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.
Upcoming Events
16th International Summer School in German Philosophy: God and the Absolute in German Idealism
Date: August 17 2026
Towards the beginning of his Encylopaedia Logic, Hegel states that ‘logical determinations in general, can be regarded as the definitions of the absolute, as metaphysical definitions of God’ (§85). And…
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Student Conference: Auf den Punkt. Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen.
Date: June 26 2026
The conference format "Auf den Punkt - Philosophieren mit explizierten Begriffen." is entering its fourth round. After an exciting student conference last year, we want to offer the opportunity to…
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Being in Flux: A Processual View of Language and Power
How should we understand language, meaning, and power if reality itself is not composed of stable entities but of ongoing processes and relations? In this workshop, which takes place in…
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What is a Good Life? A Socratic Dialogue Between Agnes Callard and Markus Gabriel
What does it mean to live well, to lead a good life? Join philosophers Agnes Callard (University of Chicago) and Markus Gabriel (University of Bonn) for a live Socratic dialogue…
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Yinyang: Being and Becoming in Daoist Philosophy / Workshop with Robin Wang
Daoist philosophy offers a distinctive understanding of reality as processual, relational, and constantly in transformation. Rather than conceiving being as static or self-contained, Daoist thought approaches existence through movement, change,…
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IRP Realism as a Philosophical Response to the Challenges of our Time: “Normative Dimensions of Realism”
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…
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Lecture: Dispensing with the Grounds of Logical Necessity
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…
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Is Absolutely General Quantification Possible?
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…
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14th Ernst Robert Curtius Lecture with Prof. Laurie Ann Paul (Yale)
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…
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Kantian Climate Justice – Prof. Dr. Angela Breitenbach
On 19. December, Prof. Dr. Angela Breitenbach will give a lecture on "Kantian Climate Justice". Angela Breitenbach is a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses…
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