Job Announcement

The Institute of Philosophy of Slovak Academy of Sciences offers one half-time position.

Requirements:

PhD in systematic philosophy
background in a field of analytic philosophy (philosophy of law)
ability to collaborate with other institute members
working language: Slovak

Documents:

certified PhD diploma
criminal record
academic CV
list of publications
list of citations
list of finished funded projects

Deadline for applications: April 12, 2019
Interviews: April 2019 (to be specified)
Contact person: Tatiana Sedová (tanasedova@gmail.com)

All the applications have to be sent to filosekr@savba.sk as well as by mail to:

Filozofický ústav SAV
Klemensova 19
811 09 Bratislava
Slovenská republika

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Rodríguez, J.José The “Juncture” of Being: A New Assessment of the Schellingian Distinction between Ground and Existence

Abstract: Schelling presents the existence of God’s internal duality between ground and existence as the only real starting point for the true explanation of the phenomena of evil and human...

Kitcher, P. The Scientist, Qua Scientist, Is an Ethical Agent

Abstract: I argue that the currently confused talk about “values in science” should be understood in terms of schemes of values. The new demarcation problem is then formulated as asking “Which...

Linka, V. Tell Me Where It Hurts, and I Will Tell You What Kind of Person You Are: The Function of Pain in Classical Greek Philosophy and Medicine

Abstract: In this article, I explore the role of pain in ancient Greek medicine and philosophy, focusing on the period from the 5th century BC to the end of the 4th century BC. I analyze how...

Čížek, J. Samuel Pike: A Forgotten Successor of Early Modern Mosaic Physics

Abstract: The paper deals with the work Philosophia Sacra: Or The Principles of Natural Philosophy. Extracted from Divine Revelation, published in 1753 by the relatively unknown English...

Hlavinka, P. Martin Heidegger’s Thought on Freedom

Abstract: In Being and Time it is necessary to distinguish between the concepts of release (Freisein) and freedom (Freiheit). The term "release" refers to the facticity of Dasein, that is, the...

Misra, S. Heidegger, Moral Values, and Non-Human Animals: Philosophical Intersections

Abstract: This paper explores the realm of Heidegger’s writings to examine how moral ideas intersect with non-human creatures from a phenomenological standpoint. The human-animal dilemma...

Codognato, G. Human Flourishing, Human Nature, and Practices: MacIntyre’s Ethics Still Requires a More Thomistic Metaphysics

Abstract: My aim in this paper is to investigate what enables human flourishing from a Thomistic perspective by considering Aquinas’ natural inclinations. I will argue that human beings...

Russo, M.Teresa Pain as a Subjective Experience: An Integrated Approach for a Dialogue between Philosophy and Biomedical Sciences

Abstract: The aim of this article is to show how the inseparability of its objective and subjective dimensions renders pain such a complex phenomenon that it poses a challenge for both the...

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Hösle, V. Causes and Consequences of the Destruction of the Belief in the Attainability of Truth: Philosophical Reflections with a Historical Example

Abstract: The essay explains the necessity of mechanisms that maintain a certain homogeneity of beliefs in human societies that rely on cooperation and discusses several causes for the decline...

Gahér, F. Normative Conative Facts

Abstract: In the field of scientific debate on normativity today we can find two extreme positions of naturalists and normativists. For pure naturalists, there is no such thing as a normative...

Tvrdý, F. The Mismatch between Morphosyntax and Semantics of Conditional Sentences

Abstract: The semantic analysis of conditional sentences does not entirely align with their morphosyntactic structure. I substantiate this hypothesis with instances from both Czech and English...

Bielik, L. Evaluating Semantic Theories of Conditionals: Methodological Challenges

Abstract: The article identifies a number of methodological problems encountered in testing and evaluating semantic theories of conditional sentences. Based on the background of three...

Hähnel, M. Aristotelian Naturalism and the Imperfect Project of Normalizing Ethics

Abstract: In this paper, I claim that the project of recovering an “ethics of normality” not only consists of the attempt to return metaphysical concepts to their everyday meaning but also is...

Marcinčinová, K. Phenomenal Consciousness as an Evolutionary Invention: Explaining the Positive Function of Illusionism

Abstract: The article’s main objective is to analyse the positive aspect of illusionism and the so-called “illusion problem” that lies at its heart – the problem of explaining the origin and...

Nuhlíček, M. Past and Future of Naturalized Epistemology

Abstract: The subject of the essay is a metaepistemological reflection of the internal development of naturalistic epistemology. It focuses on the shifts and contrasts between Quine’s original...

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