Talk | 12.11.2021 | Du Châtelet on the Need for Mathematics in Physics | Aaron Wells On the 12th of November Aaron Wells is giving a talk on "Du Châtelet on the Need for Mathematics in Physics," at the biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, in Baltimore, MD, USA.He is going to present […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
Find all talks recorded as podcast here. From 22nd November to 26th November 2021, Prof. George N. Vlahakis from the Hellenic Open University, School of Humanities and Prof. Chelsea C. Harry from Southern Connecticut State University (USA) will visit the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. Prof. Vlahakis comes for the first […]
Ruth E. Hagengruber: The Third Knowledge Dimension. - How Epistemology changes in the Age of AI. 16Uhr Die digitalen Technologien haben das Potenzial, eine neue Renaissance von Menschheit und Planeten zu entfalten oder sie zu zerstören. Mit der dritten digitalen Konferenz Ethik und Digitalisierung am 25.11.2021, 14 - 19 Uhr, möchten wir anhand von theoretischen […]
Programm der Tagung 10:00 Uhr Eröffnung und Begrüßung GERHARD PFAFF (MLS*) HARALD A. MIEG 10:10 Uhr Session 1 – Moderation: GERHARD BANSE (MLS) 10:15 Uhr WERNER ZORN (MLS): Internet: von AUP – Acceptable Use Policy – zu LoT – Limits of Trust – 10:45 Uhr WERNER KRAUSE (MLS) & ERDMUTE SOMMERFELD (MLS): Universalien des Denkens […]
AUFBAU EINES NETZWERKS AG Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie Workshop Treffen (Forschung und Lehre) und Netzwerk-Plattform EINLADUNG ZUM ONLINE – MEETING Freitag, 03.012.2021 | 09.30 – 12:30 Uhr / 13.00 – 15.00 Die AG möchte das Netzwerk zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Philosophinnen in deutscher Sprache stärken. Dazu bieten wir an: Treffen am 03.12.2021 […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
On the 17.12. to celebrate Émilie du Châtelet's 315th birthday, the digital edition of the Institutions de physique will go online. We will start the launching with the Avant-Propos in order to share our work in progress with the scientific community. During our online presentation, beginning at 2 PM (European Time), you can get to […]
In einer gemeinsamen Veranstaltung des Deutschen Akademikerinnenbundes DAB e.V., des Center für die Erforschung der Geschichte der Philosophinnen HWPS und der Internationalen Assoziation der Philosophinnen in Deutschland IAPH e.V. diskutiere ich mit Elke Holst über die „großen kleinen“ Unterschiede zwischen Frauen und Männern. Dabei sprechen wir nicht nur über den Pay Gap zwischen den Geschlechtern, […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
We are delighted to announce the first online NEW VOICES on Women in the History of Philosophy CONFERENCE on the 25th/26th of February 2022. More than 70 speakers will present their work on women in the history of philosophy. We are proud to have four excellent keynote speakers: Priyanka Jha (Banaras Hindu University, India/University […]
März 2022 18.30 - 19.30 Aus aktuellem Anlass: Ein Interview mit der Kriegsreporterin Maria von Welser im Gespräch mit Ruth Hagengruber DAB Digital Lounge: FRAUEN GESTALTEN DIE ZUKUNFT Maria von Welser hat mit ihrer Kriegsberichterstattung die Welt bewegt. Für ZDF-Reportagen war sie u. a. zweimal in Tschetschenien, sie berichtete aus kroatischen Flüchtlingslagern über Massenvergewaltigungen während des Bosnienkrieges und arbeitete als Reporterin […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
Clara Carus and Aaron Wells at the Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy On Thursday the 21st of April Clara Carus, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the New Voices, and Aaron Wells, Research Fellow, will be part of a panel on Emilie du Chatelet. Fellow New Voices Members Fatema Amijee […]
New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy is a group for emerging scholars who work on Women in the History of Philosophy launched by Clara Carus, Assistant Professor at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (directed by Ruth Hagengruber). It is a place to connect and to foster communication […]
Dr. Dagmar Comtesse der WWU Münster wird am 05. Mai den Vortrag 'Zwischen Wahrheit und Macht - Für ein poststrukturalistisches Kanon-Konzept' beim Kolloquium zur Philosophie an der Universität Paderborn präsentieren.
The International Conference 'Re-inventing the History of Philosophy. Die (Neu-)erfindung der Philosophiegeschichte', co-organized by Michael Forster (IZPH, Bonn), Stefanie Buchenau (Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis) and Christian Berner (IrePh, Paris-Nanterre), takes place at the International Centre for Philosophy NRW in Bonn, Germany, on May 12-13, 2022. You can find the full program here.
We are delighted to announce the official beginning of the New Voices series of talks for Summer 2022, which will focus on Du Châtelet. You are warmly invited to the first presentation, which is by Andrea Reichenberger on “Émilie Du Châtelet as a Key Figure of the European Enlightenment: Challenges and Perspectives for Research and Teaching Practices.” This online […]
A cooperation between Kateryna Karpenko, Director of the Center for Gender Studies, Kharkiv National Medical University, and Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists When? May 27th – May 28th 2022 Where? Zoom What? Hybrid Conference Almost three months have passed since Russia […]
Workshop Philosophy and Exclusion 2022, June 10th at Paderborn University Via Zoom Meeting-ID: 964 9762 0520 Code: 303146 Program 10:00- 10:30 Welcome 10:30 - 11:30 Francesca Greco, Some Practices of Exclusions based on the Philosophical Historiography in Italian Language 11:30 - 12:30 Namita Herzl, Philosophical Mechanisms of Marginalisation in a Global Perspective 12:30 – 13:30 […]
We are delighted to announce the New Voices series of talks for Summer 2022, which will focus on Du Châtelet. You are warmly invited to the presentation, which is by Eszter Kovacs on “ Lost in Transition: Émilie Du Châtelet and the Encyclopédie" This online talk will be hosted on Zoom on the 30th of […]
This year’s Summer School, under the title WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY – CHALLENGING THE CANON is a product of collaboration of three institutions: Research Centre for Women in Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb (Croatia) Centre for History of Women Philosophers and Scientist at the University of Paderborn (Germany) University of […]
The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ErlangenNürnberg, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, the department of Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the postgraduate program on Science Communication of the Hellenic Open University and the Institute of […]
