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40. Kalenderwoche 2024
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Die Geschäftsführung
Stellenausschreibungen
1) Research Assistant: Evaluation of Fairness in AI-based Image
Recognition (EntgGr. 13 TV-L, 50 %) (Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt)
2) Post-Doctoral Researcher (m/f/x; three years, full time) (LMU München)
3) Lehrauftrag (Universität Münster)
4) SOCRATES Call for Applications for Fellowships in 2025/2026 (Leibniz
Universität Hannover)
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Calls for Papers
5) Call for Papers: The Philosophy of Imitating and Learning from Nature
(Deadline: 01.04.2025)
6) X. Internationales Kolloquium der Schopenhauer-Forschungsstelle für
Doktoranden und Doktorandinnen (Deadline: 31.10.2024)
7) Philosophie der Demut. Historische und systematische Perspektiven,
hrsg. von Moritz R. Pretzsch und Jan Kerkmann, 2025. (Deadline: 31.12.2024)
8) „Werte und Begründungen": 13. Fachtagung des Forums für Didaktik der
Philosophie und Ethik (Deadline: 31.01.2025)
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Veranstaltungsankündigung
9) Bildung und Emanzipation. Gesellschaftskritische Perspektive auf
Antisemitismus, Geschlechterverhältnisse und Rassismus (Beginn:
14.11.2024, Ende: 16.11.2024)
10) Nietzsche kommentieren (Beginn: 17.10.2024, Ende: 20.10.2024)
11) Wissenschaft zwischen Geltung und Skepsis, Freiheit und
Verantwortung (Beginn: 07.11.2024, Ende: 08.11.2024)
12) Kant und die Aufklärung – XIII. Trierer Kant-Kolloquium (Beginn:
24.10.2024, Ende: 26.10.2024)
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1) Stellenausschreibung
*Research Assistant: Evaluation of Fairness in AI-based Image
Recognition (EntgGr. 13 TV-L, 50 %)*
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Bewerbungsfrist: 10.10.2024
*Einsender*
Florian Richter
florian.richter(a)thi.de <mailto:florian.richter@thi.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/research-assistant-evaluation-of-…>
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2) Stellenausschreibung
*Post-Doctoral Researcher (m/f/x; three years, full time)*
LMU München
Bewerbungsfrist: 15.11.2024
*Einsender*
Stephan Hartmann
s.hartmann(a)lmu.de <mailto:s.hartmann@lmu.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/post-doctoral-researcher-mfx-thre…>
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3) Stellenausschreibung
*Lehrauftrag*
Universität Münster
Bewerbungsfrist: 20.10.2024
*Einsender*
Markus Seidel
markus.seidel(a)uni-muenster.de <mailto:markus.seidel@uni-muenster.de>
Online ansehen <https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/lehrauftrag>
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4) Stellenausschreibung
*SOCRATES Call for Applications for Fellowships in 2025/2026*
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Bewerbungsfrist: 15.11.2024
*Einsender*
Leonie Wiemeyer
leonie.wiemeyer(a)philos.uni-hannover.de
<mailto:leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/jobs/details-1/jobs/socrates-call-for-applications-fo…>
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5) Call for Papers
*Call for Papers: The Philosophy of Imitating and Learning from Nature*
Deadline: 01.04.2025
Call Bezeichnung: Call for Papers
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/call-for-paper…>
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6) Call for Papers
*X. Internationales Kolloquium der Schopenhauer-Forschungsstelle für
Doktoranden und Doktorandinnen*
Einreichungen an: E-Mail <mailto:schopenhauer@uni-mainz.de>
Deadline: 31.10.2024
Call Bezeichnung: Call for Abstracts
Datum: 13.12.2024 - 09:00 Uhr
Ende: 13.12.2024 - 19:00 Uhr
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/x-internationa…>
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7) Call for Papers
*Philosophie der Demut. Historische und systematische Perspektiven,
hrsg. von Moritz R. Pretzsch und Jan Kerkmann, 2025.*
Einreichungen an: E-Mail
<mailto:jan.kerkmann@philosophie.uni-freiburg.de,moritzpretzsch@uni-kassel.de>
Deadline: 31.12.2024
Call Bezeichnung: Call for Papers
Veranstalter: Sammelband: Philosophie der Demut. Historische und
systematische Perspektiven, Herbst 2025.
