News
New book publication
'An Essay on Thinking and Existence,' volume 2 in the trilogy 'What Obligates Us' by Karl Verstrynge...
Being and becoming in the culture of immediacy
We are happy to announce a new publication by ETHU members Jan Jasper Mathé and Karl Verstrynge, in collaboration with ECHO member Jo Bauwens: Being and becoming in the culture of immediacy: An existential-ethical approach, published in New Media & Society Vol. 27(11), 2025.
CFA: Coming to terms with technology. Thinking with/in/through Hannah Arendt
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Coming to terms with technology: thinking with/in/through Hannah Arendt In recent years, there has been an upsurge in literature examining the relationship between technology and Hannah Arendt’s political thought. This scholarly interest has taken multiple directions.
Publication: 'Democratic Thought from Machiavelli to Spinoza: Freedom, Equality, Multitude' (EUP, 2024)
I am happy to announce the publication of Sonja Lavaert , Democratic Thought from Machiavelli to Spinoza: Freedom, Equality, Multitude Translated by Albert Gootjes Spinoza Studies series editor Filippo Del Lucchese - Edinburgh University Press, 2024 Please find the f...
'Machiavelli, Spinoza, Marx' (Spinoza seminar 2024-2025)
The fourth edition of the Spinoza seminar at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is entitled ‘Machiavelli, Spinoza, Marx’. The seminar consists of reading sessions and presentations by Sonja Lavaert (VUB), Thomas Berns (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Nicolas Lema Habash (Universi...
Atelier 'Spinoza et le transindividuel' (at ENS de Lyon)
On March 28 and 29, the workshop 'Spinoza and the transindividual' will take place in Lyon, organized by Pierre-François Moreau and ETHU-member Sonja Lavaert, and with the participation of, among others, ETHU-member Thomas van Binsbergen. You can find the program of the workshop here.
Special Issue 'Deleuze and Guattari Studies' (ed. Julie Van der Wielen)
The latest issue of 'Deleuze and Guattari Studies' was edited by ETHU-member Julie Van der Wielen. More info here.
ETHU welcomes Julie Van der Wielen as new member
Julie Van der Wielen is a postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her main research interests are twentieth century French philosophy and philosophical anthropology.
Publicatie: 'Wat ons verplicht II' (Karl Verstrynge)
Graag attenderen wij u op het verschijnen van het tweede deel in de trilogie Wat ons verplicht van Karl Verstrynge.
ETHU welcomes Becky Revalk as new member
Becky Revalk holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion from Harvard University (2022), an MA from the University of Virginia (2010), and a BA and BS from Indiana University (2008).
Events
Practical info23/10/2025 - 12:30 - 24/10/2025 - 17:00Conference 'Coming To Terms With Technology: Thinking With/In/Through Hannah Arendt'
October 23rd & October 24th, 2025 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels)
Practical info02/10/2025 - 15:00 - 02/10/2025 - 16:30Conference prologue: 'Arendt on Technology Between Freedom and Necessity' [online talk by Wout Cornelissen]
[02.10.2025, 15h-16h30 (CET)] Online talk by Dr. Wout Cornelissen
Practical info23/05/2025 - 11:00 - 23/05/2025 - 16:30Event: 'Philosophy, Critique, and 'AI' (PCAI)' Presents
On May 23rd, 2025, you are warmly invited to the event: 'Philosophy, Critique, and 'AI' (PCAI) Meets #1'. On this day, early-career researchers working on the themes of philosophy, critique, and big data technologies are gathering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) to present their research. The event is open to all.
Practical info28/03/2025 - 11:00 - 28/03/2025 - 15:15Research Day 2025
On March 28th, 2025, members of the Centre for Ethics and Humanism (ETHU) will present their work in progress and research.
Practical info10/02/2025 - 10:00 - 11/02/2025 - 12:45Atelier: Crisis, Critique, and Desire / Crise, critique et désire
Practical info27/09/2024 - 14:00 - 27/09/2024 - 16:00PhD defense Thomas van Binsbergen: 'Spinoza, Critique and Freedom: The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus and its Contemporary Readers'
Practical info11/09/2024 - 14:00 - 11/09/2024 - 16:00PhD defense Jan Jasper Mathé: On the Task of Mediated Existence: Kierkegaard and Examined Selfhood in a Culture of Immediacy
You are kindly invited to the public defense to obtain the academic degree of Doctor in Philosophy and Moral Sciences of Mr. Jan Jasper Mathé, which will take place on Wednesday 11 September 2024 at 14h, Auditorium I.0.01.
Practical info30/05/2024 - 10:00 - 31/05/2024 - 18:00Multilingual PhD-workshop: Carl Schmitt’s 'On the Political'
Practical info05/06/2024 - 15:00 - 05/06/2024 - 18:00Online Workshop: 'The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work'
Practical info03/05/2024 - 09:30 - 03/05/2024 - 13:30(Eco)Critical Reflections on Humanism and Migration (Annual ETHU-Day)
Human migration is more and more said to be one of the many social consequences of climate change.
