2024, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: ONLINE -> Zoom Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66424108457?pwd=d1VwcVR1M1BBVXVpbHM3ejFKNDNOZz09 We are excited to welcome as our next speaker Dr. Paul Giladi, Lecturer in Philosophy at the School of History, Religions, and Philosophies, SOAS University of London. He will give a talk titled "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?" Here is the abstract: In this chapter, I argue that the principal philosophic depth of Hilary Putnam’s dissolution of the fact/value dichotomy (FVD) is neither sourced in his argument that theory selection always presupposes values, nor in his argument that there is entanglement of fact and value in our use of thick ethical concepts. Rather, the principal philosophic depth mainly resides in Putnam’s charge that mainstream analytic philosophical circles often fetishize (scientific) naturalism. Putnam’s anti-scientism, more so than either of his entanglement theses, provides his readers with reason to regard FVD as a type of ideology. Because of its status as an ideology, and as therefore in the business of hegemonic sense-making, FVD is made sense of as a real threat to inquiry, insofar as FVD renders inquiry undemocratic by valorizing simplicity over complexity, cleanliness over messiness, dry deserts over lush landscapes. Putnam’s own ‘post-analytic’ pragmatist position never ostensibly espoused any critical theoretic attitude toward modernity – let alone formulated Ideologiekritik. Nevertheless, I think his 21st-century articulations of his conceptual pluralism may be said to display more resonance with the decolonial concept of epistemic disobedience than with a ‘post-analytic’ tradition Putnam himself explicitly endorsed in his final decade: liberal naturalism. I conclude that even though Putnam’s anti-scientistic defence of mathematically recalcitrant phenomena may be more radical than liberal naturalist defences of such phenomena, Putnam should be viewed as ultimately more epistemically mischievous than epistemically disobedient. Looking forward to seeing you all at the talk! Best, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of the APSE team -- 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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Einladung zur Verleihung des Günther-Anders-Preises im MAK (14.04.24, 11h)

by Sara-Maria Walker

Liebe Kolleg:innen, Am Sonntag, den 14. April wird um 11 Uhr im Museum für angewandte Kunst in Wien der Günther-Anders-Preis für kritisches Denken an den Schriftsteller und Philosophen Guillaume Paoli verliehen. Die Veranstaltung ist öffentlich und Sie sind herzlich willkommen! Wenn Sie kommen möchten, bitten wir Sie um eine Anmeldung per E-Mail an gap(a)chbeck-kulturstiftung.de Das Programm: Begrüßung von Christian Dries, Obmann der Anders-Gesellschaft/Vorsitzender der Preis-Jury Laudatio von Karin Harrasser, Direktorin (interimistisch) des ifk, Wien Überreichung der Preisurkunde von Wolfgang Beck Dankesrede von Guillaume Paoli Lesung von Michael Maertens aus Texten von Günther Anders Anschließend Gespräch zwischen dem Preisträger, Karin Harrasser und Stephan Lessenich Kleiner Empfang Zum Preisträger: GUILLAUME PAOLI wird für seine Sammlung funkelnder Notate „Geist und Müll. Von Denkweisen in postnormalen Zeiten" mit dem Günther Anders-Preis für kritisches Denken ausgezeichnet. Unter „Geist" versteht der in Frankreich geborene und in Berlin lebende Schriftsteller und Philosoph eine „Transformationskraft", die mit vollem Einsatz für eine „Politik emanzipatorischer Konservierung" wirbt, um die Welt in bewohnbarem Zustand zu erhalten. Die vom Autor geforderte „Wissenschaft vom Management und der Beseitigung von Müll" schließt eine Müllsortierung des Geistes mit ein, denn „Müll entsteht im Kopf". Paolis kritisches Denken gipfelt in der Antinomie, dass heute „eine Revolution sowohl unmöglich als auch unabdingbar ist". Es ist dieses Paradoxon, das Paolis ebenso scharfsinnige wie flanierende Geistesgegenwart antreibt. Der Apokalypse-Blindheit einer Zivilisation am Abgrund hält Paoli im Geiste von Günther Anders ein Denken von schonungsloser Widerständigkeit und bestechender Klarheit entgegen, ohne dabei auf Eleganz zu verzichten. Herzliche Grüße, Sara Walker Sekretariat Internationale Günther Anders-Gesellschaft https://www.guenther-anders-gesellschaft.org/

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Khôra Kolloquium: Zum literarischen Moment des philosophischen Schreibens (Maurice Blanchot), 11.04. 2024, 18:30, HS 3D NIG

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Kolloquium einladen. Termin: 11.04.2024, 18:30 - 20:00, Hörsaal 3D, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG) Thema: Aus der Nacht in die Nacht – Zum literarischen Moment des philosophischen Schreibens (Maurice Blanchot) und einem Input von Ana Drujan: Genauso, wie Blanchot über die Literatur schreibt, dass sie als Negation ihrer Selbst nichtig, illegitim und eine Täuschung ist, könnte man dies auch über die Philosophie behaupten. Die Forderung nach einem philosophischen Schreiben der Diskontinuität und des Fragmentarischen, die er dabei verhandelt, kann damit auch gelesen werden als eine Forderung nach einer Philosophie, die in ihrer Form der Literatur oder gar der Lyrik ähnelt: Eine Philosophie, die den Tod in ihrem Rücken sieht und aus der Leere des Grabes die Wirklichkeit seiner Sprache schöpft. Eine Philosophie der Mehrdeutigkeit, die als unbestimmte Negation aus dem Negieren heraus eine unscharfe Vielheit erschafft, die das Unerklärliche vergegenwärtigen kann. Könnte eine Philosophie, die in ihrem Schreiben ein Moment des Literarischen enthält, ein unvergängliches Werk sein, wie Blanchot in Anlehnung an Hegel schreibt? https://kammerlphilosophieblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/uberlegungen-zum-fr… Einen Text zum Thema senden wir gerne auf Anfrage aus. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert, wo wir den Abend gemeinsam ausklingen lassen. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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DSPL43: FÖP 10.04.2024 ab 14:30 Uhr

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg:innen, im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43 ( Philosophie) am Mittwoch, 10.04.2024 ab 14.30. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die FÖP dieses Semester vor Ort im Hörsaal 3F (3. Stock, NIG) stattfindet. -- Dear colleagues, Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Wednesday, 10 April 2024 from 2.30 p.m. onwards. Please note that this semester the FÖP will be held on site in Hörsaal 3F (3. Stock, NIG). Mit besten Grüßen, With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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Call for Abstract: Kongress der ÖGP Zukunft denken

by Institut für Philosophie

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, mit der Bitte um Aushang und Weiterleitung darf ich Ihnen anbei den Call for Abstracts für den 11. Kongress der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Philosophie zum Thema "Zukunft denken" (25. bis 28. Februar 2025, Universität Graz) zusenden. Herzliche Grüße, Laurin Mackowitz -- Laurin Mackowitz, Dr.Mag.Bakk.phil. Universitätsassistent Institut für Philosophie Arbeitsbereich Politische Philosophie Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Heinrichstraße 26/II, 8010 Graz, Austria https://philosophie-gewi.uni-graz.at/de/politische-philosophie/neuigkeiten/ Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Philosophie http://oegp.org/

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Christian Piller talk at CEU, 7th May

by Sigrid Preissl

Dear all Please join us for the Christian Piller talk on 7th May: Why interpersonal comparisons of utility and well-being might be problematic: a philosophical analysis<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-05-07/why-interpersonal-comparisons-utility-and…> Christian Piller (University of York and IAS, CEU Budapest) Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered For more information, please click on the event title. We look forward to welcoming you to CEU. Kind regards Central European University Department of Philosophy Quellenstrasse 51 | A-1100 Wien | Austria Office: Room D427 Working hours: Monday 09:00 – 17:00; Tuesday 09:30 – 17:30; Wednesday and Thursday 09:00 – 16:00 This message is intended for the individual named above and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender. Central European University (CEU) is an undergraduate- and graduate-level private university accredited in the United States, Austria, and Hungary. CEU’s educational activities in Austria are performed at Central European University Private University by CEU GmbH, a private limited-liability company having its seat in Vienna, under the address Quellenstrasse 51, A-1100 Wien, and is registered at the Vienna Commercial Court under registration number FN 502313 x. CEU’s educational activities in Hungary are performed by Közép-európai Egyetem, at Nádor utca 9., 1051 Budapest, under registration number FI 27861. CEU is accredited in the US, with a registered address at 224 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.

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Guest Lecture, Thinking with Susanne Langer, Lona Gaikis: 18:00, 11 April, Musicology Dept. HS 1

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear Colleagues in the Philosophy Department, *Guest Lecture, Lona Gaikis, 'Art as a Life Form: Thinking with Susanne K. Langer: 18:00, 11 April, Musicology Dept., HS 1* I'm delighted to invite you to a guest lecture by Lona Gaikis, who will be introducing us the thought of German-American philosopher Susanne Langer. Langer's philosophy of music has long been neglected by the musicological establishment, but fortunately that is changing, as evidenced by the recently published /Bloomsbury Handbook of Susanne K. Langer/ (2024), edited by Ms Gaikis. As well as lecturing at various universities in Austria, Ms Gaikis also runs the sonic and music experimental platform czirp czirp, which hosts works by various international sonic media artists. In her talk she will also be discussing how Langer's thought can help us to understand some of this avant garde work. More information can be found on the Musicology Dept. website, here <https://musikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/detailansicht/news/gastvortrag-lona-…>. With warmest regards, Marc Brooks -- *Ass.-Prof. Dr. Marc Brooks *Department of Musicology, University of Vienna Spitalgasse 2, Hof 9 (Campus) A-1090 Wien, AUSTRIA e: marc.brooks(a)univie.ac.at w: https://musikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/team/brooks/

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Nature as resource, aesthetic experience, and source of danger, 18-20.April

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: NATURE AS RESOURCE, AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE, AND SOURCE OF DANGER APRIL 18–20, 2024 AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES THEATERSAAL SONNENFELSGASSE 19 1010 VIENNA

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#INTERNATIONAL: Research-related mobility - Calls

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The International Office has published the following calls for research-related mobility grant applications: *Mobility Fellowships*for 3 to 8-week research stays at the Strategic Partners (PhD, Post-Doc, Ass. Prof., Assoc. Prof., Univ. Prof.). Funding for travel expenses and accommodation. Further information. <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/faculty-staff-mobility/researchers/ou…> Application deadline: 23 April 2024. *Stanford Post-Doc Fellowship*for 3 to 8-week research stays at Stanford University (Post-Doc). Funding for travel expenses and accommodation. Further information. <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/faculty-staff-mobility/researchers/ou…> Application deadline: 23 April 2024. *Erasmus+ Short-Term PhD Mobility*for 5 to 14-day research stays at universities and research institutions in Europe (PhD students without an employment relationship at UNIVIE). Funding by means of a per diem. Further information. <https://international.univie.ac.at/en/faculty-staff-mobility/researchers/ou…> Submission deadline: 16 April 2024.

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Fwd: [Khoraplattform] Cinesophie 21.03.

by Adrian Fleisch

-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Khoraplattform] Cinesophie 20.03. Datum: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:40:26 +0100 Von: Julian via Khoraplattform <khoraplattform(a)lists.philo.at> Antwort an: Julian <j.hoeckner(a)inext.at> An: Adrian Fleisch via Khoraplattform <khoraplattform(a)lists.philo.at> Liebe Kolleg:innen, morgen (Donnerstag, 21.03.) wird es wieder 'cinesophisch'! Nachdem wir uns letzte Woche anlässlich seines 100. Todesjahres schon mit Franz Kafka befasst haben, widmen wir uns dieses Mal seiner Rezeption im Film. Zu Kafkas Lebzeiten steckte das Kino als ästhetisches Medium noch in den Kinderschuhen. Umso spannender is es zu beobachten, wie seine literarischen Experimente Eingang in die Geschichte des Films gefunden haben. 'Kafkaesk' sind nicht nur die ikonischen Verfilmungen von Orson Welles ("Der Prozess"), Michael Haneke ("Das Schloss") oder die strengen Adaptionen von Straub/Huillet (u.a. "Klassenverhältnisse", "Schakale und Araber"). Von den schwindelerregenden Bürokratieungetümern bei Terry Gilliam ("Brazil") bis zu den gruseligen Metamorphosen bei D. Lynch ("Eraserhead) oder D. Cronenberg ("The Fly", "Videodrome") zieht sich eine Spur des Kafkaesken durch das filmische Imaginäre des 20. Jahrhunderts. In gewohnter Manier stellen wir eine kleine Liste zur Auswahl und entscheiden uns gemeinsam für einen Film: Orson Welles - Der Prozess (1962) David Lynch - Eraserhead (1977) Jim Jarmusch - Dead Man (1995) Darren Aronofsky - Pi (1998) Wir freuen uns auf Euch! Beste Grüße Julian Höckner

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Applications - European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics - Vienna, September 9-13, 2024

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Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: April 1, 2024 extended: April 30, 2024) 22nd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) EuropEAN SUMMER SCHOOL on the philosophy of mathematics in cooperation with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM) <https://philmath.eu/> https://philmath.eu/ Vienna, September 9-13, 2024 The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD). The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices"). The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding * Justification and representation in mathematics * Informal proofs and mathematical rigor * The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning * Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice * Mathematical ontology Lecturers: Jessica Carter (Aarhus University) <https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177 bcfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html> https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177b cfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich) <https://www.yacinhamami.com> https://www.yacinhamami.com Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz) <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/> https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/ The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career. 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/en/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/ 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 Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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IVC Talk: Adrien Champougny on "Reverse Mathematics: Why Should the Philosopher Care About It?", April 4, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, next week, there will be a little Easter break. Please note that our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Adrien Champougny (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on April 4, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Adrien Champougny Reverse Mathematics: Why Should the Philosopher Care About It? Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 04/04/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F Abstract: Reverse mathematics is a sub-field of mathematical logic. It is used to, a certain theorem t being given, be able to identify exactly what is needed to prove t. The goal of this talk is to provide a brief introduction to reverse mathematics and to give a few insights on why it is an interesting subject from a philosophical point of view. I will show how the founding fathers of reverse mathematics (that is Harvey Friedeman and Steven Simpson) offered a first philosophical reading of their work that was mainly ontological in character: according to their view, the goal of reverse mathematics is to identify “[…] which set existence axioms are needed to prove the known theorems of mathematics” [Simpson,2009]. I will then present another way to see the philosophical interest of reverse mathematics that is more focused on the epistemological side. This reading rests on a simple idea: all other things being equal, one has a deeper epistemological control over a constructive proof than over an unconstructive one (I will try to make this concept precise in the course of the presentation). According to this reading, reverse mathematics can be seen as a way to evaluate what kind of knowledge we can hope to acquire concerning a particular mathematical theorem. Finally, assuming that time permits, I will close my presentation by mentioning a new field of research started by Benedict Eastaugh and Walter Dean: reverse philosophy. The idea in this field is to find an argument in philosophy that somehow rests on a mathematical theorem and to show that this mathematical theorem necessitates some non-trivial mathematical resources to be proven.

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(deadline 22. March) CFA: Workshop on Truth, Definability and Quantification into Sentence Position

by Lena Golker

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Workshop on Truth, Definability and Quantification into Sentence Position 27 and 28 September 2024, University of Vienna Jointly organised by Max Kölbel, Julio de Rizzo and Benjamin Schnieder -------- Can truth be defined? Frege argued that it couldn't. Ramsey argued that defining it would be easy if only we had an analysis of judgement. Today Horwich claims that truth cannot be defined explicitly because doing so would require quantification into sentence position and such quantification is not coherent. Instead he proposes a "minimal theory" of truth, which comprises all the unproblematic instances of the equivalence schema. Künne, by contrast, argues that quantification into sentence position is coherent and may actually be part of some natural languages. Künne uses such quantification to define truth explicitly: ∀x (x is true iff ∃p ((x is the proposition that p) & p)). Or in English: a representation (belief, assertion etc) is true just if things are as it represents them as being. Künne claims also to find this definition in Frank Ramsey's posthumous work, which, as an exegetical claim, is not uncontroversial. Is truth definable? Is propositional quantification coherent? Do natural languages involve propositional quantification, and in what sense? What do the answers to these questions mean for philosophical attempts to define or explain truth? Is truth redundant if explicitly definable? Not redundant if not explicitly definable? We are interested in these and related questions (broadly conceived). -------- Confirmed speakers are: Peter Fritz (Australian Catholic University) Paul Horwich (New York University) Wolfgang Künne (University of Hamburg) Poppy Mankowitz (University of Bristol) Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto) -------- We invite submissions of extended abstracts (1000 words max.) for up to 3 further talks. Please send your anonymized abstracts by 22 March 2024 to truthwien(a)gmail.com. Selected speakers will be notified by mid April. We will cover accommodation of selected speakers (and on application offer them a travel subsidy of up to 400 Euros). This workshop is supported by the FWF Cluster of Excellence project "Knowledge in Crisis", the FWF project "Truth is Grounded in Facts" and the University of Vienna.

