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

by Jason Means

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

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Workshop on Logic and Its Philosophy Feb 8-9

by vcs＠univie.ac.at

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

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

by Institut für Philosophie

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

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

by Institut für Philosophie

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

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

by Institut für Philosophie

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

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

by Anne Sophie Meincke

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

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

by Sebastian Krach

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

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

by Sophie Kroiss

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

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Day of Parliamentary Research 2024 - Call for Contributions

by Institut für Philosophie

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

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CfP: XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie

by Institut für Philosophie

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

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