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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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