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Fellowship opportunities at the Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM) in Vienna

by Kasper Nowak

Dear VDP Mailing List, I would like to share with you the following information about fellowship opportunities at the Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM) in Vienna: ----------------------------------- The Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM) is an intellectually and politically independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. ***** ***** ***** ***** *Jan Patočka Fellowship* The Jan Patočka Fellowship Program aims to foster research inspired by Jan Patočka’s legacy and his intellectual endeavor to rethink Europe under post-European paradigms. It welcomes scholars working on the manifold philosophical, societal, economic, geopolitical, or historical dimensions of this challenging topic. As a name-giver for this program, Patočka’s critical investigations into the history of philosophy, the meaning of modernity, (post)colonialism, war, technology, and the dialectics of enlightenment offer exemplary––though by no means exclusive––fields of research. The call invites project applications that offer inspiring perspectives on the idea of (post-)Europe and its critical reflection in contemporary debates. The fellowship is open to all academic disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Jan Patočka Junior Visiting Fellows will be invited to spend five months between September 2025 and June 2026 at the IWM to pursue their research projects. *Deadline for applications: 16 February 2025* *More details here: *https://www.iwm.at/program/jan-patocka-fellowship ***** ***** ***** ***** *Digital Humanism Junior Visiting Fellowship* The fellowship aims to bring eminent scholars from a wide range of academic fields to the Institute and allow them to pursue cutting-edge research on all aspects of the networked society. Two junior visiting fellows come to the Institute each semester, carry out their own research projects, and enjoy the possibility of an intensified collaboration and discussion with the senior visiting fellow. Junior visiting fellows will be invited to spend a period of three consecutive months at the Institute in autumn 2025. *Deadline for applications: 21 January 2025* *More details here:* https://www.iwm.at/program/digital-humanism-fellowship ***** ***** ***** ***** Further fellowship opportunities at the IWM can be found here: https://www.iwm.at/blogs?category_id=75 ----------------------------------- Best regards, Kasper Nowak

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Wittgen=Steine Talks Summer Semester 2025

by Martin Kusch

Dear All, The "Wittgen=Steine" group organizes three talks this term: 21.03.2025, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3D Anna Boncompagni: "Conceptual engineering or care? A new perspective inspired by Addams and Wittgenstein" 16.05.2025, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3A Charles Travis: "Re-Turning The Linguistic Turn (Two Puzzles)" 13.06.25, 15.00-16.30h, HS 3D Konstantin Deininger: "On the Material and Formal Aspects of (Moral) Certainty" We will send out abstracts closer to the time of the talks. All welcome! Best wishes from the organizers, Esther Ramharter Anja Weiberg Martin Kusch

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IVC Talk:Paolo Tripodi and Guido Bonino (University of Turin) on "Academic Success in America: Analytic Philosophy and the Decline of Wittgenstein", April 3, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speakers in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle are Paolo Tripodi and Guido Bonino (University of Turin), who will give a talk on April 3, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Paolo Tripodi & Guido Bonino (University of Turin) ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN AMERICA: ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY AND THE DECLINE OF WITTGENSTEIN Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 03/04/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: There is a rather widespread consensus, among historians of philosophy, concerning the decline of Wittgenstein amid recent analytic philosophy. However, the exact import of such a decline, its chronological development, as well as its causes and several other features, are difficult to ascertain with the traditional methods of the history of philosophy. In this talk we apply a distant reading approach, and a variety of other quantitative methods, to provide a more reliable and accurate account of Wittgenstein's decline. We focus on a corpus consisting of the metadata of US PhD dissertations in philosophy from 1981 to 2010 (although other kinds of data are also taken into consideration), and we try to relate the topic of the dissertation to the success of the candidate in his/her subsequent academic career. The results of this analysis, corroborated by other evidence, allow us to put forth the more reliable and accurate account just hinted at, and at the same time to suggest - as a contribution to external history of philosophy - a plausible mechanism at the basis of the decline itself, notably a process driven by those who controlled the recruitment policies in the philosophy departments.

