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  • The Unknown Du Châtelet: Inedita from St. Petersburg

    O1.258 Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn

    The Center History of Women Philosophers and Scientists recently acquired the Du Châtelet manuscripts contained in the Voltaire Collection of the Russian National Library at Saint Petersburg. In this workshop, the Center’s working group that focuses on the respective writings will give an introduction into new aspects of the Du Châtelet research arising from their […]

  • Round-Table on Digital Humanities

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    With: Prof. Ruth Hagengruber, Dr. Rodney Parker, Dr. Stefanie Ertz, Julia Lerius, Niklas Olmes, Ana Rodrigues (Paderborn University) Special guest: Prof. Manolis Patiniotis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)   Please send a short e-mail to contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org, if you plan to attend.

  • CFP Special Issue: Women & Language

    The Following CPF may be of interest to those of you interested in the history of gender identity.  Special Issue: Women & Language Guest Editor: Leland G. Spencer, Miami University Transcending the Acronym: Genders, Sexes, Sexualities, and Gender Identities Beyond “LGBT” Article Deadline: January 31, 2018 Critical studies of gender, sex, sexuality, and gender identity have many […]

  • Radicalism and Compromise

    Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas University of Minho. Campus de Gualtar., 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

    The Center for Ethics, Politics and Society (CEPS) - formerly the Political Theory Group - of the University of Minho, is pleased to announce the III  Braga Colloquium in the History of Moral and Political Philosophy, an international annual conference to be held every year in January at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal. The […]

  • Early Modern Analyses of Male Dominance as Tyranny

    Two 17th century Venetian women, Lucrezia Marinella and Arcangela Tarabotti, argued that the power men exercised over women should be conceptualized as tyranny.  Their aim in so doing was to expose that power as a political injustice.  In disputing the claim that the authority of men over women was grounded in nature they contributed to […]

  • Frauen – Das käufliche Geschlecht

    University Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    This panel discussion is organized by the working group "Frauenrechte sind Menschenrechte“, the project "In der Philosophie zu Hause“, its related student group PEGASUS and the women's shelter in Paderborn. Prostitution, from the Latin prostituere = flaunt, denotes the performance of sexual acts as a trade. Prostitution is often referred to as the "oldest trade […]

  • Bridging the Gender Gap Through Time: How Women Philosophers of the Past Contributed to Today’s Thought

    King's College London The Strand, London, United Kingdom

    Women have had a far deeper and more extensive influence on the history than is commonly realised. Far from confining their interests to questions of gender and domestic matters, women have been writing on all aspects of philosophy for as long as such a discipline can be identified. Indeed, it is often surprising just how […]

  • Julia Lerius – “”The Soul in the Body is Like Sap in a Tree” – Reconsidering Hildegard of Bingen’s Philosophical Perspective on the Body and Soul Relation”

    King's College London The Strand, London, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this conference is both to raise awareness of the rich historical tradition of women’s philosophy as well as to help make the connection with current social, moral, political and philosophical debate by bringing neglected women writers, past and present, into dialogue with today’s discourses. Convenors: Sandrine Bergès (Bilkent), Alan Coffee (King’s) Julia […]

  • Was bin ich – als Mensch? Philosophische Anthropologie und ihre Synthese von Selbsterfahrung und Menschenkenntnis

    "Nach einigen Jahrzehnten des Schlummers ist die philosophische Anthropologie wieder erwacht" schrieb Kurt Bayerz 2011 und er führt das neuerliche Nachdenken über den Menschen und seine Natur auf Fortschritte der modernen Biowissenschaften und die mit ihnen verbundenen praktischen Möglichkeiten der Biotechnologie zurück. Dabei ist die »philosophische Anthropologie« erst am Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts auf den […]

  • Ruth Hagengruber – “Philosophinnen in die Schule – eine politische Forderung”

    Christine de Pizan (1365 – 1430) sagte,sie wolle nicht den „Meinungen der alten Theologen und Philosophen folgen“, sondern sich vielmehr „ihres eigenen Verstandes“ bedienen, als sie die gesellschaftliche Herabwürdigung der Frauen im öffentlichen Leben ihrer Zeit als ungerechtfertigt zurückwies. Olympe de Gouges (1748 – 1793) forderte die gleichen Bürgerrechte für Frauen wie für Männer und […]

  • Julia Lerius – “Was bin ich – eine Einheit aus Leib und Seele?”

    Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Felix-Dahn-Straße 3, Hamburg, Germany

    Eine philosophische Annährung an Hildegards von Bingen (1098 – 1179) Verständnis von Leib und Seele mit Impulsen für den Philosophieunterricht. Der im Rahmenplan Philosophie festgelegte Arbeitsbereich „Anthropologie und Kultur“  behandelt zentrale Anliegen der philosophischen Anthropologie. Die Frage nach dem Verhältnis von Leib und Seele ist ein Schwerpunkt des Arbeitsbereichs. Dieser Workshop bietet Impulse für die […]

  • Blurred Lines?

    Rathaus Paderborn Rathausplatz 4, Paderborn, Germany

    Part of the project seminar “Philosophy of Sexuality” at Paderborn University by Ana Rodrigues, at the professorial chair of Prof. Dr. Hagengruber, the project In der Philosophie zu Hause (IPH) and its student group PEGASUS. In recent times, we have not been speaking of “sexual”, but of “sexualized” violence. This new description is indicative of […]

  • Marie Deutschbein’s and Walther Brand’s Introduction to the Philosophical Foundations of Mathematics (1929): a book for teaching practice?

