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by philosophie＠univie.ac.at

Guten Tag! Wir möchten Sie über die folgende von Univ.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=13985> Hisaki Hashi organisierte Veranstaltung informieren: *** Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Im Folgenden eine Information über die bevorstehende Veranstaltung, organisiert durch den Verein für Komparative Philosophie und Interdisziplinäre Billdung KoPhil. Online Session zum Thema Human Society and AI How is our Co-Existence possible based on Irrefutable Truth and General Good? Friday, Febr. 27th, 2026, 10:15 AM 12.00 AM Online by ZOOM univienna Organized by KoPhil Vienna with The Japan Society for Global System and Ethics for a cooperative forum between Japan and EU countries Information details please see the attached file (PDF) https:// <http://www.kophil-interdis.at> www.kophil-interdis.at Kooperation, Aktuelle Termine Mit freundlichen Grüßen KoPhil-Präsidium <http://www.kophil.at> www.kophil.at

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VDP Writing Evenings — Join Us Every Monday This Summer Semester

by Sebastian Aster

Dear all, As the first spring blossoms begin to appear outside, we hope our philosophical projects can grow and flourish alongside them. To help you cultivate steady writing habits and enjoy a supportive academic community, we warmly invite you to our weekly Writing Evenings. What: VDP Writing Evenings — dedicated time for focused writing and reading Who: Open to Philosophy MA, PhD, Postdocs, and anyone in between When: Every Monday, 14:00–18:00, starting 2 March 2026 Where: Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna Registration: Not required — just come by. If you can’t make it exactly at 14:00, that’s no problem; we only ask that you join at a full hour to avoid interrupting the focused writing phases. How it works: • Focused 50‑minute writing sprints with short breaks • A regular weekly date to help you develop sustainable writing habits and a chance to meet your colleagues and develop a community • Snacks provided by the VDP Come for the structure, stay for the snacks. We look forward to writing with you throughout the summer semester. Warmly, Lukas, Raphael, Isis, Leah and Sebastian

5 months, 2 weeks

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AS&P - “Abstraction, Structures and Proofs” - S. Shapiro, February 24

by Ludovica Conti

Dear all, we are pleased to announce the first talk in our online seminar series titled “Abstraction, Structures and Proofs”. Our first meeting is scheduled for 24 February at 18:00 CET, and we are honoured to begin with a talk by Stewart Shapiro (Ohio State University). If you are interested in attending, please write to ludovica.conti(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:ludovica.conti@univie.ac.at> or antpiccdarag(a)gmail.com <mailto:antpiccdarag@gmail.com> . This seminar is part of a series of events jointly organised by the University of Wien (Ludovica Conti, Georg Schiemer) and the University of Tübingen (Antonio Piccolomini d'Aragona). Further details can be found on the project website, accessible via this link: https://sites.google.com/view/wientuebingen/wien . Hope to see you online soon! Best regards, Georg and Ludovica

5 months, 3 weeks

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Summer School on Trust & Cooperation (Vienna, 13-17 July, 2026): Call for Participation - Deadline March 31

