Conferences & Workshops

Dear all,

Unfortunately, Anthony’s sick and has had to cancel his talk, so there will be no EXRE colloquium today.

See you all next week!

Best,

Sharon

Dear all,

Just a reminder that the next EXRE talk will take place on Tuesday, December 3 (instead of Wednesday), from 17:30 to 19:00 (instead of 17:15).

All the best,

Sharon

Dear all,

Thanks to Samet’s efforts, EXRE is back with its weekly colloquium. The colloquium will take place in room MIS02 2122, from 5:15 to 7pm.

Here is the schedule for this semester:

13.11.24 Giovanni Rizzotto, TBA

20.11.24 Will Moorfoot, TBA

04.12.24 Anthony Taylor, “Humanitarian …

Transparency, Indexicality, and Consciousness

This conference, organised by the Collège de France and the University of Fribourg as part of the ANR-FNS project “Essential Indexicality and Thoughts about Experience” (ANR-22-CE93-0004, FNS 100012L_212635), …

Dear all

I kindly remind you that tonight Julien will present his paper called “Welfare Subjectivity and the Unifying Power of Consciousness“.

This session will be entirely ONLINE, since Julien is not in Fribourg.

Here is the link to join the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGNlZGEyYmEtYTcwYi00MTg5LTg1ODQtMTM2ODZjZDQ1MzRj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2288c9873b-3065-42a0-9f3c-ac864c0ac788%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e8e5a850-ee90-45f0-bdd9-078ee4474914%22%7d

And the abstract:

I present an argument based on the unifying power …

Dear all

Tomorrow, in our EXRE colloquium, we are welcoming Claire Field, from the University of Zürich (https://claire-field.com/). Her talk is called “The Value of Incoherence” and here is the abstract:

I argue that level-incoherence has distinctive epistemic value in a specific set of epistemic environments: those in which it is easy …

Dear all

As you know, we’ll have a workshop this weekend (Friday, 3rd – Saturday, 4th) with Elijah Chudnoff from the University of Miami, and you are all welcome to attend (programm on exre.ch).

Elijah Chudnoff has kindly offered to add an activity to the program, namely, to go and visit the …

Dear all

Tomorrow, we’ll listen to Bruno Cortesi’s (UNIFR/Pavia) talk called “On the Supposed Metaphysical Neutrality of the Phenomenological Approach” (abstract below).

I remind you that this talk will be only ONLINE, since Bruno is in Italy.

Here is the link to join the Teams Room: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODdiZGRiM2MtMTE1Zi00ZmU2LTlhZmYtZWYzYTAzMDQ0ODEw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2288c9873b-3065-42a0-9f3c-ac864c0ac788%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e8e5a850-ee90-45f0-bdd9-078ee4474914%22%7d

See you tomorrow!
Elisa

Abstract:

My talk will be …

Dear all

On Wednesday (April 24th), Anthony Taylor, postdoc in the chair for ethics and political philosophy, will present his paper called “Usurping Official Power”.

Abstract: Public officials—such as legislators, judges, and law enforcement officers—sometimes make mistakes. The question that this paper focusses on is whether the …

Dear all

On Wednesday 17th April, Mario will talk about Kant on merely possible objects (abstract below).

I remind you that this session of the colloquium will be held only online. Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmRiYWFlOTYtMTY3OC00OTE5LTljODktZjA0ZTgzNjQ1MTAx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2288c9873b-3065-42a0-9f3c-ac864c0ac788%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e8e5a850-ee90-45f0-bdd9-078ee4474914%22%7d

Best

Elisa

Abstract:

It is commonly held that Kant’s account of existence foreshadows Frege’s, Russell’s, and Quine’s disdain for non-existent objects. This interpretation …

Dear all,

I kindly remind you that tomorrow (April, 10th), we’ll have the pleasure to listen to Prof. Vera Hoffmann-Kolss, from the University of Bern, about “Degrees of Causation” (abstract below).

As always, you can also join online, in case you cannot come to Fribourg.  Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGZjMDdkMjktMGY0MC00MWFkLTkzMzUtNDMzOTAwNmY1NjEx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2288c9873b-3065-42a0-9f3c-ac864c0ac788%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e8e5a850-ee90-45f0-bdd9-078ee4474914%22%7d

See you tomorrow!
Elisa

Abstract:

There is a …

Dear all

Next Wednesday (March, 6th), we’ll have the pleasure to listen to Prof. Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette (UniNe) about “Two Problems with Bullshitting”.

Remember that you can also join us online, in case you’re not in Fribourg.

For those who will come in person, we will as usual go for a drink and dinner …

Dear all,

Below you will find the program of EXRE weekly colloquium for the spring semester.

I remind you that from now on the colloquium will again be on Wednesdays (5:15-7pm), in the Salle Jaeggi (MIS04 4112).

All the talks will be accessible online, via MS Teams. Links will soon be shared in …

Dear all,

First of all, I wish you all a wonderful year 2024.

Here are some information about EXRE’s weekly colloquium:

Henceforth, our colloquium will again take place on Wednesdays, from 5.15pm to 7pm.

It will still be held in the Jaeggi room, in a hybrid mode, so it will remain possible to attend …

Dear all,

We still have a few slots available for our CUSO Workshop “Normativity and Reasons”, which will take place in Crêt-Bérard from 28 January to 31 January 2024. We’d like to invite post-docs from Universities associated with the CUSO (Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel) to present something. If you are interested, …

Dear all,

The Chair for Ethics & Political Philosophy of the University of Fribourg is hosting a Workshop on Partiality.

