The Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy Blog
Research Grant: Philosophy International Research Collaboration
We are pleased to announce that the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy is affiliated with the research project “The Politics of Reason'', which has received a prestigious 4 year Spanish government grant (Convocatoria 2020—Proyectos de I+D+I, Ministry of...
‘Reading Hegel’ by Slavoj Zizek, Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza
Frank Ruda from the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy is one of the authors of the book Reading Hegel! About the book A spirit is haunting contemporary thought – the spirit of Hegel. All the powers of academia have entered into a holy alliance to exorcize...
Philosophy Speaker Series
We are pleased to announce the new Philosophy Speaker series. The online events are the following: 26.01., 5-7pm: Monique David-Ménard (Paris): “Animism of the owners, animism of the poor. How are we today to read Marx’s texts on Property,...
SPA Annual Meeting and AGM – 3rd December 2021
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...
Waco Yokoyama, who graduated with first-class honours in Philosophy and Film in 2019, will be speaking at COP 26
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...
Rethinking the concept of life. A dialogue with non-Western perspectives
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/rethinking-the-concept-of-life-a-dialogue-with-non-western-perspectives/?p122933. Dr Tina Röck , Dr Oisín Keohane Monday, February 28, 2022 Self-Funded PhD Students Only University of Dundee School of...
New Book (December 21): ‘Dynamic Realism. Uncovering the Reality of Becoming through Phenomenology and Process Philosophy’ by Tina Röck
About the book: Philosophy has traditionally considered reality as a set of static objects. Tina Röck transcends this understanding to explore the realistic potential of relational and dynamic ontology. These explorations are both complex and problematic as we attempt...
Hsgb Annual Conference 2021: “Hegel Today”
We are pleased to announce that the the line-up for the Hsgb Annual Conference 2021: “Hegel Today” has now been finalised as follows: Monday, 11 Oct. 2021, 5.30-7.00 pm UK time: Robert Pippin (University of Chicago) — “The Phenomenology and the Logic of Life:...
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:
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Conference – ‘Law, Technology, and the Human’
On Friday 8 April, Dominic Smith and Ashley Woodward, from the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy, will be speaking on a panel at the conference Law, Technology, and the Human (University of Kent). This event and others at the conference (6-8 April) can be...
New Leading Thinkers Course on Karl Marx
The Division of Philosophy, Art & Critical Thought of the EGS ( European Graduate School ) is very pleased to announce that the “Leading Thinkers” series will continue with a course on Karl Marx led by Professor Frank Ruda from the Scottish Centre for Continental...
BICAR Summer School 2022 – Critique and the Desire of Modernity
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...
‘Lyotard, The Postmodern, and Nihilism’ with Ashley Woodward
Ashley Woodward from the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy is interviewed on themes related to his book 'Lyotard and the Inhuman Condition' on the Hermitix podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ9geqIazR4
‘Dynamic Realism. Uncovering the Reality of Becoming through Phenomenology and Process Philosophy’ by Tina Röck
About the book: Philosophy has traditionally considered reality as a set of static objects. Tina Röck transcends this understanding to explore the realistic potential of relational and dynamic ontology. These explorations are both complex and problematic as we attempt...