We are delighted to announce the New Voices series of talks for Summer 2022, which will focus on Du Châtelet. You are warmly invited to thepresentation, which is by Stephen Harrop on “Du Châtelet's Cosmological Argument in the Institutions de Physique” This online talk will be hosted on Zoom on the 21th of July ,, […]
We are delighted to announce the New Voices series of talks for Summer 2022, which will focus on Du Châtelet. You are warmly invited to thepresentation, which is by Maria Susana Seguin on “An Online Edition of Du Châtelet’s Examens de la Bible” This online talk will be hosted on Zoom on the 28th of July, […]
Workshop The Phenomenon of Reality 2022, September 22nd at Paderborn University Via Zoom For meeting-ID please email: women.phenomenologists.hwps@gmail.com Program 15:00 - 15:10 Welcome 15:10 - 15:30 Emiliano Trizio (Ca’ Foscari University Venice): A Phenomenological Foray among Possible Worlds and Quasi-Worlds 15:30 - 15:50 Lee Braver (University of South Florida): The Misjudgment of the Miracle of […]
We are delighted to announce the New Voices series of talks for Summer 2022, which will focus on Du Châtelet. You are warmly invited to thepresentation, which is by Marcy Lascano on “Du Châtelet on the Powers of Minds and Bodies.” This online talk will be hosted on Zoom on the 22nd of September, at 5PM […]
e are delighted to present our newly started DFG funded project which is dedicated to exploring all aspects of Émilie Du Châtelet’s important relationship to Leibniz and Wolff. Émilie Du Châtelet’s account of knowledge has broadly been introduced as a version of Leibnizian or Wolffian metaphysics. More recently, as scholarship on her work has become […]
Uhrzeit Thema Verantwortliche/r 11-11.15 Begrüßung Raum 315 (Domplatz 23) Ruth Hagengruber / Dagmar Comtesse Siehe auch: AG DGPhil Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie 11.15-h-12h „Die Philosophin Margaret Cavendish“ Julia Borcherding / AG Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie 12-12.45h „Die Sprachphilosophin Victoria Lady Welby und ihr Einsatz im Philosophieunterricht“ Violetta Milicevic / AG Frauen […]
Abstract: Femtech is the collective name for technologies that address female health needs. Femtech applications can, e. g., help women digitally track their period, manage their fertility and support their pregnancy. Although femtech has beneficial potential, there are various ethical concerns to be raised with current femtech apps. In this talk, I will discuss three […]
Abstract: In this presentation, I aim at analyzing the importance of beauty for contemporary women. I begin by showing some traditional views in the history of Philosophy, such as Kant´s conception that “woman is beautiful while man is sublime”. I claim that beauty is still considered one of the main assets for women, not only […]
PROGRAM THURSDAY, 1st DECEMBER 9:30-10:00 Presentation and Inauguration10:00-10:30 Ruth Hagengruber: Why Women Philosophers were excluded: The History of Women Philosophers and the New Philosophy. From Bible critics to a (Monist) Metaphysics of Love10:30-11:00 Concha Roldán: Philosophical Canon against Philosophy's History: Ideology and Context11:00-11:30 Debate11:30-12:00 Coffee12:00-12:30 Agustina Varela: Spaces of (Non) Appearance. Rethinking Identity and Violence […]
In the context of the International IAPH Workshop, Ruth E. Hagengruber holds a talk on 'Why Women Philosophers were excluded: The History of Women Philosophers and the New Philosophy. From Bible critics to a (Monist) Metaphysics of Love' on December 1, 2022. The workshop 'Feminism and Philosophy. New and old questions' is organized by Cristina […]
The fourth digital Conference 'Ethics and Digitalization' will be hosted 1 December 2022 from 2 - 6 pm by the Cultural Entrepreneurship Institute, Berlin. The conference is an event organized by Cultural Entrepreneurship Institute Berlin in cooperation with Venice International University and the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. The event will […]
In the context of the fouth digital Conference 'Ethics and Digitalization', an event hosted by the Cultural Entrepreneurship Institute Berlin on 1 December 2022, Ruth Edith Hagengruber will hold a talk on '1789 – 2022. From France to Iran. Women pave the way to Freedom. Introducing Shohrey Bayat. Voices from Iran'. With contributions by Prof. […]
The Research Center for Women in Philosophy (CIŽUF) at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb is proud to invite you to the conference Collecting the Heritage: South-East European Women Philosophers which will take place in a hybrid mode at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb and online on 2nd and 3rd December 2022. Find the […]
On December the 5th at 6pm CET we will have an interview with Christine Lopes, Katarina Peixoto, Pedro Pricladnitzky, editors of the book Latin American Perspectives on Women Philosophers in Modern History. The book was published in July 2022 and is part of the Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences series coordinated and […]
Abstract: Pregnancy has been a life-changing experience for me. It has been so not only because of my bodily transformation and the amazing two forms of life that emerged, but also because of its painful loss. It has prompted me to ask a simple yet profound question: how to grasp this grief, and how to […]
Abstract: When feminists speak about sexuality they sometimes refer to social and political power structure, sometimes to procreation, others speak about pleasure practices or subcultures and even others refer to questions of identity. At the example of the body, these disparities in feminist thought regarding sexuality become even more evident. While the body has been […]
This two-day workshop will focus on the work of Du Châtelet and Kant and on historical and conceptual links between them, as well as connecting figures such as Euler, Maupertuis, Formey, and Kästner. Invited speakers: Emily Carson (McGill University) Silvia De Bianchi (University of Milan) Katherine Dunlop (University of Texas, Austin) Hartmut Hecht (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy […]
Abstract: Vanessa Springora’s memoir, CONSENT, caused a firestorm when it was published in France in 2020, as it recounted her sexual relationship with the famed writer, Gabriel Matzneff, that began when she was 14 and he was in his 50s. An open secret at the time, the relationship was tolerated and even encouraged by the […]
Abstract: When protesters against compulsory Covid-vaccination and face masks shouted ‘my body, my right’, this slogan strangely reverberated earlier feminist demands of bodily autonomy. It reminded us of how strongly the right to bodily autonomy and integrity has become associated with women’s bodies. Especially in recent human rights discourse, bodily integrity often refers to protection […]