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Reminder: UPSalon Stammtisch April 1st, 6 PM, at Tunnel

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

Dear all, Here is a little reminder for the UPSalon Stammtisch (regular's table). Hope to see u there: April 1st at 6 PM at Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien Best, UPsalon Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at Web: https://upsalon.univie.ac.at

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Informationen der DGPhil - 12. Woche

by Martin Kusch

DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR PHILOSOPHIE E.V. INFORMATIONEN DER DGPHIL 12. KALENDERWOCHE 2025 Verwenden Sie für eigene Einreichungen bitte die Schnittstelle unter: https://www.dgphil.de/jobs-events-cfps/einreichen/ Für Anregungen zur Verbesserung unserer Angebote sind wir stets dankbar. Die Geschäftsführung STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNGEN 1) Mitarbeiter*in im wissenschaftlichen Dienst (m/w/d) im Bereich Bio- und Medizinethik (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) 2) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in im BMBF-Projekt DiversPrivat (Universität Passau) 3) Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in Ethik der Digitalisierung (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) 4) Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Halle (Saale)) 5) Universitätsassistent:in - Dissertationsstelle (Innsbruck) ------------------------- CALLS FOR PAPERS 6) Technology assessment and future warfare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Deadline: 11.04.2025) 7) AISoLA, Conference Track "Responsible and Trusted AI. An Interdisciplinary Perspective" (Deadline: 30.04.2025) 8) Begegnungen in Grenzsituationen. Philosophische Praxis und Palliative Care im Dialog (Deadline: 31.05.2025) ------------------------- VERANSTALTUNGSANKÜNDIGUNG 9) Announcement Graduate Conferecne "Classical German Philosophy and Early Analytic Philosophy" at University of Stuttgart (Beginn: 30.06.2025, Ende: 02.07.2025) 10) "Change and Leadership: How to Successfully Orient Yourself in a Rapidly Changing World?" - FPO Virtual Seminar (Beginn: 10.04.2025, Ende: 05.06.2025) 11) "From Chaos to Logos: Śiva, Dionysus, and the Beginnings of Western Philosophy" - FPO Virtual Seminar (Beginn: 04.04.2025, Ende: 30.05.2025) 12) Summer School zur Ethik der Neurotechnologien (Beginn: 21.07.2025, Ende: 23.07.2025) 13) Certificate of Advanced Studies: Ethik und Technik (Beginn: 01.04.2025, Ende: 30.03.2026) 14) Who is in charge here? Konzeptionen von Natur, Kultur & Agency angesichts der ökologischen Krise (Beginn: 03.04.2025, Ende: 04.04.2025) ------------------------- 1) STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG Mitarbeiter*in im wissenschaftlichen Dienst (m/w/d) im Bereich Bio- und Medizinethik Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Bewerbungsfrist: 27.04.2025 Einsender Joachim Boldt boldt(a)egm.uni-freiburg.de Online ansehen [1] ------------------------- 2) STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in im BMBF-Projekt DiversPrivat Universität Passau Bewerbungsfrist: 20.04.2025 Einsender Johanna Sinn johanna.sinn(a)uni-passau.de Online ansehen [2] ------------------------- 3) STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in Ethik der Digitalisierung Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Bewerbungsfrist: 30.04.2025 Einsender Prof. Dr. Anna-Verena Nosthoff anna-verena.nosthoff(a)uol.de Online ansehen [3] ------------------------- 4) STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Halle (Saale) Bewerbungsfrist: 11.04.2025 Einsender Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin geschichte.ethik(a)uk-halle.de Online ansehen [4] ------------------------- 5) STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG Universitätsassistent:in - Dissertationsstelle Innsbruck Bewerbungsfrist: 15.04.2025 Einsender Mag. Ursula Dissertori ursula.dissertori(a)uibk.ac.at Online ansehen [5] ------------------------- 6) CALL FOR PAPERS Technology assessment and future warfare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Einreichungen an: E-Mail Deadline: 11.04.2025 Call Bezeichnung: Call for Abstracts Veranstalter: TATuP -- Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice Online ansehen [6] ------------------------- 