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Colloquium: "The Life of the Mind in the History of Philosophy" (April 4-5, University of Notre Dame | Online & In Person Attendance)

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Dear colleagues, The History of Philosophy Forum at the University of Notre Dame (USA) is hosting its annual Spring Colloquium on April 4-5, 2024. Registration is open to attend the colloquium online or in person on Notre Dame's campus (registration link: https://forms.gle/Pz9PQG8sjxfYRn276). This year's theme is *"The Life of the Mind in the History of Philosophy."* Colloquium participants consider the following issues as they have appeared across the history of philosophy: Could we understand thinking as an activity of life, rather than as an abstract logical operation? How could we make sense of the (human) mind as something living, or as fundamentally instantiated by living beings? How can we model the characteristic dynamics of mental development, self-formation, and personal growth? Is the life of the mind as real as or even more real than the life of organisms? This colloquium draws together various models of the ‘life of the mind’ from across the history of philosophy. The following scholars are scheduled to present: * Anne Clausen, University of Göttingen * Alix Cohen, University of Notre Dame * Gerad Gentry, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz * Peter John Hartman, Loyola University Chicago * Julia Jorati, University of Massachusetts Amherst * Jari Kaukua, University of Jyväskylä * Katharina Kraus, Johns Hopkins University * Hannah Laurens, University of Oxford * Scott MacDonald, Cornell University * Wiebke Marie Stock, University of Notre Dame * Mark Textor, King’s College London More details about the colloquium, including the schedule of presentations, can be found on the poster and program attached below, as well as on the colloquium webpage (https://historyofphilosophy.nd.edu/colloquium/2024-the-life-of-the-mind-in-… <https://historyofphilosophy.nd.edu/colloquium/2024-the-life-of-the-mind-in-…>). Registrants who opt to attend online will receive a zoom link via email in advance of the colloquium. Registrants attending in person are invited to join for breakfast and lunch during the colloquium proceedings. Should any questions arise, please reach out to historyofphilosophy(a)nd.edu. With warm regards, Katharina Kraus, Johns Hopkins University Stephen Ogden, University of Notre Dame Therese Cory, University of Notre Dame --------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Philosophy Forum University of Notre Dame https://historyofphilosophy.nd.edu historyofphilosophy(a)nd.edu (574) 631-3610 (direct line) (574) 631-0588 (fax) 430 Geddes Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556

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Reminder: APSE Talk Mirjam Faissner - "Epistemic Oppression and Trans Healthcare"

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, this is a reminder to come to the next talk organized by APSE – Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology. Mirjam Faissner (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) will give a talk titled "Epistemic Oppression and Trans Healthcare". We are very excited about her talk! Where and When: 21.3.2024, 15:00, HS 3A (NIG). Abstract: To understand and communicate our social experiences, we rely on epistemic resources, such as words, concepts, metaphors, or social meanings. Yet, which epistemic resources are socially available depends on power structures. The concept of epistemic oppression, as developed by Kristie Dotson, is helpful in understanding how power structures enable and constrain epistemic agency, i. e. our ability to use, develop and adapt our shared epistemic resources. In this talk, I argue that institutional epistemologies in healthcare sustain the epistemic oppression of trans people. More specifically, I suggest that dominant narratives on transition and detransition available in healthcare result in hermeneutical injustice and smothering, two types of epistemic injustice that uphold epistemic oppression. I discuss consequences of the epistemic oppression of trans people for trans healthcare. Bio: Mirjam Faissner is a medical ethicist working at the Institute of the History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Trained as a medical doctor and a philosopher, she works on questions of structural and epistemic injustice in healthcare, combining philosophical and empirical research. Looking forward to seeing you at the talk! Please also let me know if you would like to join for dinner afterwards :) All the best, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of APSE -- 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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"Katharsis: On the Platonic Adaptation of an Orphic Idea" by Hermann Crüwell - WIP Series - Thursday 21.03.24, Room 3A, NiG

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*WIP Series 21.03.2024 - Thursday, HS 3A, NiG - "Katharsis: On the Platonic Adaptation of an Orphic Idea" by Hermann Crüwell* Dear all, This is an email to inform you that the next presentation in the Work-In-Progress series will be given by Hermann Crüwell (Ernst-Mach Postdoc, University of Vienna; Ph.D., University of Oxford)) this coming Thursday. The presentation is entitled "Katharsis: On the Platonic Adaptation of an Orphic Idea" Abstract: At the time when Plato wrote his dialogues, many people sought meaning and salvation in Orphic mystery cults. In short, Orphism taught that the soul was once in a state of primordial blessedness in the company of the gods. Because of an original sin, it fell away from this state and is now trapped in circles of reincarnation in human bodies. Only initiation into the Orphic mysteries and purification from its current impure condition can help the practitioner to be released from this circle, restore itself in its original condition and attain eternal bliss in the company of the gods once again. Plato was critical of these cults, which often demanded fees in exchange for salvation by purifying rituals and initiation into the mysteries (cf. Republic 364b–c). At the same time, he took on central concepts and narratives from the Orphics to give expression to his own philosophical outlook on the soul, its fate, and its quest for self-perfection. Focusing on the Phaedo and its concept of katharsis (purification), I explore how Plato transforms an Orphic idea to conceptualize the soul's cognitive progress towards wisdom and virtue of character by means of philosophy. The meeting will take place in lecture hall 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 3rd floor) at 17:15 and will last up to 18:45. All are invited to join us for dinner or drinks afterward. If possible, please let us know in advance by email. You can write towip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.atif you have any questions or would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series in the SoSe24. Calendar and event information can be found at:https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ Best wishes and we hope to see many of you there! The Organizing Team (Chiara Dankl, Martin Niederl, Yi-Jie Xia, Adrian Fleisch, Mark Basafa, Sophie Veigl, Nianzu Tu, Raphael Aybar)

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CFP on Identity, Virtue and Human-AI Interaction

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Esteemed Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in our conference focusing on the relationship between identity and virtue in the context of human-AI interaction which will take place on the 30^th and 31^st of May this year in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The conference theme encompasses three main areas of inquiry: 1. The interplay between identity and virtue(s) in human behavior. 2. The significance of virtues in shaping human-AI interactions, online environments and their consequences for identity. 3. Exploring the plausibility of attributing virtue and identity to AI-based systems or AI-powered robots. Our aim will be to elucidate how epistemic identity, encompassing fundamental beliefs, cognitive processes, and epistemic standards, intertwines with virtuousness, religious belief(s) and associated virtues such as humility, largely in connection with newly developed AI tools. In this we will be examining the connections between virtue epistemology, AI ethics, and religious studies. Papers are also invited to explore topics such as the evolution of human epistemic identities in the context of AI interactions, the possibility of communication and evolution of religious beliefs within human-AI interactions, the discernibility of epistemic identity in AI systems and its implications, and the attribution of virtues or vices to AI entities and their potential impact on epistemic harm or injustice. We welcome submissions from diverse fields, including philosophy, bioethics, theology, computer science, law, and educational sciences. The conference aims to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions and welcomes contributions that cut across disciplinary boundaries. We will be accepting submissions at this email address (info(a)identity.ethics-ai.eu) until the 29^th of March. Please find attached more detailed information regarding submission guidelines and deadlines. We invite you to participate in this exploration of identity, virtue, and the evolving dynamics of human-AI interaction. Your contributions are integral to advancing our understanding of these complex themes. Best regards, Matej Kapus Epistemic Identity and Epistemic Virtue Research Project in collaboration with Faculty of Theology Ljubljana

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IVC Talk: Marta Sznajder on "Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum's Early Works: Between Warsaw and Cambridge", March 21, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Marta Sznajder (Institute Vienna Circle), who will give a talk on March 21, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM TALK: MARTA SZNAJDER Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum's Early Works: Between Warsaw and Cambridge Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 21/03/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F ABSTRACT: In 1931, Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum proposed a proto-decision-theoretic answer to the value of evidence problem, originally posed by C. D. Broad and solved by I. J. Good in the context of Savage's decision theory. As an influence on her paper she credited Frank Ramsey, whose then unpublished "Truth and Probability" (Ramsey 1926) she had read shortly after Ramsey's death in 1930. But Hosiasson also insisted that she had "previously thought independently on similar lines" (Hosiasson 1931, ft. 15). This raises two questions. First, what is it exactly that Hosiasson-Lindenbaum took herself to be in agreement on with Ramsey, or what part of her approach has been inspired by his paper? And second: what _did_ she "previously [think] independently"? In the paper, I answer the two questions, drawing on Hosiasson-Lindenbaum's work published before her contact with Ramsey's work, as well as shortly after (and which has not received any attention to date). I propose a more minimal answer to the first of the above questions, arguing that we should not read Hosiasson as taking up Ramsey's theory of epistemic probability wholesale. While Hosiasson did use the concept of "mathematical expectation", or expected utility, as a model for how people use probability to inform some of their decisions, she does not connect this to any general view on what probabilities are overall. This reading is then supported by a detailed analysis of Hosiasson's early works. While Hosiasson's (probably) first philosophical work--her doctoral dissertation from 1926--had been lost, fragments of it were published in two papers (Hosiasson 1928, 1934). The second of those papers was published with a large delay and contains a lot of material that was added after 1931/2. This makes it particularly interesting in the context of this study, since those dates are precisely the cut-off point for Hosiasson's contact with Ramsey's work.

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CfA: Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics (31.3.2024)

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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, vom 2.-6. September 2024 findet die erste *internationale und interdisziplinäre Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics (PASSAE)* an der Universität Passau statt. Die erste PASSAE 2024 wird die Philosophie Immanuel Kants auf drei Themenfelder hin befragen, die aktuell ethische Fragen aufwerfen: Digitalisierung, Nachhaltigkeit und die Zukunft Europas. Durch Fachvorträge von internationalen Expert:innen und Diskussionen in Arbeitsgruppen werden wir der Frage nachgehen, ob und was Kants Philosophie zu diesen gegenwärtigen Herausforderungen beitragen kann. Wissenschaftskommunikation und ein kulturelles Rahmenprogramm sind auch Teil des Events. PASSAE richtet sich an *Studierende aller Disziplinen und Universitäten* und insbesondere an Studierende der Philosophie, Geschichte, Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, European Studies, Informatik und Sustainability Studies. Die Bewerbung ist noch bis *31.3.2024* unter https://passae.uni-passau.de <https://passae.uni-passau.de> möglich. Die Veranstaltungssprache ist Englisch. Die Eigenbeteiligung beträgt 50€ und umfasst die Verpflegung während der Veranstaltung sowie einen Teil des Rahmenprogramms. Wir würden uns freuen, zahlreiche Studierende aus Österreich in Passau zu begrüßen! Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Website https://passae.uni-passau.de <https://passae.uni-passau.de>. Für Rückfragen sind wir unter passae(a)uni-passau.de <mailto:passae@uni-passau.de> erreichbar. Herzliche Grüße Call for Applications: PASSAE 2024 *Die Bewerbungsphase für die erste Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics hat begonnen! Bis 31.3.2024 können sich interessierte Studierende aller Fächer und Universitäten bewerben.* Die erste PASSAE steht unter dem Titel *#Kant: Digitalization – Europe – Sustainability* und wird die Philosophie Immanuel Kants auf drei Themenfelder hin befragen, die aktuell und zukünftig ethische Fragen aufwerfen: Digitalisierung, Nachhaltigkeit und die Zukunft Europas. Durch Fachvorträge und Diskussionen mit internationalen Expert:innen sowie in interdisziplinären Arbeitsgruppen werden die Teilnehmenden der Frage nachgehen, ob und was Kants Philosophie zu diesen gegenwärtigen Herausforderungen beitragen kann. PASSAE 2024 findet vom 02.-06.09.2024 an der Universität Passau statt. Bis 31.3.2024 können sich interessierte Studierende aller Fächer und Universitäten bewerben. PASSAE-Website: https://passae.uni-passau.de <https://passae.uni-passau.de> Hier geht es zur Bewerbung <https://passae.uni-passau.de/application-form/>! Call for Applications: PASSAE 2024 *The application for the first Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics is now open! Students from all disciplines and universities can apply until 31.3.2024.* The first PASSAE, *#Kant: Digitalization – Europe – Sustainability*, will explore Immanuel Kant’s philosophy on three topics that raise current and future ethical questions: Digitalization, Sustainability and the Future of Europe. Through lectures and discussions with international experts as well as in interdisciplinary working groups, we will explore the question of whether and what Kant’s philosophy can contribute to these contemporary challenges. PASSAE 2024 takes place from 2. to 6. September 2024 at the University of Passau. Students from all disciplines and universities can apply until 31.3.2024. International students are particularly welcome. Website of the event: https://passae.uni-passau.de <https://passae.uni-passau.de> Apply here <https://passae.uni-passau.de/application-form/>! -- Johanna Sinn Research Assistant Professorship of Applied Ethics Prof. Dr. Karoline Reinhardt University of Passau Germany johanna.sinn(a)uni-passau.de https://www.geku.uni-passau.de/en/angewandte-ethik <https://www.geku.uni-passau.de/en/angewandte-ethik> PASSAE – Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics #Kant: Digitalization – Europe – Sustaiinability 2.-6. September 2024 https://passae.uni-passau.de <https://passae.uni-passau.de/> passae(a)uni-passau.de <mailto:passae@uni-passau.de>

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Register now: SOCRATES Workshop "Practices of Storytelling and Indigenous Epistemologies", 3 May 2024

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear colleagues, We cordially invite you to our SOCRATES Workshop on "Practices of Storytelling and Indigenous Epistemologies" - registration is now open! *PRACTICES OF STORYTELLING AND INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGIES International Workshop Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany 3 May 2024* *Register now! (Deadline: 3 April 2024 23:59 CEST) <https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/events-…>* Practices of storytelling are vital to the creation and transformation of Indigenous concepts and ideas, and vital to understanding and enabling Indigenous forms of philosophical inquiry. Oral narratives, weaving, carving, and other artforms such as, for instance, architecture, song, and dance both contain and enable philosophical inquiry. What is more, creative artforms remain sites of struggle, resistance, and reclaiming of Indigenous philosophies for many Indigenous communities around the world – holding space for traditional and contemporary ideas to be reimagined and renewed. In this workshop, we explore the role of storytelling (broadly understood) in Indigenous knowledge. We also ask what the academic discipline of philosophy (and the philosophers therein) might gain from better understanding these practices. To that end, we ask questions such as: What is the function of storytelling in Indigenous knowledge? Do practices of storytelling necessarily clash with other (more dominant) knowledge practices? What would it take to reconcile the deep differences between them fairly? What would it take for the academic discipline to include (and enable) diverse methods of inquiry (such as storytelling)? What limits, if any, are there to how non-indigenous philosophers use Indigenous knowledge-making practices such as stories in their work? And, what ethical and trust-based issues arise at the intersections of Indigenous storytelling and mainstream scientific practice? The workshop includes talks by invited speakers Inkeri Koskinen (University of Helsinki), Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado (Indigenous Science), David Ludwig (Wageningen University), Adriana Moreno Cely (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and Krushil Watene (University of Auckland). There is no participation fee. If you have any questions, please contact the workshop organiser Dr. T.Y. Branch (branch(a)philos.uni-hannover.de). /SOCRATES: Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information <https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/> is a Centre for Advanced Studies funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It provides a forum for interdisciplinary exchange on scientific credibility and trust in science and is based at the Institute for Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover./ Best regards, Leonie Wiemeyer -- Dr. Leonie Wiemeyer (sie/she) Koordinatorin | Coordinator Office days: Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays “SOCRATES – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information” DFG-Kollegforschungsgruppe (KFG) 43, Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Institut für Philosophie Leibniz Universität Hannover Lange Laube 32 30159 Hannover Germany E-Mail:leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de Mobil: +49 (0)160 92470508 Telefon: +49 (0)511 762-14541 Find us online athttp://socrates.uni-hannover.de!

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Guest Lectures from The Centre for Ethics, Pardubice - 20.03.24 - 18:30-20:30 - HS 3A, NiG

by VD Philosophy

Dear all, We cordially invite you to join two talks on moral philosophy by scholars from The Centre for Ethics at University of Pardubice. 1) Silvia Caprioglio Panizza (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow): What's Your Moral Impossibility? Abstract: Our moral agency is typically defined by what we do, what we think, what we will. I argue that equally important is the ‘dark’ side of choice, thought, and imagination – specifically, what we do not take as a possibility. I call this domain ‘moral impossibility’. In this talk I show how moral impossibility (often silently) delimits and defines our option ranges, our moral character, and our sense of value. Putting these three consequences together, I suggest an application of moral impossibility to the explanation of deep disagreement, understood as situations when one party demands what is not just wrong, but morally impossible (here in the form of ‘unthinkability’) for the other, and vice versa. If we interpret deep disagreement this way, what changes? 2) Niklas Forsberg (Head of Research): Our(?) Concept of Food Abstract: One of the more difficult sentences of Cora Diamond’s seminal paper “Eating Meat, Eating People” is: “it is not 'morally wrong' to eat our pets; people who ate their pets would not have pets in the same sense of that term.” There are a number in ways in which this phrase may seem challenging. One is that it ties the sense of moral value to our concepts. If people ate their pets they would have a different concept of “pet,” and because of that conceptual difference, we would not be able to simply state that they are morally wrong. This marks out conceptual differences as playing a pivotal role in marking out moral differences. Deep moral disagreements are often rooted in conceptual divergencies. It may, however, now look like morality itself is losing its foundation. Change your concepts, and you get a new morality! In my talk, I will try to show why that is a distorted understanding of the kind of point that Diamond is making. So, I will try to show why it may actually be helpful to think about moral differences as conceptual differences. In order to see why the way of thinking that Diamond here illustrates is not a flat-out relativistic doctrine, one needs to, as Iris Murdoch (one of Diamond’s sources of philosophical inspiration) revise our concept of a concept, and perhaps also our conception of what it means to have a moral belief. There is, though, no simple route (that I can find) to clarity about these matters, so the first part of the talk will include placing a number of philosophical views and problems on the table (about moral beliefs and argumentation, human agency and responsibility, and features of the asymmetry that can be discerned between views that are reached by means of directed reasoning and views that are “merely” inherited. Snacks and drinks will be provided! Both talks will be in English. If you have any questions, please contact either Konstantin Deininger (konstantin.deininger(a)univie.ac.at) or Erich Linder (erich.linder(a)vetmeduni.ac.at). For more information about the Centre for Ethics see: https://centreforethics.upce.cz/en/ https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/guest-lectures-from-…

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WIP Series 21.03.2024 - Thursday, HS 3A, NiG - "Katharsis: On the Platonic Adaptation of an Orphic Idea" by Hermann Crüwell

by VD Philosophy

Dear all, This is an email to remind you that the next presentation in the Work-In-Progress series will be given by Hermann Crüwell (Ernst-Mach Postdoc, University of Vienna; Ph.D., University of Oxford)) this coming Thursday. The presentation is entitled "Katharsis: On the Platonic Adaptation of an Orphic Idea" Abstract: At the time when Plato wrote his dialogues, many people sought meaning and salvation in Orphic mystery cults. In short, Orphism taught that the soul was once in a state of primordial blessedness in the company of the gods. Because of an original sin, it fell away from this state and is now trapped in circles of reincarnation in human bodies. Only initiation into the Orphic mysteries and purification from its current impure condition can help the practitioner to be released from this circle, restore itself in its original condition and attain eternal bliss in the company of the gods once again. Plato was critical of these cults, which often demanded fees in exchange for salvation by purifying rituals and initiation into the mysteries (cf. Republic 364b–c). At the same time, he took on central concepts and narratives from the Orphics to give expression to his own philosophical outlook on the soul, its fate, and its quest for self-perfection. Focusing on the Phaedo and its concept of katharsis (purification), I explore how Plato transforms an Orphic idea to conceptualize the soul's cognitive progress towards wisdom and virtue of character by means of philosophy. The meeting will take place in lecture hall 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 3rd floor) at 17:15 and will last up to 18:45. All are invited to join us for dinner or drinks afterward. If possible, please let us know in advance by email. You can write to wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at if you have any questions or would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series. Calendar and event information can be found at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ Best wishes and we hope to see many of you there! The Organizing Team (Chiara Dankl, Martin Niederl, Yi-Jie Xia, Adrian Fleisch, Mark Basafa, Sophie Veigl, Raphael Aybar, Nianzu Tu)

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Khôra Kolloquium zu Franz Kafka am 14.03. 18:30 Seminarraum 8, UG Hauptgebäude

