Objectivity in the Humanities
Together with a group of distinguished guests (see poster) we will discuss the nature and scope of objectivity in the humanities. Our fundamental question is how and in what way … Read more
Together with a group of distinguished guests (see poster) we will discuss the nature and scope of objectivity in the humanities. Our fundamental question is how and in what way … Read more
Until June 2nd 2024, you can apply as a philosophy student for the positions at Markus Gabriel’s chair to accompany the introductory lecture on epistemology as a tutor.
Interested students from Bonn can apply to the Chair for Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy until June 2nd 2024.
Our partner research centre, the Center for Science and Thought, is looking to strengthen its team: three student assistant positions (SHK/WHF) have been advertised there. Interested parties have until 2 … Read more
Mercator Lecture for AI in the Human Context Since Chat GPT we are witnessing another global AI hype. In his public Mercator-lecture Swiss philosopher Walther Ch. Zimmerli, at present Mercator … Read more
Workshop Positivity IRP Realism as a Philosophical Response to the Challenges of our Time: Speakers: Jocelyn Benoist (Paris)Alex Englander (Bonn)Maurizio Ferraris (Turin)Gregorio Fracchia (Turin)Mathieu Frerejouan (Paris)Markus Gabriel (Bonn)Charlotte Gauvry (Turin) Valeria … Read more
The Reality and Fictionality of Scientific Modelling: From Physics to Self-Models Modelling consists in developing a set of equations or rules to describe a phenomenon in a reproducible and stimulable … Read more
A Supposedly Fun Thing We Should Never Do Again: The Utter Hopelessness of Secondary Quality Theories Speaker: Prof. Zed Adams (New School for Social Research, New York) Since Locke, a … Read more
Kants Project of Enlightenment The 14th International Kant Congress will be organized and hosted by the Institute for Philosophie of the University of Bonn and the Kant-Society (Germany). In celebration … Read more
CYBER EVERYTHING Film screening and discussion. Guests: Markus Gabriel, Shimon Dotan and Netaya Anbar (producers of CYBER EVERYTHING), moderated by Gert Scobel This winter semester, the Mercator Lecture for AI … Read more