Events and Activities

Dr Dominic Smith, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee, is to have his latest article published in the ‘Philosophy & Technology’ journal’s December 2015 issue. Rewriting the Constitution: A Critique of ‘Postphenomenology’ builds a three-part argument in favour of a more transcendentally focused form of ‘postphenomenology’ than is currently practiced in philosophy of …

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The University of Dundee Botanic Garden and Philosophy Programme have joined together to present two talks on the theme of ‘Philosophy and Gardens’, followed by a drinks reception, on Friday 10th July at 2pm in the Botanic Garden Education Centre. Dominic Smith, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee, will be talking on ‘Lifeworlds …

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Hermeneutica Scotia in conjunction with the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy in the School of Humanities (University of Dundee) are delighted to announce the programme for their two day workshop on The Hermeneutics of Practice, taking place on 7th-8th May.  See the full programme and other details on the conference website

An intensive one-day workshop taking place at the University of Dundee tackling the following questions and other related questions: How enabling or disabling are concepts such as ‘the network’, ‘feedback’, and ‘information’ for contemporary forms of life?  Is the Internet one or many things?  Is the advent of the ‘Information Age’ something to be welcomed …

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The Philosophy Seminar Series “Gender Difference and Ontological Difference” restarts tomorrow, Wednesday 28th January. Dr Catherine Heeney, from the University of Edinburgh, will be speaking on Ethics and the Sharing of Human Biomedical Data: A Deleuzian Approach. You can see the full programme on our Events webpage. These seminars take place on alternate Wednesdays during …

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