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Kolloquium einladen. Termin: 14.03.2024, 18:30 - 20:00, Hauptgebäude, Seminarraum 8, UG im Hauptgebäude Thema: In unserer ersten Einheit werden wir uns – anlässlich seines diesjährigen 150. Geburtstag – mit Franz Kafka Beschäftigen: Kann man in Kafkas Werk von radikalem Perspektivismus sprechen? Wir möchten uns dieser Frage anhand einiger Texte Kafkas und mittels Donna Haraways Konzept des „situierten Wissens“ nähern. Ob es Josef K. ist, der im Gerichtsapparat verstellt durch Gänge, Bürokratieapparate, Tore und Mauern nie einen Blick auf „das Gesetz“ erhascht, der auf dem Rücken liegend erwachende Gregor Samsa oder z.B. die ungewöhnliche Verortung der Erzählerfigur in ihrem Bau in der gleichnamigen Geschichte: es scheint immer die Perspektive zu sein, die letztendlich das hervorbringt, was wir „Kafkaesk“ nennen und die große Kraft von Franz Kafkas Prosa freisetzt. "Er hat den archimedischen Punkt gefunden, hat ihn aber gegen sich ausgenützt, offenbar hat er ihn nur unter dieser Bedingung finden dürfen." (Kafka, Aphorismen: Paralipomena zur Reihe „Er“) Was ist das „Kafkaeske“ in den unhintergehbaren Perspektiven bei Kafka? Welche Macht geht von der Perspektive aus? Und welche vom Nicht-Perspektivier- und damit Perzipierbaren? Wir möchten mit euch, Kafka und Haraway philosophisch Experimentieren. Für Texte zum Thema schreiben Sie mir bitte persönlich, ich sende diese gerne auf Anfrage zu. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert, wo wir den Abend gemeinsam ausklingen lassen. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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Invitation: APSE Talk Mirjam Faissner, 21.3.2024, 15:00 HS 3A

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, it is my pleasure to invite you to the next talk organized by APSE – Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology. Mirjam Faissner (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) will give a talk titled "Epistemic Oppression and Trans Healthcare". Where and When: 21.3.2024, 15:00, HS 3A (NIG). Abstract: To understand and communicate our social experiences, we rely on epistemic resources, such as words, concepts, metaphors, or social meanings. Yet, which epistemic resources are socially available depends on power structures. The concept of epistemic oppression, as developed by Kristie Dotson, is helpful in understanding how power structures enable and constrain epistemic agency, i. e. our ability to use, develop and adapt our shared epistemic resources. In this talk, I argue that institutional epistemologies in healthcare sustain the epistemic oppression of trans people. More specifically, I suggest that dominant narratives on transition and detransition available in healthcare result in hermeneutical injustice and smothering, two types of epistemic injustice that uphold epistemic oppression. I discuss consequences of the epistemic oppression of trans people for trans healthcare. Bio: Mirjam Faissner is a medical ethicist working at the Institute of the History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Trained as a medical doctor and a philosopher, she works on questions of structural and epistemic injustice in healthcare, combining philosophical and empirical research. Looking forward to seeing you at the talk! All the best, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of APSE -- 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] CFA: Workshop on Truth, Definability and Quantification into Sentence Position

by Lena Golker

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Workshop on Truth, Definability and Quantification into Sentence Position 27 and 28 September 2024, University of Vienna Jointly organised by Max Kölbel, Julio de Rizzo and Benjamin Schnieder -------- Can truth be defined? Frege argued that it couldn't. Ramsey argued that defining it would be easy if only we had an analysis of judgement. Today Horwich claims that truth cannot be defined explicitly because doing so would require quantification into sentence position and such quantification is not coherent. Instead he proposes a "minimal theory" of truth, which comprises all the unproblematic instances of the equivalence schema. Künne, by contrast, argues that quantification into sentence position is coherent and may actually be part of some natural languages. Künne uses such quantification to define truth explicitly: ∀x (x is true iff ∃p ((x is the proposition that p) & p)). Or in English: a representation (belief, assertion etc) is true just if things are as it represents them as being. Künne claims also to find this definition in Frank Ramsey's posthumous work, which, as an exegetical claim, is not uncontroversial. Is truth definable? Is propositional quantification coherent? Do natural languages involve propositional quantification, and in what sense? What do the answers to these questions mean for philosophical attempts to define or explain truth? Is truth redundant if explicitly definable? Not redundant if not explicitly definable? We are interested in these and related questions (broadly conceived). -------- Confirmed speakers are: Peter Fritz (Australian Catholic University) Paul Horwich (New York University) Wolfgang Künne (University of Hamburg) Poppy Mankowitz (University of Bristol) Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto) -------- We invite submissions of extended abstracts (1000 words max.) for up to 3 further talks. Please send your anonymized abstracts by 22 March 2024 to truthwien(a)gmail.com. Selected speakers will be notified by mid April. We will cover accommodation of selected speakers (and on application offer them a travel subsidy of up to 400 Euros). This workshop is supported by the FWF Cluster of Excellence project "Knowledge in Crisis", the FWF project "Truth is Grounded in Facts" and the University of Vienna.

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IVC Talk: Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla on "Rudolf Carnap's Approach to the Problem of Induction", March 14, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is IVC fellow Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla (University of Cologne), who will give a talk on March 14, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM TALK: CHRISTIAN J. FELDBACHER-ESCAMILLA (IVC FELLOW) RUDOLF CARNAP'S APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF INDUCTION Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 14/03/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F ABSTRACT: In Rudolf Carnap's work on inductive logic (starting with his 1950), he challenged the traditional view that inductive methods contradict empiricism due to their reliance on a synthetic a priori uniformity assumption. Carnap proposed a logical alternative to frequentist probability, advocating for a probabilistic uniformity assumption. He aimed to categorize all probabilistic statements as analytical and part of an inductive logic. Despite these efforts, we want to argue that Carnap's account has gaps. It remains to be proven that from his system a probabilistic statement about nature's uniformity can be derived. Additionally, his approach seems to require meta-probabilistic reasoning, which, at least at first sight, seems to face the problem of triggering an infinite regress and leaving his account to induction incomplete.

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JOB: Full Professor of Eastern Philosophy; University of Vienna

by dekanat.philbild＠univie.ac.at

Eastern Philosophy <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail -page/news/eastern-philosophy/?no_cache=1&cHash=8abdf5d294e318c3a5c3c7ab6eaa 81bc> The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective. At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Eastern Philosophy. The position: The successful candidate has a research focus in an area of Eastern Philosophy, such as Buddhist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, or Japanese Philosophy. Within a research focus in Eastern Philosophy, we welcome applications from all philosophical sub disciplines, including (but not limited to) Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Logic, Political Philosophy, Ethics, and Aesthetics. The candidate has an excellent research track record in the respective field with publications in internationally leading journals. Your academic profile: * Doctoral degree/PhD * Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation * Proven leadership qualities * Gender and diversity competence * Experience in designing and managing large research projects * Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level * Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelors programmes and for participation in university committees. We offer: * a dynamic research environment * a wide range of research and teaching support services * attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life * an attractive salary according to the <http://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/services-for-employees/legal-framework /> Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan * a start-up package, in particular for the initiation of research projects * comprehensive relocation support Application documents: Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Bernhard Schmid, Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), 1010 Wien, ( <javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('ocknvq,fgmcp0rjkndknfBwpkxkg0ce0cv');> dekan.philbild(a)univie.ac.at): 1. Letter of motivation 2. Academic curriculum vitae o education and training o positions held to date o relevant parental, family or other care times o awards and honors o commissions of trust o previous and current cooperation partners o list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents o list of most important scientific talks (max. 10) o teaching and mentoring o supervision experience (Master and PhD) 3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record 4. Research statement o most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages) o synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised 5. Teaching and supervision statement o teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages) Appendices to application document: a. Five key publications as electronic full text version b. Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file) c. Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the <https://gleichbehandlung.univie.ac.at/> advancement of women and <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/gender-equality-diversity/diversity/> diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates. Reference no.: ÖstlichePhil 2024 Application deadline: 15 April 2024 Link: https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail- page/news/eastern-philosophy/?no_cache=1 <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail -page/news/eastern-philosophy/?no_cache=1&cHash=8abdf5d294e318c3a5c3c7ab6eaa 81bc> &cHash=8abdf5d294e318c3a5c3c7ab6eaa81bc

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JOB: Full Professor of Epistemology; University of Vienna

by dekanat.philbild＠univie.ac.at

Epistemology <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail -page/news/epistemology/?no_cache=1&cHash=84169f5fd9e380f8e504ec59db7a2d63> The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective. At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Epistemology The position: The successful candidate has a research focus in Epistemology. They should have an excellent research track record with publications in internationally leading journals. Sie*he will contribute to the research of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis. In addition, the successful candidate represents the philosophy of science in teaching across all curriculum levels. Your academic profile: * Doctoral degree/PhD * Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation * Proven leadership qualities * Gender and diversity competence * Experience in designing and managing large research projects * Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level * Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University. The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelors programmes and for participation in university committees. We offer: * a dynamic research environment * a wide range of research and teaching support services * attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life * an attractive salary according to the <http://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/services-for-employees/legal-framework /> Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan * a start-up package, in particular for the initiation of research projects * comprehensive relocation support Application documents: Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) containing the following information in English via e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Bernhard Schmid, Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), 1010 Wien, ( <javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('ocknvq,fgmcp0rjkndknfBwpkxkg0ce0cv');> dekan.philbild(a)univie.ac.at): 1. Letter of motivation 2. Academic curriculum vitae o education and training o positions held to date o relevant parental, family or other care times o awards and honors o commissions of trust o previous and current cooperation partners o list of most important acquired third-party funding as principal investigator, and, if applicable, of inventions/patents o list of most important scientific talks (max. 10) o teaching and mentoring o supervision experience (Master and PhD) 3. List of publications and a link to your ORCID record 4. Research statement o most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages) o synopsis of five key publications with relevance to the position advertised 5. Teaching and supervision statement o teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages) Appendices to application document: a. Five key publications as electronic full text version b. Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file) c. Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the <https://gleichbehandlung.univie.ac.at/> advancement of women and <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/gender-equality-diversity/diversity/> diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates. Reference no.: Epistemologie 2024 Application deadline: 15 April 2024 Link: https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail- page/news/epistemology/?no_cache=1 <https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/detail -page/news/epistemology/?no_cache=1&cHash=84169f5fd9e380f8e504ec59db7a2d63> &cHash=84169f5fd9e380f8e504ec59db7a2d63

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CfP Tagung Materialistisch-(queer)feministischen Perspektiven auf Gewalt

by Flora Löffelmann

Liebe alle, ich darf euch herzlich um eure Einreichungen zu diesem CfP für die Tagung "Materialistisch-(queer)feministische Perspektiven auf Gewalt" (5. bis 7.12.2024) an der Uni Innsbruck bitten. Die Auseinandersetzung mit Gewalt aus einer materialistisch-(queer-)feministischen Perspektive macht deutlich, dass sie in ihren unterschiedlichen Formen mit gesellschaftlichen Strukturen verwoben ist. Aus dieser Perspektive gilt es, Institutionen, ökonomische Zwänge und Bedingungen, Praktiken sowie Wissensformen sichtbar zu machen, die cis-heteronormative, patriarchale, rassistische, postkoloniale, klassistische gesellschaftliche Strukturen normalisieren und auf diese Weise ein Bedingungsgefüge für vielfältige Formen vergeschlechtlichter, sexualisierter und normativer Gewalt hervorbringen. Die Überlegungen zu Kapitalismus als mehrdimensionalem Gewaltverhältnis stellen den Ausgangspunkt für die Tagung dar, um die Komplexität von Gewaltverhältnissen, -strukturen, -handlungen und -diskursen im gegenwärtigen gesellschaftlichen Kontext zu erfassen. Ziel der Tagung ist es, theoretische und empirische Perspektiven auf Kapitalismus als intersektionale Gesellschaftsformation zu entwickeln, die Gewalt strukturell produziert und reproduziert. Wir wollen ausloten, wie aus materialistisch-(queer)feministischer Perspektive Gewalt als Ausbeutung, Gewalt als Verhinderung von Lebenschancen und Sicherheit sowie Gewalt als Normierung konzeptualisiert werden kann, die sich in die Konstitution von vergeschlechtlichten, sexualisierten, rassifizierten und klassierten Subjekten, Körpern und Bevölkerungen einschreibt. Angesichts der multiplen Krisen der Gegenwart wollen wir zudem diskutieren, welche theoretischen und konzeptuellen Werkzeuge erforderlich sind, um autoritären Antifeminismus, steigende Queer- und Transfeindlichkeit sowie Angriffe auf körperliche Selbstbestimmung zu bekämpfen. Mehr dazu im CfP :) Mit lieben Grüßen, 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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APSE TALK: Jeremy Butterfield | Emergent Ontology and Structural Realism: Quantities as Objects and Objects as Quantities

by Zarah Weiss

APSE TALK: Jeremy Butterfield | Emergent Ontology and Structural Realism: Quantities as Objects and Objects as Quantities Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistomology Talk Series A series of talks organized by APSE (Department of Philosophy). More information here: apse.univie.ac.at/news-events/apse-talks/ Date: 07/03/2024 Time: 15h00 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: My current research centers on the question of how to adjudicate an appropriate background logic for axiomatizations of mathematics. Currently, first-order logics are the default background logic. They have the advantage of being simple yet expressive, deductively complete, but has two main disadvantages. The first is that it is not categorical, which means that there are infinitely many non-isomorphic models for e.g., the natural number sequence 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . -- most including strange entities like "non-standard" numbers capable of being greater than all natural numbers, and in which addition and multiplication aren't computable! The second disadvantage is that making first-order logics expressive enough to axiomatize the natural numbers renders it incomplete! In many ways, first-order logics simply are not up to the task. Second-order logics are deductively incomplete, but have the advantage of being categorical, which makes them far more suitable to talk with precision about a mathematical structure. As such, I intend to use the history of model theory as of scientific progress and decision-making with respect to our background theories when the advantages and disadvantages aren't themselves decisive. But first, this history must be generated, and the early history of model theory is what I will focus on for this talk. All are welcome!

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Recherche- und Informationskompetenz: Basiskurs in Moodle jetzt auch in engl. Übersetzung

by Sonja Fiala

Liebe Institutsangehörige! Der Moodle Basiskurs zur Recherche- und Informationskompetenz ist jetzt auch in der engl. Übersetzung verfügbar! https://moodle.univie.ac.at/course/view.php?id=408652 (dt.) https://moodle.univie.ac.at/course/view.php?id=421607 (engl.) Der neue Basiskurs ist nun unter "Ständige Schulungsangebote" der Universitätsbibliothek verlinkt: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/schulungsangebot/ (dt.) https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/schulungsangebot/en/ (engl.) [cid:image002.jpg@01D9EF91.B40C4660] Die Vorteile des neuen Moodle-Kurses sind: · mit Student*innen gemeinsam entwickelt · Zielgruppe: Studienanfänger*innen · Forum zum Austausch · Quiz zur Lernüberprüfung · PPPs und Videos werden laufend ergänzt · Handouts im Downloadbereich · Barrierefreiheit wurde berücksichtigt Der Basiskurs Recherche- und Informationskompetenz wurde maßgeblich von der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie in Zusammenarbeit mit der Hauptbibliothek erstellt. Liebe Grüße und einen guten Semesterstart Sonja Fiala [cid:image004.jpg@01D9EF91.B40C4660] OR Mag. Sonja Fiala Leiterin der Fachbereichsbibliothek Philosophie und Psychologie Fachreferentin für Philosophie (Hauptbibliothek) 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/

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Vortrag: Shree Nahata - "Dharmakīrti versus Akalaṅka,on the Nature, Object, and Structure of Perception"

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Freunde des ISTB, wir laden herzlich zu unserem nächsten Vortrag ein: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Dr. Shree Nahata, University of Oxford: * *"Dharmakīrti versus Akalaṅka on the Nature, Object, and Structure of Perception"* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ort und Zeit: Donnerstag, 21. März 2024, 17:30, Seminarraum 1 des Instituts für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde (Campus der Universität Wien, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien) (iCal <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/ICS/2024…>) Der Vortrag findet hybrid statt (Klicken Sie hier zur Teilnahme via Zoom am 21.3. <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/66429055431?pwd=MUc1WDA1SkhGaGNiZ2dTeldocVNEQT09>). Nähere Informationen zum Vortrag und zum Vortragenden finden Sie hier als PDF <https://stb.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_istb/NE_Vortraege/PDF/2024…> oder auf unserer website <https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/detail/news/dharmakirti-versus-akalank…>. Im Anschluss an den Vortrag bitten wir zu einem Glas Wein. Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen! MfG, Judith Starecek Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde Universität Wien Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.1 1090 Wien T: +43-1-4277-43502 stb.univie.ac.at ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Merken Sie sich auch unsere nächsten Veranstaltungen vor! April 18, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Parjanya Sen, “The Himalayan Periphery, the British Raj and the Home-Grown Tibetologist” April 22, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Diwakar Acharya, “*Hidden in Plain Sight: Identification and Analysis of the Earliest Sāṃkhya and Yoga Texts*(Part 1)” Part 2 of the lecture will be held at IKGA, on Tuesday April 23rd (time TBC). April 25, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Nathan Hill, “The 23rd letter of the Tibetan alphabet: the controversy continues” May 22-23, 2024 Seminar & public lecture: Naomi Appleton, on the /Viśvantarajātaka/ June 6, 2024, 17:30 Public lecture: Peter Szánto, “Re-editing the /Suhṛllekha/, attributed to Nāgārjuna” June 13-15, 2024 Workshop: “Sounds, Literature and Images: Indian Experience in the First World War“ https://stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/

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REMINDER: Call for Applications - European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics - Vienna, September 9-13, 2024

by Vienna Circle Society

Summer School Call for Applications (Deadline: April 1, 2024) 22nd univie: summer school Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) EuropEAN SUMMER SCHOOL on the philosophy of mathematics in cooperation with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM) https://philmath.eu/ Vienna, September 9-13, 2024 The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD). The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices"). The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field. Topics will be selected reflecting participants interests and may include: * Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding * Justification and representation in mathematics * Informal proofs and mathematical rigor * The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning * Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice * Mathematical ontology Lecturers: Jessica Carter (Aarhus University) <https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177 bcfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html> https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177b cfe-0a52-4da9-aa71-e06fa0a3d5a6).html Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich) <https://www.yacinhamami.com> https://www.yacinhamami.com Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz) <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/> https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/ The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career. 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/en/> https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/en/ 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 Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:summerschool.ivc@univie.ac.at> summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien <mailto:georg.schiemer@univie.ac.at> georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at

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VDP Academic Writing Events

by Lisa Tragbar

VDP Writing Week Just before the new semester hits again, we want to push our thesis time to the max. Let’s write together from Monday-Friday, 4.3.-8.3.2024, from 8:00-13:00 in room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna. We will have 3 writing sessions à 1,5h per day, with 15-minute breaks= 8:00-9:30, 9:45-11:15, 11:30-13:00. No registration necessary. If you want to sleep in and join for the later sessions – no problem! But please join during the short breaks for the sake of our concentration. Doctoral, Master and Bachelor students welcome! VDP Academic Writing Workshop “Bird by bird! Writing powerful small assignments in flow” - 11.3.2024, 13:00-14:30, room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna Anne Lamott wrote one of the most popular books about the writing process :"Bird by bird: Instructions on Writing & Life". The book is funny, heart warming and very wise. Looking at the whole process of writing a dissertation we will focus on the question how the actual writing phase can become productive and joyful through Anne Lamotts strategies "bird by bird" and "shitty first draft". Please bring paper, pens and an open mind. I am looking forward to meeting you and writing with you Judith Wolfsberger Author of "Frei geschrieben: Mut, Freiheit und Strategie für wissenschaftliches Schreiben" (UTB, 5. Auflage) Registration desired, please write a short mail to lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:lisa.tragbar@univie.ac.at> Optionally followed by a Writing Evening, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A VDP Writing Evenings Summer Semester 2024 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. (Almost) Every Monday, 15:00-19:00, in Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, it's writing o'clock. No registration necessary, just show up. Each Writing Evening consists of 4 writing sessions, each session comprises 50 minutes of writing and 10 minutes of peer interaction/break. Mondays, 15:00-19:00, Room 3A, NIG 3rd floor (Except on public holidays and lecture-free periods) 11.3.24, 13:00 – 14:30, NIG, 3A: “Bird by bird! Writing powerful small assignments in flow” - Academic Writing Workshop with Judith Wolfsberger 11.3.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 18.3.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 8.4.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 15.4.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 22.4.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 29.4.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 6.5.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 13.5.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 27.5.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 3.6.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 10.6.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 17.6.24, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 24.6.24, 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.