7) CALL FOR PAPERS AISoLA, Conference Track "Responsible and Trusted AI. An Interdisciplinary Perspective" Einreichungen an: E-Mail Deadline: 30.04.2025 Call Bezeichnung: Call for Papers Datum: 01.11.2025 Ende: 05.11.2025 Veranstalter: Centre for European Research in Trusted Artificial Intelligence (CERTAIN) and the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Online ansehen [7] ------------------------- 8) CALL FOR PAPERS Begegnungen in Grenzsituationen. Philosophische Praxis und Palliative Care im Dialog Einreichungen an: E-Mail Deadline: 31.05.2025 Call Bezeichnung: Call for Abstracts Datum: 10.10.2025 - 15:00 Uhr Ende: 12.10.2025 - 13:00 Uhr Veranstalter: Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Alterns- und Care-Forschung (Universität Graz), Internationale Gesellschaft für Philosophische Praxis (IGPP), Berufsverband für Philosophische Praxis (BVPP) Online ansehen [8] ------------------------- 9) VERANSTALTUNG Announcement Graduate Conferecne "Classical German Philosophy and Early Analytic Philosophy" at University of Stuttgart Ort: Institut für Philosophie der Universität Stuttgart Beginn: 30.06.2025 - 09:00 Uhr Ende: 02.07.2025 - 13:00 Uhr Einsender Marco Seikel marco-lorenz-seikel(a)gmx.de Online ansehen [9] ------------------------- 10) VERANSTALTUNG "Change and Leadership: How to Successfully Orient Yourself in a Rapidly Changing World?" - FPO Virtual Seminar Ort: Virtual Beginn: 10.04.2025 - 10:00 Uhr Ende: 05.06.2025 - 12:00 Uhr Einsender Reinhard G. Mueller reinhard.mueller(a)hfpo.com Online ansehen [10] ------------------------- 11) VERANSTALTUNG "From Chaos to Logos: Śiva, Dionysus, and the Beginnings of Western Philosophy" - FPO Virtual Seminar Ort: Nashville Beginn: 04.04.2025 - 22:00 Uhr Ende: 30.05.2025 Einsender Reinhard G. Mueller reinhard.mueller(a)hfpo.com Online ansehen [11] ------------------------- 12) VERANSTALTUNG Summer School zur Ethik der Neurotechnologien Ort: München Beginn: 21.07.2025 Ende: 23.07.2025 Einsender Sebastian Schleidgen sebastian.schleidgen(a)fernuni-hagen.de Online ansehen [12] ------------------------- 13) VERANSTALTUNG Certificate of Advanced Studies: Ethik und Technik Ort: online Beginn: 01.04.2025 Ende: 30.03.2026 Einsender C. Jergens fernstudium-markting(a)rptu.de Online ansehen [13] ------------------------- 14) VERANSTALTUNG Who is in charge here? Konzeptionen von Natur, Kultur & Agency angesichts der ökologischen Krise Ort: Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder Beginn: 03.04.2025 - 13:00 Uhr Ende: 04.04.2025 - 16:30 Uhr Einsender Marlen Reinschke reinschke(a)europa-uni.de Online ansehen [14] ------------------------- IMPRESSUM ANGABEN GEMÄß § 5 TMG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie e. V. Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber Präsidentin c/o Universität Padebrorn Philosophisches Seminar Warburger Straße 100 33098 Paderborn Vereinsregister: VR 3789 Registergericht: Amtsgericht Leipzig Vertreten durch: Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber Prof. Dr. Gerald Hartung PD Dr. Christian Barth Dr. Ingrid Becker Dr. Kevin M. Dear KONTAKT E-Mail: info(a)dgphil.de Internet: www.dgphil.de [15] -- Links: ------ [1] https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/mitarbeiterin-im-wissenschaftlich… [2] https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiterin-i… [3] https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/wissenschaftlicher-mitarbeiterin-… [4] https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/wissenschaftlicher-mitarbeiterin-4 [5] https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/universittsassistentin-dissertati… [6] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/technology-ass… [7] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/aisola-confere… [8] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/begegnungen-in… [9] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/announcement-gra… [10] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/change-and-leade… [11] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/from-chaos-to-lo… [12] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/summer-school-zu… [13] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/certificate-of-a… [14] https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/who-is-in-charge… [15] https://www.dgphil.de