Recent events have shown that it is urgent and fundamentally important to shed new light, through philosophical, linguistic, literary, scientific, medical and artistic perspectives, on the female body and the position of women in relation to their body. Too often it seems that women do not have the right to determine their own body, although […]
At April 5, 2023, Ruth E. Hagengruber will give a Masterclass and Keynote Lecture on "Women Philosophers: Thinking Europe Anew" at the talk series "Voices from Contemporary Philosophy". The talk series takes place from January to May 2023 at the Department of Humanities of the University of Trento, Italy, and is coordinated by Michele Nicoletti, […]
This summer we will host a Harvard History Workshop on Émilie du Châtelet in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers. The workshop is organized by Jeff McDonough, Harvard University and Aaron Wells, Paderborn University and Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University. The talks will take place […]
This summer we will host a Harvard History Workshop on Émilie du Châtelet in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers. The workshop is organized by Jeff McDonough, Harvard University and Aaron Wells, Paderborn University and Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University. The talks will take place […]
Abstract: Although Max Scheler and Edith Stein did not specifically engage in the topic of realism during their lifetimes, they can both be considered representatives of realism. This paper aims to investigate and compare Scheler’s and Stein’s positions in the re-emerging realism debate of the early 20th century. In line with Sepp’s observation that the […]
Abstract: This talk aims at exploring Landmann-Kalischer’s analogy between the sensing of secondary qualities and the feeling of values in her work “Philosophie der Werte” (Philosophy of Values) (1910). Attention is paid to the epistemic motivation of the analogy, the distinction between pure feelings and affects, and the relation of pure feelings to value judgments. […]
Online Conference Programme (in progress) 14-20h 13:45– 14:00 Accreditation14:00 – 14:15 Dr. Clara Mavellia – Cultural Entrepreneurship Institute, Berlin (Germany)14:15 – 14:30 Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber – Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University (Germany)14:30 – 14:35 Carla Tufano – Comune di Lacco Ameno, Ischia (Italy)14:35 – 14:40 […]
This summer we will host a Harvard History Workshop on Émilie du Châtelet in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers. The workshop is organized by Jeff McDonough, Harvard University and Aaron Wells, Paderborn University and Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University. The talks will take place […]
This summer we will host a Harvard History Workshop on Émilie du Châtelet in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers. The workshop is organized by Jeff McDonough, Harvard University and Aaron Wells, Paderborn University and Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University. The talks will take place […]
Abstract: Hedwig Conrad-Martius (1888-1966) is gaining recognition as an important representative of early phenomenological realism, but her philosophy transcends that designation. Conrad-Martius’ realism is housed in a reformed classical philosophical universalism, and this becomes especially evident in her late project of universal ontology. Universal ontology is an ontological account of everything—“absolutely everything”—that there is: “ […]
Abstract: In this paper, I will discuss the views of Conrad-Martius and Stein on secondary qualities. More precisely, I will address the question of the non-reducibility of these qualities. Both Conrad-Martius and Stein reject the thesis that sensory qualities such as colours, sounds, odors, and similar properties, are identical to physical entities studied by the […]
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE 2ND CROATIA LIBORI SUMMER SCHOOL FROM 19TH TO 22ND OF JUNE 2023 IN ZAGREB WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS AND SCIENTISTS ON MEDICINE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND BODY AWARENESS Venue: Institute of Philosophy, Ulica grada Vukovara 54/V, Zagreb Croatia In cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: […]
The Spring/Summer 2023 Harvard History Workshop on Émilie Du Châtelet (in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers) will conclude with a mini-workshop on Metaphysical Themes in Du Châtelet. The workshop will take place on the 20th of June, 2023, in the ground-floor seminar room, Technologiepark 21, Paderborn. All are invited to […]
Abstract: Gerda Walther’s work in phenomenology is often presented in light of the metaphysical struggles of its founding fathers, namely Pfänder’s realistic phenomenology, Husserl’s transcendental turn and Heideggerian ontology. Instead, I want to revisit Walther’s phenomenological approach to social ontology by reflecting on the relation between metaphysics and feminist phenomenology. To do this, I bring […]
From 3 to 7 July 2023, the first colloqium "Colóquio Émilie: Filosofia, contexto, tradução", organized by Mitieli Seixas Da Silva, the Translation and Research Group Émilie, will be hosted at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Santa Maria, Brazil. Part of the colloquium is the Translation School from 4 to 7 July 2023. Find […]
July 10 to 13th, 10:00 AM to 6PM University of Paderborn with Mette Lebech (Maynooth University) and Sarah Borden (Wheaton College) The seminar will provide an in-depth look into Edith Stein’s late magnum opus Finite and Eternal Being, investigating its metaphysical and phenomenological aspects. We will discuss how Stein draws on tradition (especially the philosophy […]
19th Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh) Feminisms Today. Philosophical Contributions against Violence, Discrimination and Exclusions July 31 - 04 August 2023 Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the University of Buenos Aires Venue: José Bonifacio 1443, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires The 2023 Symposium is the first of the International Association […]
On August 24, Ruth E. Hagengruber (Paderborn University), Sabrina Ebbersmeyer (University of Copenhagen), and Sophia Connell (Birkbeck University of London) will offer a symposium on "Expanding the Canon". The Invited Symposium is part of this year's ECAP11. Please find the ECAP11 program as well as further information here. In the Symposium "Expanding the Canon," […]
On September 12th, at 16h30, Dr. Jil Muller will give a keynote talk on Marie de Gournay: The Philosopher Slandered by a Patriarchal Society, at the 6th FINO Graduate Conference in the History of Philosophy, in Pavia, Italy.