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CfA: 4th Central European Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear colleagues and students, from 14 to 16 June 2024, the 4th Central European Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy will take place at the Humboldt University Berlin. The primary target group of the conference are PhD students inscribed at a central European university who work on ancient Greco-Roman philosophy or its reception in the Arabic tradition. Applications from PhD students inscribed at the University of Vienna are very welcome. Please find attached the Call for Abstracts (the deadline is 20 March 2024). I would be grateful if you could forward the call to any interested PhD students or early-career researchers. Many thanks and best wishes, Severin Gotz ——— Severin Gotz, MA MSt Institut für Klassische Philologie, Mittel- und Neulatein Universität Wien Universitätsring 1 1010 Wien severin.gotz(a)univie.ac.at

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DSPL43: FÖP 06.03.2024 ab 13:30 Uhr

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg:innen, im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43 ( Philosophie) am Mittwoch, 06.03.2024 ab 13.30. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die FÖP dieses Semester vor Ort im Hörsaal 3F (3. Stock, NIG) stattfindet. Dear colleagues, Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Wednesday 6th March 2024 from 1.30 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! Please note that this semester the FÖP will be held on site in Hörsaal 3F (3. Stock, NIG). Mit besten Grüßen With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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IVC Talk:Valérie Lynn Therrien on "Towards a History of Model Theory", February 22, 3:00pm (CEST)

by Zarah Weiss

Dear All, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is IVC fellow Valérie Lynn Therrien (McGill University), who will give a talk on February 22, 3.00-4.30pm (CEST). Title: Towards a History of Model Theory Abstract: My current research centers on the question of how to adjudicate an appropriate background logic for axiomatizations of mathematics. Currently, first-order logics are the default background logic. They have the advantage of being simple yet expressive, deductively complete, but has two main disadvantages. The first is that it is not categorical, which means that there are infinitely many non-isomorphic models for e.g., the natural number sequence 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . — most including strange entities like “non-standard” numbers capable of being greater than all natural numbers, and in which addition and multiplication aren’t computable! The second disadvantage is that making first-order logics expressive enough to axiomatize the natural numbers renders it incomplete! In many ways, first-order logics simply are not up to the task. Second-order logics are deductively incomplete, but have the advantage of being categorical, which makes them far more suitable to talk with precision about a mathematical structure. As such, I intend to use the history of model theory as of scientific progress and decision-making with respect to our background theories when the advantages and disadvantages aren’t themselves decisive. But first, this history must be generated, and the early history of model theory is what I will focus on for this talk. Venue: HS 3D, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1090 Wien All are welcome! Georg Schiemer

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Work-in-Progress Series - Summer Term 24 - Announcement and Call for Speakers

by VDP Work in Progress

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the Work-in-Progress (WIP) series is inviting speakers (postdocs, doctoral candidates, late master's students, and visiting scholars) for the upcoming summer semester dates on 21. Mar, 2024 18. Apr, 2024 2. May, 2024 23. May, 2024 6. Jun, 2024 27. Jun, 2024 The WIP is an informal space for postdocs, graduate students, advanced master's students, and visiting scholars to present their research ideas and work in progress, receive feedback, and network with colleagues in our department. Meetings in SoSe24 take place always on Thursdays from 17:15 to 18:45 in room 3A. Everyone is invited to join us for dinner or drinks afterward. The talks can be in English or German. You can contact wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at if you would like to present your work in progress in the WIP, or if you have any questions. Calendar and registration details can be found at: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ Please spread the word about this call and consider presenting your work-in-progress with us. We wish you all the best, Raphael Aybar Mark Basafa Adrian Fleisch Martin Niederl Sophie Veigl Yi-Jie Xia The organizing team The Work-in-Progress (WIP) lecture series is organized by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) in cooperation with Khôra: Platform for Philosophical Discussion and the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy.

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CEU Philosophy Department Events

by Sigrid Preissl

Dear all you are warmly invited to join the CEU Department of Philosophy upcoming events: Experimental Philosophy of Law: Biases in Mens Rea Attribution & How to Address Them<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-06/experimental-philosophy-law-biases-mens-r…> Markus Kneer (University of Graz) Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered What’s So Awful About Substance Dualism?<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-13/whats-so-awful-about-substance-dualism> Ralph Weir (University of Lincoln) Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Knowledge Resistance and Irrationality<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-20/knowledge-resistance-and-irrationality> Kathrin Glüer-Pagin (Stockholm University) Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Why Do We Disagree About Politics? The role of knowledge in democratic societies<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-21/why-do-we-disagree-about-politics-role-kn…> Michael Ignatieff, Åsa Wikforss, Oliver Traldi Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 7:30PM Off-campus | Billrothhaus | Frankgasse 8, 1090 Vienna Are there moral compromises? The paradox of moral compromises<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-27/are-there-moral-compromises-paradox-moral…> Veronique Zanetti (Universität Bielefeld) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered The outer flow and the inner flow<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-03-05/outer-flow-and-inner-flow> Giuliano Torrengo (Università degli Studi di Milano) Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Character and Freedom<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-03-12/character-and-freedom> Iskra Fileva (University of Colorado Boulder) Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Christian Piller talk<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-05-07/christian-piller-talk> Christian Piller (University of York and IAS, CEU Budapest) Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Summer Course in The Ethics of Attention - Apply Now!<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-07-01/summer-course-ethics-attention-apply-now> Georgi Gardiner, Cathy Mason, Ella Whiteley, Tatyana Kostochka, Jessie Munton, Wayne Wu, Samantha Vice Monday, July 1, 2024 - 9:00AM Budapest Site | Nador u. 9, Faculty Tower For more information about an event, please consult our event page<https://events.ceu.edu/host/department-philosophy?_gl=1*1kbwnjw*_ga*NTE4MDU….>. We look forward to welcoming you to CEU. Kind regards [https://attachments.office.net/owa/PreisslS%40ceu.edu/service.svc/s/GetAtta…] Central European University Department of Philosophy Quellenstrasse 51 | A-1100 Wien | Austria

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Event Invitation: Why Do We Disagree About Politics? (21 Feb)

by Jason Means

Dear Colleagues, Knowledge in Crisis is hosting its next public event on 21 February at the Billrothhaus. Please check out the details & register here<https://events.ceu.edu/2024-02-21/why-do-we-disagree-about-politics-role-kn…>. Why Do We Disagree About Politics? The Role of Knowledge in Democratic Societies Panel Discussion and Reception 21 February 2024 19:30 - 22:00 Billrothhaus | Frankgasse 8, 1090 Wien Doors open at 19:00. Registration required. "Democracy is a mechanism for distributing knowledge about matters of public interest, allowing us to decide which politicians should govern." This popular view paints the picture that a politician's role is to inform voters about what is in our best interest. Losing elections, then, must be the result of ineffective communication: "If only we'd managed to get our message across to people properly", the story goes, "then they would have seen why they had to vote for us!" This picture clearly falls short of the messy reality of politics. But why? Does it portray an overly rationalistic picture of the democratic process? Is this picture overly idealistic? Does it overestimate the importance of (conveying) knowledge in democratic decisionmaking? Does it overestimate the potential for people to know what is in their best interest? How can we even determine what a person's "best interest" truly is? Speakers: Michael Ignatieff (Historian, former politician, Rector Emeritus at Central European University) Oliver Traldi (Philosopher at Princeton University, author of the forthcoming book Political Beliefs) Åsa Wikforss (Philosopher at Stockholm University, member of the Swedish Academy, Director of the Knowledge Resistance project) The discussion will be moderated by Eva Stanzl, journalist at the Wiener Zeitung. All the best, Jason Means Jason Means, MA Director of Management and Transfer FWF Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis Department of Philosophy Pronouns: He/Him [cid:image001.jpg@01DA52AC.767EB980] +43 1 25230 7538 LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-d-means/>

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Workshop on Logic and Its Philosophy Feb 8-9

by vcs＠univie.ac.at

Workshop on Logic and Its Philosophy This workshop brings together early career researchers in areas of philosophy that intersect with logic (including philosophical logic, philosophy of logic, and philosophy of mathematics) to discuss on-going work. 08.02.2024 -- 09.02.2024 Neues Institutsgebäude HS 3B, 3. Stock, Universitätstrasse 7, 1090 Wien Please contact Andrew Tedder ( <mailto:ajtedder.at@gmail.com> ajtedder.at(a)gmail.com) with questions.

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Call for Participants: univie:summer school “Ways of Doing Philosophy: East and West” – Deadline: March 15, 2024

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear Colleagues, There is an open call for participants (at the master, doctoral, and postdoctoral level) in the univie:summer school “Ways of Doing Philosophy: East and West” that is organized by our doctoral researchers at the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy. Abstract: Nowadays, the term philosophy is a common currency across cultures, university curricula, and public discourses around the world. But what happens when φιλοσοφία (philosophia) meets contemporary philosophy and its non-Western counterparts such as Chinese zhexue 哲學? The term encompasses a plethora of conceptions of philosophical practices that vary between East and West cultures. This edition of the Summer School will provide a platform for participants to explore and learn from the plurality of philosophical subjects, methods, and purposes. In addition, the Summer School will focus on the past and present bridges between ancient and modern/contemporary philosophy, as well as between Western and non-Western philosophical traditions, and on the global lessons about philosophy that can be drawn from these interactions. The summer school will, in addition, host keynote lectures on Western Philosophy (with a focus on Ancient Greek Philosophy) and Eastern Philosophy (Daoism, Confucianism and Indian Philosophy). All the relevant information can be found here: https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/summer-sch… Dates: 25-30 July 2024 Location: Neues Institutsgebäude, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien The deadline for applications is March 15, 2024. Contact email: vdp.summerschool.2024(a)gmail.com We would be very grateful if you could help us to spread this call to your colleagues and students worldwide. Thank you very much for your support! Best, Raphael Aybar

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6 PhD Positions in Philosophy (all areas) at the University of Vienna - Application deadline March 6, 2024

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear Colleagues, There is a job opening for six PhD positions (four years, fixed term) in all areas of philosophy in our department. The announcements can be found here: Three PhD Positions in Philosophy at the University of Vienna - Cluster of Excellence: https://philjobs.org/job/show/25742 Three PhD Positions in Philosophy at the University of Vienna - PACE Project: https://philjobs.org/job/show/25738 The deadline for applications is March 6, 2024. Applicants can apply for both simultaneously. We would be very grateful if you could help us to spread this call to your colleagues and students worldwide. Thank you very much for your support! Best regards, Raphael Aybar

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25.01. Workshop zu Origen: An early Christian Philosopher // Workshop: Readings in Christianity: The Case of C. P. Cavafy

by Institut für Philosophie

im Namen von Prof. Karamanolis laden wir Sie zu den zwei Veranstaltungen am 25.01 ein: 1. Workshop zu Origen: An early Christian Philosopher (c. 185-254) When & Where: Hörsaal 3A Thursday 26.1.2024 10.00-12.30 Introduction: George Karamanolis: Main Philosophical issues in Origen᾽s Philosophy Vito Limone (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele): Origen and Methodius on the Resurrected Body Mehr Information unten: https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail… ______ 2. Workshop: Readings in Christianity: The Case of C. P. Cavafy 25. Jänner 2024 Ort: Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 3. Stock Programme: 13:30: Opening Words 14:00: George Karamanolis (University of Vienna): "Cavafy's ancient Christianity" 14:40-14:50: Coffee Break 14:50-15:30: Katerina Kostiou (University of Patras): "Cavafy's construction of poetic personae: 'Julian in Nicomedia' and repetition as complentarity" 15:30-15:40: Coffee Break 15:40-16:20: Vasiliki Dimoula (University of Vienna): "Christian Pleasures: Reading Christianity's Historians through a fin-de-siècle lens" 16:20-16:30: Coffee Break 16:30-17:10: Martha Vassiliadi (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki): "Refiguring Cavafy's Salome: The female hero and the storytelling mechanism" 17:10-17:30: Coffee Break 17:30-18:10: Maria Boletsi (Leiden University and University of Amsterdam): "From Christianity to capitalism and Back: Cavafy's Noonday Demon" 18:10-19:00: General Discussion, Conclusions 20:00: Workshop's Dinner Mehr information unten: https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail…

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APSE talk by Stella Villarmea on 25 January 2024 at 3pm

by Anne Sophie Meincke

Dear colleagues, I'm pleased to invite you to our next APSE talk on Thursday, 25th January 2024, 3:00 (s.t.) - 5:00 p.m. in HS 3A, 3. OG, NIG. The speaker is Professor Stella Villarmea (Complutense University of Madrid & University of Oxford). She will be speaking about: "Birthing: Vindicating a Visceral Body Philosophically" Abstract: Birth matters matter — and they matter philosophically too. I work on philosophy of birth, that is, I use the tools of philosophy to analyse representations and practices around childbirth. My thesis is that to reorient philosophical conversation toward birth and, specifically, to the origin of our lives in the female body, produces a radical shift. Once we take that turn, many of the tales about our origin truly become 'old-tales'. Are we already imagining a new genealogy, a new logos for genos? Can we philosophically (and medically/obstetrically) represent and vindicate this new genea-logy? The talk will be followed by a dinner. Please let me know if you would like to join. I'm looking forward to seeing you. Best wishes, Anne Sophie -- "The Metaphysics of Development and Evolution: From Thing Ontology to Process Ontology", Human Development, online first: https://doi.org/10.1159/000534421 "Emergent Properties", in: The Routledge Handbook of Properties, ed. by A.-S. Maurin & A. Fisher (pp.347-357), Routledge "The Metaphysics of Living Consciousness: Metabolism, Agency and Purposiveness", Biosemiotics 16 (2023), 281–290: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12304-023-09531-0 www.annesophiemeincke.com Elise Richter Research Fellow Institute of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7 1010 Vienna, Austria

1 year, 3 months

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Khôra Colloquim: "CLINAMEN - Bewegtbilder des Denkens", 25.01.2024, 18:30, HS 3f

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 25.01.2024, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: "CLINAMEN - Bewegtbilder des Denkens" – An der Grenze zwischen Philosophie und Kunst mit einer Performance von Noemi Call und Philipp Quell Beschreibung: Sarah Kofman wirft in ihrer Beschreibung der Paarung von Kunst und Philosophie eine Frage auf: „Aus der Kunst eine philosophische Frage machen, einen Diskurs über die Kunst führen, der sich diesem System von Oppositionen beugt, heißt das nicht die Herrschaftsgeste der Philosophie zu wiederholen, die immer die Kunst dem Logos und der Wahrheit unterordnen wollte?"(Kofman 1990, "Die Melancholie der Kunst" in: Postmoderne und Dekonstruktion, 224) Die Beziehung zwischen Philosophie und Kunst scheint in einer Sackgasse zu sein. Entweder die Philosophie spricht "über" die Kunst und will erklären, was sie "eigentlich" bedeutet, oder sie muss sie unberührt und für sich selbst sprechen lassen. Doch gibt es neben dieser erstarrten Opposition alternative Wege, Holzwege oder Schleichwege vielleicht, die Kunst und Philosophie in einen "Dialog auf Augenhöhe" bringen? In einem Dialog mit dem Videokünstler H. Arcier, der in seinem Werk die atomistische Kosmologie zum Anstoß nimmt, um eine ganz neue Perspektive auf den Tanz zu eröffnen, wollen wir mit einem performativ-philosophischen Text antworten, indem wir Figuren und Impressionen des Videokunstwerks sprachlich verarbeiten und weiterspinnen. Den Link zu dem Video findet ihr hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOXJl6zD9gw Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euer Kommen! Mit lieben Grüßen im Namen von Khôra Sebastian Krach

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Dec 14 Guest lecture by Cecile Fabre: "Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage, Justice and Territorial Rights"

by Sophie Kroiss

Dear colleagues, on behalf of Univ.-Prof. Angela Kallhoff and the Department of Philosophy, I cordially invite you to a guest lecture titled *"Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage, Justice and Territorial Rights"* by *Cecile Fabre *(All Souls College, Oxford). Thu Dec. 14th, 2023, 6:30 p.m. in HS 3D (NIG) For questions, contact sophie.kroiss(a)univie.ac.at Abstract: The thought that there are cultural landmarks which have universal value is a familiar one. It is at the heart of UNESCO's and the World Heritage's mission, and is affirmed in a number of international declarations, not least the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. For all its appeal, UNESCO's ideals raise some deep concerns. In particular, it is not easy to articulate an account of universal value; and it is not easy to show why we are under moral obligations in respect of that heritage. Nevertheless, I attempt to defend those ideals. I seek to show that the protection of humankind's heritage, qua humankind's, not only is a moral imperative: more strongly put, it is a duty of justice. I then address one of the most important objections to it - namely that it undermines states’ and their citizenries’ legitimate interest in deciding what to do with landmarks which are located on their territory. /Cecile Fabre a political philosopher, and currently Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. She is also Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Nuffield College, Oxford. Her research interests are in theories of distributive justice; the philosophy of democracy; just war theory; the ethics of foreign policy, with particular focus on the ethics of economic statecraft and the ethics of espionage. She most recently published Spying Through a Glass Darkly: The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence (Oxford University Press 2022); Economic Statecraft: Human Rights, Sanctions, and Conditionality (Harvard University Press, 2018), preceded by (among others) Cosmopolitan Peace (Oxford University Press, 2016), The Morality of Defensive War, co-edited with Seth Lazar (Oxford University Press, 2014), Cosmopolitan War (Oxford University Press, 2012)./ https://kalender.univie.ac.at/einzelansicht/?no_cache=1&tx_univieevents_pi1… / /

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Day of Parliamentary Research 2024 - Call for Contributions

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear colleagues, please find attached our call for contributions for the *Day of Parliamentary Research 2024*. The conference takes place on June 20, 2024 in the premises of the Austrian Parliament. It is organized by the Legal, Legislative and Research Services (RLW) of the Parliamentary Administration of the Austrian Parliament and will bring together scholars from various disciplines to discuss their research as well as its potential contribution to parliamentary practice. We invite academic *contributions from all disciplines* without any restrictions on content or methodology. Details on thematic focus, abstract submission, and organisational issues can be found in the attachment. Please inform yourself about all details concerning the abstract submission and send your proposal for a presentation or a poster (in PDF format) *by April 15, 2024 *to parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at <mailto:parlamentsforschung@parlament.gv.at>. We kindly ask you to *forward this call* to potentially interested colleagues and look forward to receiving your submissions. If you have any questions please contact us using the contact details below. If you are interested in how last year’s – and first ever – Day of Parliamentary Research went, please read the report on the website of the Austrian Parliament at Tag der Parlamentsforschung 2023: Tagungsbericht <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/Tag-der-Parlamentsforschung-2023-…>(in German; including PDFs of the keynote-speech, presentations and posters in English) or the Conference Report in the International Journal of Parliamentary Studies <https://brill.com/view/journals/parl/3/2/article-p309_007.xml>(in English). Details on all initiatives of the Parliamentary Administration concerning parliamentary research can be found at Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>(in English) or Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>(in German). Kind regards on behalf of the project team, Christoph Clar *Research and Support in Parliamentary Matters* Parliamentary Administration Legal, Legislative & Research Services (RLW) cid:image001.png@01D945F0.D5961270 1017 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43 1 401 10-2668 Mobil +43 676 8900 2668 For further information see: Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>(in German) or Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>(in English) Use of Personal Data The Privacy Statement <https://www.parlament.gv.at/privacy>informs you about how the Parliamentary Administration processes your personal data.

