The Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy Blog
The time that ‘destroys humanity’: clocks and continental philosophy
This Wednesday, the 5th of May from 1pm to 3pm, we are glad to welcome Dr Michelle Bastian from the University of Edinburgh who will give a lecture entitled The time that ‘destroys humanity’: clocks and continental philosophy. The event will take place through Teams....
TICK TALKs: The Blind and Deaf Highway Woman
In TICK TALKs: The Blind and Deaf Highway Woman, we hear from Dr Undine Sellbach from the University of Dundee about her research and writing on the biologist Jakob von Uexküll, including his writing on ticks in which he presents the tick as a subject. The shared...
Jason E. Smith – Aristotle’s Dream
This Thursday, the 15th of April, from 5pm to 7pm we will welcome Jason E. Smith (Los Angeles) who will give a lecture entitled Aristotle’s Dream. The event will take place through Teams. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr Frank Ruda to...
It’s More Than A Game…
What a year it has been... Almost exactly a year ago, Dr Dom Smith from the centre had a chance to sit down and do a podcast on two of his favourite things in life: Philosophy... and FOOTBALL!. Dom did this with Stuart and Simon from the 'I Leeds Therefore I Am'...
Lorenzo Chiesa – Freud’s Agnosticism?
We are pleased to announce the talk Freud’s Agnosticism? by Lorenzo Chiesa from Newcastle University. The talk will be an online event and it will take place the 8th of April at 4pm. Teams will be used. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr Frank...
Lorenzo Chiesa – Freud’s Agnosticism?
We are pleased to announce the talk Freud’s Agnosticism? by Lorenzo Chiesa from Newcastle University. The talk will be an online event and it will take place the 8th of April at 4pm. Teams will be used. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr Frank...
Dr Dominic Smith – Citizens’ Panel on Covid-19 Strategy
Dr Dominic Smith from the Centre recently had the pleasure of taking part in an expert witness panel for the Scottish Parliament, that fed into the work of a Citizens' Panel on Covid-19 Strategy. The panel responded to the question: “What priorities should shape the...
Dr Dominic Smith – Citizens’ Panel on Covid-19 Strategy
Dr Dominic Smith from the Centre recently had the pleasure of taking part in an expert witness panel for the Scottish Parliament, that fed into the work of a Citizens' Panel on Covid-19 Strategy. The panel responded to the question: “What priorities should shape the...
Philosophy Speaker Series!
We are pleased to announce two online events that are going to take place in this term's philosophy speaker series: “More Real Than Real: Truth and Authenticity in Psychoanalysis” by Patricia Gherovici, from the University of Philadelphia, is taking place on the 13th...
Indeterminate Futures/Futures of Indeterminacy
We are pleased to announce that the "Indeterminate Futures / The Future of Indeterminacy" online conference will take place on November 13-14-15. Click the following link for every detail, including day by day programme, speaking abstracts and instructions about...
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Speaker series – The Royal Institute of Philosophy University of Dundee
We are pleased to announce The Royal Institute of Philosophy University of Dundee Speaker series. The online events are the following: 06.10., 4-6pm: Geoffrey Bennington (Emory): “Kicking and Screaming” 20.10., 6-8pm: Alberto Toscano (Goldsmith / Simon Fraser...
Society for European Philosophy – SEPtember 2021
We are delighted to announce the SEPtember 2021 online events by the Society for European Philosophy. Have a look at the program here:
The Phenomenon of Temporality
We are delighted to announce the online workshop "The Phenomenon of Temporality" organised by Tina Röck (University of Dundee) and Daniel Neumann (University of Klagenfurt). The event will take place on the 16th of September from 13:00 until 18:00 (CET). Participation...
Horrible Creatures by Cally Nurse
The Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy is delighted to host the essay Horrible Creatures by Cally Nurse, an MFA student in Dundee. Encounters with the Velvet Swimming Crab: What do our feelings of disgust towardsanimals reveal about our attitude to the living...
“Seeking Truth” by Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli
The Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy is delighted to host a short essay on 'Seeking Truth' by our colleague Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli (Law, University of Dundee). Luca specialises in comparative contract law, comparative legal traditions, and continental...