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The Boundaries of Mathematics - Young Academy Distinguished Lecture on 9th October 2024 at 5pm

by Anne Sophie Meincke

Dear All, On behalf of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, it is my pleasure to invite you to the next edition of the Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series, which will take place on Wednesday, 9th October 2024, at 5p.m. in the Sitzungssaal of the main building of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2). The topic is: "The Boundaries of Mathematics: From Gödel to the Study of Large Infinities" Mathematics is known as an exact science: Every statement seems to be true or false in the sense that it can be proved or disproved. Kurt Gödel shocked the mathematical community in the 1930s by showing that there are mathematical statements that can neither be proved nor disproved. While his example was of theoretical nature, we now know several examples from mathematical practice. In particular, the study of large infinities is full of unprovable statements, thus pointing beyond mathematics into the realm of philosophy. The lecture will shed light on the origins of Gödel's incompleteness theorem and discuss the latest research on unprovable statements, especially in the study of large infinities. The speakers are: - Jan von Plato, logician and historian of science at the University of Helsinki, - W. Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard University and expert in axiomatic set theory, - Sandra Müller, member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and mathematician at the TU Wien. The discussion will be moderated by Anne Sophie Meincke, philosopher at the University of Vienna and member of the Young Academy. The Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series brings cutting-edge scientific topics to the public, presented by distinguished experts and a member of the Young Academy. More details are to be found in the attached booklet. Please register for the event here: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/veranstaltungen/anmeldung/young-academy-distinguishe… We are looking forward to seeing you. Best wishes, Anne Sophie -- Recent publications: "Continuant Processes or Processual Continuants? Towards an Analytic Process Metaphysics", in: Objects and Properties: New Essays in Metaphysics, ed. by A. Moran & C. Rossi, Oxford University Press, forthcoming "Emergent Properties", in: The Routledge Handbook of Properties, ed. by A. Fisher & A.-S. Maurin (pp.347-357), Routledge 2024 "The Metaphysics of Development and Evolution: From Thing Ontology to Process Ontology", Human Development 67, 5-6 (2023), 233-256: https://doi.org/10.1159/000534421 "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

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Nietzsche Lesekreis ab 24.10

by Lucas Herrling

Hallo ihr Lieben, fühlt euch hiermit herzlichst eingeladen zum Lesekreis "Wozu Nietzsche? - Werk und Rezeption im Kontext der (individuellen) Befreiung". Anbei findet ihr einen Syllabus mit allen notwendigen Angaben. Hier aber schonmal die wichtigsten Angaben: Wann? Ab dem 24.10 um 18:30 Wo? Hörsaal 2H im NIG 2.Stock Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien Wie? Anmeldung für die Texte unter wozu_nietzsche_lesekreis(a)gmx.at Ich freue mich auf euer zahlreiches Erscheinen! Mit besten Grüßen, Lucas Herrling

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Invitation: Trans*formations talk by Eric Llaveria Caselles, October 18th

