Ashley Woodward

Thomas Nail (University of Denver)

‘Chaos and the Birth of Form’  4pm, 23 April   Dalhousie Building 2F14 University of Dundee Or online Form has occupied the very top of the great chain of being throughout nearly all ancient and modern thought. In much of this…

Yuk Hui, ‘After Organic Form’

4pm, Dalhousie 2F15 Or online here. In the 18th century, criticism of mechanism led to a new discourse on the organic form, largely inspired by research in the natural sciences. The most significant exploration of this concept can be found…

Sha Xin Wei (Arizona State University)

Textural Sensemaking 4.30 – 6 pm Wed 29 January 2025 Dalhousie LT2, University of Dundee Or online here. A seminar for the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy. Sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and the AHRC project Energy: A…

Research Seminars 2024-5

Unless otherwise indicated, seminars are held 4:40 – 6:00pm Wednesdays, both in person (Room 2F15, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee) and online (links will be posted below). 25 Sept  Gregory Cajete (U of New Mexico), ‘Native Science and the Laws…

Dominic Smith on Walter Benjamin

Programme without Transmission: On the Translatability of Benjamin’s Radio Work Dominic Smith (University of Dundee) 5-6:30pm, Wednesday October 9 Dalhousie 2F15 This presentation argues for the strong contemporary relevance of Walter Benjamin’s radio work (1927-1933), despite 1.) his low opinion…

Philosophy Seminar

GREGORY CAJETE Interdependence and the Creative Process: An Indigenous Perspective Wed 25 Sep, 4.30 – 6pm, all welcome Dalhousie Building, 3G02 Lecture Theatre 1 The Indigenous worldview is rooted in a pan-species epistemology. It cultivates axiological relationships of humans to…

new journal issue: parrhesia 39

Parrhesia is open access and may be read freely online:  The editors of parrhesia: a journal of critical philosophy are pleased to announce the publication of issue 39, featuring new translations of Michel Foucault and Raymond Ruyer, a chapter from Bill Ross’…