    J4.219 , University Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen

    The talk "Marie Deutschbeins und Walther Brands "Einführung in die philosophischen Grundlagen der Mathematik" (1929): ein Buch für Lehre und Unterricht?" is part of the 3rd annual meeting of the Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV) and  the Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik (GDM). Section: Geschichte und Philosophie der Mathematik und des Mathematikunterrichtes In 1929 the German book Introduction […]

  • Symposium in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy – Feminine* Perspektives

    Room W-5215, University of Montreal 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Keynote speakers: Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill University) Christina Van Dyke (Calvin College)   Complete Program: Thursday, March 15 6:00-7:30 PM “Ancient Debates about Women: Reception in the Renaissance” by Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill University) Friday, March 16 9:45 Opening and coffee 10:00-10:45 “Liberté sexuelle et plaisir féminin chez Lucrèce: une politique de la sexualité” by Julie Giovacchini […]

  • Women Philosophers I: Science and the Natural World

    Palm L, Hilton Buena Vista Palace 1900 E Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL, United States

    ASECS 2018 - ANNUAL MEETING Section: Women Philosophers I: Science and the Natural World Chair: Julie Candler Hayes (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Gary Kelly (University of Alberta): “Philosophizing as a Woman” Margaret Caryle (University of Chicago): “Philosophizing in the Boudoir: Women and Scientific Amateurism in Eighteenth - Century Paris” Bryce Gessell (Duke University) and Andrew […]

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  • Early Modern Women Writers’ Colloquium

    CVAR/Severis Foundation Ermou, Nicosia, Cyprus

    ​Organising Committee for Othello's Island: Dr. Stella Achilleos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus); Prof. James Fitzmaurice (Northern Arizona University);  Prof. Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University, UK); Dr Sarah James (University of Kent, UK); Dr Michael Paraskos (Imperial College London, UK) Now in its second year as a strand within the annual academic conference "Othello's Island", the Early Modern Women Writers' Colloquium has […]

  • The Third Annual MSU Denver Undergraduate Women’s Philosophy Conference

    Metropolitan State University of Denver Student Success Building, 890 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, USA, Denver, CO, United States

    The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation of philosophical work by female-identified undergraduates and encourage community-building amongst femaleidentified philosophers and their male-identified allies. The conference is open to all genders. Male-identified students can serve as commentators and session chairs. Call for Papers (deadline: Febuary 19, 2018)

  • Femmes et Philosophie dans le Monde Ancien

    Salle Denis de Rougemont 2, Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon, Genève, Switzerland

    Organised by Manuela Migliorati and Laurent Cesalli With its six conferences , this workshop will examine various topics dealing with women and ancient philosophy. In particular, the audience will have the possibility to learn about women of the Pythagorean School, discover the character of Hypatia of Alexandria, and find out the status of women in […]

  • Émilie Du Châtelet’s Foundations of Physics

    McKenna Hall, Notre Dame Conference Center IN, United States

    In 2009, Isabelle Bour and Judith P. Zinsser published a partial translation of Émilie Du Châtelet’s Foundations of Physics. Since 2014, faculty and students at the University of Notre Dame have worked to complete the translation (see www.kbrading.org/du-chatelet). This conference celebrates the completion of the project. The conference will feature talks, presentations, and discussions of the […]

  • Women in Philosophy: Past, Present and Future

    University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin, Ireland

    True it is, Spinning with the Fingers is more proper to our Sexe, then studying or writing Poetry, which is the Spinning with the braine: but I having no skill in the Art of the first (and if I had, I had no hopes of gaining so much as to make me a Garment to keep me from the cold) made me delight in the latter – Margaret Cavendish Though academic philosophy is still […]

  • Elisabeth of Bohemia – Women and Early Modern Philosophy

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    The aim of the workshop is to promote communication and collaboration amongst younger scholars working on women philosophers of the early modern period. We welcome submissions relating to Elisabeth of Bohemia’s letter exchanges and intellectual networks and to the conditions and challenges of women’s participation in the development of early modern philosophy. The workshop will […]

  • I. Meeting of the Work Group Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    This meeting will take place right after the workshop Elisabeth of Bohemia - Women and Early Modern Philosophy and before the international conference Elisabeth of Bohmia (1618-1680) - Life and Legacy in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Philosopher and Prince-Bishop Elisabeth of Bohemia and Herford. Fundamental topics of the work group Frauen in der […]

  • Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618-1680) – Life and Legacy. Philosophy, Politics and Religion in Seventeenth Century Europe

    Building Q, Paderborn University Warburgerstraße, Paderborn, NRW

    Organizers: Sabrina Ebbersmeyer, Sarah Hutton, Ruth Hagengruber   Confirmed Talks: Dr. Susanna Åkerman (Stockholm University) – “Descartes’ Competitors: Queen Christina and the Metaphysics of Light” Dr. Nadine Akkerman (Leiden University) – “Elisabeth of Bohemia’s Aristocratic Upbringing and Education at the Prinsenhof in Leiden, 1628-32” Prof. em. Lilli Alanen (Uppsala University) – “The Soul's Extension - Elisabeth's […]

  • Diotima’s Laughter: Philosophy as a Way of Life

    TP 21 Technologiepark 21, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    Visiting professor Michelle Boulous Walker is guest at the Project "Center History of Women Philosophers" at the Department of Philosophy in Paderborn. Professor Boulous Walker is author of Slow Philosophy: Reading Against the Institution (Bloomsbury 2017), Philosophy and the Maternal Body: Reading Silence (Routledge 1998) and Performing Sexualities (IMA 1994). Her work in philosophy as […]

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  • Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

    Note that although this is a general Early Modern conference, 5 out of the 13 papers are about women philosophers! Correct me if I’m wrong, but this might be a first. Papers on Conway, Grouchy, Chatelet (2), and Avila. Thank you Chris Meyns and Andrea Sangiacomo for organizing this! Utrecht University, The Netherlands Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dutch-seminar-for-early-modern-philosophy-v-dsemp18-tickets-44126847589 […]

  • Horizons of Sexual Difference

    Department of Philosophy, Brock University 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Canada

    The Department of Philosophy, with the support of the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University, will host the 9th meeting of The Luce Irigaray Circle in a three-day interdisciplinary conference devoted to scholarship and creative work on, or inspired by, the thought of Luce Irigaray at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing […]

  • Intensive Seminar on Teaching New Narratives in Early Modern Philosophy

    Burnaby, BC, CANADA Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

    In this intensive weeklong seminar, we will work through a range of primary source materials by non-canonical authors, both women and men, to be included in a new teaching anthology (edited by Shapiro and Lascano) with an eye to interpreting texts, identifying philosophical themes within those texts, and devising creative ways to incorporate those texts […]

  • Women in the History of Science, Philosophy and Literature

    The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Commission on Women and Gender Studies DHST/IUHPST, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University, the Institute of Historical Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation, and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University […]

  • Master Class: Hannah Arendt Today. The Evil of Banality

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    In this 2 day Master Class, Prof. Elizabeth Minnich will discuss the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, with special emphasis on Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on The Banality of Evil. This serves as the background for Minnich’s latest book, The Evil of Banality: On The Life and Death Importance of Thinking (2017). This work presents elaborates the concept of […]

