Christine Habbard University of Lille The Power of Representation, or The Representation of Power 16 April 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract The term “Representation” is ambiguous: it refers both to an image (the […]

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Sami Khatib Oriental Institute Beirut It speaks: Marx and commodity language 2 April 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Summer Time — GMT+1) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract In Capital, vol. 1, Marx wrote: “If commodities could, speak, they would say this: our […]

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There Is No Such Thing as Conventionalism about Personal Identity Eric Olson (University of Sheffield)   5 April 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: It’s often said that personal identity is ‘conventional’ in that it depends on our attitudes and practices: it’s […]

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What Context-Relative Belief Could Be Like Roger Clarke (Queen’s University Belfast)   22 March 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: Several philosophers have recently defended metaphysically context-relative views of belief. But for many of us, it’s not clear what context-relativity could be […]

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Marie Goupy Catholic University of Paris The government of permanent emergency and its specters 19 March 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract The reflection I’d like to propose is based on works on emergency powers […]

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The Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon (CFUL) welcomes expressions of interest from candidates wishing to conduct research leading to the award of a Doctorate in Philosophy (with particular emphasis on the History of Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy or Practical Philosophy), with  CFUL as the host institution. Interested candidates will be subject to an initial screening, after which supported […]

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Disputed Disputes Pedro Abreu & Marcin Lewiński (IFILNOVA, New University of Lisbon)   15 March 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: Our goal is to isolate and analyse a category of “disputed disputes”: philosophically relevant disputes which do not admit of an easy dismissal […]

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Mariana Teixeira Praxis-CFUL Ambiguidade e Dilaceração: Simone de Beauvoir Entre o Eco- e o Xeno-Feminismo 12 March 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract A distinção entre género como construção social e sexo como dado biológico […]

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Why do Computational Templates Work Across Scientific Disciplines? Mariana Seabra (LanCog, Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon)   8 March 2024, 16:00 (Lisbon Time – WET) Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão [C201.J] (Departamento de Filosofia)   Abstract: Computational methods and their subsidiary models (including both physics-driven methods that appeal to differential equations, and […]

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Jamila Mascat Utrecht University If I Can’t Speak For You, It’s Not My Revolution! Feminist Politics Between the Personal and the Political 5 March 2024, 17h00 (Lisbon Time — GMT+0) Sala Mattos Romão (Room C201.J – Department of Philosophy) School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon   Abstract In the genealogy of feminist […]

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