On September 28, 2023, Ruth E. Hagengruber will give a Keynote Talk on 'Zur Geschichte der Frauen in der Philosophie des Rechts' at the conference 'Rechtsphilosophinnen'. The conference takes place on September 28-29, 2023 at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. The event is organized by Kristin Albrecht, Carolina Esser and Stephan […]
Where: University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany When: October 27th-28th, 2023 Type of Conference: Hybrid The conference is organized by Prof. Dr. Kateryna Karpenko, Director of the Center for Gender Education of National Medical University (KHNMU) & Prof. Dr. Ruth E. Hagengruber, Director of the internationally acting Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This project has […]
13.15-13.30 Welcome 13.30-14.15 Marit Rullmann, M. A. Phil.: „Philosophinnen Porträts“ 14.15-14.30 Dr. Maria Robaszkiewicz (Universität Paderborn): „HannahArendt.net. Die Zeitschrift und ihre Geschichte“ 14.30-15.15 Anne Specht, M. Ed. (Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie Hannover): „Die ‚Dialektik der Aufklärung‘ durch die Feder Margareta Adornos“ 15.15-15.30 Coffee Break 15.30-16.15 Dr. Tetiana Havlin (Universität Siegen): “Earth and Re-Birth: Resilience, Recovery, and […]
On the 20th of November at 3pm David Owen will give a talk on Khadīja Bint al-‘Āqil: Logician of Islamic West Africa at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. David Owen studies the history of logic in the western Islamicate world. He is especially interested in formal patterns of reasoning in the […]
An intercontinental New Voices seminar. Hosted by the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This online seminar, dedicated to 1000 Places in 1 World, is a collaboration with colleagues from universities around the world, including contributions from the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, India and Tanzania. The seminar brings to life the research and […]
An intercontinental New Voices seminar. Hosted by the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This online seminar, dedicated to 1000 Places in 1 World, is a collaboration with colleagues from universities around the world, including contributions from the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, India and Tanzania. The seminar brings to life the research and […]
An intercontinental New Voices seminar. Hosted by the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This online seminar, dedicated to 1000 Places in 1 World, is a collaboration with colleagues from universities around the world, including contributions from the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, India and Tanzania. The seminar brings to life the research and […]
An intercontinental New Voices seminar. Hosted by the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This online seminar, dedicated to 1000 Places in 1 World, is a collaboration with colleagues from universities around the world, including contributions from the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, India and Tanzania. The seminar brings to life the research and […]
An intercontinental New Voices seminar. Hosted by the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. This online seminar, dedicated to 1000 Places in 1 World, is a collaboration with colleagues from universities around the world, including contributions from the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, India and Tanzania. The seminar brings to life the research and […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Dr. Giulia Guidara (Giunta Centrale per gli Studi Storici, Roma): From Body to Soul: Mental Disorders in Hildegard of Bingen’s Cause et cure The Cause et cure of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) is both a cosmological text and a medical handbook. This double aspects, so to speak, of the work is not surprising: in medieval […]
International Online Conference Émilie Du Châtelet’s Scientific Methodology: Hypotheses and the Principles of Knowledge 23rd/24th of May 2024 Organized by Clara Carus, Head of the DFG-Research Project :The Relationship between the Theory of Hypotheses and the Principles of Knowledge in Émilie Du Châtelet at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists Keynote […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Jana Schreiber (University of Marburg): Anna Margaretha Wiedemann - A healing woman and her patients in early modern Frankfurt In 1670, a conflict between Frankfurt surgeons and the healer Anna Margaretha Wiedemann broke out. The surviving sources offer deep insights into the practice of women healers in the early modern period, who treated their patients, […]
This workshop is occasioned by two recent publications on the early phenomenologist Hedwig-Conrad Martius. The first English translation of her early and seminal work Metaphysical Conversations, translated by Christina Gschwandtner, as well as the release of the second revised and enlarged edition of Ronny Miron's Hedwig Conrad-Martius. The Phenomenological Gateway to Reality. Both author and […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Dr. Justin Begley (University of Basel) Dr. Benjamin Goldberg (University of South Florida, USA): Margaret Cavendish and the Medical Establishment This talk explores how the seventeenth-century philosopher Margaret Cavendish interacted with the medical world of her time. We examine a set of historiographical issues arising from a manuscript collection of her and William’s medical recipes, […]
Madeleine Sheahan (Yale University): Seasonality and Slaughter: Sourcing Animal-Ingredients in Seventeenth-Century Household Medicine Springtime was an industrious season of the 17th century household. In a period of domestic production and proactivity, household medical practitioners worked to prevent illness and preserve health. The perceived environmental subjectivity of the body encouraged practitioners to prepare stocks of medicine […]
FRAUEN. DENKEN. EUROPA. Die Veranstaltung findet statt unter der Schirmherrschaft der UN Women Deutschland. Diese Veranstaltung wird freundlicherweise von der Verbund Volksbank OWL und der Hochschulallianz COLOURS unterstützt. Programm 28. Juni 2024 Öffentliche Fachtagung im Großen Sitzungssaal des Historischen Rathauses der Stadt Paderborn, Rathausplatz 1, Paderborn 15.00 Uhr: Eröffnung durch Prof. Dr.in Ruth Edith Hagengruber, […]
Programm 29. Juni 2024 Sitzung des Erweiterten Vorstands des Deutschen Akademikerinnenbundes und Wahl der Kommissionen 9.30 Uhr: Eröffnung der Veranstaltung durch die Präsidentin des Deutschen Akademikerinnenbundes, Manuela Queitsch – Bericht der Präsidentin und des Vorstands – Bericht der Kommissionen – Berichte der Regionalgruppen – Berichte der Arbeitskreise – Wahlen zu den Kommissionen der Mitgliederversammlung. Es […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Dr. Amalia Cerrito (University of Trento): Female seeds, powers, and bodies: Albert the Great and the vegetal sexuality The 13th-century Dominican master Albert the Great extensively discusses vegetal sexuality. While animals reproduce through the mating of female and male individuals, plants lack a sexual distinction, reproducing through seeds that contain all necessary conditions for plant […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
Research Colloquium Summer Term 2024 This summer term the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists continued with its tradition of the Research Colloquium. Within this colloquium members of the Center, Fellows and students present their status on personal research projects. The Research Colloquium takes place on the following dates at the center […]
We are pleased to announce an upcoming online workshop on “Cavendish: Mind, Consciousness and Perception,” which will be held on 25 and 26 July, 2024. The workshop is organized by Pedro Pricladnitzky and Aaron Wells. Invited speakers: Colin Chamberlain (University College London) Marcy Lascano (University of Kansas) Alison Peterman (University of Rochester Jonathan Shaheen (University […]
On the 2. August at 09.20-09.40 in CU009, Geologia e Mineralogia, Aula 14 our Fellow Michele Vagnetti will present a paper on Women in the History of Analytic Philosophy: Wilma Papst’s Reception of Frege. More information on the Center activities at the FISP 2024 can be found here.
2. August 13.00-19.00, CU002 Giurisprudenza, Aula “Francesco Calasso”: Ruth Edith Hagengruber: Biopolitics: Erasing the Voices of Women Philosophers. The talk is part of an invited session hosted by Riccardo Pozzo. In the 1990s, feminist critics pointed out that Foucault’s implicit androcentrism blinds this theory to the question of women: the categories of the philosophical field of biopolitics are […]
2. August 17.00-19.00, CU001 Rettorato, Aula Organi Collegiali: Ruth Edith Hagengruber: Adding Voices to the Philosophy Curriculum. The talk is part of an invited session hosted by Floris Velema. Teaching Hypotheses with Émilie Du Châtelet by Ruth Edith Hagengruber Abstract The philosopher Emilie du Chatelet (1706-1749) was one of the most successful writers on philosophy and […]
3. AUGUST 17.00-19.00, CAMPUS SAPIENZA, AULA MAGNA: SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY Chair: Ruth Edith Hagengruber Thanks to the president of the FISP, Luca Scarantino, and his board. For the first time in the history of FISP, and indeed for the first time in the entire history of FISP, this history of […]
Round Table #1 Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists: Monday 5 August 2024, CU003 Lettera e Filosofia, Aula XII, Time: 17:00- 19:00 17:00 – 17.30 Krissah Marga Taganas (Philippines): Empowering Mothers: Feminist Theorizing on Motherhood”. 17:30 – 18.00 Piergiacomo Severini (Japan/Italy): Women in the Non-Western Philosophy – ethical category of “distinction” in Jeanne Hersch and Kitarou […]
5. August 17.00-19.00, CU003 Lettera e Filosofia, Aula XII: Ruth Edith Hagengruber: The Actuality of Teaching Hannah Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism, Association internationale des Professeurs de philosophie. Chaired by Riccardo Pozzo Flyer -Society Session: 50 Years, Past and Present Association Internationale De Professeurs de Philosophie More information on the Center activities at the FISP 2024 […]
Round Table #2 Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists: Eco-, Health-Feminism Wednesday 07 August 13:00-15:00, CU002 Giurisprudenza, Aula “Falcone e Borsellino” 13:00-13:30 Kateryna Karpenko (Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine): Eco-cide and -feminism in Ukraine 13:30-14:00 Jil Muller (Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Luxembourg/Germany): Women and Their Body 14:00-14:30 Clara Mavellia (Cultural Entrepreneurship Institute Berlin, […]
7. August 17.00-19.00, CU002 Giurisprudenza, Aula 302: Ruth: Women Philosophers in Academia (IAPh) More information here.