  • Elizabeth Minnich – Opening Lecture

    Deelenhaus Krämerstraße 8-10, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    Elizabeth Minnich is Distinguished Fellow at the Association of American Colleges & Universities. She received her PhD from the New School for Social Research in 1977. Her dissertation, “Philosophy, Democracy and Communication: A Study of John Dewey As Political Philosopher,” was supervised by Hannah Arendt and Richard Bernstein. She was Hannah Arendt’s teaching assistant in 1969-70, […]

  • Dorothy Rogers – “American Women Philosophers”

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Location: L2.202 , Paderborn University Dorothy Rogers is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at Montclair State University  (Montclair, New Jersey). She is also the coordinator of MSU's program in Jewish American Studies. Her publications include: "The Other Philosophy Club: America's First Academic Women Philosophers," Hypatia 24:2 (2009) "Marietta Kies: Idealist and Altruist (1853-1899)," in […]

  • Du Châtelet between Leibniz and Kant: The Eberhard-Kant Controversy

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Lecturers: Hartmut Hecht, Ruth Hagengruber, Andrea Reichenberger and Dieter Suisky Location: L1.202 , Paderborn University After the study of space and time in “Du Châtelet Between Leibniz and Newton” we are now moving on to explore “Du Châtelet Between Leibniz and Kant.” This course will focus on Du Châtelet and the Eberhard-Kant Controversy, including the problems […]

  • Self and Subjectivity in Edith Stein and Hedwig Conrad-Martius

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Lecturers: Ronny Miron, Antonio Calcagno, Rodney Parker Location: L2.202, Paderborn University Discussions of the self and subjectivity are a commonplace in phenomenological writings. The elaboration of the I as the focal point of experience is central to phenomenological research. In the Fourth Cartesian Meditation, Husserl argues that the phenomenology of “self-constitution coincides with phenomenology as whole.” […]

  • American Women Philosophers

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Lecturers: Mary Ellen Waithe and Dorothy Rogers Location: L2.201, Paderborn University This course explores the ideas of two women in the early idealist philosophical movement in the United States: Marietta Kies (1853-1899) and Lucia Ames Mead (1856-1936). Kies developed a theory of altruism in public/political life and was a member of the Christian Socialist movement. Ames […]

  • Women in Communism

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Lecturers: Luka Borsic, Ivana Skuhala Karasman Location: L3.204, Paderborn University Socialist Feminism professes that a complete emancipation of women is achieved through the abolition of economic and cultural sources of women's oppression. This, according to some, represents the synthesis of the arguments of Marxist feminism about capitalism as a source of oppression of women and the […]

  • Women’s World Today: War, Violence, and Escape

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Lecturer: Maria von Welser Location: L1.201, Paderborn University Guest Speakers: Nahid Shahalimi, Lea Ackermann, Berta Travieso, Godula Kosack Research was carried out in Afghanistan, India, Eastern Congo, and in international refugee camps in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and on the Greek island of Lesbos. The result was a UN list titled: Countries in which it is the greatest danger to be […]

  • Antonio Calcagno – “Self and Subjectivity in Edith Stein”

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Location: L2.202, Paderborn University Antonio Calcagno is Professor of Philosophy at King's University College (London, Ontario), and co-director of the Centre for Advanced Research in European Philosophy (CAREP). His publications include: "On the Vulnerability of a Community: Edith Stein and Gerda Walther," Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 49 (2018) "A Place for the Role of Community […]

  • Robyn Arianrhod – “Émilie Du Châtelet”

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Location: L2.202 , Paderborn University Robyn Arianrhod is Adjunct Research Associate in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). Her publications include: Seduced by Logic: Émilie Du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2012) Einstein's Heroes: Imagining the World Through the Language of Mathematics (Oxford University Press, 2006) All interested parties […]

  • Luka Boršić – “Women in Capitalism”

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Location: L2.202 , Paderborn University Luka Boršić is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb (Croatia) and lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Zagreb Campus. His publications include: Lexicon of outstanding women in Croatia from XI till XX century (with Ivana Skuhala Karasman), (Naklada Jurcic, 2015) “Isotta Nogarola – The Beginning of […]

  • Maria von Welser – “Women’s World Today. Still a Nightmare in so Many Places”

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Location: L2.202 , Paderborn University Maria von Welser is a journalist and humanitarian who has dedicated her life to reporting on the living conditions of women in developing nations around the globe. She is also served as a member of the executive board of UNICEF Germany. All interested parties are welcome to attend! General information: Libori Summer […]

  • The XVIIth Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers

    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 30 Shuangqing Rd, Haidian Qu, Beijing, China

    Founded in 1976, the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh) is an organization committed to promoting discussion, interaction, and cooperation among women in philosophy worldwide. The IAPh’s XVIIth symposium will be held immediately preceding the World Congress of Philosophy taking place in Beijing, and proposes to celebrate women’s diverse historical and contemporary contributions to philosophy, […]

  • Launch of the ECC

    THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONCISE CONCEPTS BY WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION The world of philosophy is rapidly expanding. New technological advance gives us quicker, broader, more complete access to new knowledge. We read Hannah Arendt on our phones. We study Edith Stein on our tablets. Voice-activated technology takes notes and posts them to cloud storage while […]

  • 24th World Congress of Philosophy, Beijing

    Peking University,Beijing , China

    CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS: Invited Session 17 / 18 The World Congress of Philosophy is organized every five years by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) in collaboration with one of its member societies, this year in cooperation with the Chinese Organizing Committee. The 24th World Congress will be held in […]

  • Philosophers, Goddesses and Principles – Women and the Female in Neoplatonism

    Ruhr-Universität Bochum Beckmanns Hof, Bochum, Germany

    The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for a broad discussion of women and the female in Neoplatonism in three main areas of interest: the historical status of Neoplatonic women in the real world, the status of women in Neoplatonic ethical and political theory and the understanding of women and femaleness in […]

  • German Women Intellectuals 1700-1830

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    Keynote Speakers Katherine Goodman (Brown University) and Karen Green (University of Melbourne)   Thursday, 4 October 16:00 Welcome to the Center HWPS 16:30 Opening Lecture Katherine Goodman (Brown University, USA) Luise Gottsched’s Panthea: Cicero, Shaftesbury and Modernity Friday, 5 October 11:00 Karen Green (University of Melbourne, Australia) Women’s reception of Kant, 1790-1810 12:30 Emilio Maria […]

