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Das Konferenz-Format "Auf den Punkt. Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen" geht in die vierte Runde. Nach einer wiedereinmal spannenden Studi-Konferenz im letzten Jahr möchten wir euch erneut die Möglichkeit bieten, eure eigenen Thesen auszuarbeiten und vorzustellen.Wir Philosoph:innen hören oder sprechen oft ohne weitere Erklärung Wörter wie 'Dialektik', 'Kategorientafel', 'Noesis' oder 'Quantorenreichweite',…

Realisms in philosophy, literature and the arts have always been understood as a call to stick to reality. Such a call seems to imply a specific set of self-obligations: Norms of sobriety and truthfulness in philosophy; stylistic norms in literature and the arts. Some realistic philosophies tend to consider reality…

Logical laws are typically conceived as being necessary. But in virtue of what is this the case? That is, what are the grounds of logical necessity? In this paper, I examine four different answers to this question in terms of: truth-conditions, invariance of truth-values under different interpretations, possible worlds, and…

The possibility of absolutely general quantification is often taken to be obvious, since even those who deny it seem to presuppose its existence in order to express the claim that no quantification is unrestricted (Lewis [1991], p. 68, and Williamson [2003]). Presumably, the argument goes, the quantification in the previous…

Transformative changes of self happen. They can be chosen or unchosen, wanted or unwanted, good or bad. They can occur as part of ordinary life transitions, as when one becomes a parent, marries, emigrates, or divorces, and they can occur in extraordinary circumstances, such as when one experiences a war,…

Am 19.12. hält Prof. Dr. Angela Breitenbach einen Vortrag zum Thema "Kantian Climate Justice". Angela Breitenbach ist Professorin für Philosophie an der University of Cambridge. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen vor allem in der Philosophie des 18. Jahrhunderts, insbesondere bei Immanuel Kant, aber auch in der allgemeinen Wissenschaftsphilosophie, der Philosophie der Biologie…

“Dualism and Non-Duality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”The Institute for Philosophy and the New Humanities invites applications for the Forum Humanum Fellowship 2025, including participation in two interdisciplinary events:Part I: Non-Duality – Kyoto, April 20–24, 2026Part II: Dualism – New York, September 21–25, 2026The fellowship covers travel, accommodation, and…

In einem Zeitalter, das von fragmentierter Philosophie, zersplitterter Wissenschaft und metaphysischer Orientierungslosigkeit geprägt ist, wird die Suche nach Einheit, Ursprung und Sinn dringlicher denn je. Aus der Tiefe der Tradition erhebt sich jedoch ein Ruf, der zur Besinnung auf das Ursprüngliche einlädt: „Rückkehr zum Einen". Die (neu-)platonische Philosophie lädt ein…

Auch in diesem Semester findet wieder das InterChair Kolloquium statt. Die Termine und Vortragsthemen können dem Plakat entnommen werden.Das „InterChair Kolloquium“ ist ein offenes Forum für Philosophie. Es will die Grenzen von Lehrstühlen und Seminarräumen überwinden. Hier erhält man die Möglichkeit, ein selbst gewähltes Thema - sei es die eigene Forschungsarbeit oder auch…

This workshop explores how emerging technologies can move beyond minimal compliance to foster reliability and sustainable practices. This event brings together experts to explore key issues at the intersection of ethics, governance, and technology, featuring a presentation of the GAIA Report ("Global Artificial Intelligence Alliance"), followed by two panel discussions.…

Das Internationale Zentrum für Philosophie und das Center for Science and Thought laden herzlich ein zum Book Launch Event von Jan Voosholz’ neu erschienenem Werk Towards a New Scientific Realism. Das Buch entwickelt einen neuen Typ des wissenschaftlichen Realismus jenseits von Naturalismus, Korrelationismus und dem, was der Autor als „objektiven…

Both Kantian and post-Kantian Idealism emerged out of an engagement with problems of skepticism. Kant was famously led to develop his critical philosophy after being awoken from his ‘dogmatic slumbers’ by Hume’s empiricist skepticism, whilst his practical philosophy continually wrestles with the problem of how to respond to skeptical demands…

How can I transform my Humanities or Social Sciences field? A Conversation and MakerspacePlease join us for a conversation and hands-on experimenting with how to transform your academic discipline. You can read at your leisure across a collection of recent work by Wiebke Denecke, ranging across East Asian Studies, Classics,…

Humanities and Social Sciences 2.0: A User GuideWhat are the root causes of the undesirable futures we currently keep creating? To tackle today’s daunting challenges, we need critical self-awareness and courage to dare to reimagine and reanimate our communal spaces of research, learning, and personal growth, and of our collective…

Questions concerning the self have long troubled philosophers. Philosophers of mind and language, for example, have often thought there is something peculiar about our ability to refer to and think about ourselves, which requires explanation; for, unlike our reference to other items, such thought and reference seems guaranteed to hit…