On Monday, 23.09.2024 at 12.30-13.15, PHIL 201, the Center Team will present the Digital Projects of the Center, such as the Manuscripts work, the ECC, the Directory, the Philosophy goes MOOC and a lot more. Join us to discover the hidden figures in Philosophy and the thrilling digital work we are doing. Chair of the […]
Dear members of the working group, dear members of the IAPH, dear interested Scholars, I would like to cordially invite you to the activities planned by the Working Group on Women in the History of Philosophy within the framework of this year’s congress of the German Society of Philosophy. As was the case three years […]
Tuesday 24.09.2024, 18:00 – 19:00 Networking meeting of members and friends of the DGPhil AG Women in the History of Philosophy and the International Association of Philosophers (Room F)
Dr. Viktorya Vasilyan (National Academia of Science of the Republic of Armenia) will introduce her work on History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in a special perspective of the history of Armenia. Her talk Women image in the History of Armenia will introduce us into this very exciting topic and we lookforward to her presentation. […]
Das Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists wird am 5. November 2024 im Rahmen des 2. Gleichstellungstages der Bundesstiftung Gleichstellung auf der Fachmesse im Berliner Congress Center vertreten sein. Als internationaler Forschungshub, gegründet 2016 von Prof. Dr. Ruth E. Hagengruber mit Unterstützung der damaligen Ministerin für Wissenschaft und Innovation des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen […]
The era of strictly demarcated sciences is over, at least since the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the years, changing social values, modern technologies, but also scientific misconduct and demands for emancipation based on diversity have led to the fact that science has become a multidisciplinary but also increasingly interwoven institution since at least the second half […]
Workshop ECO_TECH_GENDER / Women Philosophers Heritage Organized by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Sci-entists with the organisational Support from FES, New Delhi Workshop Program (preliminary) November 28, 2024 (FES, New Delhi) 10.00 Welcome Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers […]
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Anniversary of Émilie Du Châtelet: Émilie Du Châtelet Paris Manuscript bnf Nr. 12265 - the complete online presentation. More information coming soon
Dr. Andreas Vrahimis (University of Cyprus): Stebbing’s critique of Schiller’s pragmatism Whereas early criticisms of pragmatist theories of truth by analytic philosophers like Russell and G.E. Moore are well known, and helped shape the ongoing debates on this topic, L. Susan Stebbing’s significant contributions to the debate have hitherto largely been ignored. At the outset […]
Dr. Peter West (Northestern University, London): Dorothy Emmet’s Moral Philosophy Dorothy Emmet (1904-2000) was only the second woman in Britain to be a Professor of Philosophy, when she was appointed to the position at Manchester University in 1946. She succeeded Susan Stebbing and, like Stebbing, was the only woman in Britain to be a Professor of Philosophy […]
Workshop African Feminist Theories organised and held by Ana Paula Coelho Rodrigues (Paderborn University/Center HWPS) in cooperation with Dr. Taleb Eli (Skyline University College UAE). This three-day workshop provides an introduction to the theoretical production of African feminism. The first day (December 6, 2024) is dedicated to the development of African feminist thought from the […]
Talk by Dr. Andreas Vrahimis (University of Cyprus). More Information coming soon.
Prof. Dr. Inken Schmidt-Voges (Universität Marburg) and Sina Menke will present their Research. More information coming soon.
Dr. Giulia Felappi, (University of Southampton): “There is no reason for the necessity of the ultimate principles of deduction.” Margaret MacDonald on Logical Necessity. This talks aims at contributing to the recent enterprise of rediscovering Margaret MacDonald’s views, by focusing on her reflections on the necessity of logic, a theme that runs through many of […]
Mensch, Maschine, Muse. Wie die digitale Zukunft durch humanistische Werte prosperiert Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe Kreative Intelligenz - Kulturschaffen in Zeiten von KI. Im Anschluss findet eine Gesprächsrunde mit Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Axel Berndt, Julia Eckel, Patrick Hübner, Karsten Strack und Jennifer Becker statt. Die Veranstaltung wird moderiert […]
Dr. Suki Finn (Royal Holloway University of London): Thinking (About Stebbing) To Some (Feminist) Purpose Susan Stebbing’s popular book, Thinking To Some Purpose, was first published in 1939, went out of print for many decades, and was finally republished in 2022. The relevance of and need for the book is as pertinent now as it was […]
Dr. Julia Franke-Reddig (University of Siegen and Université de Genève): Ilse (Rosenthal-)Schneider and Einstein on Kantian Philosophy The name Ilse (Rosenthal-)Schneider is not well known today. However, she was a promising student of Albert Einstein, Max von Laue, and Alois Riehl, publishing her dissertation on the space-time problem in the context of Kant and Einstein […]
Dr. Amanda J. Favia (Nassau Community College): What’s Self-love Got to Do with it? E.E. Constance Jones on the Deduction of Prudence from Benevolence E. E. (Emily Elizabeth) Constance Jones (1848-1922) was a prominent figure in British philosophy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries known primarily for her work in philosophical logic. Jones, […]
Inputtalk zur regulären stattfindenden Veranstaltung Pillars & Umbrellas des Gleichstellungsprogramms der Technischen Universität Dresden. Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe findet am kommenden Montag 3. März 2025 ein DIALOGUE - Format der Kolloquiumsreihe statt. Es handelt sich dabei um den vierten Teil der Kolloquiumsreihe mit dem Thema Reshape Reality - Questioning Claims of Neutrality for Inclusive TechnoFutures, […]
Irene Calà: Aspasia and the Others: Women and Medicine in Late Antiquity Medical texts from Late Antiquity are invaluable for our understanding of lost medical sources. This is particularly true for the medical work of Aetius, a physician native to Amida, lived in the first half of the sixth century AD, and author of a […]
Anna Gili: Women’s Health in Early Islamic Medical Works: Contextualising al-Maǧūsī’s "Kitāb al-malakī" Al-Maǧūsī, a Zoroastrian physician from the Fārs province, composed his Kitāb al-malakī during the second half of the tenth century. This medical encyclopaedia in ten books which aims to synthesize and systematize all earlier medical knowledge into a unified whole also devotes […]
On 3 April 2025, the Center will open its doors from 2 to 6 at its new location: Technologiepark 8, 1st floor. We would like to provide insights into our work in a relaxed atmosphere and look forward to inspiring conversations. Registration is not required – just come along and be inspired! Find out more […]
