‘#Trust always plays a role, including in #science.’ Professor by special appointment in Societal Trust and @facultyofphilosophygroningen researcher Leah Henderson argues for the importance of evidence-based science. According to Henderson, ‘trust is the cement that holds society together.’ As […]

Sixth #groningen #metaethics #workshop, April 10, 2026. #cfp until January 23. All details here: https://philevents.org/event/show/143053 #callforpapers #philosophy #conference

Jan 22-23, 2026: not one #philosophy #conference in #groningen but two: 1. #sustainability and #corporateresponsibility: The #sustainable #corporation (see https://www.rug.nl/filosofie/organization/news-and-events/events/2024/call-for-papers-sustainable-corporation-jan-2026?lang=en) 2 […]

This Thursday: Online symposium and discussion @utrechtuniversity: about our colleague @LisaHerzog's new book "The Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals" (Harvard UP, 2025) Commentaries by Julie Rose (Dartmouth) and Tom Parr (Warwick). Opportunities for […]

A #podcast #interview with our colleague @LisaHerzog on her new book "The Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals" (Harvard UP): https://akademienl.social/@LisaHerzog/115376825699205433 #market #democracy #philosophy #politicalphilosophy #lisaherzog […]

"People often view humour as something harmless, but we should stop thinking that way. […] In our personal lives, humour is often positive. However, in politics it can be used in cruel, strategic, and negative ways." Learn more about the research regarding […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

#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 […]

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 […]

#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 […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

#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 […]

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 👇 www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...

#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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

🎉 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) 🏛️ […]

#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 […]

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 […]

#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" […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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! 👇 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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 […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

Both parties representing employees in the @universityofgroningen 's university council can now be followed on the Fediverse: - @PersonnelFaction (see their blog post […]

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 […]

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...

#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 […]

#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 […]

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! […]

A fediverse welcome to our colleagues at the Faculty of #Arts at the @universityofgroningen #groningen ! Follow them at @facultyofartsug.bsky.social#arts#groningenBluesky bridge) and @facultyofartsgroningen (Pixelfed) for cutting edge research and teaching in the arts and #humanities!

#workshop: Academic Labour from the Peripheries of the Knowledge Economy 3-4 April 2025, #groningen https://www.gloknos.ac.uk/research/activities/ideas-lab/academic-labour-from-the-peripheries-of-the-knowledge-economy-3-4-april-2025 This workshop will explore the #work done by #marginalized […]

Come work for us! Two 3-year #postdoc Positions at @universityofgroningen in #kant and/or Kantian #ethics in Pauline Kleingeld's Spinoza Project Application deadline: Wednesday 26 February Starting date: 1 September 2025 all details here […]

Op vrijdag 11 april 2025 vindt de Groningse Nacht van de #filosofie plaats, met het onderwerp: Mij een zorg. Met onder andere Regine Dugardyn, Roy Ding, Merel Semeijn, Chris Julien, Özlem Yeter en Tommy Wieringa. Kaartverkoop start op woensdag 22 januari om 10.00 uur. Houd de website in de […]

"What’s the good of getting angry with a person?" @Daphne Brandenburg explores this question in her latest publication: "A Philosopher goes to the Therapist" in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association. https://doi.org/10.1017/apa.2024.18 #openaccess, free for all to read! […]

Call for papers: "“Post-work?” and Corporealities: Expanding our vision of work" Conference at #groningen with Darlene Demandante, University of Groningen; Faisal Garba Muhammed, University of Cape Town; Jean-Philippe Deranty, Macquarie University; Denise Celentano, Université de Montréal […]

Congratulations to our colleague Lodi Nauta on being elected vice-president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( @KNAW 🇳🇱)! Over the next three years, Lodi will combine this role with his work as a professor in the History of Philosophy, dedicating his time to […]

Come work with us! For a project of @LisaHerzog , we are offering a 2-year #postdoc position in #politicalphilosophy with a focus on #work and the #historyofphilosophy. All details here: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000AZGP (application deadline […]

Onze collega Beer Prakken gaf een interview aa @Trouw : "Trump verpakt extreme ideeën in grappen. ‘Humor is niet per se onschuldig’ - Leuke grappen, foute grappen: Donald Trump grossiert erin. Zijn publiek smult ervan, en wat is er tegen lekker lachen? Veel, denkt filosoof Beer Prakken." […]

Save the date: 21 January 2025 - Debate on Workplace Democracy at @universityofgroningen Studium Generale, with philosopher @LisaHerzog, #fnv #union member Tuur Elzinga and Manuel Reyes (@manu) Most people would agree that the only legitimate form of government is democracy. Yet, when most of […]

In the #nrc newspaper, our colleague @Daphne Brandenburg argues that the addictive #algorithms of #socialmedia need urgent regulation - but that banning minors is the wrong choice. (Article in Dutch) […]

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