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Call for External Teaching Positions

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear VDP members, Please find the call for external teaching positions at the Department of Philosophy at https://ssc-phil.univie.ac.at/en/teaching/announcement-of-external-teaching… Best, Raphael

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Samuel C. Fletcher, "Spare the Rod: Relativity as Pure Chronometry" - Physics meets Philosophy

by Sebastian Horvat

Dear all, You are hereby invited to the next "Physics meets Philosophy" talk by Samuel C. Fletcher (University of Oxford) Title: Spare the Rod: Relativity as Pure Chronometry (see abstract below) Date: March 28th (Friday) Time: 11:00-12:30 Location: IQOQI Seminar room (Boltzmanngasse 3, 2nd floor) Zoom link (for those that cannot join in person): https://univienna.zoom.us/j/62116122970?pwd=lStKbUlbkGbPghncW9Dj3RW8tUmuAG.1 Abstract: At the dawn of general relativity's golden age in the 1950s, Irish mathematician and physicist John Synge proposed to reduce spatial concepts to temporal concepts. Synge argued that the structure of the spacetime metric allows one to define length in terms of time, a reduction of chronogeometry to what he calls pure chronometry. Synge's arresting proposal nevertheless has two problems. First, he retains an inadequate operationalist definition of durations in terms of "standard clocks." Second, his technical argument only defines infinitesimal length in terms of infinitesimal durations. In light of these criticisms, I defend a more moderate version of Synge's thesis and sketch a mathematical argument to establish it. For more information on "Physics meets Philosophy", see https://sites.google.com/view/physphilvienna Best wishes Sebastian

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Reminder: Amie Thomasson, "Starting a step back: Functional Pluralism and the Work of Metaphysics" - 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 Amie Thomasson, Dartmouth College Title: Starting a step back: Functional Pluralism and the Work of Metaphysics Date: March 27th, 2025 (Thursday) Time: 16:45-18:15 Location: Hörsaal 50, Hauptgebäude (2.Stock, Stiege 8) - Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien Abstract: Metaphysics traditionally answers questions such as “Are there properties, universals, numbers, composite artifacts, fictional characters…?’ ‘(If so), what are they like? How are they related to minds, physical objects, etc.? Does ‘positing’ these things add explanatory power to our theories?’… In this paper I will argue that we should begin our questioning back a step, and begin by asking: “How does talk of properties, numbers, ... enter language, and what functions does it serve?” For doing so (I will argue) enables us to reevaluate many classic metaphysical debates, to reassess prominent criteria used in metaphysics, and to redirect metaphysics to more fruitful pursuits. 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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UPSalon Stammtisch 01.04. 18:00h im "Tunnel"; UPSalon regular's table April 1st, 6 PM at "Tunnel"

by Initiative to Support Women in Academic Philosophy

Dear all, we hope u had a great start to the new semester! UPSalon is hosting another Stammtisch or "regular's table" next week and likes to cordially invite you! People from all stages in their philosophical studies are welcome, and we are especially excited to meet new people! UPSalon are a group of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers; the initiative aims at creating a space and community in Vienna where underrepresented philosophers – such as women, trans, inter and non-binary persons, BIPOC, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, queer people, and people with disabilities – can connect on a regular basis. For more information, check out our website: upsalon.univie.ac.at Where? Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien When? April 1st at 6 PM We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you! Do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions you may have. Best regards, UPsalon Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at Web: https://upsalon.univie.ac.at

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Workshops on science communication/Good Scientific Practices in the Humanities - Vienna Doctoral Schools

by Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Dear doctoral researchers, The doctoral schools in the humanities are organizing two workshops on Science/Research Communication (and why you should do it) 13.05.25 - 13:15-14:45, and Good Scientific Practice (and how to apply it) 26.05.25 - 13:15-14:45 To participate in these workshops, you need to register via u:rise, the new platform for workshops and training offers at the University of Vienna (available spots: 25). You can access u:rise with your student or staff account. If you have any problems logging in, please contact me. https://urise.univie.ac.at/course/index.php?categoryid=6&wbtfilter=%7B%22or… I hope these workshops are of interest to you, Raphael

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