  • Reflections. Maria Margaretha Modlmayr

    Spiegelungen Maria Margaretha Modlmayr Öffnungszeiten: Mi. und Fr. 15.00 - 18.00 Uhr u.n.V. English Version below! Maria Modlmayr beschäftigt sich in ihrer künstlerischen Auseinandersetzung zu einem ganz wesentlichen Teil mit Gesichtern. Das Gesicht des Menschen ist derjenige Part des menschlichen Körpers, der in der Begegnung mit einer anderen Person, in der Interaktion, in der Wahrnehmung […]

  • Karen Green – “On E. E. Constance Jones’s defense of Frege”

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    Karen Green (University of Melbourne, Australia) In 1910 Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones (1848–1922), defended Frege against Russell’s critique of the distinction between sense and reference, developed in ‘On Denoting’, which had been published five years earlier. In this paper her defense of Frege is outlined, and it is argued, on the basis of the sketch […]

  • Artists in Conversation with Maria Modlmayr and Ruth Hagengruber

    Am Dienstag, den 16. Oktober um 19.00 Uhr laden wir herzlich ein zu einem Künstlerinnengespräch, das Frau Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber, Professorin für Praktische Philosophie an der Universität Paderborn mit Maria-Margaretha Modlmayr führen wird. Frau Prof. Ruth Hagengruber gründete den Lehr- und Forschungsbereich History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, der sich der Erforschung der Texte von Philosophinnen […]

  • The History of Logic: Women’s Contributions

    Paderborn University

    The past twenty-five years have seen an explosion in historical research on women philosophers and scientists due to attempts to integrate more female voices into the philosophical canon. Across history, women’s writing is now being recovered not as marginal but as theoretically important for contemporary debates and issues. By contrast, historical research on female logicians […]

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  • Locke and the Ladies. On Eighteenth-Century Female Republicans in England

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    Prof. Karen Green (University of Melbourne) Course Description This course will focus on the reception of John Locke's classical liberalism and republicanism among women in 18th-Century England, particularly Catharine Trotter Cockburn and Catharine Macaulay. It will begin with a discussion of recent controversies over the role of Locke in the development of republicanism (Pocock, Israel, […]

  • The First Annual Conference of Society for Women in Philosophy Turkey

    Bilkent University Üniversiteler Mh., Ankara (Çankaya), Turkey

    The conference is organized by the Society for Women in Philosophy in Turkey (Swip-TR) with the support of Hypatia Diversity Grant and Bilkent University’s Department of Philosophy. The goal of the event is to create a forum for women in philosophy to meet and help each other. More specifically, we wish to foster exchanges between women philosophers studying or working […]

  • Den Markt neu denken

    Würzburger Residenz Residenzplatz 2 (Residenz) , Toscanasaal, Südflügel der Residenz, Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

    Den Markt neu denken. Utopie damals und heute. Wirtschaftsphilosophische Erörterungen zu den Themen 'Geschlecht' und 'Produktivität' von 1500 bis heute. Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung "Utopien/Dystopien" Nach der Vorlesung laden die Veranstalter zu einem Umtrunk in den Räumlichkeiten des Instituts für Philosophie im Südflügel der Residenz. Kontakt Prof. Dr. Dag Nikolaus Hasse, Lehrstuhl für Philosophie […]

  • How to Teach Women Philosophers

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    For myriad reasons, women have historically been a minority in institutional philosophy. However, it is undeniable that they have been ever present. Yet, beginning at the end of the 18th Century, their role in the history of philosophy seems to have been systematically erased from textbooks. This has led to the false but pervasive view […]

  • Strategies of Resistance

    Room W-5215, University of Montreal

    In response to the racist, sexist, nationalist, transphobic, nativist rhetoric and policy of the Trump White House, our conference theme this year is "Strategies of Resistance." Across the globe, individuals and communities are joining together to resist neo-liberalism, climate change, and global capital. They are practicing significant actions of solidarity and creatively imagining and prefiguring […]

  • Women and Radical Thought: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

    University of Copenhagen, South Campus, Building 16, room 16-1-16 Nørregade 10, Copenhagen, Denmark

    The so-called radical enlightenment was a European movement during the early modern period that was decisive for the formation of modern European democracies; thinkers across Europe were participating in the spread of new and radical ideas. In recent years, the scholarship on this tradition of thought has flourished, developed and brought to light many texts, […]

  • Emilie du Châtelet between Leibniz and Kant: The Critical Turn

    Balliol College, Oxford University Oxford OX1 2JD, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Emilie du Châtelet was one of the most influential women philosophers of the Enlightenment. Her innovative writings on natural philosophy, physics, and mechanics had a decisive impact on pivotal scientific debates of the 18th Century. In her talk, feminist historian of philosophy Professor Dr Ruth Hagengruber will explore the work of Emilie Du Châtelet along […]

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  • Ana Rodrigues – “Gender und Genre in der Aufklärung: Émilie du Châtelets reaktionäre Aneignung von Bernard de Mandevilles Fable of the Bees”

    N2.245, Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen

    Emilie Du Châtelet’s works on morals differ in a decisive aspect from her writings on natural philosophy. Whereas the latter as the Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu or the Institutions de physique were published during her lifetime and contributed to the official scientific debate, her works on morals circulated only as […]

  • Hannah Arendt: Challenges of Plurality

    Paderborn University

    In her writings, Hannah Arendt strongly affirms the plurality of the world. From the very first moment, when she introduces the notion in The Human Condition, it becomes clear, that plurality is the cornerstone of condition humaine. For Arendt, plurality means that “men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world”. This seemingly […]

  • Research seminar on Edith Stein’s Structure of the Human Person

    Maynooth University, Iontas Seminar Room Mariavilla, Maynooth, Co., Kildare, Ireland

    Mette Lebech and Robert McNamara (mette.lebech@mu.ie) The seminar plans to accomplish a close reading of Stein’s philosophical anthropology over two days. Participants present a section to the group, such that we will have been though the whole work by the end of the seminar. We will work from Robert McNamara’s draft translation of the work […]

  • The Unknown Du Châtelet: Inedita from St. Petersburg

    On January 23rd the Center History of Women Philosophers and Scientists celebrated its acquisition of the manuscripts of Emilie Du Châtelet from the Russian National Library of St. Petersburg with a workshop. Some members of the Center’s research group on the work of Du Châtelet presented first new insights into the manuscripts. Moreover, it welcomed […]