Shannon McHugh: Women’s Reproductive Lives in Renaissance Italian Lyric Poetry What can a sonnet teach us about the history of women’s reproductive bodies? For the early modern world, notions about pregnancy and childbirth have been well documented by historians, who have combed through archival and print materials composed by the period’s medical, religious, and humanist […]
Dr. Pichová is giving a guest lecture in the seminar Radical Feminism (led by Ana Rodrigues). The lecture will take place on campus in room E2.316. Interested guests are welcome! However, due to limited room capacity, prior registration is requested: please email to ana.rodrigues@uni-paderborn.de Dr. Pichová will present the life and work of two […]
Karine Durin: Fluids as Dynamic and Organic Forces. Medical knowledge in Oliva Sabuco de Nantes This work will examine the study of organic fluids and movements in the Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre, published by Oliva Sabuco de Nantes in 1587. The representation of the internal anatomy shows the dynamics that flow back and forth, […]
Dr. Michael Walshots, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, will introduce us into his research on Johanna Charlotte Unzer (1725–82): The first female german philosopher. The talk is part of the regular research colloquium held at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. The research colloquium is organized by Prof. […]
Prof. Dr. Fatima-Zohra Iflahen, Full Professor at Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco, will introduce us into her research on Women’s Rights Theories and Movements in Morocco and North Africa: Coming of Age or Tutorship? The talk is part of the regular research colloquium held at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. […]
Viktorya Vasilyan: A History of Breastfeeding: Its Iconography and Medical Importance During human history, infants were fed human milk for survival, either through breastfeeding by their mothers or adoptive breastfeeding by other women. From antiquity to today, breastfeeding has been valued, reflected in mythology, philosophy, art, and religion worldwide. In ancient Armenia, it was prized […]
Dr. Gabriele Schimmenti, Post Doctoral Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer at the University Roma Tre (Italy), will introduce us into his research on (History of) Philosophy, Politics, and Art in Louise Dittmar (1807–1884): A Feminist Perspective. The talk is part of the regular research colloquium and will take place at the Colloquium of Philosophy, organized by […]
Dr. Andrea Reichenberger, research group leader at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Siegen, will introduce us into her research on Grete Hermann: From Quantum Physics to Politics and Ethics. The talk is part of the regular research colloquium held at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. The research […]
Martina Guzzetti: Pregnant Women’s Wellbeing in Jane Sharp’s "The Midwives’ Book" (1671) Women’s health, wellbeing, and medical conditions have always been at the centre of gendered debates concerning, among other things, who has the necessary knowledge and authority to discuss and provide advice about them. Of the many branches of medicine involved in these debates, […]
Felix Grewe, Research Fellow and Doctoral Student at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, will introduce us into his research on Donna J. Haraway and her concepts of Storytelling. The talk Innovating Knowledge for the Future: Haraway's Storytelling from Cyborg to Companion Species will give an introduction into the genesis of […]
The Online Workshop “The Living Forces Debate across Europe (1686?–1743?)” is organized by Dr. Pedro Pricladnitzky and Dr. Stefano Veneroni. It is a collaboration between the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and the Istituto per la Storia del Pensiero Filosofico e Scientifico Moderno (ISPF-CNR). The debate on living forces in […]
Dr. Dr. Luka Boršić, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy Zagreb (Croatia), will introduce us into hisresearch on Radical Feminism in 16th Century Dubrovnik: The Strange Case of Maruša Gundulić and Cvijeta Zuzorić. The talk is part of the regular research colloquium held at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and […]
Workshop on Women in the History of Medicine and Philosophy June 18, 2025, 2pm - 5 pm (hybrid) Preliminary Program: 14.00-14.10 Welcome Dr. Jil Muller 14.10- 14.30 Dr. Ivana Skuhala Karasman (Senior scientific fellow at IFZG Croatia) - Croatian Women Philosopher and Psychologist: Elza Kučera 14.50-15.10 Dr. Ilaria Ferrara (adjunct professor at the University […]
Kneipengeflüster – Triff Wissenschaft an der Theke Talk by Felix Grewe: Wissenschaft außer Kontrolle? Von Hühner-Dinos, OncoMäusen und rauchenden Affen – Wie weit darf Forschung gehen? Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2025, 19 Uhr AKKA, Paderborn Wissenschaft trifft Kneipenatmosphäre: Unter diesem Motto rufen die Universität Paderborn und die Servicestelle Antidiskriminierung (ADA) des Caritasverbands Paderborn e.V. eine neue […]
Dr. Jil Muller, Deputy Director of The Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, will introduce us into her research on Holistic Philosophical Anthropology. The talk is part of the regular research colloquium held at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. The research colloquium is organized by Prof. Dr. […]
XX. Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh) The XX. Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh) takes place from August 1-5, 2025 at the University of Tokyo. The XX. Symposium is organized by: Prof. Dr. Noburu Notomi, University of Tokyo (Japan) Prof. Dr. Yuko Murakami, Rikkyo University (Japan) IAPh Secretary […]
Since 2018, this prize is sponsored by Professor Dr. Ulrike Detmers and awarded in cooperation with Professor Dr. Ruth Hagengruber, the director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. “The Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists is pleased and proud to join with Professor Detmers in awarding a prize […]
EcoTechGender. Women Philosophers on Economics, Ecology and Technology Panel within the XX. IAPh Symposium. Panel Contributor: Prof. Dr. Kateryna Karpenko (Kharkiv National Medical University) - Women and digital technologies in wartime Prof. Dr. Asha Mukherjee (Visva-Bharati University) - Eco-tech gender: Search for more Objectivity? Dr. Ingrid Becker (University of Sankt Gallen/Ruhr-University Bochum) - Giving between […]
On August 5, 2025 Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber gives her talk on Time is money. A proposal for a new kind of economic calculation. The talk is part of the Panel EcoTechGender. Women Philosophers on Economics, Ecology and Technology of the XX. IAPh Symposia. More information about the panel and the conference can be found here.
Monday, 8 September 2025: Enlightenment perspectives on ethics and moral theory: Commentary on Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees Experts: Judith P. Zinsser and Ana Rodrigues For further Information visit our conference main page. Registration is required! If you are interested to participate, please register here. The full program can found here.