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/philosophie-de…>
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8) Call for Papers
*„Werte und Begründungen": 13. Fachtagung des Forums für Didaktik der
Philosophie und Ethik*
Einreichungen an: E-Mail <mailto:Philosophiedidaktik@uni-mainz.de>
Deadline: 31.01.2025
Datum: 19.09.2025
Ende: 21.09.2025
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details-1/events/werte-und-begr…>
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9) Veranstaltung
*Bildung und Emanzipation. Gesellschaftskritische Perspektive auf
Antisemitismus, Geschlechterverhältnisse und Rassismus*
Ort: Universität Innsbruck
Beginn: 14.11.2024 - 14:00 Uhr
Ende: 16.11.2024 - 12:00 Uhr
*Einsender*
Nina Rabuza
Nina.rabuza(a)uibk.ac.at <mailto:Nina.rabuza@uibk.ac.at>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/bildung-und-eman…>
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10) Veranstaltung
*Nietzsche kommentieren*
Ort: Nietzsche-Dokumentationszentrum (NDZ) Naumburg (Saale)
Beginn: 17.10.2024 - 16:00 Uhr
Ende: 20.10.2024 - 12:30 Uhr
*Einsender*
Catarina Caetano da Rosa
ccdarosa(a)friedrich-nietzsche-stiftung.de
<mailto:ccdarosa@friedrich-nietzsche-stiftung.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/nietzsche-kommen…>
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11) Veranstaltung
*Wissenschaft zwischen Geltung und Skepsis, Freiheit und Verantwortung*
Ort: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Margarete-Bieber-Saal
Beginn: 07.11.2024 - 14:00 Uhr
Ende: 08.11.2024
*Einsender*
Elif Özmen
elif.oezmen(a)phil.uni-giessen.de <mailto:elif.oezmen@phil.uni-giessen.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/wissenschaft-zwi…>
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12) Veranstaltung
*Kant und die Aufklärung – XIII. Trierer Kant-Kolloquium*
Ort: Universität Trier
Beginn: 24.10.2024 - 14:00 Uhr
Ende: 26.10.2024 - 13:30 Uhr
*Einsender*
Martin Brecher
martin.brecher(a)uni-mannheim.de <mailto:martin.brecher@uni-mannheim.de>
Online ansehen
<https://www.dgphil.de/aktuelles/alle-events/details/events/kant-und-die-auf…>
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Impressum
Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie e. V.
Prof. Dr. Reinold Schmücker
Präsident c/o Universität Münster
Philosophisches Seminar
Domplatz 23
48143 Münster
Vereinsregister: VR 3789
Registergericht: Amtsgericht Leipzig
Vertreten durch:
Prof. Dr. Reinold Schmücker
Prof. Dr. Nadja Germann
PD Dr. Christian Barth
Kontakt
Telefon: 0251 83-24594 <tel:+492518324594>
E-Mail: info(a)dgphil.de <mailto:info@dgphil.de>
Internet: www.dgphil.de <https://www.dgphil.de>
Dear all,
I am hereby forwarding an invitation to "The case for quantum
probabilism"-Workshop co-organized by the Archives Husserl (École
Normale Supérieure, Paris) and the Institute for Quantum Optics and
Quantum Information (Vienna).
Dates: 17-18 October 2024
Location: IQOQI Seminar Room (2nd floor), Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Vienna
Program (for more info, see attached document):
THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
9.45-9.50 OPENING
9.50-10.35 J. Steeger (Bristol) A pluralist approach to quantum probabilism
10.35-11.20 G. Bacciagaluppi (Utrecht) Probabilism vs epistemicism
11.20-11.30 BREAK
11.30-12.15 R. Schack (London) Quantum dynamics happens only on paper
12.15-13.00 S. Osnaghi (Vienna) A quantum myth of the Given
13.00-15.00 LUNCH BREAK
15.00-15.45 P. Berghofer (Graz) Quantum probabilities are objective
degrees of epistemic justification
15.45-16.30 M. Bitbol (Paris) Probabilism as a principle of science
16.30-16.45 BREAK
16.45-17.30 F. Del Santo (Geneva) Probabilities as a limited knowledge
of potentialities
17.30-18.15 R. Healey (Tucson) Quantum probabilism and the right kind of
objectivity
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
09.45-10.30 M. Müller (Vienna) Thinking twice inside the box: is
Wigner’s friend really about quantum theory?