by Eva Hijlkema

*Trust & Cooperation – Vienna Summer School 2026* Accepting applications until March 31! ** *Confirmed instructors:* Leah Henderson <https://lhenderson.org/> (University of Groningen), Benjamin McMyler <https://philpeople.org/profiles/benjamin-mcmyler> (University of Minnesota), Kieran Oberman <https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/kieran-oberman> (The London School of Economics and Political Science), * * *Guest speakers:* Keith Harris <https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/people/keith-harris>(University of Vienna) more to be confirmed! *dates: *July 13–July 17, 2026** *deadline*: March 31, 2026 (see below for further details) *location*: Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätstrasse 7, 1010 Wien, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna <https://www.univie.ac.at/en>, Austria *Call for Participation* Over the course of five days participants will have the opportunity to engage with renowned experts in discussions on the topic of *trust and cooperation* on the interpersonal and institutional level, as well as within the contexts of *climate change* and *immigration*. Trustandcooperationhavebecomefrontandcenterissuesintoday’sworld.Thenatureofglobal challenges -fromrefugeesseekingasylumtotheecological crisesofclimatechangeandbiodiversityloss-renderscooperationevermorecrucialtoovercoming them. Key questions revolve around the nature of trust and the nature of cooperation respectively, as well as around the relationship between trust and cooperation, intersecting the fields of social and political philosophy, as well as applied ethics and political epistemology. We welcome applications from PhD students (prioritized), advanced MA students and postdoctoral researchers in philosophy and related disciplines. Participants will explore current research in these fields, attend keynote lectures, thematic discussions and interactive workshops, as well as present their own work, and receive valuable feedback from invited scholars. The goal of this Summer School is to provide doctoral students with direct access to leading researchers whose work—whether directly or indirectly—relates to these themes. *Application & Fees* We welcome applications from PhD students (prioritized), advanced MA students and postdoctoral researchers in philosophy and related disciplines. Two modes of participation are possible: 1) attendance, 2) presentation – if they would also like to give a presentation. To apply for participation, please send the following documents to Joachim Raich (joachim.raich(a)univie.ac.at): 1. Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages) 2. Statement of Purpose (no longer than 1 page), explaining the relevance of the summer school to your study, research, teaching and/or other professional work. 3. Statement of Financial Aid (optional). We can offer limited partial financial support (including the coverage of the school fees) to the participants whose home institutions cannot cover their expenses. We therefore ask the applicants who wish to be considered for funding to briefly describe their situation in the statement. 4. Abstract (optional; max. 250 words). If you would like to present your work at the summer school, please send us a short abstract of your presentation. The presentations should be related in a significant manner to the themes of trust and/or cooperation (from any philosophical perspective) and should be about 20 minutes long to leave enough time for discussions. Since the number of slots for student presentations is limited, this will help us decide on how to allocate them. The maximum number of participants at the summer school will be 25. The *summer school fee is 75 Euros*. The fee includes the student union fee of 25 Euros, which is required by Austrian law to register at the University of Vienna and to receive a certificate of completion of the summer school. Please, *submit your application by March 31, 23.59 CET*. *Contact Email: **joachim.raich(a)univie.ac.at* We will notify you of the decision by April 16. Diversity Statement *We strongly encourage applications from members of disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. * Organizing Committee *Chiara Dankl Ali Emre Benli Eva Hijlkema Joachim Raich* The VDP Summer School 2025 is funded by the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (University of Vienna). Visit the website for more information! <https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail…>

5 months, 3 weeks

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10. Wiener Forum interkulturellen Philosophierens | Everyday Aesthetics and Everydayness from an Intercultural Perspective | 27.2.-1.3.2026

