We are pleased to announce three online events that are going to take place in this term’s philosophy speaker series. We will have Andrew Cutrofello from Loyola University, Chicago as our first speaker, giving a lecture on the 28th of October on “Was it for this?” Brandom, Hegel, Wordsworth, Zizek, and the Terror. We will continue with Peggy Kamuf from the University of Southern California on …
To mark the passing of French philosopher of technology Bernard Stiegler, Parrhesia journal has released a special issue collecting relevant previously published articles, introduced with a personal reflection by Arne de Boever: https://www.parrhesiajournal.org
by Amélie Berger Soraruff There is nothing more banal for a philosopher than to be dead. Doing philosophy often means walking down the aisle of a cemetery with your bouquet of chrysanthemums pressed against your chest, ready to be deposited on the grave of your beloved. If you are a student, you may even take …
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Parrhesia 33. This time the issue features work by Jean-Luc Nancy, Elie During and Paul-Antoine Miquel and essays on Rancière, Deleuze, Agamben and more. The journal is freely available here: http://www.parrhesiajournal.org/
https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/sleep-mode Please see details of online events relating to the recent ’24/7′ Exhibition at Somerset House, to which Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy members Dominic Smith and Patrick Levy contributed work and expertise… Across the week of midsummer – which sees the longest day and shortest night of the year – we host a week …
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Dear All, in light of the current Covid-19 situation, we have made the decision to postpone the Critical Legal Conference that was due to be run between the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy and Law at the University of Dundee in September 2020. The conference will take place in September 2021 instead (same theme, same …
We regret to inform you that, due to the recent news about the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland, the talk of Lorenzo Chiesa about “The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading” is SUSPENDED. Our apologies.
We have the pleasure to welcome Dr. Lorenzo Chiesa from Newcastle University who will be speaking about “The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading”. As usual, do not hesitate to join us for this exciting discussion that will take place Wednesday 18 March 4-6pm in room 1S03 (Art) of the Dalhousie Building at the University of …
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We have to inform you that the talk of Alberto Toscano (Goldsmith University) on “Late Fascism” and the talk of Dr. Luis De Miranda (Orbrero University) on “What is Philosophical Health and How Can we Reach it?” have been cancelled due to strike. “Late Fascism” was supposed to take place on the 4th of March …
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On Wednesday the 19th of February 2020 we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Joanna Hodge from the Manchester Metropolitan University. Joanna Hodge will be giving a talk on “Ecotechnics as Political Ontology – The Contemporaneity of Jean-Luc Nancy” in room 2F13 of the Dalhousie Building, 4-6pm. Do not hesitate to join us for this exciting discussion. Abstract: Ecotechnics …
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