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, it is my pleasure to invite you to the third installment of the Trans*formations talk series organized by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna, which provides insights into recent developments in trans* philosophizing. This time, Eric Llaveria Caselles, currently working at the Center for Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Studies (ZIFG) at the Technical University Berlin, will give a talk titled "Epistemic Violence and Trans Theory. A Cartography of Minor Truths." When: Friday, October 18th 2024 15:00 - 16:30 Where: HS 3B, 3. Stock Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien Abstract: For the transsexual subject to be able to emerge as a source of credible speech, a fundamental critique of the western epistemic and symbolic order had to gain traction. When Susan Stryker stood up at a Lesbian and Gay History conference in New York in 1995 and yelled “I am a transsexual and I am not sick!”, she reclaimed the participation of the transsexual intellectual in the production of truths, refuting discourses of dehumanization. This inaugural scene of Trans Studies places the undoing of epistemic violence as both a precondition and a fundamental commitment of trans theoretical practice. But what does this commitment to emancipatory forms of knowledge production entail? What are the contradictions of aspiring to anti-normative purity? What conversations can we build on the repeated condemnation of those reproducing symbolic violence? Does this commitment not miss the practical reason of cultural narratives? And is it possible to separate the epistemic violence from our sense of self, our needs and desires? Do the voices of trans people really hold the key to an emancipatory meaning? And if we betray the idea that we just need to let trans people speak, what then can hold the possibility of undoing epistemic violence? In this talk, I reflect on these questions based on my own research trajectory, which spans topics such as trans subcultural spaces, neuroscientific studies of (trans)gender identity and trans social reproduction in global capitalism. The talk traces the shifts of my theoretical practice by building a personal cartography of minor truths. I take the term “minor truths” from the title of a show by the artist Spence Messih. Their glasswork compositions and philosophical considerations introduce a phenomenological sensibility in my analysis, inspiring me to search for a language that reflects the inseparability of theoretical standpoint from affective states, social relationships and political conjunctures. In conversation with Messih’s work, the talk evolves in a non-linear motion connecting five modes of epistemic experience: abstraction, vulnerability, praxeology, dialogue and betrayal. Bio: Eric Llaveria Caselles is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Studies (ZIFG) at the Technical University Berlin. His recent publications explore the limitations of gender identity positivism and queer deconstructivism as the two main approaches to trans theory. His research builds on current trans Marxist proposals and historical materialist traditions of gender theory to set the groundwork for an alternative framework in Trans Studies. Poster Art Work credit: Spence Messih, Minor truths, 2022; Kiln formed glass, jarrah; Install: Murray Art Museum Albury | Commissioned by Murray Art Museum Albury | Collection: Art Gallery of NSW & Murray Art Museum Albury | Photo: Jeremy Weihrauch There will be snacks and drinks! Please forward to this invitation to all who might be interested to partake. There is also a poster attached to this email! Looking forward to seeing you at the talk and all the best, Flora Löffelmann -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

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Last CFR: Workshop on Truth, University of Vienna (27+28 September)

by Lena Golker

LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATION Workshop on Truth, Definability and Quantification into Sentence Position [in person and online via Zoom] 27 and 28 September 2024, University of Vienna Jointly organised by Max Kölbel, Julio de Rizzo and Benjamin Schnieder Speakers: Cheryl Misak, Poppy Mankowitz, Paul Horwich, Peter Fritz, Wolfgang Künne, Arvid Båve, Torsten Odland, Bradley Armour-Garb & James Woodbridge For more information, abstracts and registration visit: https://truth-workshop.phl.univie.ac.at/ [there have been slight changes to the programme] For those unable to attend in person, there will be the possibility to join passively via Zoom. If you would like to attend the workshop via Zoom, please contact us via e-mail: truthwien(a)gmail.com Workshop description: 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). 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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Friendly Reminder - Workshop: Philosophy, Psychology and Logic at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Vienna - Leipzig - São Paulo

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear all, We would like to kindly remind you about the previously announced workshop "Philosophy, Psychology and Logic at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Vienna - Leipzig - São Paulo", which will take place this Friday (9am to 16pm) and Saturday (9am to 17pm). Location: Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7. You can check out the program and find more information on our website <https://sites.google.com/view/workshop-vlsp/homepage>. All best, Sofia, Lucas and Philip

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Call for Expressions of Interest – Workshop Proposal Endorsed by the Kantian Standing Group at ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2025