When: Monday, 27 November 2023

Where: Université de Fribourg (Miséricorde), Av. de l’Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg (in person)

Programme:

Room: Salon des Professeurs MIS02 2113

9.15-10.45: Jakob Werkmäster (Lund University): “Fitting for Whom? Love, Blame and Relational Values”

11.00-12.30: Anna Goppel (University of Bern): …

Dear all,

The Kolloquium in Ancient philosophy of the University of Fribourg will soon host Kathrin Koslicki, with a talk titled “Artifact Kinds, Functions, and Capacities”.

The talk will take place on Tuesday November 28, from 3pm to 5pm, in the room MIS 10 01.04.

Dear all,

We hope you’ve all had a great start into the new semester!

EXRE’s colloquium sessions are also about to start again, with a few changes:

From now on, sessions will take place on Mondays from 5.15pm to 7pm, to avoid overlapping with the colloquia of other research groups in Switzerland close …

Dear all,

A Workshop on Contemporary Philosophy will take place on July 10-11 at the University of Fribourg, room MIS04 4122. Here’s the program:

Monday 10.07

9:30-11:00 Arnaud Dewalque (University of Liège)

11:00-12:30 Rory Madden (University College London)

12:30-14:00 – Lunch break –

14:00-15:30 Mark Textor …

Dear all,

This is a quick reminder that if you would like to present something at our EXRE weekly colloquium next semester, you are invited to register using the following Google doc until June 30: https://docs.google.com/document/d/165vbTJrpFclEWWle8Z1r1XuuP82x17vbAfjaKx-c9xo/edit

So far, not many people have signed up, so do not hesitate to do so, even …

Dear all,

If you would like to present something during the next academic year, you can now register on the following Google Doc until June 30: https://docs.google.com/document/d/165vbTJrpFclEWWle8Z1r1XuuP82x17vbAfjaKx-c9xo/edit?usp=sharing

There, you can also specify whether you need to present during the autumn semester (AS23) or whether you’d be okay with presenting during the spring …

P.S.
If you’d like to join us for some of the meals, please put your name in there until Monday, May 22nd: https://framadate.org/wTs7C2Fc4hH8Chr4

Best,
Julien

Hey everybody,

The workshop “The Nature of Conscious Subjects and Their Experiences” will take place next week on May 25th & 26th, and the symposium with Robert Howell on his book “Self-Awareness and The Elusive Subject” on May 27th.

The schedules of the two events are available here. You can find the …

Dear all,

I regret to inform you that Samet Sulejmanoski, who was scheduled to present his talk tomorrow, has fallen sick and unfortunately, we have to postpone his talk to next semester. As a result, there will be no EXRE colloquium on May 3.

We will keep you informed about the rescheduled …

Dear all,

On May 25th and 26th, there will be a two days conference in Fribourg entitled “The Nature of Conscious Subjects and Their Experiences”, organised by Donnchadh, Martine, and myself as part of our SNSF project.

Speakers will include:
-Hagit Benbaji (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
-Matt …

Hello all,

On Saturday, May 27th, there will be a one-day symposium with Robert Howell on his book “Self-Awareness and The Elusive Subject” (forthcoming with OUP). You can find a PDF with the proofs of the book in the files section of the EXRE webpage.

We will have five sessions, one for …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this semester. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Very best,
Davood

Wed., 1 Mar 2023— Giuliano Torrengo
Wed., 15 Mar 2023— Patrik Engisch
Wed., 29 Mar 2023— Bruno Cortesi
Wed., 19 Apr 2023— Sarah Koeglsperger

Dear all,

I hope your new year is off to a good start.

If you’re interested in giving a talk in the EXRE colloquium this semester, please let me know by the 25th of January. If necessary, priority will be given to people who haven’t spoken during the last semester.

We warmly encourage those …

Dear all,

Just a quick update: Samet Sulejmanoski’s talk is rescheduled for next semester! There will be no EXRE colloquium on 7 December.

Thanks for your attention!

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Just a quick update: Mate Herner’s talk is cancelled! There will be no EXRE colloquium on November 23rd.

Thanks for your attention!

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this semester. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

The sessions take place on Wednesdays from 17:15 till 19:00 in Room MIS02 2120 unless explicitly announced otherwise.

Very best,
Davood

Date-Speaker-Title
Wed, 28 Sep 2022— Alfonso …

Dear all,

I hope you are doing well!

If you are interested in giving a talk in EXRE Colloquium this semester, please let me know by the 1st of September.
 If necessary, priority will be given to those who have not spoken in the last semester.

We warmly encourage those who have not yet/recently …

Dear all,

This email is to inform you that Taylor Carman’s talk on “Heidegger on Death, Dying and Being Dead”, scheduled for June 22, is unfortunately canceled.

Best regards,
Davood

Monday, May 23rd, 5pm-7pm, Mis02 2112
R.G. Collingwood in the Twenty-First Century
Talk with Christopher Mole (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

In the preface to his The Principles of Art, R.G. Collingwood tells us that “Everything written in this book has been written in the belief that it has a practical …

Dear all,

We’d like to invite you to an afternoon workshop with Taylor Carman, Columbia University, on the topic of

Heidegger on Death, Dying, and Being Dead

June 22, 2022; starting at 1.30pm
University of Fribourg – MIS08 0101 (Espace Güggi)

If you wish to participate, please send an email to isabel.kaeslin@unifr.ch

Best,
Isabel

Dear all,

I hope you are well!

