Winter School on Paradoxes and Dilemmas

On January 26th-27th 2015, the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen will host a short Winter School aimed at advanced undergraduate students and early-stage graduate students. The theme of the winter school is Paradoxes and Dilemmas, and it will consist of six tutorials where the topic will be discussed from different viewpoints: theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and the history of philosophy. For further details, check the site of the Winter School.

Lectures

• Catarina Dutilh Novaes: ‘Paradoxes: at the heart of philosophy’
• Barteld Kooi: ‘Epistemic paradoxes: is the concept of knowledge incoherent?’
• Han Thomas Adriaenssen : ‘Divine foreknowledge versus free will? Theology and modality in the Middle Ages’
• Sander de Boer: 'So what were these Aristotelian forms supposed to do again? Late Medieval and Early Modern metaphysics'
• Frank Hindriks: ‘Trolleyology: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Moral Dilemma’
• Marc Pauly: ‘Philosophical Dilemmas in Public Policy: Ontology meets Ethics'

Scholarships

The Faculty is offering up to three EUR 300 scholarships for the best students enrolling in the winter school, and who express serious interest in later applying for the Research Masters’ program. Moreover, participants who are then accepted in the Research Masters’ program for the year 2015/2016 will have their registration fee for the winter school reimbursed.

Application

To apply for the scholarships, send a short CV (max 2 pages) and a letter (max 1 page) stating your interest in the Faculty of Philosophy in Groningen and the Research Masters’ program in particular, to winterschoolphilosophy 'at' rug.nl with 'Application for winter school scholarship' as subject. Deadline to apply for the scholarships: December 1st 2014. Preference will be given to members of underrepresented groups in philosophy (women, people of color, persons with disabilities etc.).

Registration

To register, send an email with your name, affiliation and status (undergraduate, graduate) to winterschoolphilosophy 'at' rug.nl with 'Registration for winter school' as subject, no later than December 15th 2014. As the number of spots is limited, you are encouraged to register early.

Testimonials

Participants of the Summer School Formal Methods in Philosophy (2012) Andy Yu, Ben Levinstein and Mostafa Mohajeri share their thoughts.