10.30-11.15 B. Dakić (Vienna) From classical to quantum: Revisiting
Kolmogorov probability theory for a unified framework
11.15-12.00 Č. Brukner (Vienna) Incompatible probabilities in quantum
mechanics with finite resources
12.00-12.30 DISCUSSION
Best wishes
Sebastian
Semester 2024W - Welcome and Basic information
Dear VDP doctoral researchers.
I hope you had a relaxing summer. This email is to welcome you and
provide you with some basic information for the winter semester that has
just started.
Content
Open Calls: Summer School Organization; Thesis Completion Fellowship
Training Winter Semester 24: Pragmatic Academic Series and Writing Evenings
Calls, Information and Reminders
Open Calls: Summer School Organization; Thesis Completion Fellowship
Summer School Organization Call (deadline 18 Nov)
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/summer-sch…
Thesis Completion Fellowship (deadline 18 Nov)
The goal of the fellowship is to support highly qualified doctoral
students successfully complete their dissertations within the funding
period of up to 6 months. To apply for the fellowship, you and your
supervisor(s) must submit a completed application, which is available in
our Moodle (in "All Forms").
Amount: EUR 1,050 per month
Duration: up to 6 months
The scholar will not be provided with office space at the university.
The scholar may not have received financial support for the doctoral
project for more than two years (through contractual employment with the
university, a third party, or a fellowship) and not within the six
months prior to application.
At the time of application, work on the dissertation must have
progressed to the point where it can be realistically expected that the
dissertation can be submitted by the end of the funding period (maximum
6 months).
Multiple funding from other organizations or the university is excluded.
Recipients are responsible for all taxes and insurance during the
fellowship period and are advised that any net annual income in excess
of EUR 8,580 will be taxable.
The scholarship will be considered as "income from self-employment".
Training: Pragmatic Academic Series and Writing Evenings WS24
Writing Evenings WS24 and Academic Writing Workshop
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/writing-evenings-ws2…
Academic Writing Workshop: October 14th from 13:00 to 14:30. Our speaker
will be Markus Rheindorf, who will share valuable insights into academic
writing practices, with a specific focus on revising and finishing
academic texts.
Pragmatic Academic Series
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/pragmatic-academic-s…
Topics & Dates
Conference Participation and Networking in Philosophy
Date: 16.10.24 - 13:15-14:45
Philosophy PhD Job Applications
Date: 04.11.24 - 14:00-15:30 - Room 3A
Teaching in Philosophy & External Teaching Applications
Date: 17.01.25 - 11:30-13:00 - Room 3A
3. Calls, Information and Reminders
Faculty Presentation, Annual Reports, Dissertation Agreements
Please be sure to submit the FÖP, Annual Reports, and Dissertation
Agreements in a timely manner. Inquiries and submission of these
documents must be sent to the SSC Philosophy Service Desk (field:
Doktorat). A condition for receiving funding from the VDP is to be on
time with all these milestones of the PhD process.
VDP Mass Mailer
You can announce events you are organizing to other VDP members via the
vdp(a)lists.philo.at mailing list (after moderator approval).
Cumulative Dissertation Guidelines
Available in Moodle
VDP Office
You are always welcome to visit the VDP office (B0301, NiG) for
questions about the PhD process, for advice, or for mediation in case of
problems in supervision. Please send an email to
vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at to make an appointment.
New Postdocs
There are several new postdocs in the Department of Philosophy. They
have joined the VDP as non-supervisory faculty members. Please remember
that they can be part of your Thesis Advisory Committee. Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/members/faculty/non-supervisory-faculty/
Main Library
The main library of the university is undergoing renovation. This will
affect its regular functioning. You can find information about this at
https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/umbau/
Science Communication Course (open to all doctoral students, run by the
Department of Communication)
https://kursdatenbank.univie.ac.at/kursdatenbank/kurse/kurse.html?action=ku…
Philosophy groups you might want to consider joining (most are early
career groups)
Khora (Continental Philosophy)
https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/department/
Wiener Forum für Analytische Philosophie
https://wfap.philo.at/
Anti-Racism Working Group
https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/
EENPS Early Career Scholars Working Group: Subject Philosophy of Science:
https://eenps.weebly.com/eenps-early-career-scholars-working-group.html
Student Representatives
Finally, there will soon be a separate announcement of the new Steering
Committee composition. I will write to you again soon. For now,
confirmed members are the
Student Representatives
Mira Magdalena Sickinger <mira.magdalena.sickinger(a)univie.ac.at >
Lisa Tragbar <lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at>
and Substitute Student Representatives
Pia-Zoe Hahne <a12344431(a)unet.univie.ac.at>
Nianzu Tu <a12337935(a)unet.univie.ac.at>
As a member of the VDP, you can always contact SC members for advice,
conflict mediation, or to suggest initiatives.