  • Emily Thomas: “Travel Writing as Thought Experiments: Science, Francis Bacon, and Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World”

    Rotman Institute of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, London, Canada

    ABSTRACT Travel has a long and intimate history with philosophy. Travel also has a long and intimate relationship with fiction. Sometimes travel fiction acts as ‘thought experiments’, experiments that we can run through in our heads. This talk explores a 1666 fiction travelogue, Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World. In the novel, a virtuous young lady is […]

  • SWIP Ireland Annual Conference

    Dublin City University Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Dublin, Ireland

    Keynote speakers: Charlotte Witt (University of New Hampshire, Durham) Registration Deadline: April 24, 2019, 9:00 am IST Further Informations Call for Papers (Deadline: February 28, 2019)

  • Pragmatism and Phenomenology: Female Figures

    King’s University College 266 Epworth Ave, London, ON N6A 2M3, Canada

    Submission due date: Abstract and supplementary reading deadline is 16 February 2019. Webpage

  • Philosophy and Islamic Mysticism: Rābi‘a al-‘Adawiyya

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Announcement: Workshop  The diversity project In der Philosophie zu Hause (At Home in Philosophy) is organizing a workshop on Islamic mysticism in cooperation with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University, Germany. The workshop „Philosophy and Islamic Mysticism: Rābi‘a al-‘Adawiyya“ under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber focuses […]

  • Florian Grosser and Stefania Maffeis – “Die Welt teilen: Mit Hannah Arendt über Migration in finsteren Zeiten nachdenken”

    L3.204, Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    11 – 13 Uhr PD Dr. Stefania Maffeis, Freie Universität Berlin „Migration als Menschenrecht? Eine umstrittene Idee an den Grenzen Europas“ Response: Birte de Gruisbourne, Universität Paderborn 14 – 16 Uhr Dr. Florian Grosser, California College of the Arts „Von Bürgern, Ein- und Mitwohnern. Hannah Arendts Vorschläge zur Pluralisierung politischer Mitgliedschaft" Response: Dr. Maria Robaszkiewicz, […]

  • Women’s March – Women’s Fest

    Brandenburg Gate Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany

    Women for Europe – Europe for Women Women will fix the world – We will fix the world Further Information

  • Gender Equality – 取組への考え方とグッドプラクティス

    Tokyo Metropolitan University 1-chōme-1 Minamiōsawa, Hachioji, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan

    Gender equality, support for young researchers - "Reflection on approaches and good practice" Chair: Prof. Yuko Murakami (Rikkyo University, Japan)   Speaker: Prof. Wu Shiu-Ching (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan) Jessica Harmening (Paderborn University, Germany)   From May 17 to 19, the conference of the Japanese Association for Philosophy, one of the most important philosophy […]

  • “Visualisierung in (digitalen) Editionen” – Workshop

    Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste Karl-Arnold-Haus der Wissenschaften Palmenstraße 16, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Participants: Ruth Hagengruber / Julia Mühl / Stefanie Ertz (Paderborn) Further Information On Tuesday, 21.05.2019, an expert workshop on Visualization in (digital) Editions will take place at the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Düsseldorf. Ruth Hagengruber, Julia Mühl and Stefanie Ertz  from the University of Paderborn, among others will present their lecture on […]

  • Colloquium: Peter Singer at Paderborn University

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    Peter Singer at Paderborn University! Colloquium | June 17, 2019 | 8 pm - 10 pm | Paderborn University Peter Singer, famous professor of ethics from the University of Melbourne, is coming to Paderborn University. Tonight, he will hold a talk about „Animal Liberation - Where are we today?” that is open for everyone interested. […]

  • I. International Conference Women in Modern Philosophy

    Rio de Janeiro State University

    The First International Conference on Women of Modern Philosophy will be held in Rio de Janeiro, 17th to 20th June 2019). Rio de Janeiro is a national center of Early Modern Philosophy. All Brazilian researchers who confirmed participation in the meeting are heirs of that school of reading the history of philosophy with a method […]

  • Libori Summer School 2019: Teaching Women Philosophers

    L-Building, Uni-Campus Warburgerstr. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Please also visit our Libori Summer School 2019 webpage. ____________________________________________________ The Libori Summer School 2019 at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will focus on "Teaching Women Philosophers." This year, two parallel Libori Summer Schools will be run, one in English and one in German language (see the German information below). […]

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  • Dieter Birnbacher – “Philosophinnen im Kanon?”

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    (English version below) Podiumsdiskussion mit Dieter Birnbacher - "Philosophinnen im Kanon?" Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Dieter Birnbacher ist seit 1996 Professor für Philosophie an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf und ein führender Experte für Ethik und praktische Philosophie in Deutschland. Zudem ist er einer der Hauptverantwortlichen für die Etablierung des Unterrichtsfaches „Praktische Philosophie/Ethik“ an Schulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Im […]

  • 5th Bi-Annual International Conference: Edith Stein’s Itinerary: Phenomenology, Christian Philosophy, and Carmelite Spirituality

    University of Cologne Albertus-Magnus-Platz, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Keynote Speakers: Prof. Anneliese Meis Wörmer (Pontifical University of Chile in Santiago de Chile) and Prof. Andreas Speer (Universität zu Köln) Edith Stein’s (1891–1942) philosophical life followed an intellectual itinerary that started with the thought of Edmund Husserl and phenomenology; it then turned to Christian philosophy and, ultimately, to Carmelite spirituality. The International Association for the […]

  • Julia Mühl at the „Female Pioneers in Phenomenology. Perspectives and Traditions”

    „Female Pioneers in Phenomenology. Perspectives and Traditions” Workshop | October 30-31, 2019 | Husserl Archives KU Leuven Today and tomorrow, a workshop on female pioneers in phenomenology will take place at the Husserl Archives in Leuven. Among others, Julia Mühl will hold a talk on „A Female Pioneer: Gerda Walther’s Relevance for Early Phenomenology and […]

  • Maria von Welser Ehrenpromotion Honorary Doctorate

    Universität Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    Description in German: Maria von Welser ist eine vielfach ausgezeichnete Journalistin, die sich mit der ersten Frauensendung im Deutschen Fernsehen, Mona Lisa, in die mediale Frauengeschichte eingeschrieben hat. Für ihre Berichte zum Jugoslawienkrieg und  ihr journalistischer Einsatz gegen die Kriegsverbrechen an den Frauen wurde mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz geehrt. Die zahlreichen Verdienste ihrer journalistischen Tätigkeit, ihr Einsatz für […]

