The title "Politics as Theology" of the 5th Annual International Summer School and Conference 2017 "Beyond Secular Faith", stems from a conviction that only a faith liberated from the conceptual restraints and ideological presuppositions imposed by secular culture - a faith centered radically on Christ - can offer a word of hope and reason to […]
The first International Libori Summer School, organized by the Center for the History Women Philosophers and Scientists, starts with an event at the atmospheric Deelenhaus. After welcome addresses by Prof. Ruth Hagengruber, starting at 6:15 pm, Prof. Ronny Miron from Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv will hold an opening speech entitled "Shakespeare's Sisters". Afterwards, the […]
Libori Summer School course "Women Philosophers - Medieval and Renaissance Periods": With her book series „A History of Women Philosophers“ the instructor of this class, Prof. Dr. Mary Ellen Waithe, created a thorough overview over female thinkers, authors, and scientists within the history of philosophy. Together with Reverend Dr. Conley and Evina Glantzi this Libori […]
The Libori Summer School “Émilie Du Châtelet: Matter, Bodies, Forces, Motion” focuses on some of the chapters from Du Châtelet’s Institutions de physique (1740/42) within the context of the scientific thinking of her time. In the early 18th century, the Dutch physicist Willem Jacob 's Gravesande, at Leiden University, performed a number of experiments wherein […]
Libori Summer School course "Women Phenomenologists of the Early 20th Century": In 1907, the Göttingen Circle of phenomenologists was founded by Theodor Conrad – one of many students of Theodor Lipps who travelled from Munich to study with Husserl – and Alfred von Sybel – one of Husserl’s early Göttingen followers. Over the next three […]
This Libori Summer School course "Helene Druskowitz and Modern Misandry" will offer an overview over a minimally investigated “third voice” in the history of ideas: man-hating (misandry, viriphobia). As some would argue, misandry, though more covertly than misogyny, has always been present in the public discourse of our civilization. However, around the fin de siècle […]
As part of the first International Libori Summer School, the project Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will hold an evening event at the AStA Stadtcampus, starting at 6.30 pm on Wednesday, July 26th. Prof. Jeffrey K. McDonough, Head of the Department of the History of Philosophy at Harvard University, will present […]
The first International Libori Summer School will end ceremoniously with an evening event at the Deelenhaus. The director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Prof. Ruth Hagengruber, will chair the event together with American professor and project advisor Mary Ellen Waithe. Afterwards, Dr. Charles Wolfe from Ghent University will give […]
The interdisciplinary and award winning project “Philosophie in den Medien“ was launched 2014 by Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber (philosophy), Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhard E. Ortner (dramatic staging), Ulrich Lettermann (music), and Bernhard Koch (filming) to present women philosophers’ thoughts via student performances to the broad public. These performances featured women philosophers and scientists as Émilie […]