Unfortunately, I have just been informed that Emmanuel Baierlél has fallen ill and that we have to cancel his EXRE talk.
The next session of EXRE colloquium will take place on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, and we will have the pleasure of hearing Sharon Casu’s …

Dear all,

I hope you are well!

Unfortunately, I have been informed that Anna Bloom Christen has fallen ill, probably with COVID-19, and that we have to cancel her EXRE talk.
The next session of EXRE colloquium will take place next week, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in which Francesco Praolini will …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this semester. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Very best,
Davood

Date-Speaker-Title
Wed, 16 Mar 2022-Anna Bloom Christen: “Divided Attention: Perceptual Habits in Anthropological Fieldwork Practice”
Wed, 23 Mar 2022-Francesco Praolini: TBA
Wed, 13 …

Dear all,

I hope your new year is off to a good start.

This is just a quick note to say if you’re interested in giving a talk in the EXRE colloquium this semester, please let me know by the 30th of January.

If necessary, priority will be given to people who haven’t …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder that there is no EXRE talk today.

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

I hope this email meets you well.

This email is to inform you that the EXRE meeting scheduled to hold on the 1st of December has been canceled.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards,

Davood

Workshop on Kant’s Political Philosophy & Talk: “Moral responsibility for acts of negligence” in NOVEMBER:

Workshop on Kant’s Political Philosophy:

Monday, November 22nd 2021

Fribourg University

Room: Beauregard BQC 13 2.412

 9.30-10.45: Marie Newhouse (Surrey)

Actions on lawbreaking maxims

10.45-12.00: Paola Romero (Fribourg)

What is wrong with the state of nature?

12.00-13.00: Lunch

13.00 – 14.15: Micha …

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8pp5dt5jh3no3it/Fribourg_Context%20and%20Content.pdf?dl=0

Dear all,

In addition to his talk today, Gregory agreed to lead a seminar on the topic above, discussing Stalnaker’s famous paper “Assertion”.

The meeting will be on

Friday 05.11.2021 at 13h30

in room MIS 04 4118

Hope to see you there,

Gianfranco

Dear all,

I’m writing to you again on behalf of the research project The Phenomenology of Mental States (in collaboration with Liège (Belgium). Next summer, we are organizing a 3-day workshop from June 28 to July 1 2022 in Bigorio, Ticino (with accommodation on site). We will have the opportunity of …

Dear all,

In the context of the research project The Phenomenology of Mental States (in collaboration with Liège (Belgium), we are organising a series of online seminars to which you are all invited. For more information on the program, you can visit the following webpage: Liège-Fribourg Brainstorming Sessions

In case …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this semester. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Best,

Davood

Talks take place on Wednesdays from 17:15 till 19:00 in Room MIS02 2122 unless explicitly announced otherwise.

Date
Speaker
Title

Wed, 13 Oct 2021
TBA
TBA

Wed, 20 Oct 2021
Fabrice Teroni
“Affective Selves, …

Dear all,

Just a quick note to let you know that Matthew Liao (NYU) will be giving a talk in Fribourg on Wednesday 15th September 14.00-15.30 in MIS02:2122. The title is “Lives, Limbs, and Liver Spots: The Threshold Approach to Limited Aggregation”. Please pass along this information to anyone you think …

Dear all,

This is just a quick note to say if you’re interested in giving a talk in EXRE Colloquium this semester, please let me know by the 20th of August.
If necessary, priority will be given to people who haven’t spoken during the last semester.

Very best,
Davood

Dear all,

I suggest for those who are interested to meet during the summer for chalk talks.

I have created a moodle for those meetings.

https://moodle.unifr.ch/course/view.php?id=9797

Please enroll in case you are interested. We may decide about schedule and venue there.

Best wishes

gf

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Hi all,

the last session of our EXRE colloquium this term will exceptionally take place at 6.15 pm on Wednesday, May 26th – we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Frederic on “Latent Powers and Property Reduction”. The talk will be shorter than usual and the session is expected to finish around …

Hello all,

the next session of our EXRE colloquium takes place tomorrow Wednesday, 5.15 pm – we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Paola on “What is (or should be) the basic question of a theory of property?”

Venue: the colloquium takes place again in room MIS11 2.102 Laure Dupraz (Kinderstube, Miséricorde 11, see map …

Hello all,

the next session of our EXRE colloquium takes place tomorrow Wednesday, 5.15 pm – we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Davood on “Phronesic Rule of Transparency”.

**NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE** from now on talks will take place in room MIS11 2.102 Laure Dupraz (Kinderstube, Miséricorde 11, see map here: …

Dear all,

I’m writing to inform you that Golnar Narimani, unfortunately, decided to cancel her talk for personal reasons. So, there is no EXRE colloquium next week.

The next session of EXRE colloquium will take place on the 12th of May, in which I will present my talk on “Phronesic Rule of …

Dear all,

I hope you have enjoyed the Easter holidays!

Unfortunately, I learned that Paola Romero has been tested positive for Covid and cannot present her talk on Wednesday!
We decided to postpone her talk to Wed, 19 May 2021, so that we don’t miss the chance of hearing her presentation this …

Dear all,

It was supposed that Paola Romero’s talk in EXRE takes place on April 7th. But this date lies in the University’s Easter Holidays, and some people may not be able to attend the meeting. Therefore, we decided to move the date of her talk to April 14th. Please mark …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this term. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Best,
Davood

Wed, 3 Mar 2021— Isabel Kaeslin: “Hermeneutic Attention”
Wed, 24 Mar 2021— Emanuela Carta: TBA
Wed, 7 Apr 2021— Paola Romero: TBA
Wed, 14 …

Hello all,

This conference may be of interest to some of you.