Libori Summer School 2025 - The Early Works of Émilie Du Châtelet We are excited to announce the Libori Summer School 2025, dedicated to exploring the early works of Émilie Du Châtelet, one of the most influential women in the history of philosophy and science. Led by Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber and organized by […]
Tuesday, 9 September 2025: The nature of liberty and free will: Chapter 5 On Liberty Experts: Ruth E. Hagengruber, Julia Jorati and Eszter Kovács For further Information visit our conference main page. Registration is required! If you are interested to participate, please register here. The full program can found here.
Wednesday, 10 September 2025: The foundations of natural philosophy: Chapter 4 On the Formation of Colours Experts: Bryce Gessell, Fritz Nagel and Andrew Janiak For further Information visit our conference main page. Registration is required! If you are interested to participate, please register here. The full program can found here.
Thursday, 11 September 2025: On language and ontology: Chapter 6 On Grammar Experts: Pedro Pricladnitzky, Katarina Peixoto and Viridiana Platas Benítez For further Information visit our conference main page. Registration is required! If you are interested to participate, please register here. The full program can found here.
Friday, 12 September 2025: On metaphysics, eternity, immortality of the soul and an eternal being: Treatise on Metaphysics Expert: Ulla Kölving For further Information visit our conference main page. Registration is required! If you are interested to participate, please register here. The full program can found here.
Dr. Manaswini Sen will introduce us into her research on Trade Unionism, Communism and Feminist Intellectual History in late colonial Bengal. She is an Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian History at the Department of History, Easwari School of Liberal Arts, SRM University Ap (India). Her research interests lie within the fields of Labour History, […]
Abstract: Most scholars emphasize the discontinuity in Kant’s early accounts of matter, reinforcing the longstanding view that the young Kant explored various positions without committing to a specific one. More specifically, commentators tend to read the shift from atomism to monadism or, conversely, from monadism to atomism, as a turning point in Kant’s pre-critical account […]
Hannah Arendt Today The Winter Term Talk Series 2025/26, organised by Samantha Fazekas (Trinity College Dublin) and Maria Robaszkiewicz (UPB), is an online talk series dedicated to Hannah Arendt. Arendt could aptly be described as a thinker of the crisis, or perhaps rather of multiple crises. This motif is ever-present in her work and, indeed, […]
While the historiography of philosophy has increasingly integrated marginalized figures, the philosophical exchanges between Leibniz and his female correspondents remain understudied. Beyond well-known exchanges with figures like Lady Damaris Masham and Caroline of Ansbach (within the Clarke-Dispute), significant correspondences still await scholarly attention. This paper examines a rich thread in Leibniz’s correspondence with Sophie of […]
The falls of Europe and Critical European Philosophy Talk by Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab Associate Professor of Philosophy Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Much of critical European philosophy has emerged in response to situations of European collapse such as the rise of fascism, World War II, the annihilation of European Jewry, and the Gaza war. To […]
On November 5, 2025 the Office of the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (Sca DS.AI) invited our colleague Felix Grewe to give an input talk on the life, works and expertises of Donna J. Haraway. The input talk is part of the movie presentation Donna Haraway: Storytelling […]
Abstract: In certain contexts unreciprocated speech can be an important form of care for persons who would otherwise find it difficult to retain their place in shared worlds of linguistic meaning, such as those who lose capacities for linguistic expression due to illness. Philosophers and political theorists often underscore the importance of reciprocated speech for sharing […]
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Luft will present his and Rodney K. B. Parker’s newly published book Gerda Walther. Toward an Ontology of Social Communities (De Gruyter, 2025) as part of the regular Research Colloquium at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. Luft, S. & Parker, R. (2025). Gerda Walther. Toward an Ontology […]
Hanna Arendt Today The Winter Term Talk Series 2025/26, organised by Samantha Fazekas (Trinity College Dublin) and Maria Robaszkiewicz (UPB), is an online talk series dedicated to Hannah Arendt. Arendt could aptly be described as a thinker of the crisis, or perhaps rather of multiple crises. This motif is ever-present in her work and, indeed, […]
Thinking Europe Anew. Seventy-five years ago, Germany joined the Council of Europe. Seventy-five years ago, the German Society for Philosophy was founded. We are celebrating this coincidence with our anniversary event. The ideals of the Council of Europe—rule of law, human rights, and democracy—are the result of centuries of philosophical reflection and debate. The European […]
Hannah Arendt Today The Winter Term Talk Series 2025/26, organised by Samantha Fazekas (Trinity College Dublin) and Maria Robaszkiewicz (UPB), is an online talk series dedicated to Hannah Arendt. Arendt could aptly be described as a thinker of the crisis, or perhaps rather of multiple crises. This motif is ever-present in her work and, indeed, […]
Hannah Arendt Today The Winter Term Talk Series 2025/26, organised by Samantha Fazekas (Trinity College Dublin) and Maria Robaszkiewicz (UPB), is an online talk series dedicated to Hannah Arendt. Arendt could aptly be described as a thinker of the crisis, or perhaps rather of multiple crises. This motif is ever-present in her work and, indeed, […]
Hannah Arendt Today The New Voices Talk Series continues this winter with a lecture dedicated to Hannah Arendt and is organized by Samantha Fazekas (Trinity College Dublin) & Maria Robaszkiewicz (Paderborn University). Talk: Natality as a formative structure in Hannah Arendt’s work. A phenomenological approach to the question of the university in times of dictatorship by […]
PHILOSOPHINNEN UND WISSENSCHAFTLERINNEN UND IHR PLATZ IN DER GESCHICHTE Anmeldungen zur Teilnahme (ohne Beitrag) am Workshop sind noch bis zum 4. Dezember 2025 möglich. Nur noch für Online Teilnahme. ANMELDUNG. Das Jahrestreffen der AG Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie widmet sich Philosophinnen und Wissenschaftlerinnen, deren Ideen und Theorien ihrer Zeit weit voraus waren und […]
Am 16. Dezember 2025 stellt Felix Grewe seine Forschungen zum Konzept des Storytellings und seiner Genese im Werk von Donna J. Haraway vor. Der Vortrag Von Diffraktion zum Storytelling: Eine alternative Wissenschaftsgeschichte aus der Perspektive der Philosophin Donna J. Haraway ist Teil der Seminarreihe Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung, der dieses Semester von Oxana Eremin und dem Zentrum für […]
Guest Lecture in the Seminar “Feminist Perspectives on Sexuality” - A seminar offered within the Teaching Area on Heterogeneity - Lecturer: Ana Rodrigues Kristin Käuper (University of Leeds): The Invisible Orientation: What Can We Learn about Sexual Orientation fromAsexuality? About the Speaker: Kristin Käuper studied at the University of Paderborn and completed her Master’s dissertation […]
Du Châtelet’s Eclectic Laboratory L’Expérience est le bâton que la nature a donné à nous autres aveugles, pour nousconduire dans nos recherches ~ Du Châtelet, Institutions de physique, Avant-propos To celebrate Émilie du Châtelet’s 319th birthday, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists invites you to take a deep dive into the […]
