Eerste Brusselse Filosofie Matinee! Met Alicja Gescinska
* GEANNULEERD * * De eerste Brusselse Filsofie Matinee die gepland stond voor 29 maart a.s. wordt i.v.m. de maatregelen rond het coronavirus afgelast. We proberen de Matinee op een later moment toch te laten doorgaan. Meer info volgt later.
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Research Seminar ‘Critical (Free) Thought and Multitude’
Edition Spring 2020: ‘Ontology and Politics of the Multitude – Rationality and Imagination’ This seminar links up philosophical research topics from two major areas that share the concept of philosophy as critique: from (early) modern critical philosophy (i.a.
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Gastcollege: Laurent Bove, 'Bruegel, peintre de la multitude et de la résistance au pouvoir de l’Un'
450 jaar geleden overleed Pieter Bruegel. In de VUB herdenken wij de schilder van de multitude met het gastcollege door Laurent Bove die de tekeningen en schilderijen van de Vlaamse meester ontcijfert op hun betekenis en filosofie.
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Lezingen Seminar Contemporary Continental Philosophy – Research Master
De volgende lezingen – waaronder bijdragen van ETHU-leden Sonja Lavaert en Emiliano Acosta – zullen plaatsvinden in het kader van het Seminar Contemporary Continental Philosophy van de interuniversitaire Research Master Philosophy: * Prof. dr.
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Emiliano Acosta elected as new president of BABEL
Prof. Dr. Emiliano Acosta has been elected as the new president of the Belgian Association for Religion Studies (BABEL). This inter-university network seeks to make known and promote scientific research in Belgium on religion. In April 2020 and in cooperation with ULB (Prof. Dr.
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Research Seminar ‘Media Philosophy and Media Theory’ – Edition 2019-2020
Phenomena such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and the internet of things (IoT) are growing explosively. These evolutions raise pressing philosophical and ethical questions.
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Latif Kadri on Science Figured Out
ETHU member and doctoral researcher Latif Kadri presents his research in a 3-minute video on Science Figured Out.
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Publication: Karl Verstrynge, Wat ons verplicht
Just published, in Dutch: the first volume of Wat ons verplicht, a book trilogy by ETHU director Prof. dr. Karl Verstrynge on ethics and human existence. Short summary: Doorgaans situeert de mens de vrijheid in het hart van zijn conditie.
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Conference: Entangled Humanism – October 7-8, 2019
The Centre for Ethics and Humanism (VUB) is pleased to invite you to the international conference ‘Entangled Humanism’: Rethinking humanity in the face of social and ecological concerns with the American political philosopher William Connolly, on October 7-8, 2019.
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Publication: De maakbare moraal – a showcase of ETHU research
Just off the press! De maakbare moraal. Visies op ethiek en humanisme (eds.
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PhD course: Human Action between Satisfaction and Obligation
ETHU member Emiliano Acosta co-organizes the PhD course 'Human Action between Satisfaction and Obligation' at Ghent University. Action is a key dimension of the human being.
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Workshop: Spinoza et la politique de la multitude – June 4-5, 2019
ETHU member Sonja Lavaert organizes a workshop on 'Spinoza et la politique de la multitude' on June 4-5, together with Pierre-François Moreau, at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, in the context of her stay at the LabEx COMOD. More information: http://ihrim.ens-lyon.fr/man...
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