Events Organized/Co-organized by the Institute

Issues on the (Im)Possible XI
Klemensova 19, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovenská republika
27.05.2025 to 29.05.2025
Young Philosohpy 2025: The Future of Humanity - Philosophical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. XX. annual international conference for Ph.D. students and young researchers.
Institute of Philosophy Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 811 09 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic
17.06.2025 to 18.06.2025
Navigating the Anthropocene: New Frontiers in Environmental and Political Philosophy
Bratislava, Slovenská republika
24.09.2025 to 25.09.2025

Upcoming events

Issues on the (Im)Possible XI
27.05.2025 to 29.05.2025
Young Philosohpy 2025: The Future of Humanity - Philosophical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. XX. annual international conference for Ph.D. students and young researchers.
17.06.2025 to 18.06.2025
Navigating the Anthropocene: New Frontiers in Environmental and Political Philosophy
24.09.2025 to 25.09.2025

Filozofia - current issue

Keymeulen, K. Puppeteers and Ventriloquists: The Pippin-Žižek-Johnston Debate and What It Means to Be a Hegelian Today
Abstract: This paper investigates the polemics between Hegel scholar Robert Pippin and representatives of the “Ljubljana School,” Slavoj Žižek and Adrian Johnston. Our issue is not to reduce...
Bizoň, M. Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Dialogue: On the Slovak Translation of Buber's Book "I and Thou"
Abstract: The year 2023 marked the centenary of the first publication of Buber’s philosophical-poetic classic I and Thou, in which he introduced the foundations of his philosophy of dialogue....
Zeleňák, E. On Realist Proposals in Contemporary Philosophy of History
Abstract: In recent years, several realist interpretations of historical work have been presented within the philosophy of history. In this paper, I briefly examine three of them, namely I...
Linka, V. Should We Share Misfortune with Our Friends? Pleasure and Pain in the Context of Aristotle’s Theory of Friendship
Abstract: This paper explores Aristotle’s claim that, while we should be ready to assist our friends in their misfortunes, we should not share our pain with them and instead share only good...
Singer, P. Coping with Global Change: The Need for New Values
Abstract: The following text was presented to the 1995 conference of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children and appears here for the first time in a Slovak...
Waszek, N. Hegelianism, Theology and Politics in Karl Rosenkranz: Some Historical Remarks on a Still Relevant Question
Abstract: Karl Rosenkranz (1805 – 1879) was a towering figure of German university life from the 1830s to the 1870s, but he is now mainly remembered for his Aesthetics of Ugliness (1853,...
Rodríguez, P.U. Kierkegaard and Stirner: A Comparison on the Fundamental Philosophical Question
Abstract: The relationship between Kierkegaard and Stirner has been little studied. Although they didn’t directly influence each other, they shared a similar cultural milieu, and both rejected...
Rodríguez, P. Kierkegaard and Stirner: A Comparison on the Fundamental Philosophical Question
Abstract: The relationship between Kierkegaard and Stirner has been little studied. Although they didn’t directly influence each other, they shared a similar cultural milieu, and both rejected...
Peña Arroyave, A. The Aesthete as a Failed Religious Man: Notes on the Aesthetic Conception of Existence in Either/Or, Part I by Søren Kierkegaard
Abstract: The article takes as a starting point Sergio Givone’s assertion that the aesthete is a religious man who has failed. Following this hypothesis, we see that, faced with the experience...
Dacuy, M. The Head of State as Representative of Mankind in Ludwig Feuerbach’s Political Conception
Abstract: In the philosophy of Ludwig Feuerbach (1804 – 1872) religion occupies a central place, for it is on the religious plane, and by means of the genetic-critical method, that Feuerbach...
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Filozofia - previous issue

Cartwright, N. Reliability Trumps Truth
Abstract: This paper argues that reliability is a better desideratum for scientific claims than is truth as soon as we focus on ‘helping to change the world (for the better)’ as a central aim...
Cernea, M.V. Causalism versus Propensionism in the Philosophy of Biology: A Case of Philosophical Underdetermination?
Abstract: This paper has two objectives: (1) to define philosophical underdetermination in contrast with the usual empirical underdetermination that has been invoked by so many philosophers of...
Pichová, D. Fontenelle’s Éloges des académiciens: Creating the Scientific Persona
Abstract: In his Éloges des académiciens, French philosopher Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657 – 1757) used various strategies to build the credibility of scientists. In recent...
Thümmel, J. The Return to the Original Unity as a Historical Perspective in H. von Kleist
Abstract: Around 1800, German philosophy and literature frequently discussed the topic of history. This study examines, from a philosophical perspective, the structure of history as presented...
Koubová, A. Which Resilience? Thinking Democratic Subjectivity in the Polycrisis
Abstract: In the context of the current polycrisis, Andreas Reckwitz suggests that instead of emphasizing progress, Western liberal democracies should cultivate resilience. The question is:...
Lánský, O. Resilience as a Methodological Challenge for Axel Honneth’s Critical Theory
Abstract: The objective of the study is to examine the methodological challenges that the concept of resilience presents to Axel Honneth’s social theory as a representative of contemporary...
Eiríksdóttir, L. - Pallas, J. Practicing Uncertainty as Resilience
Abstract: Drawing on the pandemic experiences of Swedish welfare professionals and the philosophies of Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, Jonna Bornemark, and Isabelle Stengers, this paper argues for...
Unger, M. - Koubová, A. The Emerging Science of Multisystemic Resilience: Trade-offs and Transformations in Contexts of Adversity
Abstract: This paper explores the concept of resilience as much more than a personal capacity to overcome adversity. Using reflections from ontology, ethics and epistemology, this paper offers...
Raška, Š. Between Dewey, Social Movements and Critical Philosophy
Abstract: This review study deals with the 2021 book by the Spanish philosopher Justo Serrano Zamora Democratization and Struggles against Injustice: A Pragmatist Approach to the Epistemic...
Dupkala, R. “Legacy of Ideas” as a Historical-Philosophical Issue (In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of the Slovak Philosopher Ján Bodnár)
Abstract: This article analyzes and interprets the Slovak philosopher Ján Bodnár’s contributions to the research regarding the history of both global and Slovak philosophy. Bodnár’s published...
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