by madalina.diaconu＠univie.ac.at

Dear all, You are gladly invited to the following conference that I am organizing with Madalina Guzun-Masoud (Tübingen) on behalf of the WiGiP and GiP. Further details regarding the program, the abstracts, and the speakers' bios can be found attached. Registration is not necessary, and the admission is free. Best regards, Madalina Diaconu 10th Vienna Forum for Intercultural Philosophy Everyday Aesthetics and Everydayness from an Intercultural Perspective 27 February - 1 March 2026 Otto Mauer Zentrum, Währingerstraße 2-4, 1090 Vienna Friday, 27 February 2026 9:15 - 9:30 Conference opening: Mădălina Diaconu and Mădălina Guzun Masoud 9:30 - 10:30 Keynote Yuriko Saito: Aesthetic Challenges to Consumerism: Learning from Japanese Folk Beliefs and Practices 10:30 - 10:40 Break 10:40 - 11.20 Bianca Boteva-Richter: The Perfection of Imperfection, or Another Idea of Beauty - Some Reflections on Japanese Everyday Aesthetics 11:20 - 12:00 Francesca Greco: From the Tea House to Your House. The Circular Relationality of Aesthetic and Everydayness 12:00 - 12:15 Break 12:15 - 12:55 Paulus Kaufmann: Situational Japanese Aesthetics 14:30 - 15:10 Maddalena Borsato: What Aesthetics for the Shokunin's Practice? 15:10 - 15:50 Anna Zschauer: The Janus-faced Japanese Everyday Aesthetic, or: Does It Work When It's a Brand? 15:50 - 16:05 Break 16:05 - 16:45 Lorenzo Marinucci: Kawaii and Phenomenology 16:45 - 17:25 Dario Vuger: On Beauty of Infrastructures: Simondonean Aesthetics and the Japanese Everyday Saturday, 28 February 2026 9:30 - 10:30 Keynote Arto Haapala: Aesthetics of the Ordinary and the Everyday 10:30 - 10:40 Break 10:40 - 11:20 Leo Marko: A Faint Frame: The Aesthetics of Swedish Fika and the Question of Its Uniqueness 11:20 - 12:00 Lenka Lee: The Aesthetics of Attentiveness: Central European Beekeeping and Interspecies Relations 12:00 - 12:15 Break 12:15 - 12:55 Rosa Fernández Gómez: Playfully Engaging the Everyday: The Rasa of Life in Kashmir Shaivism 14:30 - 15:10 Elisabetta Di Stefano: Frugality and Humility: Categories of Measure for an Intercultural Everyday Aesthetics 15:10 - 15:50 Nicola Ramazzotto: Beyond Pleasure: Pain and the Transformation of Everyday Aesthetics 15:50 - 16:05 Break 16:05 - 16:45 Mao Matsuyama: Comparative Study of Aesthetic Care Theory and Salutogenesis: The Entanglement of Aesthetic and Ethical Values in Everyday Life 16:45 - 17:25 Washington Morales-Maciel, Marcos Rostan Davyt: Imagining Use: Experiential Knowledge and Cultural Frameworks in Everyday Design Aesthetics Sunday, 1 March 2026 9:30 - 10:10 Matti Tainio: From Specified Aesthetics of Everyday Life and Art towards a General Aesthetics. An Inquiry at the Boundaries of Art and Non-Art 10:10 - 10:50 Sara Borriello: Weather, Atmospheres, and Everyday Life: Towards an Integrated Framework for Aesthetic Inquiry 10:50 - 11:05 Break 11:05 - 11:45 Marcos Rostan Davyt, Nahuel Roel Aspée: The Everyday and the Exceptional: Two Environmental Controversies in Uruguay 11:45 - 12:00 Final discussion Dr. Dr. Mădălina Diaconu, Privatdoz. MA Universität Wien Institut für Philosophie Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien Institut für Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien <http://homepage.univie.ac.at/madalina.diaconu> http://homepage.univie.ac.at/madalina.diaconu

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Neuerscheinung/New Publication: Epicurus' Human Beings - Beyond Person and Self (OUP 2026)