I wish you an excellent winter semester,
Raphael
Dear all,
The PACE Project cordially invites you to the next talk of the
Metaphilosophical Talk Series by
Tim Button, University College London
Title: Artefacts of Representational Choices
Date: October 8th, 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 16:45-18:15
Location: Room 3B, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien
Abstract:
Kant asked: how is metaphysics so much as possible? Quine answered:
because metaphysics is broadly continuous with science. But Quine's
answer gives us no reason to think that "joint-carving" metaphysics is
possible. Joint-carvers want our theoretical primitives to keep track of
what is metaphysically primitive (or fundamental, as opposed to
derivative). But we have no reason to think that such a thing is
possible. To explain why, I'll offer some general considerations, a
particular case study (about space), and a logical argument. The upshot
of all of these is that we always end up with (arbitrary) artefacts of
representational choices.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Best wishes,
The PACE organising team
https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/
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Dear all,
it is my pleasure to invite you to the third installment of the
Trans*formations talk series organized by the Vienna Doctoral School of
Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna, which
provides insights into recent developments in trans* philosophizing.
This time, Eric Llaveria Caselles, currently working at the Center for
Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Studies (ZIFG) at the Technical
University Berlin, will give a talk titled "Epistemic Violence and Trans
Theory. A Cartography of Minor Truths."
When: Friday, October 18th 2024 15:00 - 16:30
Where: HS 3B, 3. Stock Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätsstraße
7, 1010 Wien
Abstract:
For the transsexual subject to be able to emerge as a source of credible
speech, a fundamental critique of the western epistemic and symbolic
order had to gain traction. When Susan Stryker stood up at a Lesbian and
Gay History conference in New York in 1995 and yelled “I am a
transsexual and I am not sick!”, she reclaimed the participation of the
transsexual intellectual in the production of truths, refuting
discourses of dehumanization. This inaugural scene of Trans Studies
places the undoing of epistemic violence as both a precondition and a
fundamental commitment of trans theoretical practice.
But what does this commitment to emancipatory forms of knowledge
production entail? What are the contradictions of aspiring to
anti-normative purity? What conversations can we build on the repeated
condemnation of those reproducing symbolic violence? Does this
commitment not miss the practical reason of cultural narratives? And is
it possible to separate the epistemic violence from our sense of self,
our needs and desires? Do the voices of trans people really hold the key
to an emancipatory meaning? And if we betray the idea that we just need
to let trans people speak, what then can hold the possibility of undoing
epistemic violence?
In this talk, I reflect on these questions based on my own research
trajectory, which spans topics such as trans subcultural spaces,
neuroscientific studies of (trans)gender identity and trans social
reproduction in global capitalism. The talk traces the shifts of my
theoretical practice by building a personal cartography of minor truths.
I take the term “minor truths” from the title of a show by the artist
Spence Messih. Their glasswork compositions and philosophical
considerations introduce a phenomenological sensibility in my analysis,
inspiring me to search for a language that reflects the inseparability
of theoretical standpoint from affective states, social relationships
and political conjunctures. In conversation with Messih’s work, the talk
evolves in a non-linear motion connecting five modes of epistemic
experience: abstraction, vulnerability, praxeology, dialogue and
betrayal.
Bio:
Eric Llaveria Caselles is a PhD Candidate at the Center for
Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Studies (ZIFG) at the Technical
University Berlin. His recent publications explore the limitations of
gender identity positivism and queer deconstructivism as the two main
approaches to trans theory. His research builds on current trans Marxist
proposals and historical materialist traditions of gender theory to set
the groundwork for an alternative framework in Trans Studies.