  • Edmund Husserl’s and Alexander Pfänder’s female scholars: Hedwig Conrad-Martius, Edith Stein, and Gerda Walther

    Technologiepark 21 Universität Paderborn, Germany

    Pressemitteilung „Edmund Husserls und Alexander Pfänders Schülerinnen“ – Workshop mit internationalen Gästen und Lehrenden an der Universität Paderborn Von Montag, 2. Dezember, bis Freitag, 6. Dezember, veranstaltete das Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) des Fachbereichs Philosophie unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber einen Workshop rund um die Schülerinnen […]

  • Society for the Study of Women Philosophers

    Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers invites proposals for its sessions at the annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association - Eastern Division Philadelphia. CFP SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 29, 2019

  • The Canon Revisited: Women Philosophers

    University of Minho R. da Universidade, Braga, Portugal

    The Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society of the University of Minho is pleased to announce the 5th Braga Colloquium in the History of Moral and Political Philosophy, an international annual conference to be held every year in January at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal. The purpose of this conference series is to […]

  • Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop Emilie Du Châtelet

    Harvard University, Robbins Library MA 02138, Cambridge (Massachusetts), MA, United States

    One Day Workshop on the Philosophy of Émilie du Châtelet Saturday, February 22, 2020 Robbins Library, Second Floor Emerson Hall 9:30 – 10:00: Coffee and Welcome 10:00 – 11:30: Ruth Hagengruber (Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn, Germany), "Emilie Du Châtelet between Leibniz and Kant: Eberhard’s reference to Du Châtelet and the Transcendental […]

  • Re-inventing the History of Philosophy. Die (Neu-)erfindung der Philosophiegeschichte

    Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Regina-Pacis-Weg 3, Bonn, Germany

    Provisional program, February 2020 Thursday, March, 19 Morning Session. 9h-9h15 Welcome and opening remarks 9h15-10h05 Leo Catana (Copenhagen): Brucker on the Socratic School in his Historia critica philosophiae: Which Conversations with Contemporary Intellectuals did Brucker engage in? 10h05-10h55 Stefanie Buchenau (Paris), Brucker’s systematicity Coffee break 11h20-12h10 Karin de Boer (Leuven), Paradigm shifts in the history […]

  • XXV. Congress of the German Society for Philosophy

    XXV. Congress of the German Society for Philosophy From September 6th – 9th, 2020, the XXV. Congress of the German Society for Philosophy on “The True, the Good, and the Beautiful” will take place at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg. The congress examines the true, the good, and the beautiful in two respects: its intersections and its unity. […]

  • Ruth Hagengruber – “Diotima and the History of Women Philosophers”

    IV Eroticism and Philosophy Between Traces and Erasures - The Erotic in Feminist Philosophy. Online Talk and Discussion with Georgia Amitrano. In 2014, to celebrate 5 years of the philosophy course at the Regional Goiás-UFG, the first event called “Eroticism and Philosophy” was held and and takes place every 2 years. In the past three editions, […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber – “Philosophinnen der Ökonomie”

      Am 23. September wird Prof. Dr. Ruth Hagengruber beim ersten women&work-ScienceTalk über "Philosophinnen der Ökonomie" und ihren Anteil an ethisch-wirtschaftlichen Diskursen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart sprechen. Welchen Einfluss hatten und haben Philosophinnen auf die Gestaltung wirtschaftlicher Prozesse und ökonomischer Denkrichtungen? Welche Rolle spielen sie in der derzeitigen Krise – und was wäre notwendig, um weibliches Gedankengut […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber: How does AI support a shift from quantitative to qualitative growth?

    Conference Ethics & Digitalization During the online conference Ethics and Digitalisation on the 1st of October 2020 from 3:30-4pm Ruth Hagengruber will give a talk on: How does AI support a shift from quantitative to qualitative growth? The online conference Ethics and Digitalisation – 1 October 2020, 1:30-7:30 pm – in partnership with Venice International […]

  • Philosophie und feministische Theorie interkulturell

    In der Workshopreihe "Philosophie und…"  von In der Philosophie zu Hause, dem Lehrbereich "Heterogenität“ der Philosophie an der Universität Paderborn, wird dieses Semester ein Workshop zum Thema "Philosophie und feministische Theorie interkulturell" angeboten. Die Veranstaltung schließt an ein Vorbereitungsseminar vom Sommersemester an und findet in Kooperation mit dem Koselleck-Projekt - Geschichten der Philosophie in globaler […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber – “Die unterdrückte Quelle: Émilie Du Châtelet und die kritische Wende Immanuel Kants”

    University of Kiel Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, Kiel, Germany

    Manfred Zahn hat immer wieder sein Erstaunen darüber geäußert, dass die für Kant so wichtige Eberhard-Debatte in der Forschung so wenig Aufmerksamkeit erhielt. Eberhards Interpretation, Kants kritische Wende auf die Leibniz-Wolff’sche Philosophie zurückzuführen, war nicht ausreichend überzeugend. Die seit Jahren an Fahrt gewinnende Erforschung der Schriften der in Deutschland intensiv rezipierten französischen Philosophin und Mathematikerin […]

  • Katarina Peixoto at Philosophy Bayreuth zoom lecture series

    "Private virtues, public virtues: on the détournement of Mandeville's Fable of Bees by Du Châtelet. Analysis of some fragments." TALK | November 26, 2020 | 4pm by Katarina Peixoto Dr. Katarina Peixoto (UERJ, Brazil) is joining the Women in Philosophy Bayreuth zoom lecture series with a talk on "Private virtues, public virtues: on the détournement […]

  • Women Philosophers in South-Eastern Europe – Past, Present and Future

    The Research Center for Women in Philosophy organizes a conference under the title: Women Philosophers in South-Eastern Europe – Past, Present and Future. The goal of the conference is to gather and exchange information on past and present women philosophers in South-Eastern Europe as well as future perspectives of women in philosophy in this region. […]

  • St Petersburg Manuscripts: The First Digital and the First Historical-Critical Edition of Émilie Du Châtelet’s Early Works

    In a collaborative project of the National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia, the  Centre international d’étude du XVIIIe siècle, France and the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Germany, present the first digital and the first critical edition of the Émilie Du Châtelet manuscripts.  A special focus of the center lies […]