by Solmeng Hirschi

(English below) Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, ich möchte Sie darüber informieren, dass meine Monographie _Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self_ letzte Woche bei Oxford University Press erschienen ist. Das Buch ist online im Open Access verfügbar und ab dem kommenden Monat auch in gedruckter Form erhältlich. https://academic.oup.com/book/62294 [1] Ausgehend von einer Analyse von Epikurs philosophischen Briefen und Lehrsätzen rekonstruiert die Studie seine Konzeption des Menschen sowie die Weise, in der diese Texte ihre Adressat*innen philosophisch in Anspruch nehmen. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei Fragen der philosophischen Praxis, der Handlungsfähigkeit sowie der Funktion sprachlicher Anrede im Rahmen des epikureischen therapeutischen Projekts. Methodisch verbindet die Arbeit textkritische Detailanalyse mit begrifflicher Rekonstruktion und einer pragmatischen Lektüre der epikureischen Texte. Über jeglichen Austausch zum Buch würde ich mich sehr freuen! Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi *** Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the recent publication of my monograph, _Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self_ (Oxford University Press). The book is available online in open access and, from next month onwards, in print. https://academic.oup.com/book/62294 [1] Based on an analysis of Epicurus' philosophical letters and maxims, I offer a reconstruction of Epicurus' conception of, and interaction with, human beings that proceeds from both the conceptual and the pragmatic structure of the texts themselves. Particular attention is given to philosophical practice, forms of agency, and the function of linguistic address within Epicurus' therapeutic project. Methodologically, the study thus combines text criticism with conceptual reconstruction and a pragmatic approach to Epicurus' letters and doctrines. I would be very glad to discuss the book with anyone interested! Best wishes, Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi -- Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient Philosophy and Classics FWF-Projekt: "_Magna Moralia: Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary_" Department of Philosophy, Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), 1010 Wien solmeng.hirschi(a)univie.ac.at https://antikephilosophie.univie.ac.at/forschungsprojekte/ Links: ------ [1] https://academic.oup.com/book/62294

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Save the Date: Trans*Formations Talk Anna Klieber, 23.3.2026

by Flora Löffelmann

Liebe alle, wir freuen uns, dass die Trans*Formations Veranstaltungen am Institut für Philosophie im Sommersemester wieder ein Fixpunkt im Veranstaltungskalender sind. Für alle, die die Reihe noch nicht kennen: Die Trans*Formations Vorträge und Workshops werden von Studierenden der Philosphie (BA, MA und PhD) organisiert und stellen kontemporäre Forschung aus der Trans Philosophie vor. Wir bedanken uns bei der Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) [1] und queer@hochschulen [2] für ihre finanzielle Unterstützung! Den Anfang macht am 23.3.2026, 18:30-20:00 im HS 3F, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7) ein Vortrag von Dr. Anna Klieber von der Cardiff University [3] mit einem sprachphilosophischen Fokus. „Sich einen Namen machen": trans Namensfindung und Namensgebung als subversive linguistische Praktiken Abstract: In diesem Vortrag argumentiere ich, dass geschlechtsspezifische Namensgebung eine sozio-linguistische Praktik darstellt, die Individuen im sozialen Raum _verortet_. Diese Verortungen passieren in den häufigsten Fällen entlang cis-normativer Vorstellungen zu Geschlecht: Namentliche Einteilung erfolgt entlang binärer, geschlechtsspezifischer Schemata, Benannte haben selten Entscheidungskraft über ihren Namen. In vielen Gesellschaften trägt der gegebene Name mitunter die Funktion, Geschlechtszugehörigkeit nach außen zu kommunizieren. Namensänderungen in der trans Community stellen demnach _linguistische Neuverortungen_ dar, die, angesichts der cis-normativen Namensgebungspraktiken unserer Gesellschaft, subversives Potenzial haben können. Dies wird insbesondere dann deutlich, wenn wir diese Namensgebungen aus Perspektive der trans Community selbst betrachten, jenseits des Interpretationsrahmens des cis-normativen Mainstreams. Ziel meines Vortrages ist es aufzuzeigen, dass der subversive Charakter von Namensgebung im trans Community Kontext sowohl aus der Wiedererlangung jener Autorität stammt, die Benannten normalerweise nicht zugestanden wird, als auch in einer Neuinterpretation der Einschränkungen, die von cis-normativen Namensgebungspraktiken vorgeschrieben werden. Bio: Dr. Klieber forscht in den Bereichen feministische, soziale und politische Sprachphilosophie, trans Philosophie, und Sozialepistemologie, sowie den Überschneidungen dieser Bereiche. Vor der Dozentur in Cardiff studierte Dr. Klieber an der Karl-Franzens Universität Graz (BA und MA) und der University of Sheffield (Doktorat). Nach dem Vortrag wird es ein Q & A sowie Snacks und Getränke geben! Wir freuen auch sehr auf die drei weiteren Veranstaltungen der Trans*Formations Reihe im SS 2026: Den Cognitive-Science Vortrag von Luana Pesarini (Universität Frankfurt) am 30.4.2026, eine Veranstaltung mit Fokus auf Law & Gender Mitte Mai, und im Juni einen feierlichen Semesterabschluss zum Thema Gender Euphoria, für den wir bereits Quill Kukla (Georgetown University), Eric A. Stanley (University of California, Berkeley), Luce deLire (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) und Tris Hedges (University of Copenhagen) als Vortragende gewinnen konnten. Bei unseren früheren Veranstaltungen durften wir Luce deLire [4], Alyosxa Tudor [5], Eric Llaveria Caselles [6], Emelia Stanley, [7] Emma Heaney [8], Juliana Gleeson, [9] Gen Eickers & Sigmond Richli [10] und Jonah I. Garde [11] am Institut für Philosophie begrüßen. Wir freuen uns über die Weiterleitung dieser Einladung an Interessierte und danken Noah [12] für die Illustration am Poster! Mit lieben Grüßen, das Trans*Formations Orga Team -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA Department of Philosophy University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"! Links: ------ [1] https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ [2] https://queer-at-hochschulen.org/ [3] https://annaklieber.com/ [4] https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/det… [5] https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail… [6] https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail… [7] https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail… [8] https://lists.philo.at/hyperkitty/list/news@lists.philo.at/thread/GIUSVC6TO… [9] https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/news-events/nachrichten-news-events/detail… [10] https://urise.univie.ac.at/mod/booking/optionview.php?cmid=293&optionid… [11] https://lists.philo.at/hyperkitty/list/news@lists.philo.at/thread/ZUJBVRNM7… [12] https://www.instagram.com/p/DTP4qCJjFcG/