The CoRReA (Collectif Romand de Recherche en Argumentation – Universities of Fribourg, Lausanne and Neuchâtel) in collaboration with the Università della Svizzera Italiana (IALS), organises every three years, since 2015, a conference specifically devoted to the question of argumentation approached …

Dear all,

I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
This is just a quick note to say if you’d like to give a talk in EXRE Colloquium in the spring semester, please let me know by the 25th of January.

If necessary, priority will be given to people who …

Dear all,

Due to Corona’s limitations and concerns, some of you may wish to participate in the EXRE sessions online. Therefore, those who want to attend the meetings online have this opportunity via Microsoft Teams. We may switch to Zoom at a later date.

Of course, all in-person meetings still take place as …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of EXRE Colloquium this term. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Best,
Davood

23 Sep 2020— Ralf Bader (Fribourg): “Meta-ethical Robustness.”
7 Oct 2020— Maude Ouellette-Dube (Fribourg): “Moral Understanding as Understanding How.”
28 Oct 2020— Mario Schaerli …

Dear all,

I hope you are all well.
As you well know, our EXRE colloquiums last semester were not immune from COVID pandemic catastrophic consequences, and we were forced to cancel most of our sessions.
The fall semester is right around the corner, and we are trying to provide safe circumstances …

Dear all,

Save the date, again. Crispin Wright (NYU) will be joining our department for two talks and a workshop on basic a priori knowledge in autumn on the

23rd & 24th of November 2020

Your presence and participation would be very much appreciated.

Detailed announcement of topic and schedule to follow.

All the best,

Mario

Dear all,

Save the date: Adrian W. Moore (University of Oxford) will visit the University of Fribourg for a workshop organised around two talks of his on

March 15th & 16th 2021

Your attendance, participation, and debating spirit will be much appreciated.

Specifics concerning the schedule and topic will be provided by …

Dear all,

I hope you are well.

I’m writing to inform you that we’re going to have an online meeting in Zoom to discuss the colloquium schedule and other things related to EXRE. Please fill in this doodle by Sunday to decide about the appropriate date for the meeting.

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Gregor Kozlowski’s talk, which was supposed to be held on May 29th, has been postponed to the next semester, and we do not have EXRE colloquium anymore in the current semester.
It’s a pity that we couldn’t have dinner together due to the current situation, but I hope we …

Dear all,

Here are my slides for the talk:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpax5au8xt7yh3k/understanding%20%26%20knowledge-how%20%28dbahjat%29.pdf?dl=0

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place on Zoom tomorrow: I’ll have the pleasure of giving a talk on “Understanding and Knowledge-How: the Minimal Requirements for Self-Knowledge and Practical Knowledge,” at 17:15.

To join the Zoom meeting, please click on the link …

Dear all,

Here are the PowerPoint slides for Donnchadh O’Conaill’s talk:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjne5iov2xeym27/revelation%20metaphysics%20of%20properties_exre.pptx?dl=0

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Here is the abstract of Donnchadh O’Conaill’s talk:

The Argument from Revelation and the Metaphysics of Properties

A powerful argument against physicalism appeals to the special knowledge of phenomenal properties which one can have on the basis of having experiences. In a nutshell, the argument is that by having an experience …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place on Zoom tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Donnchadh O’Conaill’s talk on “the Argument from Revelation and the Metaphysics of Properties,” at 17:15.
To join the Zoom meeting, you can click on the …

Dear all,

The PowerPoint of Glock’s presentation is here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5dml2ur2hepz5dz/pluralism%20about%20practical%20reasons%20__fribourg%2020_glock_final.pptx?dl=0

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

I’m writing to update you on tomorrow’s talk in EXRE: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Hans-Johann Glock’s online talk on “Pluralism about Reasons for Action,” at 17:15. I just received the paper he’ll be presenting tomorrow. Please download the paper by clicking here. I’ll also send you his PowerPoint …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about tomorrow’s EXRE colloquium and an update on the required ID and password for joining the meeting: tomorrow, we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Miloud Belkoniene’s talk on “Understanding and Skepticism,” at 17:15. Thanks to Miloud, this meeting is hosted by his Zoom account. To join …

Dear all,

In light of the latest developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus, we decided to cancel all the EXRE talks until April 29. I’ll keep you updated on future possible changes.

I wish everyone good health and hope we reconvene in EXRE colloquiums soon.

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the first session of our EXRE Colloquium this term, which takes place tomorrow. For the first session, we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Daniel Gregory’s talk on “Can You Have Memories During Dreams?” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Please find an abstract of his talk …

Dear all,

Please find below the program of the future sessions of EXRE Colloquium this term. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Best,
Davood

EXRE Colloquium Spring 2020

Talks take place on Wednesdays from 17:15 till 19:00 in Room MIS04, 4122 (Université Miséricorde) unless explicitly …

Dear all,

I hope your New Year is off to a good start.

This is just a quick note to say if you’d like to give a talk at the EXRE colloquium, please let me know by the 30th of January. Some of our friends have already asked me if they can …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about today’s EXRE colloquium and an update on its venue: today, we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Patrik Engisch’s talk on “Recipes, Tradition, and Representation,” at 17:15, room MiS 10.2.04. Please note that the place of this presentation is not the same room that we …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Thomas Aeppli’s talk on “Can We See What’s Going On? Retentions and the Perception of Duration Without Duration of Perception – Worrying About a Husserlian Theory with …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Fabrice Teroni’s talk on “Bodily (dis)pleasure, emotion and valence,” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Abstract:

Bodily (dis)pleasures and emotions are valenced, i.e. they are positive or negative. …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place tomorrow, Nov 13th: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Frederic Auderset’s talk on “Explanatory Prospects for Emergentism,” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Just an update regarding the EXRE colloquium in December:
We will have only two talks; Thomas Aeppli on Dec 11th, and Patrik Engisch on Dec 19th. Susanne Schmetkamp, who was supposed to give us a talk on Dec 18th, will give her talk next semester.