  • Celebrating Émilie du Châtelet’s Birthday

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    Émilie du Châtelet’s Birthday Party The Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and its Director, Ruth E. Hagengruber, is inviting Project Vox to celebrate Émilie du Châtelet’s 314th Birthday – Come and join us! Andrew Janiak is joining us online from Duke University and will present his new work exploring the philosophical […]

  • Pythagorean Women Philosophers

    Pythagorean Women Philosophers Seminar | January 29, 2021 | online The Ancient Philosophy Society is holding a virtual seminar on Dorota Dutsch’s book Pythagorean Women Philosophers: Between Belief and Suspicion on Friday, January 29th. See the attached flier for further information. http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/ancient-philosophy-society-pythagorean-women-philosophers-book-seminar/?fbclid=IwAR0ae_dr-W0ApjbK0jS3VB_iO5fh1xoRL2JKd9CRIGQq268JzW1M5OGmd7s

  • Tom Vinci on Anne Conway

    TALK | February 12, 2021 | 2:30 PM (Atlantic Time Canada) Tom Vinci (Dalhousie University): “Proposal for a New Theory of Environmental Direct Realism : Anne Conway, Quantum Mechanics and the Extromissive Theory of Perception.” Abstract The philosophical backstory is that perception verbs are to be understood as reporting the presence of an object to […]

  • Reading Webinar with Rodney Parker

    Reading Webinar | February 26, 2021 | Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience with Rodney Parker, former coordinator of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists directed by Ruth E. Hagengruber In Winter 2021, the reading for the webinar of the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience will be Hart, […]

  • Virtual Lectures on “Literature and the Pandemics in Historical Perspectives”

    Lecture | February and March 17, 2021 | Commission on Science and Literature Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST The Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST is very glad to announce a series of virtual open lectures on “Literature and the Pandemics in Historical Perspectives” to be given by distinguished scholars in the field. The […]

  • SSWPH Inaugural Conference

    Call for Papers: Inaugural Conference of the Society for the Study of Women in Phenomenology (SSWPH) The Society for the Study of Women in Phenomenology (SSWPH) announces its inaugural international conference to be held virtually from March 19–20, 2021. Keynote Speakers: Sarah Borden-Sharkey (Wheaton College, IL) Helen Fielding (Western University) Ruth Hagengruber (Paderborn University) Julia […]

  • Women in the History of Philosophy: A Workshop on Methodological Issues

    British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Conference Women in the History of Philosophy: A Workshop on Methodological Issues 16:00-18:00, 20th April 2021 To be held online, hosted by Durham University The workshop will discuss some of the methodological issues which have emerged as the history of women's contribution to philosophy has developed and […]

  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • Frauen aus aller Frauen Länder

    Der deutsche Akademikerinnenbund will mit der Initiative Frauen aus aller Frauen Länder gestalten die Zukunft Deutschlands in Deutschland tätige, aktive Akademikerinnen aus aller Frauen Länder mit seinem Netzwerk unterstützen. Ziel ist es, Akademikerinnen zu unterstützen, sich mit ihnen zu vernetzen und gegenseitige Interessen zu stärken. Wir wollen unsere Leistungen aufzeigen und unsere Stimmen für ein geschlechtergerechtes Deutschland […]

  • Clara Carus: Emilie du Chatelet’s Concept of ‘a Being’

    Thursday, 06. May 2021, 4 pm (CEST) DR. CLARA CARUS (UNIVERSITY of PADERBORN) Émilie du Châtelet's Concept of 'a Being' In paragraph 35 of her Institutions Physiques Du Châtelet determines a being as that which can exist and whose determinations do not entail a contradiction. Along with her predecessor Wolff, she deems the determination of […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber: The Stolen History—Retrieving the History of Women Philosophers and Its Methodical Implications

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    Throughout the last 40 years, many scholars have dedicated their endeavors to conserving the writings of women philosophers. Now we have access to valuable sources that show that the history of women philosophers stretches back as far as the history of philosophy itself. Using the history of women philosophers as a methodical approach to philosophy […]

  • Stein’s and Husserl’s Intertwined Itineraries 1916-25

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    Edith Stein attempted already in her doctorate to complement Husserl’s work on phenomenology by a painstaking analysis of empathy including its indispensable role in the constitution of the psycho-physical individual and the person. As Husserl’s assistant 1918-20 she famously edited in particular his Ideas II, perhaps introducing within it a view of this relationship foreign […]

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  • Ruth E. Hagengruber: From Quantitative to Qualitative Food Economics: Food in the Age of AI

    International Conference Cultural diversity and biodiversity: the question of food Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Paderborn University, Teaching and Research Area EcoTechGender  Session II Food and cultural diversity Individualized need and globalized food provision will substantially change the idea of growth economics. Not for the first time in our history, food is the enhancer of a global […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber: A Stolen History. A Critical Examination of the History of Philosophy and a Plea for a New Renaissance.

    The International Philosophy Olympiads (IPO), which is a competition for high-school pupils, first took place in 1993, by an initiative of the Department of Philosophy of Sofıa University to invite a group of philosophers from various countries. Main topics for discussion at eIPO 2021 will be: 1) Realism versus Idealism in political philosophy: throughout the […]

  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • Émilie Du Châtelet et la littérature philosophique clandestine

     La tradition de la critique féminine de la Bible: De Nogarola à Du Châtelet. Ruth E. Hagengruber Du Châtelet shared the liberal ideas of the radical Enlightenment. My reading reads the Examinations of the Bible in the context of the history of the 'querelle des femmes'. I will then show that this biblical critique was […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber: Fighting Philofolly! Rewriting the History of Philosophy

    Lady Reason criticizes Christine de Pizan for idolatrizing philosophers, who « like to quote the authors they have read», writing «philofolly», instead of «philosophy». The exclusion of women philosophers from the history of philosophy is a result of the centuries-old practice of gendered-minded self-interest of certain groups, supported by a culturally established patriarchal hierarchy. After […]

  • Defining the Future – Rethinking the Past

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    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, Germany

    International Association of Women Philosophers Founded in Germany in 1976, the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh) is an organization committed to promoting discussion, interaction, and cooperation among women in philosophy worldwide. The IAPh’s XVIIIth symposium will be held at Paderborn University, Germany. The conference theme ‘Defining the Future - Rethinking the Past’ is intended […]

