International Centre for Philosophy NRW (IZPH)
In line with contemporary developments and with a global orientation we support intercultural and interdisciplinary exchange in the field of philosophy and ans disciplines.
In addition to guest lectures, symposiums and visiting professorships, this includes an international course of studies as well as an international doctoral college and exchange programs for undergraduates and doctoral students.
News from the IZPH
Summer School in Contemporary Philosophy: Thinking about the Self
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...
3. Interuniversitäres Forschungskolloquium
Rheinische Philosophiedidaktik
Zeitplan:
10–11 Uhr: Eva Siopi (Düsseldorf): Vom Mythos zum Logos (und zurück) mit Podcasts im Unterricht der Praktischen Philosophie in der Jahrgangsstufe 9
11–12 Uhr: Manuel Lorenz,...
InterChair Colloquium Summer-Semester 2025
The InterChair Colloquium will take place again this semester. Dates and lectures can be found in the poster.
The “InterChair Colloquium” is an open forum for philosophy. It aims to transcend the boundaries of chairs...
Auf den Punkt.
Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen
3rd student Conference in Bonn on June 20th and 21st 2025.
The conference format “Auf den Punkt – Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen.” is entering its third round. After another exciting student...
Overcoming Naturalism?
Conference at the International Center for Philosophy NRW, Conferencelanguages are German, French, Italian and English
In the second half of the 20th century and before, naturalisms in various guises have dominated many areas of philosophy....
Symphilosophizing in German Romanticism
– Relationships, Methods, and Ideas
Conference at the International Centre for Philosophie NRW, March 19.-21. 2025Organised by Dr. Laure Cahen-Maurel & Prof. Dr. Michael Forster
Aristotle’s neologism “symphilosophein”...
Echo Chambers and The Public Reason Crisis
On December 19th, Prof. Jocelyn Maclure from McGill University will hold a Presentation on Echo Chambers and the Public Reason Crisis.
Die Veranstaltung findet in Englischer Sprache statt.
Date: 19. December 2024
Location:
Conference...
Auf den Punkt – Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen
The conference format “Auf den Punkt – Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen.” is entering its second round. After an exciting student conference last year, we want to offer...
Prof. Dr. Monika Kaup: Tom McCarthy’s Neo-Neuro-modernism: Reconfiguring Proustian Memory in Remainder
On November 4th (16:00-19:00, IZPH, Poppelsdorfer Allee 28), Prof. Dr. Monika Kaup from the University of Washington in Seattle will speak on ‘Tom McCarthy’s...
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 of the 300th anniversary of Kant’s birth, and in view...
Publication of the Ernst Robert Curtius Lecture with Prof. Nigel Smith on Youtube
On December 18th, 2023, Prof. Nigel Smith (Princeton University) held the 12th Ernst Robert Curtius Lecture under the title “Is Poetry Political Thought?”, which was...
Abhay Ashtekar: Einstein’s Universe and the Quantum
Abhay Ashtekar (Physics Department, Penn State, US and Perimeter Institute, Canada)
Our notions of space and time underwent a radical change just over a 100 years ago. Through general relativity, gravity...