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Courses 2022
German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas
online courseThe course will be based upon contemporary attempts at rethinking a global philosophical perspective. The focus is on the tension between the Enlightenment heritage of a universali...
Introduction to Epistemology
online courseWhat do we know? What can we know? How do we know what/that we know? In this short course on epistemology, we will learn about two of the major approaches to address such questions...
Introduction to Western Esotericism
top course online courseThe goal of this course is to offer an introductory overview of the study of Western esotericism. In this two-week online winter course, we will investigate the key thematic aspect...
Introduction to Ethics
online courseHow do we justify our actions? How do we know whether we did the right thing? In this short course on ethics, we will critically examine the three major approaches to ethics that p...
Philosophy and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century
This is a very hands-on, one-day course in the form of a workshop, in which students will address the following questions: Where do original insights come from? To what extent are...
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Courses 2021
In and Out - Questioning the philosophical canon
online courseIN AND OUT – QUESTIONING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CANON The question of authority in philosophy, that is, the question of which past philosophers are worth studying and being taught is...
Political Theology of the Early Church from its Formation to Justinian
online courseThis summer course addresses an earlier neglected topic in the history of Late Antiquity and Early Christianity which has received increasing attention in the last decades: the com...
Living, Working, and Studying in Times of Crises
The Italian journalist and writer Ennio Flaiano once remarked that “we are living, as usual, in a transition period.” Although written in the early 1970s, Flaiano’s witticism sound...
Discussing Death and Dying
online courseFor being something that unites us all, death is not often openly discussed in our Western society. In this online short course, we will discuss topics regarding the funeral indust...
The big Currents of Philosophy
online courseStoicism Patrick Ghrénassia, philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Humanities Sorbonne Université Humanism, Transhumanism, Post-humanism Pierre-Henri Tavoillot, philosophy, Faculty of A...
Introduction to Epistemology
online courseWhat do we know? What can we know? How do we know what/that we know? In this short course on epistemology, we will learn about two of the major approaches to address such questions...
Human Reasons Between Post-Contemporary Occultism and Artificial Intelligence
blended courseThe course will dwell on the social, technical and epistemological motives of trans and post-humanisms, which acquired considerable visibility in the recent 20 years in the humanit...
Arts, Ontology and Politics
The meaning of art is not obvious in contemporary visual culture. We can no longer take for granted that it is simply about creating beauty. Nor can we say it is about provoking cr...
Critical Thinking
online courseDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course will be taught virtually in 2021, with the resources and experience gained from the previous year. Do you want to improve your critical...
American Social and Political Philosophy
online courseThe course is just one of 4 courses, that will be held during International Summer School in the Foundations of Democracy: American Law, Politics & Economy 2021. On Sunday, July...
The Big Currents of Philosophy
online courseGerman Idealism (Kant, Hegel) Pierre-Henri Tavoillot, philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Humanities Sorbonne Université Humanism, Transhumanism, Post-humanism Pierre-Henr...
Introduction to Ethics
online courseHow do we justify our actions? How do we know whether we did the right thing? In this short course on ethics, we will critically examine the three major approaches to ethics that p...
Philosophy of Mind and Ethics: Dilemmas and Thought Experiments
online courseThis module introduces key issues in contemporary analytic philosophy of mind and applied ethics. You'll explore connections between abstract philosophical principles and matters o...
Courses 2020
Philosophy, Science, Antiscience
“The belief in the value of scientific truth – Max Weber once remarked – is not derived from nature, but is a product of definite cultures”. In 1938, Robert K. Merton, one of the f...
Identity: Logic and Metaphysics
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, this course has been postponed to 2021. This 6-day research-oriented course is designed to familiarize participants with the latest advances in the...
The History and Philosophy of the Concepts of Scientific Law and Probability
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, this course has been postponed to 2021. The history and metaphysics of the concepts of laws of nature and objective probabilities are closely conne...
Courses 2019
Immerse Education Philosophy Summer School Programme - 16-18
Immerse Education is a residential academic programme with a diverse and enriching curriculum. Our 16-18 year old programmes are designed to provide a taster of what it’s like to s...
Philosophy and Technology
Technology permeates human life at individual, social and global level. It affects the way we communicate, travel, do business, take care of health, practice politics, fight crime,...
Medical Ethics - Moral Healthcare Dilemmas and Choices from a European Perspective
Those who are working in the medical professions are often confronted with decision making procedures that go far beyond the mere technological aspects that are involved in the cas...
Courses 2018
Summer School in Ontology
The school valorises the unavoidable pursuit of ontology, foregrounding the debate on this classical philosophical question. The school does not intend to endorse one particular ap...
The Animal (Nature/Science)
Established in 2013 and directed by Lorenzo Chiesa and Raffaello Palumbo Mosca, the Genoa School of Humanities (GSH) offers weekly series of seminars in English held by scholars of...
Courses 2017
Political Philosophy: When Justice Isn't Fair
This course is will let you grapple with some of the key questions of political thought: What makes a just society? What does it mean to be free? Do we owe people who live on the o...
GSH 2017 Summer Seminars: "The Mother"
Established in 2013 and directed by Lorenzo Chiesa and Raffaello Palumbo Mosca, the Genoa School of Humanities (GSH) offers weekly series of seminars in English held by scholars of...
Jewish Activism Summer School
The Jewish Activism Summer School is a program of the Universität Potsdam. We are It is a non-partisan project, unaffiliated with any political party. We , that seeks to expand y...
Ontology (3rd Edition)
ISP/Ontology will provide a diverse and high-quality programme focusing on the classical questions of ontology. The course will foster a rich and lively intellectual exchange by ad...
The right to be loved
Love and morality connect and conflict in various ways. On the one hand, both are manifestations of the deeply social nature of human beings, and in many traditions moral wisdom is...
Courses 2016
Critical Political Philosophy & Economy
The course will be introduction & overview of critical social theory (from German & French philosophy, Frankfurt school, psychoanalysis & structuralism to existentialism, Marxism a...
Scientific World Conceptions 2016: Science, Values, and Democracy?
Science and democracy are key features of modern societies, but there have always been tensions between them, with implications for a wide range of public issues. This two-week cou...
Political Myth, Propaganda, and the Politics of Imagination
The first Antwerp summer school in philosophy and society addresses the topic of the role of political myth and propaganda in contemporary western society. The use of propaganda...
Decision Making between Personal Integrity and Social Responsibility
The goal of this course is to prepare future managers for confronting the difficult situations that arise when making decisions in the tension-filled area between social, environme...
Courses 2015
New Forms of Realism in Contemporary Philosophy
The Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities - Skopje in cooperation with the International Institute of Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences (based in Athens) announces th...