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AS&P - “Abstraction, Structures and Proofs" Workshop in Vienna, 9-11 February

by Ludovica Conti

Dear all, we are very glad to announce the workshop “Abstraction, Structures and Proofs” that will take place at the Department of Philosophy – University of Vienna, Lecture Room 3D (D0316) 3rd floor at the, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, from 9th to 11th February. Confirmed speakers: Rachel Boddy <https://www.iusspavia.it/en/contacts/rachel-boddy> (IUSS Pavia) Michele Contente <https://logika.flu.cas.cz/en/about-us/people/27-people/615-michele-contente> (Czech Academy of Sciences) Fiona Doherty <https://fionatdoherty.wixsite.com/ftdoherty> (University of Notre Dame) Fernando Ferreira <https://webpages.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/~fjferreira/index_english.html> (University of Lisboa) Salvatore Florio <https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/people/aca/philosophy/tenured/salvatf/> (University of Oslo) Leon Horsten <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/en/ag-leon-horsten/leon-horsten/> (University of Konstanz) Nils Kürbis <https://nilskurbis.weebly.com/> (Ruhr University of Bochum) Richard Lawrence <https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/persons/richard-lawrence/> (University of Wien) Matteo Pascucci <https://people.ceu.edu/matteo_pascucci> (Central European University) Alexander Paseau <https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/alexander-paseau> (University of Oxford) Mario Piazza <https://www.sns.it/it/persona/mario-piazza> (Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa) Antonio Piccolomini d'Aragona <https://sites.google.com/site/piccdarag> (University of Tübingen) Michael Potter <https://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/people/teaching-research-pages/potter> (University of Cambridge) Andrea Sereni <http://iusspavia.it/it/rubrica/andrea-sereni> (IUSS Pavia) Georg Schiemer <https://sites.google.com/site/georgschiemeracademic/home> (University of Wien) Emelia Stanley <https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/persons/emelia-stanley/> (University of Vienna) Jan von Plato <https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/jan-von-plato/> (University of Helsinki) Daiana Zavate <https://www.philosophie.uni-konstanz.de/horsten/mitglieder-der-ag-horsten/h…> (University of Konstanz) Remote attendance will be made available on zoom. In case you are interested in attending, either in-person or on-line, please write to ludovica.conti(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:ludovica.conti@univie.ac.at> or antpiccdarag(a)gmail.com <mailto:antpiccdarag@gmail.com> . This the first of a series of events jointly organised by the University of Wien (Ludovica Conti, Georg Schiemer) and the University of Tübingen (Antonio Piccolomini d'Aragona). More information can be found on the web-page of the project, available at this link: https://sites.google.com/view/wientuebingen/wien . The Workshop is organised by the following projects: ERC Project: “The Formal Turn - The Emergence of Formalism in Twentieth-Century Thought”, P.I. Georg Schiemer (University of Vienna); ESPRIT Program, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) DOI:10.55776/ESP210, “The logic of Abstraction”, P.I. Ludovica Conti (University of Vienna), DFG project "Revolutions and paradigms in logic: the case of proof-theoretic semantics" PI 1965/1-1), P.I. Antonio Piccolomini d’Aragona (Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Center of the University of Tübingen). The workshop also received a financial support from Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft - ÖFG (program “Internationale Kommunikation”) and from the DLMPST - Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology. The event is held under the auspices of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy - SIFA (https://sifaphilosophy.eu <https://sifaphilosophy.eu/>). Best regards, Antonio, Georg and Ludovica

