Events and Activities

June 6-17 Barzakh, Beirut The Beirut Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) will host its first summer school in Lebanon this June. The summer school is open to international and local students. It is intended as a pedagogical intervention at a catastrophic moment in Lebanon’s history. With economic collapse, severe shortages of fuel, electricity, …

Read more “BICAR Summer School 2022 – Critique and the Desire of Modernity”

Founded in 1900 as the Scots Philosophical Club, the Scots Philosophical Association (SPA) is the professional association of philosophers in Scotland. Its primary purpose is to promote the study and teaching of philosophy in Scotland. This is achieved through the organization of an annual meeting, the sponsorship of conferences and workshops, the sponsorship of fellowships …

Read more “SPA Annual Meeting and AGM – 3rd December 2021”

In these times of climate emergency, it is the great pleasure of the Philosophy Programme at Dundee to share details of how one of our graduates is having an impact in rethinking environmental change.  Next week, Waco Yokoyama, who graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy and Film in 2019, will be speaking at COP 26 …

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Dr Tina Röck , Dr Oisín Keohane Monday, February 28, 2022  Self-Funded PhD Students Only University of Dundee    School of Humanities About the Project We are currently experiencing a resurgence of interest in metaphysical concepts that often remain stuck in Western modes of thinking. In this project we want to investigate the metaphysical concept of life, …

Read more “Rethinking the concept of life. A dialogue with non-Western perspectives”