Jil Muller will present her talk “Enseigner les femmes philosophes: correspondances, journaux intimes et la querelle des femmes” at the international colloquium “ENSEIGNER LES INVISIBLES : QUELS CORPUS DE PHILOSOPHIE MODERNE DANS LES SALLES DE CLASSE ?”, taking place on December 18–19, 2025, at Université Jean Moulin–Lyon 3 (France). Program: JEUDI 18 DECEMBRE 9h15 : ACCUEIL et […]
Olga Hahn zwischen Zugehörigkeit und Ausschluss Vorgestellt wird ein Ausschnitt aus einem laufenden Dissertationsprojekt, der der Sichtbarmachung der Philosophin Olga Hahn gewidmet ist. Hahn gehörte zu den wenigen weiblichen Mitgliedern des Wiener Kreises und promovierte 1911 als erst dritte Frau im Fach Philosophie an der Universität Wien. Dennoch ist ihre eigene philosophische Stimme in der […]
Dr. Pietro Gori is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at NOVA University Lisbon, where he is in charge of the chairs in Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Knowledge. Integrated member of the NOVA Institute of Philosophy since 2012, he is also the coordinator of the “Lisbon Nietzsche Group” at IFILNOVA. The […]
Minji Lee will present her newly published book The Medieval Womb: Hildegard of Bingen’s views on the female reproductive body. as part of the regular Research Colloquium at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. Lee, M. (2025). The Medieval Womb: Hildegard of Bingen’s views on the female reproductive body. Arc Humanities […]
February 26th, 5.00-6.30 pm CET (Zoom) Abstract: This paper explores the influence of Du Châtelet’s Institutions physiques (1740–42) on Kant’s early natural philosophy. While recent scholarship has shown that both authors adopted a critical stance toward Newton’s ideas, little research has been devoted to comparing their responses to the Newtonian paradigm. Yet, as early as […]
On March 11th, Ruth E. Hagengruber gave a talk at the international workshop Futures of Philosophizing – On the Transformation of the Philosophy Curriculum at the University of Hildesheim. The workshop took place from March 10 to March 13, 2026, and was organized by the Research Center for Advanced Studies GloPhi (Philosophizing in a Globalized […]
Dr. Jil Muller will give her talk in the seminar "La filosofia delle donne 2025-2026 Temi e concetti del pensiero filosofico femminile" at Università di Trento. Abstract of the Talk Oliva Sabuco ed Elisabetta di Boemia adottano entrambe un approccio medico allo studio dell’essere umano inteso come un tutto unificato, ma lo fanno partendo da […]
As part of the Colloquium in Philosophy at Paderborn University, Pierpaolo Betti will present a talk on April 23, 2026, (04:00pm) entitled “Du Châtelet and Kant on Speculative Newtonianism.” The colloquium serves as a platform for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research in philosophy, bringing together students, faculty members, and international guests in a […]
The New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy network, which is open to early-career researchers in the broadest sense, is hosted by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in Paderborn. The objective of New Voices is to establish a forum and network for international early-career researchers in the field […]
The New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy network, which is open to early-career researchers in the broadest sense, is hosted by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in Paderborn. The objective of New Voices is to establish a forum and network for international early-career researchers in the field […]
The New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy network, which is open to early-career researchers in the broadest sense, is hosted by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in Paderborn. The objective of New Voices is to establish a forum and network for international early-career researchers in the field […]
The New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy network, which is open to early-career researchers in the broadest sense, is hosted by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in Paderborn. The objective of New Voices is to establish a forum and network for international early-career researchers in the field […]
Abstract: Nationale Händel bestimmten die Wissenschaft seit jeher und Leibniz und Newton stehen exemplarisch dafür. Émilie Du Châtelet, eine in Europa ausnehmend gut vernetzte Philosophin und Wissenschaftlerin, formuliert im Geiste der Aufklärung eine Idee von Wissenschaft, die Grenzen nationaler und epistemologischer Territorien überschreitet. 40 Jahre vor Kant formuliert sie ihre „kopernikanische Wende“ und überwindet damit […]
Invitation: We warmly welcome you to the conference The Origins of Totalitarianism Today. From the Crises of Democracy to New Beginnings. This event commemorates the 75th Anniversary of publication of Hannah Arendt's seminal study of totalitarianism with contributions of excellent international Arendt scholars. We want to discuss the relevance of The Origins for the current […]
The New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy network, which is open to early-career researchers in the broadest sense, is hosted by the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists in Paderborn. The objective of New Voices is to establish a forum and network for international early-career researchers in the field […]
Marianne Najm Abou-Jaoude – Beneficent Communication as Power This presentation proposes a three-level framework—safe, responsible and beneficent—to analyse and foster constructive forms of women’s agency in contemporary digital media ecologies. “Safe” designates not engaging in practices and structures that include violence, exploitation and manipulation online and offline. “Responsible” refers to doing no harm, ensuring fairness […]
The talk examines the way in which Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335 – c. 395) presents his older sister Makrina (c. 327–379) in two interconnected works as a teacher and philosopher—the one work ‘biographical’ (Letter on the Life of Holy Makrina, Spring 382), the other ‘theological’ (Inquiry About the Soul Conducted With His Own Sister […]
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Course Description Both Edmund Husserl and Edith Stein assume a fundamental distinction between the domains of nature and mind. Accordingly, natural and mental events are governed by different kinds of laws. While natural events are subject to causal laws, the domain of the mental is structured by a specific form of causality—namely, motivation. The seminar […]
Course Description Both Edmund Husserl and Edith Stein assume a fundamental distinction between the domains of nature and mind. Accordingly, natural and mental events are governed by different kinds of laws. While natural events are subject to causal laws, the domain of the mental is structured by a specific form of causality—namely, motivation. The seminar […]
The History of Women Philosophers and Scientists Save the date: July 27 – July 31, 2026 – Paderborn University Registration open - Register here The Preliminary Program of the summer school can be found here. We are excited to announce the Libori Summer School 2026, dedicated to the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists. The […]
On Monday, July 27, 2026, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will celebrate its 10th Anniversary at Paderborn University. Over the past decade, the Center has developed into an internationally recognised hub for research on women philosophers and scientists, bringing together scholars from around the world and fostering interdisciplinary exchange and […]
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