One of the reasons that …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Emmanuel Alloa’s talk on “Experiences we go through. Sensing, Bodily Affordances and the Institution of the Self,” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Abstract:
This paper deals …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE colloquium, which takes place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Donnchadh O’Conaill’s talk on “the Ontology of the Self: Themes from Descartes,” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Abstract:
What is the nature of the self or …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the next session of our EXRE Colloquium, which takes place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Christoph Haffter’s talk on “the Concept of Concept in Conceptual Art,” at 17:15, room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Dear all,

Please find below the program of the future sessions of EXRE Colloquium this term. I’ll update you with more information about each slot (the title, etc.) as it’s available.

Best,
Davood

EXRE Colloquium Fall 2019

Talks take place on Wednesdays from 17:15 till 19:00 in Room MIS04 4122 (Université Miséricorde) unless explicitly …

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder about the first EXRE colloquium of the semester: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Jiri Benovsky’s talk on the No-Self View and the Meaning of Life tomorrow, at 17.15 in room MIS04, 4122.

Very Best,
Davood

Abstract:

I will give a short talk about some thoughts I’ve been …

Dear all,

Just a quick note about Amir’s seminar. There is a paper written by ‘Warren S. Quinn’ which may help provide a better understanding regarding the background of the tomorrow discussion.   I uploaded the paper here: Actions, Intentions, and Consequences: The Doctrine of Double Effect.

If you’re not able to read …

Dear all,

Just a quick update on the conference: Unfortunately, Valerie won’t be able to attend the conference tomorrow. So, tomorrow we’ll have just talk by John Schwenkler at 10:30, in Mis03, room 3120.

Very best,

Davood

Dear all,

If you’d like to come for lunch/dinner during ‘Intention, Intentional Action, and Self-Knowledge’ conference, please fill in this doodle form by tonight:

https://doodle.com/poll/96ezh2yu677feudp

Best,
Davood

Dear all,

I noticed that my previous email doesn’t display the content properly.
Please find below the program of the forthcoming conference on Intention, Intentional Action, and Self-Knowledge.
I also want to request you to fill in this doodle form if you would like to come for lunch/dinner: https://doodle.com/poll/96ezh2yu677feudp

Hope to see you …

Dear all,

For the upcoming semester, I’ll be organizing the EXRE Colloquium instead of our good organizer, Julien.

If you’d like to give a talk at the colloquium, please let me know by the 26th of August – if necessary, priority will be given to people …

Dear all,

this is a reminder that we will have a small workshop with Claudia Passos-Ferreira and David Chalmers on July 1st in Fribourg.
The program is as follows:

3.15-4.45 pm
Claudia Passos : ‘Do newborn babies have the experience of agency?’

5.15-6.45 pm
David Chalmers: ‘The meta-problem of consciousness’

Venue: Salle Jäggi – …

Hello all,

We’ll discuss Chalmers’ ‘The meta-problem of consciousness’ on Tuesday at 3:15 pm. Let’s meet on the upper part of the terrace of the mensa (unless the weather isn’t good enough, in which case I’ll send another message).

This is the paper Chalmers will present during the workshop we’ll have on …

Hello all,

we will have a small workshop with Claudia Passos-Ferreira and David Chalmers on July 1st in Fribourg.
The program is as follows:

3.15-4.45 pm
Claudia Passos : ‘Do newborn babies have the experience of agency?’

5.15-6.45 pm
David Chalmers: ‘The meta-problem of consciousness’

Venue: Salle Jäggi – MIS04 4112
All welcome

Best,

Julien

Dear all,

There is a joint workshop between UNIFR and ULiège on a general theme of Transparency and self-awareness, which takes place in Fribourg on 21 and 22 June 2019. The workshop is informal; a short chalk talk followed by a long discussion to assess the claims and arguments.

The conference schedule can …

Dear all,

the last session of our colloquium this term will take place tomorrow Tuesday. We’ll meet in the usual room (MIS04 4122) at 5.15 pm to hear Luciana on ‘Individuation, Time and Self-knowledge’.

Best,

Julien

Dear all,

The last session of our EXRE colloquium before summer is upon us: it will take place on Tuesday, May 28th, and Luciana will be our speaker. (I’ll let you know shortly where we’ll meet.)

It would be nice to get together and celebrate our collective philosophical achievements during this term, …

Hello all,

the next session of our EXRE colloquium will take place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Donnchadh for a talk entitled ‘The Importance of Being Someone – On Benovsky’s No-Self View’, followed by a reply by Jiri himself. You’ll find an abstract below. As usual, we’ll meet at …

Dear all,

Thomas Sattig is prof in Tuebingen, an excellent philosopher and an old friend of mine.

We thought we might establish some collaboration between UNIFR and Tuebingen.

We intend to organise a one day workshop in fall or next spring.

Who is interested in participating?

No restriction on topics.

Let me know asap if possible.

thanks …

Hello all,

the next session of our EXRE colloquium will take place tomorrow: we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Davood on “Intentional Action: A Bridge Towards Self-knowledge”. As usual, we’ll meet at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122.