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CfP: XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie

by Institut für Philosophie

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Einreichungsphase für die XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie hat begonnen! Nach 10 Jahren in Salzburg zieht die Tagung um und wird am 19. & 20. September 2024 zum ersten Mal an der Universität Passau stattfinden. Dürften wir Sie bitten, den Call for Papers an Ihrem Institut und Ihrer Universität zu verbreiten? Insbesondere würden wir uns freuen, wenn Sie ihn an Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen und Promovierende weitergeben könnten. Einreichungen für Einzelvorträge, Panels und Runde Tische sind bis 15.4.2024 unter https://tagung-praktische-philosophie.org möglich. Mit herzlichen Grüßen aus Passau Johanna Sinn -- Tagung für Praktische Philosophie Universität Passau https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/ <https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/> tfpp(a)uni-passau.de <mailto:tfpp@uni-passau.de> XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie: 19.-20.09.2024 Universität Passau *Call for Papers * *XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie * *19./20. September 2024 * *Universität Passau * *Organisation: *Karoline Reinhardt (Passau) in Kooperation mit Birgit Beck (TU Berlin) sowie Gottfried Schweiger (Salzburg) und Michael Zichy (Bonn/Salzburg) Die Tagung für Praktische Philosophie zieht nach 10 Jahren in Salzburg um: Am 19. und 20. September 2024 findet die XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie an der Universität Passau statt. Christian Seidel (Karlsruhe) und Eva Weber-Guskar (Bochum) werden die Plenarvorträge halten – die weiteren Beiträge werden noch gesucht. Wir laden daher alle Interessierten, mit und ohne universitäre Anbindung, ein, *Vorschläge für Vorträge, thematische Panels oder Runde Tische* einzureichen. Dabei sind Vorträge aus dem gesamten Spektrum der praktischen Philosophie (angewandte Philosophie, Sozialphilosophie, Ethik, Rechtsphilosophie, politische Philosophie und Theorie, Handlungstheorie, sowohl in analytisch-systematischer wie auch in historischer Tradition) und verwandter Disziplinen willkommen. Für jeden Vortrag sind 20 Minuten plus 10 Minuten Diskussion vorgesehen. Vorschläge für Vorträge sollten einen Titel und eine Zusammenfassung des Vortrags (im Umfang von ca. 500 Wörtern) umfassen. Die Zusammenfassung darf keinen Hinweis auf den/die Autor:in enthalten. Die Einreichung ist bis 15. April 2024 über die Tagungswebsite möglich: www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org <http://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org> Zum gesamten CfP und weiteren CfP für einzelne Panels: https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/call-for-papers.html

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[angewandte kunstgeschichte] Lecture and Exhibition with Kristian Vstrup Madsen

by Institut für Philosophie

Kristian Vstrup Madsen "Good doesn't cut it: quality and quantity in the reception history of Vermeer“ a Lecture on Monday, January 22nd, 7 pm at University of Applied Arts, Vordere Zollamtsstr. 7, 5th Floor, SE 20 In the mid 18th century, the King of Saxony bought a Vermeer because he was told it was a Rembrandt, and he believed it. A few decades on, the King of France declined to buy a Vermeer because it was not a Rembrandt. Vermeer has always been good – anyone could see that. But good doesn’t cut it when you’re selling to kings, oil barons, financiers, and rappers. His example tells us that, across art history, from Old Masters to post-postmodernists, quality is not a given, but subject to trend and capital. In this lecture, Kristian Vistrup Madsen traces how value was attributed to Vermeer's paintings, and how value, over time, made us see those paintings differently. /*Kristian Vistrup Madsen* is a writer and art critic based in Berlin. He has contributed to magazines such as Artforum, Harpers, The White Review, and Kunstkritikk. Doing Time: Essays on Using People was published by Floating Opera Press in 2021./ and "The (Great) Kristian Vistrup Madsen Show. Contemporaneity in Postmedieval Times" an exhibition opening on Tuesday, January 23rd, 6 pm at University of Applied Arts, Oskar Kokoschka Platz 2, Painting Department, Studios 610 and 621 a cooperation with the departments Philosophy and Painting, in the context of Kathrin Heinrich’s seminar „Art Criticism“. https:__www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net_uploads_TKVMS_s.jpg Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva Kernbauer Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien | University of Applied Arts Vienna Abteilung Kunstgeschichte | Art History A-1010 Wien| Vienna, Oskar Kokoschka-Platz 2 Besuchsadresse: A-1030 Wien, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, Zimmer 444 fon +43-1-71133-2760 fax +43-1-71133-2769 eva.kernbauer(a)uni-ak.ac.at <mailto:sabine.eder@uni-ak.ac.at> www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net <http://www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net/>

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Invitation Vera Bühlmann (TU Wien): The Out-With and the With-Out, Or How to Think of the Digital in Relation to a Philological "Ex Tempore" - January 26th, 6pm, HS 2i (and online)

by Ralf Gisinger

Dear Colleagues, The Reading Circle of the Research Group "Poststructuralism, Gender Theory, Psychoanalysis" at the University of Vienna cordially invites you to the next public event: Vera Bühlmann (TU Vienna): The Out-With and the With-Out, Or How to Think of the Digital in Relation to a Philological "Ex Tempore" Friday, January 26th 2024, 6-8pm, Hörsaal 2i (NIG), Department of Philosophy (and online), Lecture and Discussion Vera Bühlmann's recent book _The Digital, a Continent? Nature and Poetics_ (Birkhäuser, 2024) presents a natural philosophy way of thinking that draws from the optics and the sensibilities of New Materialisms: Mathematical, poetical and rhetorical ideations help to call, count, measure and proportion impersonal "thought" that "happens" much like the weather does. It foregrounds thereby an agency as we address it when we say "it rains", or "there is wind", or "a storm is coming". The chapters of this book show how for the cunning reason of a Mechanic in the old, artistic sense of the word (literally "one who thinks and acts resourcefully") there is neither a necessity for devotion nor humiliation involved when acknowledging that things _in the first and last instance_ remain cryptic (dependent upon ciphering). For what the mechanic's craft excels in and reveals objectively is how to keep ideas and things moving and morphing, how to make them and render them referential and graspable beyond a strict nature-culture distinction. The knowledge the mechanic aims at conveying is how to domesticate the meanwhile: How can we develop ideations of energy, form and intellect in play together rationally and objectively, and yet in an indefinite variety of ways and across many scales? Such sites of play would have to be articulated and tuned by an architectonics for which world and earth are neither synonymous nor subjected one to the other. The chapters in this book explore the idea that we can better maintain active relations to ourselves and to the currently emerging paradigm(s) of planetary cultures, politics and economies when we study how there is coding at work not only in the human domain but also in the natural world too. But how to think of such an idea of "coding", how to consider the relations between method, poetics, technics and the arts? The talk will explore resonances to Werner Hamacher's _95 Theses on Philology _(2009)_ _as well as his notion of "Ex Tempore" in _On the Brink. Language, Time, History and Politics_ (2020). Vera Bühlmann is Professor for Architecture Theory at Vienna University of Technology TU, and director of the research group Architecture Theory and Philosophy of Technics ATTP. Registration for online participation or to get the referenced texts: ralf.gisinger(a)univie.ac.at Since 2021 the Reading Circle PS-GT-PA includes public events additionally to the monthly readings. Lectures and workshops have been held with Brian Massumi, Erin Manning, Avital Ronell, Didier Debaise, Shomo Choudhury and Alexis Shotwell. More information: poststrukturalismus.univie.ac.at [1] For the organizing team of the Reading Circle, Eva-Maria Aigner, Arno Böhler, Ralf Gisinger Links: ------ [1] http://poststrukturalismus.univie.ac.at

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Roundmail: Anti-Racism Working Group

by Irene Salzmann

Dear all, on behalf of the Anti-Racism Working Group we want to wish u a happy New Year! We are a group of students, Department staff and scholars who want to create cultural change at the Department of Philosophy that is conscious of and proactive in addressing issues around the many kinds of racism endemic to our collective contexts. In November, we organised for the first time a series of events including talks, a film screening and workshops. U can find more infos on our webpage: https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at For the next year, there is a lot more to come, and we are looking for interested people to join us and collaborate with us! We hope for your active participation, feedback, and suggestions. Please do not hesitate to get in contact via antiracism.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at All the best, your Anti-Racism Working Group

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Wittgen=steine talk this Friday

by Martin Kusch

Dear All, The "Wittgen=steine" series (organized by the Wittgenstein Research Group) organizes a talk this Friday: January 19th, 2024, 3-4:30pm, HS 3F (NIG): Annette Langner-Pitschmann: „‚…und mein Spaten biegt sich zurück' (PU §217). Zum Verhältnis zwischen Ideologie und Religion" Everybody welcome! Best wishes from the organizers, Esther Heinrich Anja Weiberg Martin Kusch

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Invitation: Trans*Formations 16.1. – Talk by Luce deLire and Film by Isa Schieche

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, this is a reminder for the first Trans*Formations event! Trans Philosophy is one of the most exciting 'new' strands of philosophical theorizing, and we are happy to host the first event on the topic at the University of Vienna. First, Luce deLire (formerly John Hopkins University, https://getaphilosopher.com/) will give the talk "Can The Transsexual Speak?". Abstract: On September 14, 2021 Ella Nik Bayan set herself on fire at Berlin Alexanderplatz, Germany. She died shortly after. On February 2, 2024, the German government will most probably pass a new 'Self-Determination Law' (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) which promises to simplify transition related changes of name and gender identity markers in legal documents. In my talk, I use these two examples to present what I call 'the transsexual contract': Trans and non-binary self determination is (often violently) incapacitated by means of concrete legal, political and epistemological arrangements. This is the case even in left wing art, activism and allegedly 'progressive' legislation. Allegedly, the transsexual contract protects cis people from trans propaganda and from their own confusion. Yet in reality, its main goal is the production and control of cis people. One is not born cis, but becomes cis. With a post-colonial lens, I suggest queer hospitality as a concrete practice to unlearn this toxic logic of protection. After a Q&A with Luce deLire, we will watch the film "Die Räuberinnen" (2023) by Austrian filmmaker Isa Schieche, who recently also received the Goldene Medusa Award for this film.(More Info: https://isaschieche.com/Die-Rauberinnen) About the film: Three trans women meet in a country house to plan a robbery. The trick of the heist is that, in order to create a false trail, they disguise themselves as men. While they share everyday life as a well-established team and lovers, they practice speaking in a deep voice, walking manly and behaving in a masculine manner. In this process, they reach their emotional and physical limits and repeatedly fail to imitate male connoted behavior."Die Räuberinnen" is a sociological analysis of male- and female-attributed behavior and traits, shaking up binary role models in a swirl of radicalism and activism. The talk will be in English, the film is in German with English subtitles. There will be popcorn, snacks and drinks to round off the event! When? Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 Where? HS 3F, Institute of Philosophy, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) Looking forward to seeing you on January 16th! Any sharing of the event is highly appreciated, and the poster for the event is attached to this email. Please do not hesitate to contact me concerning any accessibility needs or questions! With warm greetings, 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 CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought

by Jakob Rendl

CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought is delighted to announce that its application for a section on "Kant, Science and Politics" as part of the ECPR General Conference (University College Dublin, 12-15 August 2024) has been successful, and 6 panels have been allocated to the Section. As a result, paper and panel proposals for the section "Kant, Science and Politics" are now invited. Paper proposals may either be submitted as part of one of the five suggested panels below or as part of a new panel on a topic related to that of the section. The aim of this section is to examine Kant's view of a practical metaphysics (both in ethics and politico-juridical philosophy) that is on the secure path of science; the following are suggested panel topics: * The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Cognitions * Kant's Conception of Moral Theory as a Philosophical Science * The "Land of Truth" - The Political Language of Scientific Truth * Autonomy and the Moral Law * Science and Racism - Kant's Anthropology and the Need for Reorientation of Kant Scholarship You may find further details on the section here: Kant, Science and Politics (ecpr.eu) [1]. If you are interested, please submit your proposal here by 18 January 2024: Propose a panel: Panel Proposal - ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, 12 - 15 August 2024 [2] Propose a paper: Panel Proposal - ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, 12 - 15 August 2024 [2] In case you have any questions, please contact jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at or s.baiasu(a)keele.ac.uk. All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1470 [2] https://ecpr.eu/MyEcpr/Forms/PanelProposalForm.aspx?EventID=251

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Filmscreening: Inter*, trans_ und nicht-binär im österreichischen Kontext

by Flora Löffelmann

Liebe alle, ich darf euch herzlich zu einem Film Screening einladen, das nächste Woche stattfindet. Der sogenannte Transgender Tipping Point deutet auf eine nie dagewesene Präsenz von trans_ Personen in medialen Darstellungen im Globalen Norden hin, die, wenn auch seltener, auch für die Darstellung von inter* und nicht-binären Personen, Lebensrealitäten und Aktivismen gilt. Die Arbeitsgruppe Inter*Trans_Nonbinary der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Geschlechterforschung (ÖGGF), das Referat Genderforschung (Universität Wien) und das Institut für Theater-, Film und Medienwissenschaft (Universität Wien) laden zu einem Filmprogramm zu emanzipatorischen Zugängen zu trans_inter*nichtbinären Lebensrealitäten im österreichischen Kontext. In einem anschließenden Publikumsgespräch mit einigen der beteiligten Filmemacher*innen/Aktivist*innen wird unter anderem nach den Möglichkeiten und Unmöglichkeiten emanzipatorischer Arbeit gefragt, und danach, welche Aspekte allzu oft zu kurz kommen. Zeit: Freitag, 19. Jänner 2024, 18.30 Uhr, mit Snacks und Getränken im Anschluss Ort: Hörsaal 5 im UZA II, Josef-Holaubek-Platz, 1090 Wien Informationen zu Zuwegen und zur Erreichbarkeit für Rollstuhlfahrer*innen (mit Fotos): https://shorturl.at/fgK12 Sprachen: Die Filme Inter*Story und Trans*Phoria sind in deutscher Lautsprache ohne Untertitel; der Film Trans*Gaze ist in deutscher und englischer Lautsprache mit englischen Untertiteln. Die Diskussion wird in deutscher/englischer Lautsprache stattfinden. Der Hörsaal verfügt leider über keine Induktionsschleifen. Programm: Inter*Story – ein Stück Aktivismus (Djordje Čenić, Nicole Baïer, Österreich 2023, 43 Min.; deutsche Version) Trans*Gaze (Rosa Wiesauer, Österreich 2021, 20 Min.; deutsche/englische Version mit englischen Untertiteln) Trans*Phoria (weitere Informationen folgen) Publikumsgespräch mit: Ruth Jenrbekova (Trans*Gaze), Magdalena Klein und Tinou Ponzer (Inter*Story), safer*space Collective (GM.P., M.L.; TRANS*PHORIA) Weitere Informationen: https://gender.univie.ac.at/l/filmscreening -- 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 Sigrid Preissl

Dear all you are warmly invited to join the CEU Department of Philosophy at our upcoming events: Departmental Colloquium: A philosopher looks at the multiverse Jeremy Butterfield (Trinity College Cambridge) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium David Plunkett (Dartmouth College) Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Maria Kronfeldner (CEU) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Josef Mitterer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Katharine Jenkins (University of Glasgow) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Damian Aleksiev (University of Vienna) Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Hans-Bernhard Schmid (University of Vienna) Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Sarah Robins (Purdue University) Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Evgenia Mylonaki (University of Patras) Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered Departmental Colloquium Will Small (University of Illinois Chicago) Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 3:40PM Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered For more information about an event, please consult our event page<https://events.ceu.edu/host/department-philosophy?_gl=1*1kbwnjw*_ga*NTE4MDU….>. We look forward to welcoming you to CEU. Kind regards [cid:2eec0144-a0a3-4d11-9e3b-6ec8e9753530] Central European University Department of Philosophy Quellenstrasse 51 | A-1100 Wien | Austria

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Reminder: Trans*Formations 16.1.2024

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I would like to cordially invite you to the first Trans*Formations event! Trans Philosophy is one of the most exciting 'new' strands of philosophical theorizing, and we are happy to host the first event on the topic at the University of Vienna, to be followed by more later this year. First, Luce deLire (formerly John Hopkins University, https://getaphilosopher.com/) will give the talk "Can The Transsexual Speak?". Abstract: On September 14, 2021 Ella Nik Bayan set herself on fire at Berlin Alexanderplatz, Germany. She died shortly after. On February 2, 2024, the German government will most probably pass a new 'Self-Determination Law' (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) which promises to simplify transition related changes of name and gender identity markers in legal documents. In my talk, I use these two examples to present what I call 'the transsexual contract': Trans and non-binary self determination is (often violently) incapacitated by means of concrete legal, political and epistemological arrangements. This is the case even in left wing art, activism and allegedly 'progressive' legislation. Allegedly, the transsexual contract protects cis people from trans propaganda and from their own confusion. Yet in reality, its main goal is the production and control of cis people. One is not born cis, but becomes cis. With a post-colonial lens, I suggest queer hospitality as a concrete practice to unlearn this toxic logic of protection. After a Q&A with Luce deLire, we will watch the film "Die Räuberinnen" (2023) by Austrian filmmaker Isa Schieche, who recently also received the Goldene Medusa Award for this film.(More Info: https://isaschieche.com/Die-Rauberinnen) The talk will be in English, the film is in German with English subtitles. There will be popcorn, snacks and drinks to round off the event! When? Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 Where? HS 3F, Institute of Philosophy, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) Looking forward to seeing you on January 16th! Any sharing of the event is highly appreciated, and the poster for the event is attached to this email. Please do not hesitate to contact me concerning any accessibility needs or questions! With warm greetings, 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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Khôra Colloquium: Vermittlungsbegriff in der Medienphilosophie, 11.01. 2024, 18:30, HS 3F

