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ARISTOTLE’S DYNAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF,NATURE AND ITS RELEVANCE TODAY, Leibniz Lecture ÖAW, 16.11.2023, 18 Uhr,

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

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

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

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Parliamentary Research: Save the Date 2024 - Conference Report 2023

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

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

by Sebastian Krach

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

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

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

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

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

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Ankündigung: 14. Internationaler Kant-Kongress: Kants Projekt der Aufklärung, 8.-13.09.2024

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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, vom 08. bis 13. September 2024 wird – organisiert von Christoph Horn und Rainer Schäfer – in Bonn der 14. Internationale Kant-Kongress zur Feier seines 300. Geburtstags unter dem Motto "Kants Projekt der Aufklärung" stattfinden. Weiterführende Informationen unter: www.kant2024.uni-bonn.de. Mit herzlichen Grüßen, auch im Namen der Kant-Gesellschaft und der Universität Bonn, i. A. Felix Maiwald Wiss. Mitarbeiter des Digitalen Kant-Zentrums NRW Universität Bonn Institut für Philosophie Lehrstuhl für Praktische Philosophie und Philosophie der Antike Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn; Raum 1.076 E-Mail: f.maiwald(a)uni-bonn.de

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fehlendes Programm für Zufall und Einfall, Medien der Kreativität in Wissenschaft und Kunst

by Anna Aloisia Moser

Liebe KollegInnen, das Programm/Plakat für den Workshop Zufall und Einfall vom 9. bis 11. November an der Katholischen Privatuniversität Linz hatte es leider nicht in die email geschafft. Finden Sie es bitte im Anhang. Sie können sich gerne heute noch anmelden. Aloisia Moser. ________________ Aloisia Moser, Ph.D. Assistenzprofessorin Geschichte der Philosophie Fakultät für Philosophie und für Kunstwissenschaft Katholische Privat-Universität Linz A-4020 Linz, Bethlehemstraße 20 C: +43 660 5673969 E: a.moser(a)ku-linz.at www.ku-linz.at<http://www.ku-linz.at/> https://ku-linz.at/philosophie/veranstaltungen_am_fachbereich_philosophie/v… Moser, A. Kant, Wittgenstein, and the Performativity of Thought, (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2021)

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Society for Women in Philosophy Tagungsprogramm 10.-11.11-2023

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Thema: Einander zuhören: Kunst, Queer-Feminismus und Philosophie. Listen to each other: Art, Queer Feminism and Philosophy. Ort: mdw Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien – siehe Programm Zeit: 10.+11.November 2023 /Für die Teilnahme via Zoom bitten wir um ein Zoom-Update rechtzeitig vor Beginn unter: https://support.zoom.us/hc/de/sections/4415036751373-Zoom-aktualisieren/ /Wir bitten auch um Kenntnisnahme der Datenschutzinformation der mdw zur Teilnahme an Veranstaltungen: https://www.mdw.ac.at/datenschutz/datenschutzinformation-der-mdw/#Anmeldung… / // /Bitte laden Sie die folgenden iCalendar (.ics)-Dateien auf Ihr Kalendersystem herunter und importieren Sie sie. Täglich: https://mdw-ac-at.zoom.us/meeting/u5MtcOmvrzstG9KW0shxTy9zimOrs1gFedc1/ics?… /Beitreten Zoom Meeting https://mdw-ac-at.zoom.us/j/67070710716 Meeting-ID: 670 7071 0716 Kenncode: 841915 // /Die Zoom-Übertragung wird nicht aufgenommen, sondern dient nur dem Live-Austausch über räumliche Grenzen hinweg während des Symposiums./

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Forum Religionsphilosophie

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Liebe Kolleg*innen, im Anhang finden Sie die Ankündigung von drei Vorträgen der Reihe "Forum Religionsphilosophie". Wir würden uns über Ihr Kommen sehr freuen! Esther Heinrich-Ramharter Michael Staudigl

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