You are most warmly invited to join us to celebrate the launch of Contingency and Plasticity in Everyday Technologies. The book is the latest volume in Roman and Littlefield’s pathbreaking ‘Media Philosophy’ series, and is edited by Natasha Lushetich, Iain Campbell, and Dominic Smith. The launch will take place ONLINE ONLY, from 13.00-14.00 UK TIME, …
We continue our philosophy speaker series next Thursday, 19.01.2023 at 6pm with a talk by Prof Stella Sandford (Kingston University) on “Immanuel Kant’s Natural Taxonomy of ‘Race’”. The talk will take place in the Dalhousie building, room: Dalhousie 1F18 Immanuel Kant’s natural taxonomy of ‘race’ – Abstract: This lecture will discuss Immanuel Kant’s writings on …
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This semester, we are pleased to announce the new Philosophy Speaker series.Events will take place on campus and will be regularly advertised on our Facebook Page or Twitter. Stay tuned! *Abstracts and title to be announced in due course on social media. 19.01., 4pm: Stella Sandford (Kingston University) 25.1., 4pm 30.11., 4pm: Havi Carel (Bristol University) 15.03., 4pm Michael Heinrich (Berlin) 10.04., …
This semester, we are pleased to announce the new Philosophy Speaker series.Events will take place on campus and will be regularly advertised on our Facebook Page or Twitter. Stay tuned! 19.10.2022, 4pm Rebecca Carson (London) “Immanent Externalities: The Reproduction of Life in Capital” (in Dalhousie 1F09) 26.10., 4pm: Roberto Nigro (Luneburg) – Discomfort in Contemporary Philosophy: The Italian Operaism and …
Forget the big hits like Stranger Things, Squid Game or Bridgerton. You know, these shows that break records, generate trends on Tik Tok, and are responsible each year for a tons of new Halloween costumes. Severance, directed by Ben Stiller and released on Apple TV+, is none of that, yet it is a hit, praised …
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This is with great pleasure that we announce the release of a great and exciting book on Nietzsche and the Politics of Difference, published with De Gruyter. It has been edited by Dr. Ashley Woodward (University of Dundee) and Dr. Andrea Rehberg (University of Newcastle). https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110688436/html#overview About this book: The question of Nietzsche’s use of …
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We are pleased to annonce that the Special Issue of Parrhesia on Bergson and vitalism(s) is now out and available : https://parrhesiajournal.org/index.php/parr/issue/view/40 In this volume, you will find : Mathilde Tahar, “Bergson’s Vitalisms”Charles Wolfe, “The Discreet Charm of Hippocratism: Archaic Revival or Avant-Garde Vitalism?”Bruno Rates, “Bergson, Lovejoy and Radical Vitalism”Tano S. Posteraro, “Vitalism, Individuation, and …
The University of Dundee is delighted to host the Scots Philosophical Association Annual General Meeting. The Scots Philosophical Association is the professional association of philosophers in Scotland. Its primary purpose is to promote the study and teaching of philosophy in Scotland. It will take place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December at Dalhousie Building. …
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Dom Smith from Philosophy at Dundee recently had the pleasure of contributing to the World Ethical Data Forum, 26-28th Oct, 2022 (https://worldethicaldataforum.org/). The WEDF is an international event bringing together hundreds of scholars, programmers and practitioners to discuss issues surrounding data acces and the impacts of datafication in the contemporary Internet age. Dom spoke with his colleague Dr …
The Dundee Law School and Division of Humanities at the University of Dundee are delighted to welcome Dr Timothy D Peters from University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, for a bespoke seminar. Where: Room 4.01, Scrymgeour Building. When: 2.00 – 3.30 pm, Monday 12th September. Who: Dr Thom Giddens (Event Chair, Dundee Law School); Dr …
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