Poster Art Work credit: Spence Messih, Minor truths, 2022; Kiln formed
glass, jarrah; Install: Murray Art Museum Albury | Commissioned by
Murray Art Museum Albury | Collection: Art Gallery of NSW & Murray Art
Museum Albury | Photo: Jeremy Weihrauch
There will be snacks and drinks!
Please forward to this invitation to all who might be interested to
partake. There is also a poster attached to this email!
Looking forward to seeing you at the talk and all the best,
Flora Löffelmann
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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
Dear all,
We would like to kindly remind you about the previously announced
workshop "Philosophy, Psychology and Logic at the Turn of the Twentieth
Century: Vienna - Leipzig - São Paulo", which will take place this
Friday (9am to 16pm) and Saturday (9am to 17pm).
Location: Room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7.
You can check out the program and find more information on our website
<https://sites.google.com/view/workshop-vlsp/homepage>.
All best,
Sofia, Lucas and Philip
Dear all,
I am pleased to hereby invite you to the next "Physics meets Philosophy"
talk:
Time: 23/09 (Monday) at 11:30
Location: Room 2H, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/2nd floor
Speaker: Prof Tomasz Bigaj (University of Warsaw)
Title: Identity of indiscernibles and modern physics (see abstract below)
In case you are not able to attend the event in person, you can connect
via the following Zoom link:
https://univienna.zoom.us/j/63418578318?pwd=h3u23UdTLw6hbrJqE8yPBHHKaeanHj.1
Meeting-ID: 634 1857 8318
Password: 166689
Abstract:
The metaphysical principle of the identity of indiscernibles states that
any two distinct objects must differ qualitatively. The exact meaning
and validity of this principle depends on how precisely we define
qualitative difference between objects. There are several options
considered in the philosophical literature, which I will briefly
outline. Subsequently I will pose the question of the purported
violation of this principle in modern physical theories, primarily in
quantum mechanics. It is often argued that the symmetrization postulate
regarding systems of so-called identical particles forces us to abandon
the identity of indiscernibles in its strongest form. I will show that
this is by no means a forgone conclusion. There are some formal methods
of individuating quantum particles of the same type which enable us to
distinguish them qualitatively in the majority of experimental
situations. I will also briefly discuss the status of the principle in
the physical theories of space-time. In this context the principle is
threatened primarily by the apparent existence of distinct but
qualitatively indistinguishable models of space-time, connected by
underlying symmetries of theories, such as the Galilean symmetries of
classical mechanics or diffeomorphisms of general relativity. One
solution to this challenge is to adopt the position of relationism with
respect to spacetime. I will argue that it is possible to identify the
symmetry-connected models without abandoning the view that spacetime is
an independent substance.
For more information on "Physics meets Philosophy", see
https://sites.google.com/view/physphilvienna
Best wishes
Sebastian
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Subject: CEU Department of Philosophy upcoming events
Date: 16.09.2024 12:54
From: Philosophy <Philosophy(a)ceu.edu>
To:
Dear all
thank you for your interest in the Department of Philosophy events at
CEU.
Our upcoming events are as follows:
Wittgensteinian Thoughts on the Imagination [1]
Hanoch Ben-Yami (CEU)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - 3:40PM
Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered
Can Images Represent Particulars? [2]
Joshua Myers (LOGOS, University of Barcelona)
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 3:40PM
Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered
From dispositions to possible worlds [3]
Daniel Kodaj (Eötvös Loránd University)
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 3:40PM
Vienna Campus | Quellenstrasse 51 | QS D-001 Tiered
How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins [4]
Helena de Bres, Paulina Sliwa
Friday, October 11, 2024 - 6:00PM
Off-campus | FILMQUARTIER Wien, Schönbrunner Straße 31, 1050 Vienna
For more information, please click on the event title.
To unsubscribe, click here [5].
We look forward to welcoming you to CEU.
Kind regards
Links:
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https://events.ceu.edu/2024-09-24/wittgensteinian-thoughts-imagination
[2] https://events.ceu.edu/2024-10-01/can-images-represent-particulars
[3] https://events.ceu.edu/2024-10-08/dispositions-possible-worlds
[4] https://events.ceu.edu/2024-10-11/how-be-multiple-philosophy-twins
[5]
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=E1nE2VN24kuSC72wOGOBhDm…
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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
Dear VDP members,
The University of Vienna organizes annually a PhD Orientation Week. This
event targets new PhD students, but perhaps some of the talks may be of
your interest. Please have a look at the program.