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 11.01.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: "Über die Bedeutung des Vermittlungsbegriffs für die Medienphilosophie" Ein kurzer Text von Leander Scholz ("Hegel und das leere Blatt Papier") dient uns als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Diskussion. Auf Anfrage wird der Text gerne zugesendet. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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REMINDER CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought

by Jakob Rendl

CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought is delighted to announce that its application for a section on "Kant, Science and Politics" as part of the ECPR General Conference (University College Dublin, 12-15 August 2024) has been successful, and 6 panels have been allocated to the Section. As a result, paper and panel proposals for the section "Kant, Science and Politics" are now invited. Paper proposals may either be submitted as part of one of the five suggested panels below or as part of a new panel on a topic related to that of the section. The aim of this section is to examine Kant's view of a practical metaphysics (both in ethics and politico-juridical philosophy) that is on the secure path of science; the following are suggested panel topics: * The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Cognitions * Kant's Conception of Moral Theory as a Philosophical Science * The "Land of Truth" - The Political Language of Scientific Truth * Autonomy and the Moral Law * Science and Racism - Kant's Anthropology and the Need for Reorientation of Kant Scholarship You may find further details on the section here: Kant, Science and Politics (ecpr.eu) [1]. If you are interested, please send an Expression of Interest with a short outline of your paper (max. 500 words) or, if applicable, of the proposed panel to jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at and s.baiasu(a)keele.ac.uk by 11 January 2024, or contact us for more information. All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1470

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Zoom Workshop: Affective and Mnemonic Injustice (January 30th and 31st, 2024)

by Sabine Koch

Zoom Workshop: Affective and Mnemonic Injustice (January 30th and 31st, 2024) In recent years, there’s been a growing interest in identifying the different ways in which a person or a group of persons can be a victim of injustice, as well as the psychological/subjective effects that the various types of injustice can have on people’s status as epistemic, affective and mnemonic agents, among others. Following this trend, the purpose of this workshop will be to investigate two distinctive types of injustice as well as their possible conceptual and empirical links: affective and mnemonic injustice. The first seeks to capture kinds of injustices committed against individuals specifically in their capacities as affective agents, for example, by systematically provoking distressing experiences such as fear, sadness or despair, by manipulating others’ emotions in a way that might prove detrimental to their well-being, or by denying others opportunities to express and regulate their emotional responses. The latter seeks to capture how stereotypes can shape what we remember, so that accounts of fairness and social justice have to be taken into consideration in debates about different kinds of mnemonic capacities. These two kinds of injustices have obvious interconnections, as can be seen, for example, in the way that provoking a traumatic experience upon another person is a kind of injustice that has both an affective and a mnemonic component. We hope that the talks in this workshop, and the discussion that will follow them, will bring out these (and other) philosophical interconnections. As a result, we hope to show that the philosophy of memory and the philosophy of emotion are deeply political subject matters, something that is often overlooked within these disciplines. Far from being a marginal topic, the politics of memory and affectivity is at the heart of questions as to how memory and affective systems function, their purpose, and their role within our social spheres more broadly. We would thus like to invite everyone to join us in discussing and making these topics more visible in the philosophical community. Programme: January 30th 2024 2:30 PM (CET): Marina Trakas (Conicet): "Mnemonic Humility: An Antidote to Mnemonic Injustice?" 3:3O PM (CET): Francisco Gallegos (Wake Forest): "Authenticity, Zozobra and Affective Injustice" January 31st 2024 2:30 PM (CET): Joel Krueger (Exeter): "An Ecological Approach to Affective Injustice" 3:30 PM (CET): Katherine Puddifoot (Durham): "Mnemonic Injustice and the Social Stance on Memory" Registration (mandatory): <http://goog_82397027> https://forms.gle/k6EoLEjii7hd9RmN7 Abstracts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eP9bQfSmj9BWnml58N7Zv-n0TM9yN72p/view?usp=… PhilEvents: https://philevents.org/event/show/117621 Organisers: Nathália de Ávila (Universität Wien - IVC Fellow) Felipe Carvalho (UFLA) Em Walsh (Johns Hopkins) Questions: Please, write to nferrei1(a)smail.uni-koeln.de<mailto:nferrei1@smail.uni-koeln.de>

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Einladung zur Graduiertenkonferenz: "Den Finger in die Wunde legen - Kritische Phänomenologien der Gewalt" am 11./12. Januar

by Charlotte Bomert

Liebe Kolleg:innen, gerne möchten wir Sie auf die Graduiertenkonferenz "DEN FINGER IN DIE WUNDE LEGEN - Kritische Phänomenologien der Gewalt", die am 11./12. Januar an unserem Institut stattfinden wird, aufmerksam machen. Die Konferenz setzt es sich zur Aufgabe, zum einen die aktuell v. a. im angloamerikanischen Raum sich intensivierende Debatte um die sog. "critical phenomenology" mit Blick auf Phänomene der Gewalt zu erproben. Darüber hinaus soll sie einen Ort des Austausches für junge phänomenologische (Gewalt)Forschung am Institut für Philosophie in Wien eröffnen. Anhand konkreter Phänomenanalysen soll gezeigt werden, wie sich eine für soziale, politische und globale Problemlagen sensibilisierende Phänomenologie mit deskriptiven, genealogischen und kritischen Theorieelemente konstruktiv verbinden lässt und so neue Einsichten für die Gewaltforschung zu eröffnen vermag. Neben den Beiträgen von fortgeschrittenen Master- und Doktoratsstudierenden unseres Instituts, die zu Phänomenen der Gewalt forschen, freuen wir uns zudem auf folgende drei Keynotes: (1) Claudia Brunner, Politikwissenschaftlerin und assoz. Professorin am Zentrum für Friedensforschung und Friedensbildung, Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung der Universität Klagenfurt mit dem Vortrag "Strukturell, symbolisch, normativ - und epistemisch: Gewalt weiter denken in der kolonialen Moderne" (2) Pascal Delhom, Senior Lecturer am Philosophischen Seminar der Europa-Universität Flensburg, mit dem Vortrag "Erlittene Gewalt. Die Frage des Zugangs zu den Phänomenen" (3) Gerald Posselt, Senior Lecturer an unserem Institut, mit dem Vortrag: "Zeichensprache der Verletzungen: Schnittstellen sprachlicher und körperlicher Gewalt" Ausführlichere Abstracts zu den Keynotes, den anderen Vorträgen, den genauen Zeitablauf und Hintergrundlektüren zu den Keynotes finden Sie hier: https://phaenomenologie.univie.ac.at/forschung/graduiertenkonferenz-den-fin… Mit den besten Grüßen und Wünschen für das neue Jahr, Charlotte Bomert, Georg Harfensteller & Michael Staudigl

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Invitation: Trans*Formations 16.1. – Talk by Luce deLire and Film by Isa Schieche

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I would like to cordially invite you to the first Trans*Formations event! Trans Philosophy is one of the most exciting 'new' strands of philosophical theorizing, and we are happy to host the first event on the topic at the University of Vienna. First, Luce deLire (formerly John Hopkins University, https://getaphilosopher.com/) will give the talk "Can The Transsexual Speak?". Abstract: On September 14, 2021 Ella Nik Bayan set herself on fire at Berlin Alexanderplatz, Germany. She died shortly after. On February 2, 2024, the German government will most probably pass a new 'Self-Determination Law' (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) which promises to simplify transition related changes of name and gender identity markers in legal documents. In my talk, I use these two examples to present what I call 'the transsexual contract': Trans and non-binary self determination is (often violently) incapacitated by means of concrete legal, political and epistemological arrangements. This is the case even in left wing art, activism and allegedly 'progressive' legislation. Allegedly, the transsexual contract protects cis people from trans propaganda and from their own confusion. Yet in reality, its main goal is the production and control of cis people. One is not born cis, but becomes cis. With a post-colonial lens, I suggest queer hospitality as a concrete practice to unlearn this toxic logic of protection. After a Q&A with Luce deLire, we will watch the film "Die Räuberinnen" (2023) by Austrian filmmaker Isa Schieche, who recently also received the Goldene Medusa Award for this film.(More Info: https://isaschieche.com/Die-Rauberinnen) The talk will be in English, the film is in German with English subtitles. There will be popcorn, snacks and drinks to round off the event! When? Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 Where? HS 3F, Institute of Philosophy, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) Looking forward to seeing you on January 16th! Any sharing of the event is highly appreciated, and the poster for the event is attached to this email. Please do not hesitate to contact me concerning any accessibility needs or questions! With warm greetings, 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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Fwd: Submit your project ideas for the "Research Year in Parliament" 2024

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-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Submit your project ideas for the "Research Year in Parliament" 2024 Datum: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:02:16 +0000 Von: Parlamentsforschung <Parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at> An: Parlamentsforschung <Parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at> ***** Deutschsprachige Version siehe unten ******** Dear colleagues, we are pleased to inform you that, for the second time, the Legal, Legislative and Scientific Service of the Parliamentary Administration of the Austrian Parliament invites *representatives from all scientific disciplines* to submit their *project ideas* for the "*Research Year in Parliament*". Within this initiative, the Scientific Advisory Board <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/research-year-in-parliament/> selects a research project that deals with a parliament-related issue in a particularly innovative way. A *contract for work and services worth a total gross amount of EUR 16,000.00* will be awarded. In addition, during the one-year term the project will receive support from experts from the Parliamentary Administration and access to the knowledge resources of the Austrian Parliament. Please send your ideas including all required documents (in PDF format) *by March 21, 2024 *to parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at <mailto:parlamentsforschung@parlament.gv.at>. Details on the submission and all other initiatives of the Parliamentary Administration concerning parliamentary research can be found at Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>. We kindly ask you to *forward this call to potentially interested colleagues* and look forward to receiving your submissions. If you have any questions please contact us using the contact details below. Kind regards and best wishes for the upcoming holidays - on behalf of the project team, Christoph Clar ************** Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, wir freuen uns, Sie darüber zu informieren, dass der Rechts-, Legislativ- und Wissenschaftliche Dienst (RLW) der Parlamentsdirektion des österreichischen Parlaments zum zweiten Mal *Vertreter:innen aus allen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen* dazu einlädt, ihre *Projektideen* für das „*Forschungsjahr im Parlament*“ einzureichen. Im Rahmen dieser Initiative wählt der wissenschaftliche Beirat <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/index.html#fo…> ein Forschungsprojekt aus, das sich auf besonders innovative Weise mit einer parlamentsbezogenen Fragestellung auseinandersetzt. Dafür wird ein *Werkvertrag in der Höhe von insgesamt EUR 16.000,00 brutto* ausgelobt. Darüber hinaus erhält das Projekt während der einjährigen Laufzeit Unterstützung durch Expert:innen der Parlamentsdirektion sowie Zugang zu den Wissensressourcen des österreichischen Parlaments. Bitte senden Sie Ihre Ideen inklusive aller erforderlichen Unterlagen (im PDF-Format) *bis zum 21. März 2024* an die E-Mail-Adresse parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at. Details zur Einreichung sowie zu allen weiteren Initiativen der Parlamentsdirektion im Bereich der Parlamentsforschung finden Sie unter Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>. Wir bitten Sie um die *Weiterleitung an potenziell interessierte Kolleg:innen* und freuen uns über Ihre Einreichungen. Für Rückfragen sind wir unter den unten angeführten Kontaktdaten zur Verfügung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen und den besten Wünschen für die bevorstehenden Weihnachtsfeiertage – im Namen des Projektteams, Christoph Clar *Research and Support in Parliamentary Matters* Parliamentary Administration Legal, Legislative & Research Services (RLW) cid:image001.png@01D945F0.D5961270 1017 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43 1 401 10-2668 Mobil +43 676 8900 2668 For further information see: Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>(in German) or Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>(in English) Use of Personal Data The Privacy Statement <https://www.parlament.gv.at/privacy>informs you about how the Parliamentary Administration processes your personal data.

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CfA: Biasing Mechanisms in Scientific Research

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> > CfA: Biasing Mechanisms in Scientific Research > > Leibniz University Hannover > > May 31^st – June 1^st , 2024 > > In the philosophy of science, recent work has led to an emerging > consensus that science is not value-free, and that values, including > social and political values, play different roles in the research > process. It has also become clear that, values can have both a > positive and a negative impact on science. Sometimes, values can > contribute to science’s epistemic and social goals, while other times, > they can have a detrimental effect on science’s epistemic goals, i.e., > biasing research results. With this framework in mind, the main goal > of this workshop is to clarify the negative roles of values in > scientific research, and in particular their sometimes-biasing > effects. While it is well-known that biases impact scientific research > results, we have a less clear understanding of the different types of > biases, their mechanisms, and their scope. Current invited speakers > include: > > * Heather Douglas (Michigan State University) > * Jacob Stegenga (University of Cambridge) > * David Teira (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) > * Anke Büter (Aarhus University) > > We welcome submissions that seek to advance our understanding of > negative biases and their effects in scientific research. Questions > that might be addressed include (but are not limited to): > > * In which situations are biases most likely to occur? > * Which mechanisms enable biases to interfere with scientific > practice? Are these mechanisms intrinsic to scientific practices > or can we debias scientific procedures to mitigate or eliminate > them altogether? > * What relationship(s) do biases have to values in science? Do > negative biases have any special implications for the value-free > ideal? > * What relationship(s) do biases have to diversity in science? > * How might we characterize ‘negative’ biases? > * Are there different types of biases or biasing mechanisms in science? > > This workshop is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), as > a part of the research project “A Philosophical Approach to Biasing > Mechanisms in Scientific Research” and the SOCRATES > <https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/> Centre for Advanced > Studies. Abstracts should be a maximum of 800 words, in English, and > submitted by January 15^th , 2024 at the latest. They can be submitted > through the following Google form: > https://forms.gle/zhHsp9XaUGwAzKCU9. We aim to give notifications of > acceptance by mid to late February. > > Any questions or inquiries can be sent to Jamie Shaw > (jamie.shaw(a)philos.uni-hannover.de). > > Warm wishes, > > Jamie Shaw, Manuela Fernandez-Pinto, and Torsten Wilholt (Organizing > Committee) > -- > Dr. Leonie Wiemeyer (sie/she) > Koordinatorin | Coordinator > Office days: Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays > > “SOCRATES – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information” > DFG-Kollegforschungsgruppe (KFG) 43, Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences > Institut für Philosophie > Leibniz Universität Hannover > Lange Laube 32 > 30159 Hannover > Germany > > E-Mail:leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de > Mobil: +49 (0)160 92470508 > Telefon: +49 (0)511 762-14541 > Find us online athttp://socrates.uni-hannover.de!

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JDPh: Update - New Papers 2023

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Dear colleagues, please find in this mail an update on articles published in the Journal of Didactics of Philosophy this year so far. (Further papers are currently under review, but unlikely to be published this year.) Enjoy reading! * Critical Elucidation of Concepts as a Philosophical Competence, by Alexander Broedner https://ojs.ub.rub.de/index.php/JDPh/article/view/10638 * Teaching Ethics Without Confusing Questions. Illustrated by the Example of Schopenhauer's Ethics, by Matthias Holweger https://ojs.ub.rub.de/index.php/JDPh/article/view/10811 * On the Use of YouTube, Digital Games, Argument Maps, and Digital Feedback in Teaching Philosophy, by Markus Bohlmann et al. https://ojs.ub.rub.de/index.php/JDPh/article/view/9863 * Teaching Philosophy based on We-Experience: A New Approach and Four Teaching Concepts, by Donata Romizi et al. https://ojs.ub.rub.de/index.php/JDPh/article/view/10950 **** Please find more papers in the section Country Reports and Book Reviews on the Journal's website: https://ojs.ub.rub.de/index.php/JDPh/index About the Journal The Journal of Didactics of Philosophy (JDPh) is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to research on the teaching and learning of philosophy. Articles may be about any level of education, however the main focus is on high school philosophy. All articles are published in Open Access; there are no fees (Diamant/Platinum OA). We welcome work with a philosophical or normative approach as well as reports of results from empirical qualitative and quantitative research. The journal also publishes reviews of books, textbooks and other educational material of international interest as well as country reports about similarities and differences in teaching philosophy in different countries. It is an aim of the journal to promote the dialogue among researchers and practising teachers across the world. Please get in touch, if you have any suggestions or plans to submit a paper! Best regards Jonas Pfister and Philipp Richter

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Call for Applications - 2nd European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics - Vienna, September 9-13, 2024

by Ivc

Call for Applications (Deadline: April 1, 2024) 2ND EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS univie: summer school - Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC) in cooperation with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS (ESPM) https://philmath.eu/ Vienna, September 9-13, 2024 The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD). The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices"). The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field. Topics will be selected reflecting participants' interests and may include: * Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding * Justification and representation in mathematics * Informal proofs and mathematical rigor * The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning * Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice * Mathematical ontology Lecturers: Jessica Carter (Aarhus University) https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/jessica-maria-helena-grund-carter(5177… Yacin Hamami (ETH Zurich) https://www.yacinhamami.com [1] Leon Horsten (University of Konstanz) https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/ The program is primarily directed at graduate students and junior researchers in relevant fields, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career. Application form and further information: 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/en/ Find information about our exchange programme with Duke University (North Carolina) here: https://international.univie.ac.at/en/international-cooperation/university-… Inquiries: Administrator: Zarah Weiss Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien summerschool.ivc(a)univie.ac.at Scientific director: Georg Schiemer Institute Vienna Circle Alserstraße 23/32 1080 Wien georg.schiemer(a)univie.ac.at Links: ------ [1] https://www.yacinhamami.com/

