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Dear colleagues,

the 16th year of the annual conference Young Philosophy 2020 for PhD students and young researchers will take place on 23-24 April 2020 at the SAS Institute of Philosophy (conference venue: Klemensova Street 19, Bratislava). If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at our e-mail address mladafilozofia@gmail.com.

Sections:

analytic philosophy,
continental philosophy,
history of philosophy,
social and political philosophy.

Keynote speakers:

Jon Stewart (Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences),
Geoffrey Dierckxsens (Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences).

An application form together with short abstract suitable for a 20-min presentation (100-200 words) should be emailed to mladafilozofia@gmail.com by January 31, 2020.
Abstracts can be written in English, Slovak or Czech. Note that analytic philosophy section will be held in English only.

Organizing committee: Daniela Glavaničová, Irakli Chedia, Mariana Jankechová, Alžbeta Kuchtová, Katarína Dženisa Rajtíková, Peter Daubner, Martin Farbák, Róbert Mihály, Dominik Sadloň

SAS Institute of Philosophy, Klemensova 19, Bratislava

Thursday, 23. April 2020 to Friday, 24. April 2020

Application form

Previous conferences proceedings

Filozofia - current issue

Cepko, J. Atopia – the Cynic’s Place in the Universe

Abstract: The paper proposes a new interpretation of Cynic cosmopolitanism as a consequence of the philosophical way of life. Its characteristic of being “atopon” – “out of place”, meaning...

Fraňo, P. Appius Claudius Caecus and the Beginnings of Roman Philosophy

Abstract: The paper deals with the interpretation of the thought of Appius Claudius Caecus, who, according to tradition, belongs to the first Roman philosophical authors. At the beginning of...

Evangelou, G. The Role of Socrates, Lysis, and Menexenus in Plato’s Lysis

Abstract: The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the value of the Lysis does not lie in Socrates’ puzzling treatment of φίλος and φιλία, but rather in the unique role that both Socrates...

Škvrnda, F. - Zelinová, Z. Platoʼs Socrates and the Problems of Anthropological Turn

Abstract: The following study scrutinizes Platoʼs account of Socratesʼ intellectual biography in the dialogue Phaedo. This account is crucial for the interpretation of Socratesʼ philosophy as...

Suvák, V. Foucault on <i>parrhesia</i>: Socrates vs. Diogenes

Abstract: The paper deals with Foucault’s last lectures at the Collège de France (1981 – 1984). Their main theme is relationship between subject and truth. In the Hermeneutics of the subject,...

Calvo, J.María Zam What Is That Which Is Always Becoming, and What Is That Which Always Is?

Abstract: This paper explores the Neoplatonic interpretations of the distinction that Plato draws at the beginning of Timaeus (27d6 – 28a1) between “that which always is and has no becoming”...

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Filozofia - previous issue

Vydrová, J. Convergence of Phenomenology, Prague Structuralism and Art Creation. Genealogy of Phenomenology in Central European Context

Abstract: In the framework of presenting a genealogy of phenomenological philosophy in the Central European context, the article will demonstrate a convergent relation between phenomenology...

Démuth, A. On the Problematics of Geometrizing Beauty and Aesthetic Terms

Abstract: The following text presents a philosophical and linguistic attempt to propose a cognitive-semantic tool allowing for a more precise definition and clarification of the meanings and...

Horyna, B. Hamann and Herder on Metacriticism. Contribution to the History of Concepts

Abstract: The paper Hamann and Herder on Metacriticism. A Contribution to the History of Concepts deals with a general context of the origin and extension of the neologism “metacriticism”. The...

Lacko, I. Not Random, Not Deliberate – Something In-Between: Posthumanist Themes in Ex Machina

Abstract: This article presents a posthumanist analysis of Alex Garland’s 2014 movie Ex Machina with a specific focus on how the story, plot and style present posthumanist themes. The central...

Kuna, M. A Critique of Brown’s Concept of Hate Speech

Abstract: This paper presents and evaluates Brown’s analysis of the concept of hate speech. His analysis is seen as a valuable contribution to the discussion about the adequate definition of...

Bielik, L. Alternative Options for Reconstructing, Analyzing and Evaluating Argument

Abstract: Arguments formulated in a natural or scientific language usually allow for various different reconstructions. Alternative reconstructions may pertain to different approaches to...

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