All the best,
Raphael Aybar
Dear all,
We are inviting abstracts for our Winter Workshop on "Rethinking Wild
Europe: European Perspectives on Wilderness, Rewilding and Biodiversity
Conservation", organized by The International Society for Environmental
Ethics (ISEE) and the Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics -
Prague (CETE-P)
7-8 February 2025, University of Vienna
Call for Abstracts (Deadline: 31. October 2024)
The convergent climate change and biodiversity crises increasingly
remind humans about the importance and precarity of their
socio-ecological surroundings, thus shifting perspectives on nature,
wild(er)ness and nonhuman others. This shift includes a renewed
appreciation for ‘the wild’. New responses to climate change and
biodiversity loss such as rewilding, spearheaded by organisations like
Rewilding Europe and Rewilding Britain, are rapidly gaining popularity
in Europe. Simultaneously, conservationists applaud the recent return of
large predators in many European regions. Other novel approaches to
ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation reflect a similar
desire to respect and restore wildlife, and to facilitate different
human-animal or human-nature relations. Long associated with other parts
of the world, wildness and wilderness appear to have made a come-back in
the European landscape and imagination. But what is the meaning of these
concepts in a European context? How do they influence the European
approach to biodiversity conservation? Do Western and Eastern European
approaches differentiate, or are they relatively similar?
This workshop will address the ethics and narratives surrounding
wilderness, wildness, rewilding, and ecological restoration in Europe.
We aim to assess the impact of these concepts and approaches on the
European landscape, which has historically been a hybrid mixture of
wildlife and human culture. The tension between, on the one hand, the
desire to welcome wild animals and wilderness (back) to Europe and, on
the other, preserving and rekindling cultural value and identity
animates the debate on rewilding, biodiversity conservation, and land
management. Wilderness, and more recently rewilding, have been
criticised as colonial, patriarchal, and anthropocentric concepts. While
much of this debate takes place in a North American context, Europe has
its own challenges to face: among them, human-wildlife conflict; ongoing
debates on land use, land access, and land sovereignty; divergent views
on wild(er)ness between conservationists and local stakeholders; and
concerns about animal welfare in rewilding projects. The event will
address these (and other) issues arising within European conservation
and rewilding.
Keynote speakers: Dr. Martin Drenthen, Associate professor in Philosophy
at Radboud University (NL); second keynote speaker TBA
We invite abstracts (300 words) for 15-minute presentations addressing
wild(erness) narratives and/or the ethics of rewilding, biodiversity,
wilderness and wild animal conservation, and ecological restoration,
with a primary focus on Europe. Possible topics may include (but are not
limited to):
o The distinct European approach to rewilding and conservation,
o Novel and critical approaches to conservation and rewilding (e.g.
place-based or community-led, decolonial, feminist, or compassionate
conservation approaches),
o Central and Eastern European perspectives,
o Conflicts of interests between local stakeholders and conservationists,
o Coexistence with large carnivores,
o (Overcoming) colonialism and patriarchy in conservation,
o Indigenous perspectives on conservation and land use,
o Socio-ecological justice in a rewilding or conservation context,
o Wild animal ethics,
o The role of technology and AI in conservation and rewilding,
o Changing human-animal or human-nature relations,
o The concept of wilderness in European history and philosophy,
o Contemporary European representations and meanings of wild(er)ness,
o Comparative perspectives on European approaches and conservation in
other parts of the world.
300-word abstracts, prepared for double-blind review, should be sent to
rethinkingwildeurope(a)gmail.com by October 31, 2024.
Please remove all identifying information from your abstract. In a
separate document, send us a cover letter including your name, title,
institutional affiliation, and a very short bio (max. 100 words).
Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by November 30, 2024, at
the latest. There will be a registration fee of approximately between
50€ and 100€ for the event. A special issue in a leading international
journal is planned as a follow-up to the conference.
Organising team: Leonie Bossert (ISEE), Linde De Vroey (ISEE), Iwona
Janicka (CETE-P), Petr Urban (CETE-P).