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Somebody Should Do Something! (Event Invitation)

by Jason Means

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

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

by Philosophie

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

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

by vdsphilo20

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

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

by Zarah Weiss

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

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APSE talk by Remco Heesen + reading group

by Vinzenz Fischer

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

2 weeks, 6 days

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

by Georg Schiemer

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

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

by Gerald Posselt

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

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

by Aloisia Moser

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

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

by Georg Schiemer

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

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

by Zarah Weiss

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

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

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

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

3 weeks, 6 days

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

by Georg Schiemer

Dear all, This is a reminder for next week's talk in the Logik Café colloquium: Monday, 31.03.2025, 16:30-18:00, Sebastian Horvat (Universität Wien): <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=109131> "From physical possibility to physical compossibility" Raum 3B (B0315), 3. Stock am Institut für Philosophie <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_philosophie/Orient…> The meeting will be held form 16:30-18:00 in seminar room (3B (B0315) <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_philosophie/Orient…>; 3rd floor) at the Department of Philosophy, Universitätsstrasse 7. Best wishes, Esther Heinrich-Ramharter Georg Schiemer

4 weeks, 1 day

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

by Ella Valerie Berger

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

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

by Sonja Fiala

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

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

by vdsphilo20

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

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

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

Guten Tag, untenstehend für Sie zur Information. Mit besten Grüßen, ---- Institutskoordination Dipl.-Ing. Katherina Geneviève Krobath, BEd Andreas Wintersperger, MA <mailto:philosophie@univie.ac.at> philosophie(a)univie.ac.at +43(1)4277 46401 Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7, Raum A316 1010 Wien <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/> https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/ SWIP Lecture Gemeinschaft gestalten – Fragen an die Philosophie Zeit: Freitag, 28. März 2025, 15.00 – 19.00 Uhr Ort: Universität Wien, NIG, 3. Stock, Seminarraum 3 A Programm siehe Attachment. Wir freuen uns über viele interessierte Teilnehmer_innen. Mit herzlichen Grüßen Brigitte Buchhammer

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

by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

Guten Tag, untenstehend für Sie zur Information. Mit besten Grüßen, ---- Institutskoordination Dipl.-Ing. Katherina Geneviève Krobath, BEd Andreas Wintersperger, MA <mailto:philosophie@univie.ac.at> philosophie(a)univie.ac.at +43(1)4277 46401 Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7, Raum A316 1010 Wien <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/> https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/ Herz:liche Einladung zum Vortrag von Rachid Boutayeb: Fichte’s Kinder. Philosophischer Nationalismus im arabischen Denken der Gegenwart 31.03.2025, 19:00-20:30, 3B NIG (Neues Institutsgebäude) *Im Rahmen des PEEK-Projekts Arts in Philosophy : Philosophy in the Arts. On The Significance of the *Heart*,“ gefördert vom Austrian Science Funds (FWF): Grant-DOI: 10.55776/AR822

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

by Gerald Posselt

Dear all, We cordially invite you to a lecture and workshop with Simon Godart<https://www.temporal-communities.de/people/godart/index.html> (FU Berlin). LECTURE Nach der Metapher - Die Katachrese bei Nietzsche, Derrida, Blumenberg Do 03.04.2025 | 18:30-20:00 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hs 2i (NIG) WORKSHOP Jacques Derrida: "Die weiße Mythologie. Die Metapher im philosophischen Text" Fr 04.04.2025 | 10:00-13:30 | Dep. of Philosophy | Hs 3D (NIG) With contributions by Eva-Maria Aigner, Adrian Fleisch, Ralf Gisinger & Johanna Thorell The text fort the workshop will be sent on request: gerald.posselt(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:gerald.posselt@univie.ac.at> With best regard, Gerald Posselt ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PD Dr. Gerald Posselt Department of Philosophy |University of Vienna Universitätsstr. 7 | 1010 Vienna gerald.posselt(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:gerald.posselt@univie.ac.at> Language and Violence / Critical Theories Network<https://language.univie.ac.at/>

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UPSalon Stammtisch 01.04. 18:00h im "Tunnel"; UPSalon regular's table April 1st, 6 PM at "Tunnel"

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

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

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

by Vinzenz Fischer

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

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

by FRITZ Judith

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

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

by Andreas Wintersperger

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

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Wittgen=Steine Talks Summer Semester 2025

by Martin Kusch

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

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

by Vienna Circle Society

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

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

by Zarah Weiss

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

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