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  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • XXV. Congress of the German Society for Philosophy

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    The True, the Good and the Beautiful XXV. Congress of the German Society for Philosophy The 25th conference of the German Society of Philosophy deals with the true, the good, and the beautiful – and, therefore, with everything? Yes and no. As always, the conference will be an exhibition of philosophy and provide the opportunity […]

  • Talk Series: Early Modern Women on Knowledge

    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 […]

  • The HWPS Center at the Princeton-Bucharest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

    PANEL 05.10.2021 1 PM Princeton time (ET) / 8 PM Bucharest time (UTC+2) Clara Carus Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the New Voices and Aaron Wells, Research fellow at the HWPS Center will hold a panel on Emilie du Chatelet's epistemic foundations together with Anne-Lise Rey from the Université Paris Nanterre. Clara Carus will shed […]

  • 10th Quebec Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

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    Vendredi 8 octobre 2021 / Friday, Oct. 8, 2021  9h55      Mot de bienvenue / Welcome words 10h00   Aurélien Chukurian (Privat-docent, Université de Genève) La théologie comme présence invisible dans la pensée cartésienne 11h00    Claudia Dumitru (doctorante, Princeton U.) Scarcity and the Hobbesian State of Nature 12h Dîner / lunch 13h30   Conférenciers invités / […]

  • Clara Carus at the X Jornadas de filosofía moderna

    The Principles of Knowledge in Émilie du Châtelet” Talk | 15.10.2021 | 2:30-3:30pm (GMT-3) | On the 15th of October Clara Carus will hold a talk on The Principles of Knowledge in Émilie du Châtelet at the X Jornadas de filosofía moderna. Clara Carus is an Assitant Professor and the Coordinator of the New Voices […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Maria Robaszkiewicz at the SWIP

    SWIP Austria - Solidarity and Resistance – a Philosophical Approach The Society for Women in Philosophy is hosting an international Symposium on Solidarity and Resistance on the 5th and 6th of November. Solidarity as “connected with”: With whom and against what? In what sense could solidarity and resistance should be viewed as a duty to […]

  • Kloster Kirchberg Symposion: Künstliche Intelligenz – Heilsbringer oder Vernichter der Menschheit?

    Berneuchener Haus Kloster Kirchberg Am Kirchberg 1, Sulz am Neckar, Germany

    Eine Veranstaltung in Kooperation mit der Evangelischen Akademie Baden   Autonomes Fahren, Smart Living, Haushalts- und Pflege- roboter, Operations- oder auch Sexroboter, neue Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten, neue Finanzwelten, neue Arbeitswelten: Industrie 4.0 oder gar schon 5.0? Die Möglichkeiten der KI erscheinen gegenwärtig unbe- grenzt. Noch nie in der Geschichte der Menschheit hat eine technische Entwicklung so schnell […]

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  • Aaron Wells at the biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association

    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Space and Time: 18th -19th Century Women Philosophers and Scientists

    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 Hagengruber at the Conference Ethics and Digitalization

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    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 […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber bei Cyberscience – Wissenschaftsforschung und Informatik.Digitale Medien und die Zukunft der Kultur wissenschaftlicher Tätigkeit

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    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 […]

  • AG Frauen in der Geschichte der Philosophie – Workshop Treffen (Forschung und Lehre) und Netzwerk-Plattform

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    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Launching of the Online Edition of Du Châtelet’s Institutions de physique

    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 […]

  • FRAUEN GESTALTEN DIE ZUKUNFT.

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    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, […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 Conference

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      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 […]

  • Frauen gestalten die Zukunft. Maria von Welser im Gespräch.

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    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy

    The Royal Society of Edinburgh

    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 […]

  • Talk Series: Women in History on Education

    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 […]

  • Dagmar Comtesse at the Colloquium of Paderborn University

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    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.

  • International Conference: Re-inventing the History of Philosophy

    International Centre for Philosophy NRW Poppelsdorfer Allee 28, Bonn, Germany

    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.

  • New Voices Summer Term Talk Series on Émilie Du Châtelet: Andrea Reichenberger

    online

    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 […]

  • Voices from Ukraine: Women Philosophers and Scientists in the Situation of War

    Paderborn University Warburger Str. 100, Paderborn, NRW, Germany

    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 […]

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  • Workshop: Philosophy and Exclusion Teaching Area on Diversity – In der Philosophie zu Hause

    Paderborn University

    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 […]

  • New Voices Summer Term Talk Series on Émilie Du Châtelet: Eszter Kovacs

    online

    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 […]

  • Croatia Libori Summer School 2022

    Zadar Zadar, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

    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 […]

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  • 6th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP Communicating Science, Philosophy and Literature

    “Historical Archives of the State , Greece

    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 […]

  • New Voices Summer Term Talk Series on Émilie Du Châtelet: Stephen Harrop

    online

    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 ,, […]

  • New Voices Summer Term Talk Series on Émilie Du Châtelet: Maria Susana Seguin

    online

    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

    zoom

    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 […]

  • New Voices Summer Term Talk Series on Émilie Du Châtelet: Marcy Lascano

    online

    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 […]

  • Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff – Similarities and Differences

    Paderborn University

    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 […]

  • DGPhil AG Workshop – Transformationen des philosophischen Kanons für den Philosophieunterricht

    Münster

    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 […]

  • New Voices Winter Term 22/23 Talk Series on Women and their body: Naomi Jacobs

    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 […]

  • New Voices Winter Term 22/23 Talk Series on Women and their body: Maria Borges

    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 […]

  • IAPH International Workshop ‘Feminism and Philosophy: New and old questions’

    Autonomous University of Madrid Madrid, Spain

    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 […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber – Why Women Philosophers were excluded

    Autonomous University of Madrid Madrid, Spain

    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 […]

  • Ethics & Digitalization

    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 […]

  • Ruth E. Hagengruber – 1789 – 2022. From France to Iran. Women pave the way to Freedom. Introducing Shohreh Bayat. Voices from Iran

    online

    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. […]

  • Conference ‘Collecting the Heritage: South-East European Women Philosophers’

    Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

    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 […]

  • Interview on the book Latin American Perspectives on Women Philosophers in Modern History

    online

    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 […]

  • New Voices Winter Term 22/23 Talk Series on Women and their body: Marjolein Oele

    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 […]

  • New Voices Winter Term 22/23 Talk Series on Women and their body: Cornelia Möser

    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 […]