by Jakob Rendl

Dear All, The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought Kantian Political Thought (ecpr.eu) [1] plans to submit an application for a workshop on 'Institutions of Peace. Perspectives from Kantian Political Theory' to be convened by Bertjan Wolthuis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Jakob Rendl (University of Vienna) to take place at the _Joint Sessions of Workshops_ organised by the _European Consortium of Political Research_ (ECPR) at _Charles University_, Prague, from 20 to 23 May 2025: Joint Sessions of Workshops, Charles University, 20 - 23 May 2025 (ecpr.eu) [2]. The workshop is a closed forum accommodating 15-20 Papers over four days. Each participant presents their paper which is then thoroughly reviewed and discussed by the group, including time for discussant-led questions (each Paper Presenter is expected to take turns to serve as a Discussant). The _Joint Sessions Workshop_ thus offers a unique opportunity to receive thorough feedback and engage in intense discussions on Kantian Political Theory. At this stage, we would like to gauge potential interest in the workshop, so if this is a topic you would like to present a paper on as part of the workshop, please get in touch with the workshop convenors until Wednesday, 11 September 2024: a.j.wolthuis(a)vu.nl; jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at. Kind regards, Jakob Rendl ******************************************************************************************************** Call for Expressions of Interest - Workshop Proposal Endorsed by the Kantian Standing Group at ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2025 Institutions of Peace. Perspectives from Kantian Political Theory Introduction The news reminds us every day that, unfortunately, peace remains a topic as relevant as ever. Recently, questions about what can justify war, what is justified in war, and how to establish peace, have again attracted the attention of political theorists. Their works rely crucially on the political theory of Immanuel Kant. Whereas there is considerable consensus in the literature about Kant's position on war, there is still sharp disagreement about Kant's related views about the establishment of peace. The aim of this workshop is to research this disagreement and to further clarify Kant's position on the institutions of peace. Why the Discipline Needs this Workshop The question of peace and its institutions is currently a topical issue. However, important aspects of this topic still await clarification. How, precisely, to define peace? And how is peace best established (Hathaway and Shapiro 2017)? Is peace always preferable to conflict (Margalit 2013; Forst 2011)? The recent literature on war and peace (Huber 2022; Ripstein 2021a, Niesen 2021) relies critically on Kant's notion of the state, and his understanding of both international and cosmopolitan law. Unclear, however, is what the establishment of peace requires, as part of a Kantian approach. Is a full-blown 'world federation' necessary, as some (Kleingeld 2004) argue? Others (Ripstein 2009, p. 227-228) think Kant's theory lacks 'the resources to argue for either an executive or a legislative international body.' This workshop addresses these and related issues with which the discipline is currently grappling. What has become clear to Kantian scholars, is that to shed light on these questions, it is neccesary to understand how national law, international law and cosmopolitan law should work together as one system of public law. However, scholars disagree about the status of the rather restricted rights and duties of international and cosmopolitan law that Kant mentions (Huber 2022). Are these rights and duties already 'public' and 'peremptory' (Ripstein 2021b) or perhaps still 'natural' and 'provisional', in need of further institutional development (Niesen 2021)? We invite scholars in all career stages and also from backgrounds traditionally marginalized to send working papers on these issues. The aim is to publish accepted papers. The Workshop Will Address Questions such as: What constitutes peace? Is peace best advanced by transferring more powers from the nation state to the institutions of international and cosmopolitan unions, such as the United Nations and the European Union, or is peace perhaps undermined by the further strengthening of international and transnational authorities? What would Kant's position be on today's institutions of international and cosmopolitan law? Is the framework of international and cosmopolitan law as outlined by Kant sufficient or should we further develop institutions of international and cosmopolitan law based on the basis that Kant has provided? This Workshop seeks Papers on: Kant's theory of peace and Kantian theories of peace Political theory of institutions of international and cosmopolitan law Kant on international law Kant on cosmopolitan law The architecture of Kant's theory of public law Kantian approaches to the relation between peace and justice All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Group/kantian-political-thought [2] https://ecpr.eu/JointSessions

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Conference: AI and the Planet in Crisis: Climate, Sustainability and Global Governance, September 23 & 24 in Vienna

by VD Philosophy

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming conference. Title: AI and the Planet in Crisis: Climate, Sustainability and Global Governance When? September 23 & 24 Where? Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, HS 13 Keynote Speakers: Aimee van Wynsberghe, University of Bonn Benedetta Brevini, NYU, University of Sydney Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs Austria Daniel Kammen, University of California, Berkeley Payal Arora, University of Utrecht Rupert Read, Director of the Climate Majority Project You find more info on the program and registration here: https://philtech.univie.ac.at/ai-and-the-planet-in-crisis-conference/ Conference participation is free of charge. Please register by September 16. All the best, Mark Coeckelbergh, Leonie Bossert, and Leonie Möck -- Leonie Möck, University Assistant (Prae Doc) Philosophy of Media and Technology University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), 1010 Vienna leonie.moeck(a)univie.ac.at _______________________________________________ Hermes mailing list -- hermes(a)lists.philo.at To unsubscribe send an email to hermes-leave(a)lists.philo.at -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at

