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Praxis Seminar: Research Colloquium in Practical Philosophy 2020/21, Session 4

Gianfranco Casuso Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Socio-Epistemic Pathologies. The Double Dimension of Social Criticism and the Problem of Asymptomaticity 10 November 2020, 18h00 (Lisbon Time – GMT+0) This session will take place via streaming (Zoom link here)   Abstract It is common to affirm – and that is what Honneth believes that Critical Theory […]

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Praxis Seminar: Research Colloquium in Practical Philosophy 2020/21, Session 3

Oliver Marchart University of Vienna Always Ontologize! The Political Thinking of Antagonism 3 November 2020, 18h00 (Lisbon Time – GMT+0) This session will take place via streaming (Zoom link here)   Abstract Presuppositions about the nature of social being are implied by any kind of social research – sometimes openly, but most often silently. Any […]

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Seminar Series in Analytic Philosophy 2020-21, Session 5

Against the Pretense View of Fiction Manuel García-Carpintero (University of Barcelona / LOGOS / LanCog) 30 October 2020, 16:00 | Online, via Zoom Abstract: In his classic paper “The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse” (1974/5), John Searle argued that fictions don’t result from dedicated, sui generis acts (or, in to me equivalent terms, are not […]

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Praxis Seminar: Research Colloquium in Practical Philosophy 2020/21, Session 2

Tamara Caraus Praxis-CFUL / University of Lisbon Marx’s Radical Cosmopolitics 27 October 2020, 18h00 (Lisbon Time – GMT+0) Due to the current health restrictions, this session will take place entirely via Zoom Follow this link Meeting ID: 884 7169 1230 Password: 746274   Abstract “The bourgeoisie has through its exploitation of the world market given a […]

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Seminar Series in Analytic Philosophy 2020-21, Session 4

Musical Contagion and the Metaphorical Mind: What Music Teaches Us About Emotion Federico Lauria (LanCog, University of Lisbon) 23 October 2020, 16:00 | The talk will be given in a mixed presence regime Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa Sala Mattos Romão (Departamento de Filosofia) & live-streamed Abstract: Music can infect us. For instance, listeners may […]

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Ethics and Politics of Visibility

Reading Group within the Praxis-CFUL activities Working language: English Convener: Tamara Caraus (tcaraus@letras.ulisboa.pt)   Argument: Currently, visibility and the fact of being visible acquire an unprecedented importance: ‘views’ on social media are becoming a source of self-esteem and self-respect for the users, the increasing number of ‘views’ acquires economic value, and the notions such as ‘economy […]

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Praxis Seminar: Research Colloquium in Practical Philosophy 2020/21, Session 1

Steven Gouveia University of Minho Altruísmo eficaz: Uma análise crítica 20 October 2020, 18h00 Update: The session will take place entirely via Zoom. Here the link ID Meeting: 820 4735 9419 Password: 424573   Abstract Imagine a seguinte situação: está a passear tranquilamente por Lisboa e decide apanhar o metro. Aguardando que o mesmo chegue, […]

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Seminar Series in Analytic Philosophy 2020-21, Session 2

Knowledge-first account of group knowledge Domingos Faria (LanCog, University of Lisbon) 9 October 2020, 16:00 | The talk will be given in a mixed presence regime Abstract: In this talk, we want to relate two trending topics in contemporary epistemology: the discussion of group knowledge and the discussion of knowledge-first approach. In social epistemology of […]

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