Description
\nThis lecture series draws together scholars interested in the rich history and ongoing evolution of phenomenology within the Italian philosophical tradition. It provides a forum for regular discussions where participants can present their latest research or recent publications. Topics will span from the historical and cultural roots of Italian phenomenology and its dialogues with other philosophical traditions&mdash\;including Marxism\, Existentialism\, Pragmatism\, Idealism\, Hermeneutics\, (Post-)Structuralism\, and Neo-Thomism&mdash\;to its intersections with disciplines such as psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, anthropology\, political theory\, and art. A key objective of the series is also to examine how Italian phenomenological concepts and frameworks can contribute to contemporary debates in fields such as the philosophy of mind\, social and political philosophy\, aesthetics\, and the theory of art and literature. By doing so\, the series fosters dialogue within the phenomenological tradition and across broader philosophical and interdisciplinary contexts.
\nParticipation
\nThe series will be conducted in a \;hybrid format\, both in person at the Husserl Archive in Cologne and online via Zoom. To register\, please email \;italianphenomenology@gmail.comwith the subject &ldquo\;Registration Lecture Series 2026.&rdquo\; The Zoom link will be provided the day before each session.
\nOrganizers: Marco Cavallaro\, Sara Dameno
\nThis series is organized as part of the \;ItaPhen \;project \;and hosted by the Husserl Archive in Cologne.
\nThis lecture series is funded by the \;German Research Foundation (DFG) \;as part of the \;ItaPhen \;project.
\nProgram
\nPlease find the program of the Lecture Series in the PDF attached. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260702T010657Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260713T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260714T170000 SUMMARY:Thinking in Analogy UID:20260710T050528Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Klosterstraße 79b\, Cologne\, Germany\, 50931 DESCRIPTION:An international workshop on the place of analogical reasoning in Immanuel Kant&rsquo\;s critical philosophy
ORGANIZER;CN="Sofie Møller";CN=Micha Glaeser: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260702T010657Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260810T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260814T170000 SUMMARY:Folk Epistemology and Science Skepticism UID:20260710T050529Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Albertus Magnus Platz\, Cologne\, Germany\, 53029 DESCRIPTION:The 19th Cologne Summer School in Philosophy (CSSiP) on
\nFolk Epistemology and Science Skepticism
\ntakes place in Cologne from August 10 to August 14\, 2026.
\nThe Cologne Summer School is an annual\, week-long\, event at which leading epistemologists present their current work in a series of lectures\, defend their views against critical comments\, and discuss their work with participants. The Summer School mainly aims at professional philosophers and graduate students\, but anyone is welcome to apply. In 2026 our special guest will be Mikkel Gerken (University of Southern Denmark).
\nGerken works in epistemology\, philosophy of science\, and philosophy of mind. His three monographs may provide an initial introduction to his research. In Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental (Palgrave 2013)\, Gerken considers how externalism in philosophy of mind bears on the nature of the epistemology of inference. In On Folk Epistemology (OUP 2017)\, he argues that folk epistemological heuristics explain patterns of intuitive judgments that have mistakenly been taken to motivate epistemic contextualism\, pragmatic encroachment\, and knowledge-first epistemology. Doing so involves engagement with cognitive psychology as well as methodological considerations about the relationship between folk epistemological intuitions and epistemological theorizing. In Scientific Testimony (OUP 2022)\, Gerken argues that testimony is a vital part of science and articulates epistemic norms governing it. Furthermore\, he considers scientific testimony to the lay public and empirically informed science communication strategies for addressing science skepticism. In addition to the monographs\, Gerken has published on epistemic injustice\, epistemic norms of action and assertion\, transcendental arguments\, the necessary a posteriori\, philosophical skepticism\, philosophical methodology etc.
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\nCologne Summer School Themes: The 2026 Summer School will address a range of issues from foundational to applied social epistemology. Many of the discussions will revolve around an important real-life problem &ndash\; namely\, science skepticism. For example\, we will examine how science skepticism is related to varieties of philosophical skepticism. Furthermore\, we will consider how folk epistemological heuristics and conversational norms may fuel public skepticism about science. We will also consider ways in which epistemologists and philosophers of science may play a role in combating science skepticism. Thus\, some of the discussions overlap with issues in philosophy of science. Throughout\, there will be an emphasis on philosophical methodology and epistemology&rsquo\;s relationship to empirical research in the social and cognitive sciences.
\nTopics will include
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical skepticism and real-life (science) skepticism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Folk epistemology and its relation to epistemology
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic norms of assertion and science communication
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Internalism and externalism in epistemology and mind
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Intuitive judgments and philosophical methodology
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The epistemic roles of science in society
\nThe Summer School is free but limited to 50 participants &ndash\; to be selected on the basis of motivation and qualification. Online application is possible through April 15. Please supply a short letter that sketches your academic background and main motivation for participating in the Summer School. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (approx. 20 minutes) related to Gerken&rsquo\;s work\, please also send an abstract of no more than 1\,000 words. We will inform you about the result of your application soon after the deadline.
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