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CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought

by Jakob Rendl

CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought is delighted to announce that its application for a section on "Kant, Science and Politics" as part of the ECPR General Conference (University College Dublin, 12-15 August 2024) has been successful, and 6 panels have been allocated to the Section. As a result, paper and panel proposals for the section "Kant, Science and Politics" are now invited. Paper proposals may either be submitted as part of one of the five suggested panels below or as part of a new panel on a topic related to that of the section. The aim of this section is to examine Kant's view of a practical metaphysics (both in ethics and politico-juridical philosophy) that is on the secure path of science; the following are suggested panel topics: * The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Cognitions * Kant's Conception of Moral Theory as a Philosophical Science * The "Land of Truth" - The Political Language of Scientific Truth * Autonomy and the Moral Law * Science and Racism - Kant's Anthropology and the Need for Reorientation of Kant Scholarship You may find further details on the section here: Kant, Science and Politics (ecpr.eu) [1]. If you are interested, please send an Expression of Interest with a short outline of your paper (max. 500 words) or, if applicable, of the proposed panel to jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at and s.baiasu(a)keele.ac.uk by 11 January 2024, or contact us for more information. All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1470

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Reminder: Talk Aleksandra Derra - 14.12.23 - Online

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, on behalf of the APSE Group (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology), I would like to remind you about the talk by Aleksandra Derra (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland), which will happen ONLINE tomorrow, December 14th, 2023 from 15:00 - 17:00. Please find the abstract & link below! Please also forward this invite to others who could be interested. Title: Another Science is Possible. The Role of Feminist Theory in Building Socially Responsible Scientific Knowledge Londa Schiebinger, in her book entitled ‘Has Feminism Changed Science’ (2001), has shown how the growing number of female scientists gradually transformed specific fields of science. Following her reasoning, I want to point out how feminist theories influence the way we think about science in the philosophy of science and science and technology studies today, and additionally indicate how the critical feminist approach affects the priorities, methodologies, and aims of the particular fields of knowledge. In the first step, following Janet Kourany, I will explain what a socially responsible philosophy of science is. Then I will show what it means to adopt a feminist perspective in science and to include a gender perspective in research. Then, I will present research results that indicate that science as an institution is entangled in broader cultural processes that perpetuate stereotypes (e.g. Draw a Scientist experiment, visualization of a female scientist, the role of material culture). Finally, I will present two examples of building complementary, socially responsible scientific knowledge, enriched with a critical feminist perspective: neurofeminism and data feminism. Link: Thema: Talk Alsksandra Derra Uhrzeit: 14.Dez. 2023 03:00 PM Wien https://univienna.zoom.us/j/61822709658?pwd=MzgvRTJ4dUxwQitrR09FNVRGRXVWQT09 Meeting-ID: 618 2270 9658 Kenncode: 0000 All the beste on behalf of the APSE Group, Flora -- 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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APSE Talk Aleksandra Derra 14.12. ONLINE: “Another Science is possible”

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, on behalf of the APSE Group (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology), I would like to cordially invite you to the following talk by Aleksandra Derra (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland), which will happen ONLINE on December 14th, 2023 from 15:00 - 17:00. Please find the abstract & link below! Please also forward this invite to others who could be interested. Title: Another Science is Possible. The Role of Feminist Theory in Building Socially Responsible Scientific Knowledge Londa Schiebinger, in her book entitled ‘Has Feminism Changed Science’ (2001), has shown how the growing number of female scientists gradually transformed specific fields of science. Following her reasoning, I want to point out how feminist theories influence the way we think about science in the philosophy of science and science and technology studies today, and additionally indicate how the critical feminist approach affects the priorities, methodologies, and aims of the particular fields of knowledge. In the first step, following Janet Kourany, I will explain what a socially responsible philosophy of science is. Then I will show what it means to adopt a feminist perspective in science and to include a gender perspective in research. Then, I will present research results that indicate that science as an institution is entangled in broader cultural processes that perpetuate stereotypes (e.g. Draw a Scientist experiment, visualization of a female scientist, the role of material culture). Finally, I will present two examples of building complementary, socially responsible scientific knowledge, enriched with a critical feminist perspective: neurofeminism and data feminism. Link: Thema: Talk Alsksandra Derra Uhrzeit: 14.Dez. 2023 03:00 PM Wien https://univienna.zoom.us/j/61822709658?pwd=MzgvRTJ4dUxwQitrR09FNVRGRXVWQT09 Meeting-ID: 618 2270 9658 Kenncode: 0000 All the beste on behalf of the APSE Group, Flora -- 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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Studierenden-Werkstatt Philosophie für fortgeschrittene Studierende im April 2024 in Würzburg

by Institut für Philosophie

Studierenden-Werkstatt für Philosophie Universität Würzburg 9.–10. April 2024 Call for Abstracts: Vortrag im Rahmen der 1. 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 soll Studierenden der Philosophie die Möglichkeit bieten, 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 Ihnen, 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. Bei den vorgestellten Arbeiten kann es sich um Hausarbeiten, Bachelorarbeiten, Essays oder andere studentische Forschung, gerne auch laufende Projekte (Work in Progress), handeln. Besonders willkommen sind Beiträge, die sich mit den Schwerpunkten der Würzburger Forschung befassen: Phänomenologie und Post-Phänomenologie, antike, mittelalterliche und arabische Philosophie. Weitere Informationen zu Schwerpunktsetzungen des Würzburger Instituts finden Sie hier: https://www.philosophie.uni-wuerzburg.de/forschung/. Die Veranstaltung ist darüber hinaus offen für Vortragsthemen in allen Bereichen der Philosophie. Die Vorträge sollen 15–20 Minuten lang sein, mit anschließend jeweils 10 Minuten Zeit für Diskussion, Rückfragen und Feedback. Die Studierenden-Werkstatt findet am 09.–10.04.2024 in den Räumen des Instituts für Philosophie in der Würzburger Residenz statt. Leider können Kosten für Anfahrt und Übernachtung nicht übernommen werden. Private Übernachtungsgelegenheiten können gegebenenfalls über die Fachschaftsinitiative Philosophie (https://www.hw.uni-wuerzburg.de/fsi-philosophie/) organisiert werden. Interessierte können sich bis zum 31.12.2023 mit einem Vortragstitel und einem 250 Worte langen Abstract (einer Kurzzusammenfassung des Vortrags) unter studierendenwerkstatt-phil@uniwuerzburg. de bewerben. Bitte geben Sie auch Ihre Studienfächer, Ihre Semesterzahl und Ihre Universität an. Zusagen bzw. Absagen werden im Januar 2024 verschickt Mit freundlichen Grüßen auch im Namen des ganzen Organisationsteams, Dr. Diego D'Angelo Dr. Diego D'Angelo Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Lehrstuhl für praktische Philosophie Universität Würzburg Residenzplatz 2 97070 Würzburg

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Khôra Colloquium: Lebensphilosophie von Ortega y Gasset, 07.12., 18:30, HS 3F

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 07.12.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: Seins-Verstrickungen. Über die Lebensphilosophie bei Ortega y Gasset Ein kurzer Text von Ortega y Gasset dient uns als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Diskussion. Auf Anfrage wird der Text gerne zugesendet. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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WIP Series 04.12.2023 Reminder (Monday) - "The ontological foundation of Pletho’s virtue ethics" by Bogdan Mićić - "Aristotle’s Systematic Essentialism" by Philipp Quell

by Adrian Fleisch

Dear Colleagues, This is an email to remind you that the next presentations in the Work-In-Progress series will be given by Bogdan Mićić and Philipp Quell this coming Monday. Please see their titles and abstracts below. "The ontological foundation of Pletho’s virtue ethics" by Bogdan Mićić The short but dense treatise /Perì aretôn/ 'On Virtues' is not the only work in which Pletho deals with moral-philosophical topics and questions, but it is indeed the work in which Pletho presents and develops his moral philosophy in the most systematic way. There is surprising amount of literature which has been written and published since the 1840s about Pletho's life and work. However, only a small part of the otherwise relatively rich secondary literature is dedicated to Plethonic ethics and an even smaller part wo the work /Perì aretôn/, while the largest part is dealing with Pletho’s theology and metaphysics. One reason (though, probably not the only one) for this is that Pletho's (moral) philosophy, especially at first glance, hardly has any originality. Further, it seems to be affected by a profound eclecticism, which makes Plethon's ethics seem more like a disjointed piecemeal: Different, sometimes even seemingly incompatible, thoughts of various thinkers appear. A universal principle which could unify the scattered thoughts seems to be lacking. In short, Pletho’s ethics, at first glance, does not seem like a coherent theory. The eclectic features of Pletho’s moral philosophy has led some researchers to accuse Pletho of arbitrariness or a lack of critical reflection in advance. This is wrong. I venture out to show that Pletho’s moral philosophy is not a more or less arbitrary 'catalogue' of virtues collected without adhering to an overarching principle and to show that this view is short-sighted and excessive. To prove this, I will first show that the Plethonic doctrine of virtue is thoroughly determined by a unifying principle that underpins the theory. I will then identify this principle as the ontological-metaphysical requirement for every being to adhere to the specific ontological hierarchy. From this it will follow that it is possible to draw conclusions about Pletho's ontology starting from his doctrine of virtues (since the latter follows from the former). This will prove that the relative neglect of treatise /Perì aretôn/ by previous researchers is inappropriate not only in a historical respect (/Perì aretôn/ was the most distributed and cited work out of Pletho’s texts in his time), but also in a systematic respect: Because /Perì aretôn/ provides remarkable insights in Pletho's ontology, Plethon's doctrine of virtues should also be read and worked on also and especially by people who are only interested in his theoretical philosophy. In my talk, I will illustrate this by giving a detailed interpretation of the first 14 lines of the text (/Peri aret/. A 1, 1.1–16). "Aristotle’s Systematic Essentialism" by Philipp Quell: Although many of Aristotle’s scientific findings are revised, for example the geocentric thesis, his understanding of scientific structures and the criteria for them to be able to discover truth is still very similar to our scientific world. My thesis and argumentation will focus on the Aristotelian system of sciences, mainly elaborated in his logical writings. Within this argumentation one fundamental difference will be found, too and I am excited to hear your opinon about the fundamentality of this difference. The presentation will take place in Hörsaal 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 3.Stock) at 13:30and will last up to sixty minutes. All are invited to join afterwards for refreshments and snacks before the Writing Evening begins. Please let us know (wip.philosophie(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:wip.philosophie@univie.ac.at>) if you have any questions or if you would like to present for the Work-in-Progress series yourself. You can findcalendar and event information at:https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/ <https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/wip-series/>. Best wishes and we hope to see all of you there! The organizing team

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SAVE THE DATE: "Decolonizing" the Library rescheduled for 18. January 2024 from 1 to 3 pm

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Dear Colleagues, The "Decolonizing" the Library lunchtime event has been rescheduled and will take place on 18.1.2024 from 1 to 3 pm. Birgit Athumani Hango from the African and Middle Eastern Studies Library will shortly provide input (ca. 20 mins) about the Colonial Contexts Working Group at the University Library followed by a moderated discussion and reflections about how to apply the ideas and principles to our own work. Bring your lunch and join the discussion! Sincerely, Your Colleagues from the Antiracism Working Group P.S. In case you missed it: 1. The Anti-Racism Working Group has created a Zotero reading list on (Anti-)Racism, (De)colonization, and Philosophy. Most of these resources are available via u:search. To browse the list, as well as request to join the Zotero group, visit: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5231402/anti-racism_working_group_at_uni_vien… If you have a suggestion for the Zotero list, you can contact us with a DOI/link to the item at: antiracism.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at 2. The Library of Philosophy and Psychology has designated a shelf in the library that will house physical books related to these subjects. The shelf features a QR-code that links to the Zotero list. So far, we have requested 14 books to add to the Library's collection that were not already available via u:search. The library will be accepting purchasing requests from library users for this shelf on an ongoing basis. If you would like to suggest an item that is not already available via u:search, you can do so via this link: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/fb-philosophie-psychologie/ankaufsvorschlae… -- Meghan Bohardt, M.A. Academic and Library Information Specialist Secretariat of the European Open Science Cloud Service Office Austria University Library University of Vienna Mon, Weds-Fri 9:30-12:30 Tues 9:30-17:30 Administrative Assistant to Univ.-Prof. Tarja Knuuttila Department of Philosophy University of Vienna Mon, Weds-Fri 13:30-17:30 +431427764611 _______________________________________________ Hermes mailing list --hermes(a)lists.philo.at To unsubscribe send an email tohermes-leave(a)lists.philo.at

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Reminder: Invitation 6th Arthur Pap Lecture December 7 4pm

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The Institute Vienna Circle and the Vienna Circle Society cordially invite you to 6th Arthur Pap Lecture What role do definitions play in axiomatics? Paola Cantù (Université Aix-Marseille) December 7, 2023 4 - 6 pm Alte Kapelle am Campus, Yard 2, Entrance 2.8 Abstract Right from its name, axiomatics focuses on the role of axioms as starting points for deriving theorems. Definitions are introduced as useful conventions, but not strictly necessary for a rigorous presentation of theories. And yet the preeminent interest in definitions in authors such as Peano and Pap suggests that the issue of definitions cannot be eliminated as soon as one reflects on the epistemological role of axiomatics. What role can axiomatics still play today and, within it, what place should be reserved for definitions? Please find further information on vcs.univie.ac.at or https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/news-events/ . We are looking forward! Yours sincerely Zarah Weiss ---- 6. Arthur Pap Vorlesung What role do definitions play in axiomatics? Paola Cantù (Université Aix-Marseille) 7. Dezember 2023 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr Alte Kapelle am Campus, Hof 2, Eingang 2.8 Abstract Right from its name, axiomatics focuses on the role of axioms as starting points for deriving theorems. Definitions are introduced as useful conventions, but not strictly necessary for a rigorous presentation of theories. And yet the preeminent interest in definitions in authors such as Peano and Pap suggests that the issue of definitions cannot be eliminated as soon as one reflects on the epistemological role of axiomatics. What role can axiomatics still play today and, within it, what place should be reserved for definitions? Weitere Infos finden Sie unter vcs.univie.ac.at oder https://wienerkreis.univie.ac.at/news-events/. Wir freuen uns sehr auf Ihr Kommen! Mit herzlichen Grüßen Zarah Weiss

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Invitation: Screening "Edelweiss" - Tuesday 28th, 16:45, HS 3C

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, tomorrow, we will have the final event of the Anti-Racism Week at the Department of Philosophy. We will show the film "Edelweiss - A Critical Love Letter" at 16:45 at HS 3C, NIG. EDELWEISS is a documentary about the harrowing realities of People of Color living in Austria. It depicts the perspectives of many People of Color with varying connections to Austria— some who call it home, some who have made it their home, and others who would never call it home. Snacks and drinks will be provided :) Looking forward to seeing you there! All the best, Flora in the name of the Anti Racism AG. -- 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: CfP: Feyerabend and Austrian Philosophy - His Formative Years in Postwar Vienna | Deadline Nov 30

by vcs＠univie.ac.at

Call for Papers (Deadline November 30, 2023) Paul Feyerabend and Austrian Philosophy - His Formative Years in Postwar Vienna International Conference - July 5-6, 2024 - University of Vienna, Campus, Court 1 https://www.pkfcentennial.org/ Paul K. Feyerabend (1924-1994), one of the most stimulating and controversial figures of Twentieth-Century philosophy, spent most of his formative years in postwar Vienna (1946-1955). Born in Red Vienna, Feyerabend came of age at the time of the Nazi Anschluss and completed his philosophical apprenticeship at the University of Vienna during the Allied occupation. At the time of his university studies in philosophy and physics, Feyerabend animated the so-called “Third Vienna Circle” (1949-1953) around Viktor Kraft in the context of the Austrian College Society, and actively participated in the European Forum Alpbach and in the Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst. In addition, he served as a research assistant to Arthur Pap, who spent 1953/54 as a Fulbright visiting professor at the University of Vienna. The international conference “Paul Feyerabend and Austrian Philosophy” aims at exploring the milieu which shaped Feyerabend’s intellectual development with a focus on his interaction with university teachers and intellectual figures such as members of the former Vienna Circle like Viktor Kraft, Philipp Frank, Herbert Feigl, and Rudolf Carnap, physicists like Felix Ehrenhaft and Walter Thirring, as well as with Walter Hollitscher and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Contacts continued throughout the 1950s and 1960s at the London School of Economics with Karl Popper and, later, with Imre Lakatos, and in Minneapolis, at Feigl’s Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, where Feyerabend published his pathbreaking “Against Method” for the first time in 1970. A special symposium on the publication of Feyerabend’s Formative Years, edited by Matteo Collodel and Eric Oberheim (Springer Nature, two volumes) will be held as part of this conference. The conference is organized by the Institute Vienna Circle (University of Vienna) and by the Vienna Circle Society. It is partnered with the subsequent HOPOS 2024, the Fifteenth International Congress of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, University of Vienna, July 8-12, 2024, and it contributes to the Feyerabend 2024 Centennial celebrations. Invited Speakers Vasso Kindi (University of Athens) Martin Kusch (University of Vienna) Call for Abstracts We invite abstracts of up to 400 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography. Please format your abstract as a pdf file for anonymous review, excluding any personal and institutional information and submit it through EasyChair <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pkf2024vienna> . If your abstract is selected for the conference, you will not be required to submit a full paper. Submission deadline: November 30, 2023 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2024 There will be no registration fee. Organizing Committee Friedrich Stadler (University of Vienna) Matteo Collodel (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Daniel Kuby (University of Konstanz) Queries and Questions matteo.collodel[at]unive.it <http://unive.it> friedrich.stadler[at]univie.ac.at <http://univie.ac.at>

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Khôra Colloquium: Philosophie des Films, 23.11., 18:30, HS 3F

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 23.11.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: Philosophie des Films mit einem Input von Daniel Prem 24 Gedanken pro Sekunde: Das philosophische Potenzial des Kinos Geschichten können seit je her philosophische Ideen beinhalten. Doch was ist mit der Form der Geschichte selbst? Erlauben uns diverse Medienformen neue philosophische Betrachtungen und Überlegungen, oder gar eine andere Art zu denken? Was ist das philosophische Potenzial, das sich zwischen den Schnitten eines Filmes versteckt? Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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APSE / IVC talk: Anjan Chakravartty: Thursday, July 6th, 3-5pm, 2G

by Martin Kusch

Dear All, The Institute Vienna Circle and the APSE group are jointly organizing a talk by ... Prof. Anjan Chakravartty (University of Miami) on "Humanism and the Aim of Science: Past, Present, Future" Time and Location: Thursday, July 6th, 3-5pm, NIG HS 2G Abstract: Humanism, conceived as a worldview, and science, conceived as a form (or family of forms) of inquiry into the world, have been entangled with one another across a long sweep of intellectual history. I consider their co-evolution as a prelude to the present, briefly reviewing formative aspects of Renaissance humanism and deepening associations of values central to the Enlightenment with precursors to modern science, en route to an arguably peculiar situation today. Where past conceptions of the aim of science (natural philosophy, etc.) seem intimately connected to the idea of fashioning a better world, contemporary philosophy seems largely devoid of normative discussions of what science itself is for, exactly. I conclude with some reflections on a possible return to a humanist conception of the role and promise of science. Everyone welcome! Best, Martin Kusch