See you there,

Julien

Dear all, and in particular: dear Gianfranco and Davood

Dave Chalmers and his partner Claudia Passos will be in Interlaken for the big Consciousness Conference (24.-28.6.). They will come and visit me and my family for a few days afterwords and would be happy to both give a talk in a …

Dear all,

this is a reminder for the conference coming up at the end of the week (details below).

Best,

Julien

Phenomenal Consciousness and Self-Awareness
April 12th-13th 2019, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
Venue: Salon des Professeurs, Miséricorde

As part of the SNSF-funded project Phenomenal Consciousness and Self-Awareness, this workshop brings together young researchers to explore topics related …

Un message de Jiri:

Bonjour à toutes et tous,

J’aimerais attirer votre attention sur ce petit workshop en philosophie
de l’esprit qu’on organise à Neuchâtel la semaine prochaine :
http://www.jiribenovsky.org/mindandmatterworkshop.html

Si vous aimeriez venir, merci ce vous inscrire ici :
https://www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=863&uid=4560

Il s’agit d’une activité CUSO, donc on peut rembourser votre train et
repas …

Dear all,

This is just to remind you that the first session of the Exre colloquium will take place tomorrow with a talk about Aesthetic Attention and Empathy by Susanne Schmetkamp.

Best,

Miloud

Dear all,

if you’d like to give a talk at our EXRE Colloquium during the spring term, please let me know by the 13th of February (if necessary, priority will be given to people who haven’t spoken during the last term).

The first session will take place on February 27th: Susanne Schmetkamp, who …

Hello all,

there will be an Aesthetic Mind workshop on February 14-15th – details and program on the poster here: http://blog.unifr.ch/exre/wp-content/uploads/files//The-Aesthetic-Mind-2nd-Workshop-13-14.2019-18.1.2019.pdf

See you all soon!

Best,

Julien

Hello all,

this is a reminder that we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Davood on “Intention, Omission, and Self-Knowledge” in the colloquium tomorrow Wednesday. As usual, the session takes place at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122. 

See you there,

Julien

Dear all,

please find below the program of the forthcoming conference on Perceptual Knowledge and Self-Awareness.

May I also ask you to fill in this doodle if you want to come for lunch/dinner. https://doodle.com/poll/qxp7r6v3i7363t2w

We’ll probably be able to cover the expenses for lunch, but right now I cannot guarantee for dinner.

I hope …

Dear all,

If you plan to join us for meals during Fabian’s memorial conference, June 11-12, please fill this Doodle: https://doodle.com/poll/w97hzhriq9eurwg8

Thanks!

Patrik

Dear all,

This is to inform you that my defense will take place the 8th June at 17h in the Salon des Professeurs and to invite you all to an apero that will take place after the defense (around 19h30) in a room next to the Cathedral (Rue des Espouses 6). …

Dear all,

tomorrow Wednesday, we’ll give a talk together with Martine in the colloquium on “Identity over time and prudential rationality.” The session will take place in the usual room (MIS04 4122) at 17.15.

See you there,
Julien

Dear all

Cambpell’s Seminar will be on

Monday 23 and Tuesday 24th April 2018, from 10 to 18h.

Room and readings will be communicated when available.

Hope many will attend.

Best

gf

From Alain Pe-Curto:

Dear Friends of Philosophy and Philosophers of the Lake Geneva area,

Here is the result of our check-your-schedule consultation below. The Lake Geneva Graduate Conference 2018 will take place in Neuchâtel on December 17, 2018.

Our two confirmed keynote speakers will be Anne Meylan (Basel/Neuchâtel) and Simon Feldman (Connecticut …

From Alain Pe-Curto:

Dear Philosophers of the Lake Geneva area,

We are currently organizing the third edition of the Lake Geneva Graduate Conference 2018, with confirmed keynote speakers Anne Meylan (Basel/ Neuchâtel) and Simon D. Feldman (Connecticut College) on the topic of authenticity, broadly conceived. There will be a CFP open …

Dear all, 

In case you missed the link for the doodle concerning the meals during the workshop next week (it was at the end of a long program), here it is: 

https://doodle.com/poll/virieeavk67rka3h

PS: while this should not impact your decision to join us for this workshop, the meals will be covered by the …

Dear all,

Here is a small reminder about the masterclass on truth and assertion that will take place next Wednesday, 14.02.2018. 

The event will take place at the Espace Güggi and here is the schedule:

Dear all,

Here is a reminder about the conference on fiction and imagination that will take place next week, Monday and Tuesday, 12-13 February. 

It will take place at the Espace Güggi and here is the final version of the program:

Monday 12th February, 2018 

9:30-11:00 Gregory Currie: Learning from imagination, …

Dear all,

Here is the program of the workshop on epistemic and practical rationality that will take place the 22rd and 23rd February at the Salon des Professeurs in Miséricorde:

Thursday 22 february

8:30-10:00         Hanti Lin (UC Davis) – Modes of Convergence to the Truth: Steps toward a Better Epistemology of Induction

10:00-10:30        Coffee …

Dear all,

I am organizing a workshop the 22-23rd February about the relations and possible overlaps between epistemic and practical rationality. If you worked or are currently working on this topic and wish to present something at this workshop, please let me know.

