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Stockholm Trio webinar: Good Research Practice 2021-05-03 This webinar highlights ethical issues as conceived by PhD students. Åsa Wikforss and Erik Angner from the Department of Philosophy will participate.
The Student Union Election 2021 2021-04-25 The Student Union Election is your chance to affect how SUS works. Cast your vote April 26–May 7.
The Nature of Epistemic Normativity 2021-04-19 The workshop focuses on foundational dispute revolving around the relation of epistemic normativity.
Vacancy: Assistant Professor in Theoretical Philosophy with focus on the Philosophy of Science 2021-04-05 Application deadline May 3, 2021
7th Stockholm Graduate Conference in Philosophy 2021-03-09 We are pleased to announce the 7th Stockholm Graduate Conference in Philosophy, at Stockholm University on 9-10 December, 2021. The Stockholm Graduate Conference in Philosophy is a biannual event, showcasing top graduate work in philosophy from around the world.
Interview with Erik Angner 2021-02-23 Erik is the Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, his research is an effort to answer the classical philosophical question “How should people live?”
What is a thought? Why are we thinking? 2021-02-17 Anandi Hattiangadi explains in Studio DN Special.
PhD defence in Theoretical Philosophy: Madeleine Hyde 2021-02-27 Can Imagination Give Rise to Knowledge?
Disputation i teoretisk filosofi: Madeleine Hyde 2021-02-28 Can Imagination Give Rise to Knowledge?
Symposium on Moral Uncertainty on February 4 2021-01-22 The Climate ethics and future generations programme is hosting a book symposium on Moral Uncertainty by MacAskill, Bykvist & Ord.
New Bachelor’s Programme in Business, Ethics and Sustainability 2021-01-12 The programme is a collaboration between Stockholm Business School, Stockholm Resilience Center and the Department of Philosophy. Apply by January 15.
Public Ethics: Expert analysis of ethical issues 2020-12-21 The Public Ethics blog offers expert philosophical analysis of ethical issues in the news.
Carbon offsetting: 10 myths busted 2020-12-11 Carbon neutrality targets are often not as ambitious as they sound, relying on problematic carbon offsets and unproven technologies.
PhD defence in Practical Philosophy: Henrik Ahlenius 2020-12-18 Moral Lessons from Psychology: Contemporary Themes in Psychological Research and their Relevance for Ethical Theory
Non-wellfounded and circular proof systems 2020-11-22 The Swedish Research Council has granted Sebastian Enqvist a three year research project on non-wellfounded and circular proof systems.
The department welcomes PhD student Meradjuddin Khan Oidermaa 2020-11-11 In his dissertation, Mirre will explore complicity and blame.
Normative nihilism and its discontents 2020-11-12 The workshop “Normative Nihilism and its Discontents” takes place on Zoom 11 December 2020. It is the first of three workshops in the project What if nothing matters? Nihilism and its implications, financed by the Swedish Research Council.
Disputation in practical philosophy: Daniel Ramöller 2020-11-25 Daniel Ramöller has successfully defended his thesis ”On the possibility of limited weighing of lives”.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Joseph Bowen 2020-10-04 Joseph's interests are in the nature of rights and directed duties, and the justification and limits of harming.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Katharina Berndt Rasmussen 2020-09-30 Katharina’s current research aims at understanding implicit bias.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Sylvain Roudaut 2020-09-26 Sylvain will conduct research within Henrik Lagerlund’s research project "The Mechanization of Philosophy between 1300 and 1700".
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Andrea Asker Svedberg 2020-09-26 Andrea’s specialises in decision theory and strategic interaction.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Sebastian Enqvist 2020-09-21 Sebastian specialises in the intersection of logic and computer science, and teaches logic.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Mikael Pettersson 2020-09-18 Mikael teaches courses on philosophy of the cultural sciences for PhD students at the Faculty of the Humanities.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Miira Tuominen 2020-09-16 Miira specialises in the history of philosophy and in ancient philosophy in particular.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Isaac Taylor 2020-09-21 Isaac’s research focuses on the Ethics of Counterterrorism
New book: Moral Uncertainty 2020-09-11 How should we make decisions when we’re uncertain about what we ought, morally, to do?
Important information from Stockholm University student union 2020-08-31 SUS Vice president Elis Wibacke presents Stockholm university student union with some help from our faculty clubs.
Digital Gnosis: Skepticism 2020-08-30 Nathan Ormond interviews Henrik Lagerlund about skepticism from Antiquity to present day skepticism about vaccins and climate change.
ECAP Plenary keynote 2020-08-25 Kathrin Glüer-Pagin: Proper names, propositions, and relevant data
Cultures of expertise and politics of behavioral science 2020-05-04 Mike Kenny and Anna Alexandrova interview Professor Erik Angner of Stockholm University.
The Swedish Exception? 2020-04-24 by Erik Angner & Gustaf Arrhenius, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies.
Epistemic Humility—Knowing Your Limits in a Pandemic 2020-04-16 In the current coronavirus crisis, overconfidence—and a lack of epistemic humility more broadly—can cause real harm. Read Erik Angner’s piece in Behavioural Scientist.
Jonathan Egeland Harouny defends his thesis 2020-04-22 On April 22, at 13.00,Jonathan Egeland Harouny defends his thesis ”Internalism and the Nature of Justification.”
2020 Rolf Schock Prize awarded to Dag Prawitz and Per Martin-Löf 2020-03-15 Dag Prawitz and Per Martin-Löf, Stockholm University, are specialising in proof theory and constructivist philosophy of mathematics.
Information for students and staff about the coronavirus 2020-03-04 Stockholm University is monitoring the situation and follows the information and recommendations of the Swedish Public Health Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding this matter.