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Postponed: Talk Paul Giladi

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, unfortunately, due to a family emergency, Paul Giladi will not be able to give the APSE talk that was planned for today at 15:00. We will re-schedule for an online talk at some other point, and will keep you posted. All the best, Flora on behalf of APSE -- 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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Erinnerung: Einladung zum Talk von Paul Giladi

by Flora Löffelmann

Liebe alle, ich darf euch herzlich zum morgen stattfindenden APSE-Talk von Paul Giladi (SOAS London) einladen. Paul ist, wie ich, Teil des Critical Political Epistemology Network: https://cpenetwork.editorx.io/home/ Wann: Donnerstag, 16. November 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 Wo: HS 3A, NIG Titel: ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?" Abstract: In this chapter, I argue that the principal philosophic depth of Hilary Putnam’s dissolution of the fact/value dichotomy (FVD) is neither sourced in his argument that theory selection always presupposes values, nor in his argument that there is entanglement of fact and value in our use of thick ethical concepts. Rather, the principal philosophic depth mainly resides in Putnam’s charge that mainstream analytic philosophical circles often fetishize (scientific) naturalism. Putnam’s anti-scientism, more so than either of his entanglement theses, provides his readers with reason to regard FVD as a type of ideology. Because of its status as an ideology, and as therefore in the business of hegemonic sense-making, FVD is made sense of as a real threat to inquiry, insofar as FVD renders inquiry undemocratic by valorizing simplicity over complexity, cleanliness over messiness, dry deserts over lush landscapes. Putnam’s own ‘post-analytic’ pragmatist position never ostensibly espoused any critical theoretic attitude toward modernity – let alone formulated Ideologiekritik. Nevertheless, I think his 21st-century articulations of his conceptual pluralism may be said to display more resonance with the decolonial concept of epistemic disobedience than with a ‘post-analytic’ tradition Putnam himself explicitly endorsed in his final decade: liberal naturalism. I conclude that even though Putnam’s anti-scientistic defence of mathematically recalcitrant phenomena may be more radical than liberal naturalist defences of such phenomena, Putnam should be viewed as ultimately more epistemically mischievous than epistemically disobedient. Ich freue mich darauf, viele von euch beim Vortrag zu sehen! Alles Liebe, Flora im Namen von APSE -- 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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FÖP Aussendung DSPL43: FÖP 29.11.2023 ab 13:30 Uhr

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Liebe Kolleg*innen, im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43( Philosophie) am Mittwoch, 29.11.2023 ab 13:30. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die FÖP dieses Semester vor Ort im Hörsaal 3C (3. Stock, NIG) stattfindet. Dear colleagues, Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Wednesday, 29.11.2023 from 13.30 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! Please note that this semester the FÖP will be held onsite in Hörsaal 3C (3. Stock, NIG). Mit besten Grüßen, With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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Fwd: Cecile Fabre: Lecture on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Appropriation

by Sophie Kroiss

Dear colleagues, on behalf of Angela Kallhoff, I cordially invite you to a guest lecture titled *"Protecting Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage: The Problem of Cultural Appropriation"* by Cecile Fabre (All Souls College, Oxford). Thu Dec. 14th, 2023, 6:30 p.m. in HS 3D (NIG) For questions, contact sophie.kroiss(a)univie.ac.at Abstract: The thought that there are cultural landmarks which have universal value is a familiar one. It is at the heart of UNESCO's and the World Heritage's mission, and is affirmed in a number of international declarations, not least the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. For all its appeal, UNESCO's ideals raise some deep concerns. In particular, it is not easy to articulate an account of universal value; and it is not easy to show why we are under moral obligations in respect of that heritage. Nevertheless, I attempt to defend those ideals. I seek to show that the protection of humankind's heritage, qua humankind's, not only is a moral imperative: more strongly put, it is a duty of justice. I then address one of the most important objections to it - namely that it undermines states’ and their citizenries’ legitimate interest in deciding what to do with landmarks which are located on their territory. /Cecile Fabre a political philosopher, and currently Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. She is also Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Nuffield College, Oxford. Her research interests are in theories of distributive justice; the philosophy of democracy; just war theory; the ethics of foreign policy, with particular focus on the ethics of economic statecraft and the ethics of espionage. She most recently published Spying Through a Glass Darkly: The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence (Oxford University Press 2022); Economic Statecraft: Human Rights, Sanctions, and Conditionality (Harvard University Press, 2018), preceded by (among others) Cosmopolitan Peace (Oxford University Press, 2016), The Morality of Defensive War, co-edited with Seth Lazar (Oxford University Press, 2014), Cosmopolitan War (Oxford University Press, 2012)./ https://kalender.univie.ac.at/einzelansicht/?no_cache=1&tx_univieevents_pi1… / /

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CRS Lecture by Carlos Steel: “Malum metaphysicum. The Neoplatonic Antecedents” / 16 Nov at 17.30

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______________ The Center for Religious Studies cordially invites you to a      Public Lecture by      *Dr.****Carlos Steel* *“Malum metaphysicum. The Neoplatonic Antecedents”*   Vienna Campus Quellenstrasse 51 Room : B-319 Senate Room   *Thursday, November 16, 2023, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm*** * * This lecture examines whether the Neoplatonic explanation of evil can be seen as an antecedent of the Leibnizian metaphysics of evil, as is often claimed. The starting-point is Augustine’s distinction between “malum culpae” and “malum poenae”, to which Leibniz is indebted. The concept of metaphysical evil is needed to encompass instances of evil that do not fall under that distinction. * * *Carlos Steel* is emeritus Professor for ancient and medieval philosophy at the University of Leuven. His main research is devoted to the study of the Platonic tradition from Plato to Ficino, with a particular emphasis on the philosophy of Proclus. He is also known for his critical editions and translations of ancient and medieval philosophical texts. External guests need to register for events by filling up this form <https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=E1nE2VN24kuSC72wOGOBhHA…> before November 15th. Greta /Events Coordinator/ /Center for Religious Studies/ 1459947696413_CEU_logo_color_web.jpg Quellenstrasse 51 | 1100 Wien | B217a _religion.ceu.edu <http://religion.ceu.edu/>_ / Rauleacg(a)ceu.edu <mailto:Rauleacg@ceu.edu>

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Anti-Racism Week - 21-28 November 2023

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Dear Colleagues, It is our pleasure to invite you to the Anti-Racism Week <https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/news-events/>, a series of events that will take place from 21-28 November 2023, organized by the Anti-Racism Working Group <https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/>* at the Department of Philosophy and the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy. *21.11, 9:00-13:00, CTL Peer Seminar Room, 7th floor * “How to Deal with Diversity in Teaching and Other Professional Situations” <https://zara.or.at/de/training/detail/JqjWzcVSS> Workshop with Zivilcourage & Anti-Rassissmus Arbeit (ZARA <https://www.zara.or.at/de>) This training examines the topics of identity, diversity, attributions of self and others, and discrimination on an individual level. Differences and prejudices will be reflected upon, and strategies for dealing with diversity will be developed - without pointing fingers! All Faculty and Staff are welcome to attend! Register at: antiracism.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at *22.11, 15:00-18:15, HS 3D * Wrong Passport Stories <https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/news-events/detailsansicht/news/…> Academic and Artistic Workshop This artistic/academic workshop explores narratives of historical injustices and global inequalities that limit the opportunities and experiences of migrant researchers, particularly within European academia. *23.11, 13:00-15:00, HS 3A * “Decolonizing” the Library <https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/news-events/detailsansicht/news/…> Lunchtime Presentation & Discussion (Bring your own lunch!) with Birgit Athumani Hango of the Working Group, “Colonial Contexts in the University of Vienna Library” *23.11, 17:00-19:00, HS 2G * Migration and Research <https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/news-events/detailsansicht/news/…> Pragmatic Academic Series This session will explore the challenges faced by immigrant researchers and the need for policies to address them. Topics include integration challenges, institutional support, barriers, and international collaboration. *28.11, 16:45, HS 3C * Edelweiss: A Critical Love Letter to Austria (DE/EN) <https://www.edelweissfilm.com/> Film screening EDELWEISS is a documentary about the harrowing realities of People of Color living in Austria. It depicts the perspectives of many People of Color with varying connections to Austria— some who call it home, some who have made it their home, and others who would never call it home. More information about the events can be found at https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ * We define anti-racist action as raising awareness and dismantling normalized racist structures, policies, and attitudes. Our goal at the Department of Philosophy is to proactively address various forms of racism, colonialism, xenophobia, and exclusion in our collective contexts and to promote cultural change. We look forward to enthusiastic engagement and fruitful discussions, Your colleagues from the The Anti-Racism Working Group

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APSE-Talk: Paul Giladi - "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?" - Nov. 15

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I am happy to invite you all to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) talk! When: Thursday, 15th of November 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG We are excited to welcome as our next speaker Dr. Paul Giladi, Lecturer in Philosophy at the School of History, Religions, and Philosophies, SOAS University of London. He will give a talk titled "Putnam on ‘The Last Dogma of Empiricism’: From Auto da Fé to Epistemic Disobedience?" Here is the abstract: In this chapter, I argue that the principal philosophic depth of Hilary Putnam’s dissolution of the fact/value dichotomy (FVD) is neither sourced in his argument that theory selection always presupposes values, nor in his argument that there is entanglement of fact and value in our use of thick ethical concepts. Rather, the principal philosophic depth mainly resides in Putnam’s charge that mainstream analytic philosophical circles often fetishize (scientific) naturalism. Putnam’s anti-scientism, more so than either of his entanglement theses, provides his readers with reason to regard FVD as a type of ideology. Because of its status as an ideology, and as therefore in the business of hegemonic sense-making, FVD is made sense of as a real threat to inquiry, insofar as FVD renders inquiry undemocratic by valorizing simplicity over complexity, cleanliness over messiness, dry deserts over lush landscapes. Putnam’s own ‘post-analytic’ pragmatist position never ostensibly espoused any critical theoretic attitude toward modernity – let alone formulated Ideologiekritik. Nevertheless, I think his 21st-century articulations of his conceptual pluralism may be said to display more resonance with the decolonial concept of epistemic disobedience than with a ‘post-analytic’ tradition Putnam himself explicitly endorsed in his final decade: liberal naturalism. I conclude that even though Putnam’s anti-scientistic defence of mathematically recalcitrant phenomena may be more radical than liberal naturalist defences of such phenomena, Putnam should be viewed as ultimately more epistemically mischievous than epistemically disobedient. Looking forward to seeing you all at the talk! Best, Flora Löffelmann on behalf of the APSE team -- 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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ARISTOTLE’S DYNAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF,NATURE AND ITS RELEVANCE TODAY, Leibniz Lecture ÖAW, 16.11.2023, 18 Uhr,

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023 START: 18:00 AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES THEATERSAAL SONNENFELSGASSE 19 1010 VIENNA DEMETRA SFENDONI-MENTZOU Interdisciplinary Centre of Aristotle Studies, Aristotle University Thessaloniki WELCOME Ulrike Diebold | Vice-President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Claudia Isep | Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO Introduction and Moderation of Q&A: Herta Nagl-Docekal | Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna Aristotle’s philosophy of nature has been underestimated for centuries. His Physics was considered by the protagonists of the “Scientific Revolution” as a sterile system; the idea that there is no place for an Aristotelian perspective in science was, subsequently, reinforced by the development of Newtonian mechanics. Against this traditional view, the lecture seeks to show that Aristotle’s conception of nature is one of his most fruitful ideas, and that the insights gained from Aristotle’s work are becoming increasingly relevant to contemporary science. Furthermore, the lecture argues that, in the light of the impressive discoveries in numerous fields of science, especially in physics, a closer look at Aristotle’s work will reveal that the Stageirite has elaborated a dynamic model of nature, which is much closer than Newtonian physics to the new scientific image of nature emerging today. At the same time, Aristotle’s insights into the inter-relation of all disciplines and the unity of knowledge can respond to the growing need for a re-unification of the various sciences through an interdisciplinary approach. Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou is Professor Em. of Philosophy of Science, the founding and current President of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece, and Fellow of the Charles S. Peirce Society. She served as President of the Greek Philosophical Society (2006–08) and the Charles Sanders Peirce Society (2014–15). Her research focus on the importance of Aristotle’s thought for the current sciences is documented in her studies on Quantum Mechanics, Microphysics and the Bio-Sciences. She edited Aristotle and Contemporary Science (two volumes, 2000/2001) and Aristotle–Contemporary Perspectives on his Thought (2018). Furthermore, she demonstrated how the philosophy of American Pragmatism relates to Aristotle’s thinking. As President of the C. S. Peirce Society she chaired the “Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress,” Lowell, Massachusetts (2014). Most importantly, she initiated, organized and chaired the “World Congress Aristotle 2400 Years” Thessaloniki 2016, under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic, and edited the Proceedings of that Congress (2019). Currently, Prof. Sfendoni-Mentzou is establishing a joint Greek-Chinese research program that was initiated at the international “Aristotle-Confucius Symposium on Ethics for the 21st Century” that she co-organized in July 2023. The Leibniz Lectures, as part of the Academy Lectures of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, refer to the fact that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz presented the first plans for a „Society of Sciences in Vienna“ to the Emperor during his time in Vienna in 1712–1714. Lectures are given by scholars who have gained international recognition not only in their own field, and whose research demonstrates the differentiation potential of philosophy both for interdisciplinary understanding, and for dealing with publicly relevant issues of the present. Please register at: www.oeaw.ac.at/anmeldung/akademievorlesungen CONTACT: Andrea Windegger, Austrian Academy of Scienes, andrea.windegger(a)oeaw.ac.at

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Generationengerechtigkeits-Preis (10.000€) zum Thema Frieden – Bewirb dich bis 31.5.24!

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Hallo, liebe Mitarbeitende und Studierende des Instituts für Philosophie, Die Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen richtet zusammen mit der Intergenerational Foundation (IF) einen Aufsatzwettbewerb zum Thema „Langfristige Friedenssicherung für zukünftige Generationen“ aus. Der Preis ist mit einem Preisgeld von 10.000€ dotiert. Die Gewinner:innen werden nicht nur finanziell honoriert, sondern erhalten auch die Möglichkeit, ihre Einreichungen in der Zeitschrift Intergenerational Justice Review zu veröffentlichen. Weitere Informationen und die Teilnahmefrist befinden sich auf dem Ausschreibungsposter, oder auf der Website der Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen unter https://generationengerechtigkeit.info/generationengerechtigkeits-preis/. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Das Team der Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen -- Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen | Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations Mannspergerstr. 29 70619 Stuttgart Tel. +49 711 28052777 | kontakt(a)srzg.de generationengerechtigkeit.info ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unterstützen Sie uns: https://generationengerechtigkeit.info/unterstuetzen/ Folgen Sie uns auf Instagram/twitter (@gengerecht)

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Parliamentary Research: Save the Date 2024 - Conference Report 2023

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Dear colleagues, since end of September, the documentation of the first “Day of Parliamentary Research” (2023) is available online (currently only in German) under: Tag der Parlamentsforschung 2023: Tagungsbericht | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/Tag-der-Parlamentsforschung-2023-…>. It includes the presentation slides of keynote speaker Marc Geddes (see: Tag-der-Parlamentsforschung-2023-Keynote-Marc-Geddes.pdf <https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/fachinfos/parlamentsforschung/Tag-der-…>) as well as almost all the other presentations and posters. On this occasion, we are delighted to make the following announcements: -The next “*Day of Parliamentary Research*” will take place on *20 June 2024*. The according call for contributions will probably be published in January 2024. -The call for applications for the annual “*Research Year in Parliament*” is expected to be published in December 2023. The programme *supports a one-year research project* with expertise and resources from the Austrian Parliamentary Administration. Applications will be accepted *in English and German*. -Currently, *not* all contents about our initiatives concerning parliamentary research are *available in English yet*. However, please stay in touch and follow the constant development of the according section on our website: Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>. If you have any questions, please contact us via parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at <mailto:parlamentsforschung@parlament.gv.at>. We kindly ask you to spread the information among interested colleagues and hope to see you again next year in the Austrian Parliament. Kind regards on behalf of the whole team, Christoph Clar *Research and Support in Parliamentary Matters *Parliamentary Administration Legal, Legislative and Research Services (RLW) cid:image003.png@01D96C6C.E88AAB50 1017 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43 1 401 10-2668 Mobil +43 676 8900 2668 For further information see: https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/ <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>

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Khôra Colloquium: Performative Philosophie, 9.11., 18:30, HS 3F

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 09.11.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: Performative Philosophie mit einem Input von Nick Nagel über Rainer Totzke ("Alternative Formen des Philosophierens") Ein kurzer Text von Totzke dient uns als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Diskussion. Auf Anfrage wird der Text gerne zugesendet. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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Workshop: "What difference does 'being' make? The role of the verb εἰμί in the clause and its manifestation in philosophical discourse" , 06..& 07.12.2023

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*Workshop: "What difference does 'being' make? **The role of the verb εἰμί in the clause and its manifestation in **philosophical discourse"* Historians of ancient Greek philosophy often lack the necessary knowledge to understand the strange expressions of the philosophers they study. Moreover, ancient Greek philosophers sometimes use such expressions as technical terms, as is the case with those that contain the verb εἰμί 'am' (≈ to be). Following philosophers like Frege and Russell, historians of ancient philosophy usually approach the semantics of "being" from a logical point of view, showing more interest in the logical operations behind εἰμί-sentences than in the function of the verb εἰμί within the clause. If one surveys the philosophical literature, one will find countless mentions of the 'is' of "existence", the 'is' of "predication", or the 'is' of "identity", but hardly any mention of the difference between lexical verbs and auxiliary verbs―and copulas are auxiliaries for predication. To compensate for these deficiencies, we have set out to bring together nine distinguished experts in Ancient Greek to hear what they have to say about the verb εἰμί and its role in the clause. The idea is to learn from them so that we do not overlook important linguistic matters when we approach ancient Greek philosophy. For we must not forget that Greek philosophers coined both logical and ontological terms in natural language, that is, in Ancient Greek.

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Lecture: "The Name of the Verb: On the Persistence of the Aristotelian View of the Copula in,Formal Syntax", 05.12.2023

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1. Lecture: "The Name of the Verb: On the Persistence of the Aristotelian View of the Copula in Formal Syntax" We are pleased to invite you to the in-person lecture "The Name of the Verb: On the Persistence of the Aristotelian View of the Copula in Formal Syntax", which will take place on December 5, 2023 (Marietta-Blau-Saal, University of Vienna, Main Building). Professor Andrea Moro will speak about the validity of the Aristotelian interpretation of the verb "to be" in formal syntax. *The Name of the Verb* Beginning with the early works of Aristotle, the interpretation of the verb "to be" and its equivalents across languages runs through Western linguistic thought intertwining with philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and even mathematics―so much so that Bertrand Russell showed no hesitation in proclaiming it to be "a disgrace to the human race". Professor Moro will show that this verb is still a scandal and, like a Trojan horse of linguistics, it introduces disruptive elements that lead us to a radical rethinking of the most basic structure of human language, the sentence, paradoxically reviving Aristotle's original view.

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