Best,

Miloud

Dear all,

here are the rooms info I forgot in the schedule I just sent:

Morning: MIS04 4112 / Salle Jäggi

Afternoon: MIS08 0102 – rue de Rome 6

You’ll find a plan of the campus here if needed: http://www.unifr.ch/map/fr/misericorde.php

Best,
Julien

[20.11.2017] Workshop on Attention

Dear all,

here is the schedule for the workshop on attention with Sebastian Watzl this Monday (20.11):

9.00-10.30 Structuring Mind
(40-60min presentation of the book; 30-40min discussion)
coffee break
11.00-12.15 Phenomenal Structures
(20-30min presentation; 40min discussion)

lunch break

14.00-15.15 Awareness of Attending
(20-30min presentation; 40-50min discussion)
coffee break
15.45-17.00 Attention and Consciousness
(20-30min presentation; …

Dear all,

Next Thursday, 23.11.17, 19.15, Prof. Dr. S. Schmid (University of Hamburg) is going to give a talk on «Two Kinds of Grounding? Suárez on Natural Resultance and Foundation» at the University of Fribourg (MIS 04 4112/Salle Jäggi). The talk should be intersting for philosophers with both historical and systematic …

Dear all,

Under the impulse of Rob Hopkins, Gianfranco and myself will organise a conference in the memory of Fabian next year, the 11th and 12th of June 2018. If you would like to participate in any form (giving a talk, making a comment, playing some music, or whatever you see …

Dear all,

in case you’re interested, we’ll be discussing chapter 11 and 9 of Watzl’s book Structuring Mind tomorrow Wednesday at 5pm in my office. I’ll book another room if needed, so let me know beforehand if you intend to come. You can find the book in the files section.

The workshop …

Dear all,

there will be a one day workshop on Monday the 20th of November with Sebastian Watzl (Oslo). We’ll discuss the philosophical account of attention that he develops in his recent book, Structuring Mind. I’ll put a pdf of the book in the files section shortly.

More details will follow soon.

Best,

Dear all, 

Just to have an idea about foreseeable attendance, could you please let me know if you intend to come to the workshop on observational properties on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 September? 

Also, please let me know if you want to join for any of the following meals:
– Pre-workshop …

Dear all,

Just to have an overview of how many people will attend the symposium, could you please tell me per email if you plan to attend. And, also, if you’d like to participate to the following meals:

1) 11.09.2017: lunch @ state Mensa
2) 11.09.2017: dinner @ Le Tunnel
3) 12.09.2017: …

Workshop on Observational Properties on Friday 8th September and Saturday 9th September

There will be a workshop on observational properties on the 8th and 9th September at the University of Fribourg. All are welcome and no registration is required.

Venue :
Université de Fribourg
Misericorde
Avenue de l’Europe 20
1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

Room: MIS04 4112 Salle …

Dear all,

Lucy O’Brien will be staying after the Lake Geneva Conference for a one-day workshop on Saturday 14 October.

Please let me know if you would like to give a talk and/or participate.

Best,

Elodie Malbois
elodie.malbois@unifr.ch

Dear all,

I’m happy to inform you that Kathleen Stock (Sussex) will be visiting Fribourg next September (11th and 12th) for a two days symposium on her new book, Only Imagine (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/only-imagine-9780198798347?q=Kathleen%20Stock&lang=en&cc=gb).

We shall circulate the book shortly for those who would like to read in advance. 

The format should be the following. She will …

Dear all,

the next session of our EXRE Colloquium takes place on Wednesday April 12, usual time and room (17.15, MIS04 4122). We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Micha Gläser on “The Normative Structure of Request.”

Best,
Julien

Dear all,

this is a reminder that Roberta will talk today in our EXRE Colloquium on “The Argument from Superficiality against Relationalism.” We’ll meet at 17.15 in room MIS02 2120 (floor above the philo library).

Best
Julien

Dear all,

next Tuesday, April 4, we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Roberta Locatelli in our EXRE Colloquium. Roberta will give a talk entitled “The Argument from Superficiality against Relationalism” and the session will take place in room MIS02 2120 (same as this week).

Note that there will also be a talk in ethics next week (this …

Dear all,

tomorrow Tuesday we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Philipp Blum in our EXRE Colloquium. Philipp will talk on “The Looks of Things” (abstract below) and the session will exceptionally take place in room MIS02 2120.

See you there,
Julien

Abstract: 
When the stick appears bent and sugar looks red, bentness and redness
may be …

Dear all,

the next session of our EXRE Colloquium takes place on Wednesday (March 8, 17.15, room MIS04 4122), in collaboration with the Ethics people. We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Jan Deckers, from Newcastle, for a talk entitled “Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?” (abstract below)

Best,
Julien

Should the Consumption …

Dear all,

the first session of our EXRE Colloquium takes place today at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122. We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Roberta on “The Argument from Superficiality against Relationalism.”

See you later,
Julien

Dear all,

please find below the program for our EXRE Colloquium this term. You’ll see that two talks are organized in collaboration with people working in Ethics. As they are a very small group and organize talks that can be of interest to us, it’s been decided that we try to include in our program …

Dear all,

Please find below the calendar for the sessions of the EXRE Colloquium this term. The full program will be announced shortly. Sessions will take place on Wednesdays 5.15-7 pm in the usual room (MIS04 4122), unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Best,
Julien

EXRE spring calendar

Feb 22
Mar 8 (TBC)
Mar 28 (Tuesday)
Apr 12
Apr …

Dear all,

here is a message from Philipp Blum concerning a conference on the metaphysics of appearances that he organizes in Ligerz next week:

Dear exre members
As you’ve perhaps seen on philos-l, there is another Ligerz conference
next week, on appearances. Please see below for the CfP. If you …

Hi all,

next Wednesday (Dec. 14, usual time and place) we’ll have the pleasure of hosting Donnchadh O’Conaill in the colloquium, an Irish philosopher who previously worked in Leeds before joining a project in Helsinki (with Tuomas Tahko). Donnchadh kindly sent us an abstract (see below) for his talk entitled “The Identity of Experiences …

Dear all,

the 4th session of our EXRE Colloquium takes place today at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122. We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Elodie on “The definition of availability”.