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Conference 26-28 Sept. "At the Limits of Imagination: Otherness in Humans & Nonhuman Animals"

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear all, You are cordially invited to the conference "At the Limits of Imagination: Otherness in Humans & Nonhuman Animals" 26-28 September 2024 Neues Institutsgebäude, Universitätsstraße 7, Lecture Hall 3D (3rd floor) Keynote speaker: Alice Crary (The New School for Social Research) This three-day conference will focus on the possibilities and limits of imagination and empathy with regards to humans and non-human animals, and on the tensions inherent in comparing or comparatively analyzing both groups. Imagined similarities and dissimilarities play a pivotal role in ethical theories with regards to treatment of both human and non-human groups.It has been argued, for example, that racialized and disabled people, and nonhuman animals, have been discriminated against according to the same logic that grounds inclusion and exclusion upon the possession of certain distinctively human ‘abilities’: rationality, language, autonomy, agency, etc. (e.g., Crary 2016; Taylor 2018; Crary and Gruen 2022).The presumed absence of these ‘abilities’ is equated with a negative and inferior form of embodiment, against which the human norm has in turn been defined. However, conflating their respective ethical status also risks reinforcing the dehumanization of those human groups by instrumentalizing their oppression in the service of animals (Boisseron2019; Crary 2016; Kittay 2019). This conference, organized by Martin Huth, Carlo Salzani, and Ruadhán J. Flynn, will take place at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna as part of the project “The Limits of Imagination: Animals, Empathy, Anthropomorphism” (P 35137-G; funded by the FWF, Austria). Attendance is free, in person and online. Live closed captioning will be available. For the conference program, full accessibility information, and further details, see https://ruadhanjflynn.com/?p=628 To register for online attendance, email ruadhan(dot)flynn(at)vetmeduni.ac.at

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Invitation: Book Launch, Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons

by Jason Means

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to invite you to the launch of Tuomo Tiisala’s new book Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons: Elaborating Foucault’s Pragmatism. Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 Time: 17:00 – 19:00 Location: Aula am Campus, University of Vienna ↗ Registration required<https://forms.office.com/e/bgS1icWSNN>. Tuomo Tiisala will present his book’s main ideas in conversation with Prof. Catarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam), Prof. Paulina Sliwa (University of Vienna), and Prof. Tim Crane (Central European University), followed by an open discussion with the audience, and a reception. Please see the attached invitation for further details. Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons is freely available online here<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781032673035/power-fre…>. We look forward to welcoming you on the 10th! Best regards, Jason Means Jason Means, MA Director of Management and Transfer FWF Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis Department of Philosophy, Central European University Pronouns: He/Him Tel: +43 1 25230 7538 LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-d-means/> Cluster Website Cluster Newsletter<https://mailchi.mp/fa5ba53b06ab/kic_monthly> [cid:image001.png@01DAF892.C6E60D10]<https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/> [A black background with a black square Description automatically generated with medium confidence]<http://www.instagram.com/knowledgecrisis> [A white x on a black background Description automatically generated] <http://www.twitter.com/knowledgecrisis> [cid:image004.jpg@01DAF892.C6E60D10] <https://mailchi.mp/fa5ba53b06ab/kic_monthly>

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[2nd Call] - 3 Salaried PhD Positions in Philosophy (all areas) at the University of Vienna - Deadline: 15.09.24

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear all, There are three PhD positions (up to 3 years and 9 months) in Philosophy (all fields) at the University of Vienna. You can find the announcement at https://philjobs.org/job/show/26762 The deadline for applications is September 15, 2024. I kindly ask you to share this announcement with colleagues and prospective applicants, Raphael Aybar

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