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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · 8d

#callforpapers: The Sustainable #corporation

Conference, #groningen, Jan 2026

Can agents in corporations cooperate for sustainability? How can a theory of collective agency accommodate conflict, coercion, competition, power dynamics, and structural injustices? Can corporations and markets be […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · 15d

Autonomous systems should be fairer and more democratic

UG philosopher Herman Veluwenkamp (@Herman) works on theories to make #ai systems fairer and bring them under democratic control - and applies them to "smart traffic lights" in #groningen […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · 28d

#philosophy #conference: #work and #democracy: #groningen, October 30-31, 2025 - Registration, line-up and abstracts: https://workingdemocracyproject.wordpress.com/events/

How should democracies understand and organize work? What work do we need for democratic […]

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working —— democracy keynotes: cynthia estlund, aaron benanav, serena olsaretti, valeria ottonelli - joshua preiss. More speakers on digital work - migrant work (un)paid work - precarious work. 30th and 31st october 2025 faculty of philosophy, groningen

UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Aug 26

#epsa25 is coming!

Why do we put our #trust in scientific experts? How is #science best organized? What do scientific models tell us about the world?

This week (27-30 August), over 400 philosophers from around the world will debate such questions during the four-day #conference of the European […]

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University of Groningen - Faculty of Arts @facultyofartsug.bsky.social · Jul 2

Amazing news! The JUST ART consortium, led by prof Ann-Sophie Lehmann (Art History & Material Culture @rug.nl), receives €6,8 mil from the Dutch Research Council to put art at the center of climate justice, from Aruba to the Wadden Islands. Read more about the project 👇
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Met NWO-subsidie zet JUST ART kunst in voor transitie klimaatrechtvaardigheid

JUST ARTontvangt 6,8 miljoen euro als onderdeel van de Nationale Wetenschapsagenda om kunst in het centrum van klimaatrechtvaardigheid te plaatsen.

UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Jun 27

#job alert! Fully funded 4-year #phd position on the #philosophy of #datascience in relation to #psychiatry and #psychopathology at the department of #theoreticalphilosophy in #groningen.

All details here: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000BDMP […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Jun 20

Event: #academia at the Digital Crossroads - join us to discuss chances and risks of the digital transformation of the #university, #digitalsovereignty, #publishing and #bigtech. September 25 in #groningen

Register at […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Jun 17

Interested in discussing #democracy, #jobguarantee, #carework and many other topics in #philosophy #politics and #economics?

Join us in #groningen for the 4th Groningen – #wharton #ppe #workshop on 8 and 9 September 2025.

All info here […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · May 21

Het begrip #vrijheid duikt overal op. Al eeuwenlang zelfs, van de Klassieke Oudheid, via de Verlichting en de Franse Revolutie tot aan nu.

Waarom is vrijheid door de eeuwen heen zo’n populair idee geweest? We bedoelen er in ieder geval niet altijd hetzelfde mee, zegt hoogleraar geschiedenis van […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · May 8

🎉 Exciting news! Our colleague, Lisa Herzog (@LisaHerzog), Professor of Political Philosophy and Economics at the @universityofgroningen has been elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (@KNAW) 🏛️ […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Apr 16

#filosofie komt naar je toe! In september viert onze faculteit haar 60e verjaardag en daarom zijn we op zoek naar partners in de regio #groningen / #noordnederland die een #filosofielezing (NL/EN) willen organiseren bij hun school, vereniging of bedrijf. Meer info & onderwerpen […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Apr 16

We are advertising a temporary, part-time teaching position in the history of modern #philosophy / theoretical philosophy for the academic year 2025-2026 and possibly beyond. All details here: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B9QP

#groningen […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Apr 9

#stikstofdebat: Drie wetenschapsfilosofen, waaronder onze collega Jan-Willem Romeijn, waarschuwen in een #opiniestuk in #nrc dat #wetenschap niet oneigenlijk mag ingezet worden voor politieke doelen: "Wat we niet weten, kan wel degelijk deren" […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Apr 4

On 9 April 2025, we will host the Fifth #groningen #metaethics #workshop

Keynote by James Lenman (Sheffield): “The Truth in #Conventionalism”

Papers by:
Singa Behrens, Sofia Berinstein, Graham Bex-Priestley, Nils Franzén, Will Gamester,
and Thomas Schmidt

For info and registration, see […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Apr 4

What do Heidegger’s forgetfulness of being, Sartre’s bad faith, or Foucault’s notion of governmentality have to do with the climate crisis? 🤔🌍

MA Philosophy students have tackled this question by creating a book full of philosophical tools for thinking about climate change! 🌱♻️ This is the […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Mar 17

We invite applications for two fully funded #phd positions in a project on "multimodal argumentation" (https://sites.google.com/rug.nl/multimodal/home) - especially interesting for applicants with an interest in #discourseanalysis, #linguistics, and/or the #philosophy of #argumentation and […]

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University of Groningen - Faculty of Arts @facultyofartsug.bsky.social · Mar 7

Ever wanted to learn the Groningen language? Now you can! 💬 🗣️ MOI! Starting today, 7 March, a brand new #MOOC course @unigroningen.bsky.social offers you the opportunity to learn #Gronings at your own pace.

Read more & sign up for the MOOC Gronings! 👇
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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Mar 3

Register now! Discover #philosophy at the University of #groningen during the Philosophy #master's Day on 19 March.

Join us for a #hybrid event on Wednesday, 19 March. This afternoon event offers in-depth presentations of our Master’s programs, delivered in […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Feb 24

Both parties representing employees in the @universityofgroningen 's university council can now be followed on the Fediverse:

- @PersonnelFaction (see their blog post […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Feb 10

Online #seminar: The Making and Unmaking of Selfhood

Which strategies do human beings develop to relate to themselves and to others? How do discourses and practices affect the way in which selfhood is conceptualized and transformed?

The seminar offers intercultural perspectives on […]

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University of Groningen - Faculty of Arts @facultyofartsug.bsky.social · Feb 10

How your brain processes information means you can perceive things that aren’t really there. How does that work? Event alert: 🧠 #Brainstorm - Franciska de Beer, Wouter Kruijne, and Audrey Rousse-Malpat 📆 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 ⏰ 8 PM📍 Academy Building

More info & tickets 👇
sggroningen.nl/en/evenement...

UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Feb 7

#followfriday: #philosophy #journals with a fediverse presence:

Australasian Journal of #logic: @ajlonline

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
@TheBJPS

Philosophical #psychology: @PhilosophicalPsychology

Australasian Journal of Philosophy: @AustralasianJournalPhilosophy

Critical […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Jan 31

#conference and #cfp: #work and #democracy: How should democracies understand and organize work?

Faculty of #philosophy, University of #groningen

Conference: October 30-31, 2025
#cfa deadline: March 10

For all information and keynote speakers, see […]

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UG Faculty of Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · Jan 30

Who should you follow if you want to act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law?

Only one right answer here - the research group "#kant, #kantianism and #morality" at the @universityofgroningen - now also on the fediverse! […]

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