Please note also that the next session will exceptionally take place on TUESDAY Dec 6 (there is a department meeting on Dec 7). The program for the …

Dear all,

as you may have heard, there are three research projects in aesthetics that will start early next year:

(i) A project on the normativity of our imaginative responses to fiction, funded by the SNF and the DFG, and run together with Tom Kindt from the German Literature Department (with Patrik …

Dear all,

Frank is organising a workshop on rational capacities next week in Luxembourg. The programme looks very good, and everyone is very welcome to attend! You can find more details (including the programme) in the events list.

All the best,

Fabian

Dear all,

the 3rd session of this term’s EXRE Colloquium takes place today at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122. We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Christian Wüthrich, professor in Geneva, on “The (a)temporal emergence of spacetime”.

See you there,

Julien

Dear all,

The 25th and 26th of November, we will host a two days workshop entitled ‘Intentionality and Phenomenology. From Austrian Philosophy to Contemporary Philosophy of Mind’, an event co-organized by UNIFR, UNIGE, and the University of Salzburg.

Program and info: http://philosophie.ch/events/single.php?action=date&eventid=1900&month=11&year=2016

If you plan to attend and join for lunches and dinners, …

Dear all,

on behalf of Martine, I’d like to draw your attention to the following event on the philosophy of perception, starting tomorrow in Bern (sorry for crossposting):

(You can find the flyer here.)

Conference: The Senses and Crossmodal Perception – Aristotelian and Contemporary Perspectives

Organized by:  Richard King (Philosophy, University of Berne) and Fiona …

Dear all,

this is a reminder that our second session of the EXRE colloquium will take place today at 17.15 in room MIS04 4122. We’ll have the pleasure of hearing Anton Friedrich Koch on “The threefold structure of truth”.

Best,
Julien

Dear all,

Please find below the final schedule of the workshop. (Let me know if I misunderstood something).

Monday October 10
Salle Jäggi

16h15-17h15 Uriah Kriegel “Brentano’s Dual-Framing Theory of Consciousness”
17h15-18h15 Mario Schaerli ‘Comments on Kriegel’s paper”

Dinner

Tuesday October 11
Salle Jäggi

09h15-10h30 Martine Nida-Rümelin  “What is it for an experience to have so-called …

Dear all,

the round table discussion with Robert Howell will not take place at 13h15 but at 15h00 sharp tomorrow in room MIS11 2.102 (Laure Dupraz) in the ‘Kinderstube’ building (across the parking lot). It will last for about 1h30. We’ll use this time to come back to a number of points and …

Dear all,

There will be no afternoon session today: we’ll discuss the topics planned for both sessions in the morning, as some issues about property intensionalism where discussed yesterday already  – another reason for this change is that Robert Howell is not feeling too well today.

Best,

Julien

Dear all,

There will be group dinners with R. Howell on Thursday 22nd, Monday 26th and Wednesday 28th (after the EXRE colloquium). Please put your name in there if you intend to join so I can make reservations (venues will in part depend on the number of people).

Even if you only …

Dear all,

on Monday, the 27th, there will also be a one-day workshop on normativity organised by Laura and Francois, with three invited guests. You can have a look at the programme here.

Best,

Fabian

Dear all,

the annual workshop of the Anglo-German picture theory group will take place in Fribourg next weekend (Friday, 24th, afternoon – Saturday, 25th, evening). You can find the programme here. 

You are of course very welcome to attend the talks and/or meals. But in order to be able to plan ahead …

Dear all,

Elodie has asked me to send you the following information concerning the Lake Geneva Graduate Conference (poster here: https://drive.google.com/a/exre.org/file/d/0B52ataPi5AHNUjZmQ0pKa0NnbkE/view?usp=drivesdk) that’s happening next week:

Dear List Members,

The full program of the Lake Geneva Graduate Conference (LG2C), with keynote speakers Prof. Christian Wüthrich (Geneva) and Prof. Karen Bennett (Cornell), is now available. …

Hi y’all,

May 21st, there will be a workshop with Terry Horgan and David Pitt on conscious thoughts. The provisional schedule is the following:

10:00–11:30
Terry Horgan (University of Arizona) “TBA”

11:45–13:15
David Pitt (California State University, LA) “TBA”

Lunch

14:30-16:00
Les Fribourgeois “Questions for Terry Horgan and David Pitt”

If you’d like to be one …

Dear all,

next week, we have a small workshop on Wednesday (16.12.2015) with Johannes Brandl from Salzburg on Intentionality and the First Person. You can find the program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8YGipD9FiQ_V0J5Y2s1SWROTzg/view?usp=sharing

If you want to join us for dinner and lunch, please let me know in the doodle: http://doodle.com/poll/awhcht6n57g9maqm

Have a nice week!
Florian

PS: The morning …

Dear all,

Philip has made slight changes to the schedule – you can access the final version (with the relevant readings) here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3eZJR7D-DenR0V0RFFpUEx1U0k

The second session (Tuesday 15.15, room MIS08 0102) is announced as part of the Exre Colloquium. If you can make it, fell free to come to the other sessions as …

I have uploaded (on the new blog) the papers for the seminar with P. Goff. The names of the files start with “SeminarGoff…”.