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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]