Monte Verità, August 20-24

You can finally register for the Monte Verità Congress! Discuss your research projects with us during three days high above Lago Maggiore. 

Biannual symposium of the Swiss Philosophical Society (SPG, SSP, SFI)

The Swiss Philosophical Society will hold its biannual congress in Bern from 28 to 30 August 2023. The theme is "Concepts and Their Uses". Look at the nannouncement and the programme. 

Ukraine / Fascism

Current events in Ukraine and the US bring back memories of dark chapters of the 20th century. Where claims to power threaten to systematically suppress state sovereignty and human rights, the spectre of fascism is once again becoming a bitter reality. You can read what the psychology of fascism is all about and what the consequences are for the civilian population in contributions by Daniel Strassberg, Emilia Sulek and two articles by Constantin Seibt (1 / 2).

Of Shitstorms and Cancel-Culture

When opposing world views collide, a conflict usually arises, fuelled by the persuasive force of the better argument. But what happens when even the premises become the subject of dispute? Recent digital phenomena show that shared reality can degenerate into an arena of irreconcilability through the space of atomised opinion groups. Alex Byrne describes his personal gauntlet in meticulous detail in times of social media outrage and virtue signalling.

In probably no other country does philosophy occupy such a prominent position in the public sphere as in France. With our new thematic focus (in French, but also German, English and Italian), we want to present and expand this discussion and open it up to the uninitiated.

• the Philosophy of Anarchism
• Geld und Gesellschaft
• L'imagination
• Philosophie de la réalité virtuelle
• Feminismus
• politische Sprachphilosophie