6 months, 1 week

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Q&A Doctoral Positions/PhD in Philosophy at the University of Vienna

by Raphael Gustavo Aybar Valdivia

Dear All, The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/) will be hosting a webinar on PhD studies in philosophy at the University of Vienna and a Q&A session on our Doctoral Recruitment Call 2026 (deadline 2 March 2026, 14:00 CET) (https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/praedoc-ssh) Interested parties are welcome to join it: Topic: Webinar - Q&A Doctoral Positions/PhD in Philosophy at the University of Vienna Time: Feb 12, 2026 12:00 PM Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://univienna.zoom.us/j/69108794103?pwd=Q45zObYbreYpeOUwtyeZyQIFz7ajcd.1 Meeting ID: 691 0879 4103 Passcode: 172515 One tap mobile +4312535502,,69108794103#,,,,*172515# Austria +436703090165,,69108794103#,,,,*172515# Austria Best wishes, Raphael Aybar -- 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

6 months, 1 week

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Reminder: Daniela Dover, "No Promises: Beauvoir on Time, Agency, and Freedom" - PACE/KiC Metaphilosophical Talk Series

by Sebastian Horvat

Dear all, This is a kind reminder for tomorrow's talk of the PACE/KiC Metaphilosophical Talk Series by Daniela Dover, UCLA Title: No Promises: Beauvoir on Time, Agency, and Freedom (see abstract below) Date: January 29th, 2026 (Thursday) Time: 16:45-18:15 Location: Hörsaal 2H, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), 2. Stock - Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien Abstract: Most people nowadays, especially in the Anglophone world, first encounter Simone de Beauvoir through her 1949 magnum opus the Second Sex. But in a conversation with a biographer near the end of her life, Beauvoir mentioned only two books as particularly important for understanding her oeuvre. These were her two book-length works of moral philosophy, Pyrrhus and Cineas, from 1944, and Toward an Ethics of Ambiguity, from 1947. These works have until very recently received very little philosophical attention, often being treated as mere background to The Second Sex. Yet we argue that they lay the groundwork for a genuinely novel, promising, and systematic moral theory that parallels but also radically transforms Kant’s approach to moral theory in the Groundwork. In this paper, we explore several of that theory's more surprising implications, including that our ordinary practice of promising is morally suspect. We look forward to seeing you! Best wishes, The PACE/KiC organising team https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/ https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/

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