Researcher in Philosophy 2020-03-04 The researcher will be attached to the Foundations of Epistemic Normativity project, lead by Anandi Hattiangadi. Closing date March 15.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Philosophy 2020-02-06 We invite applications for a post-doctoral position in the history of philosophy led by professor Henrik Lagerlund. Closing date: March 31.
Wedberg Lectures 2020: John Norton 2020-01-30 The Material Theory of Induction
Henning Strandin has defended his thesis 2020-01-09 On January 9, at 13.00, in Hörsal 7, Henning Strandin defended his thesis ”Taking Control–The role of manipulation in theories of causation.”
PhD student in Philosophy – Practical Philosophy 2019-11-29 Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University Closing date: January 31, 2020
What if nothing truly matters? 2019-11-07 The Swedish Research Council has granted Nicolas Olsson Yaouzis, Jonas Olson, and Victor Moberger a three year research project on nihilism.
The Mechanization of Philosophy between 1300 and 1700 2020-11-22 The Swedish Research Council has granted Henrik Lagerlund a three year research project on the history of mechanical philosophy
Philosophy of Economics 2019-10-06 Erik Angner talks in Como
2019 Political Philosophy prize goes to Helen Frowe! 2019-10-04 Helen Frowe, Professor of Practical Philosophy is the winner of the 2019 Sanders Prize in Political Philosophy.
Postdoc in Theoretical Philosophy in the Project Non-Empirical Theory Confirmation in Physics 2019-10-04 Closing date: October 31, 2019
Greg Bognar is a Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow 2019-2020 2019-11-01 Senior lecturer Greg Bognar will be working on philosophical and normative issues raised by demographic trends at Princeton.
Åsa Wikforss tilldelas Natur & Kulturs populärvetenskapliga pris 2019-03-04 Åsa Wikforss, professor i teoretisk filosofi vid Stockholms universitet, tilldelas Natur & Kulturs populärvetenskapliga pris på 100 000 kr för att hon med engagemang och envishet stimulerar till kritiskt tänkande.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Luck 2019-03-06 This new handbook is edited by our postdoc Robert J. Hartman, together with Ian M. Church.
Disputation in practical philosophy: Lisa Hecht 2019-10-06 On 23 March Lisa Hecht defended her dissertation in practical philosophy: 'Victims of war'. Opponent: Victor Tadros (Warwick)
1.6 M SEK to Project on The Moral Demands of Equality in Aging Societies 2018-12-19 Greg Bognar's new research project will explore the philosophical implications of population aging, in particular the question how aging societies can maintain equality between different age groups and generations in the face of demographic change.
50.4M SEK awarded to program on knowledge resistance by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2018-10-20 Åsa Wikforss, professor in philosophy at the department, is awarded 50.4M SEK from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the program "Knowledge Resistance: Causes, Consequences and Cures".
Ph.D. dissertation Seminar: Lisa Hecht 2019-10-06 Title: Victims of War (Ph.D. dissertation manuscript). Opponent: Jonathan Parry (Birmingham)
Principles of Formal Semantics 2019-10-06 The main aims of this conference are to strengthen the interest in formal semantics among philosophers and to strengthen the interaction between formal and foundational semantics.
New mathematics book for children 2018-06-21 Stefan Buijsman together with journalist Govrien Oldenburger has created the fictional characters David and Emma who visits calculation country and learns about game theory and cryptography among other things.
The Social Ontology of Power 2018-07-30 Interview with Åsa Burman by Richard Marshall in 3:AM Magazine.
What’s Fair About Disability, Rationing Health Care, Ageing and Overpopulation? 2018-07-30 Interview with Greg Bognar by Richard Marshall in 3:AM Magazine.
How to think about saving and investing for retirement 2018-02-27 Erik Anger, associate professor of practical philosophy, is interviewed in USA Today.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Henrik Lagerlund 2018-02-14 We’re pleased to announce a new appointment at the department of philosophy: Henrik Lagerlund (theoretical philosophy).
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Niklas Möller 2018-01-26 We’re pleased to announce a new appointment at the department of philosophy: Niklas Möller (practical philosophy).
5.3M SEK awarded to a project on the philosophy of cosmology at Stockholm University 2017-12-19 The four year project is funded by Vetenskapsrådet and will investigate the role of non-empirical modes of theory assessment in determining the status of contemporary theories in cosmology. The project will be carried out by Richard Dawid (Stockholm University) as the principal investigator and one postdoc.
8.75M SEK Wallenberg Academy Fellowship 2017-12-05 Helen Frowe has been awarded a five-year prolongation of her Wallenberg Academy Fellowship from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
Thinking about Thinking 2017-11-21 An interdisciplinary two-day symposium on thinking in humans and other animals.
7 million SEK to project on epistemic normativity 2017-11-16 Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has awarded 7 050 000 sek to the project "The foundations of epistemic normativity". Anandi Hattiangadi and Sara Packalén, both at Stockholm, will collaborate with Corine Besson from University of Sussex.
41 million SEK for a unique research project on climate ethics and future generations 2017-10-25 What should we do about climate change? This issue is at the heart of the six-year research project "Climate and future generations" at the Institute for Futures Studies, which will gather world-leading scientists in philosophy, political science and economics.
Understanding Defensive Killing 2017-10-07 Interview of Helen Frowe by Richard Marshall in 3:AM Magazine.
The Department of Philosophy welcomes four new PhD students 2017-10-07 We’re pleased to announce the appointment of four new PhD students at the department of philosophy: Simon Allzén (theoretical philosophy), Stina Björkholm, Jimmy Goodrich and Simon Knutsson (practical philosophy).
Disputation in Theoretical Philosophy: Eric Johannesson 2017-05-17 On May 27 Eric Johannesson will defend his thesis 'Analyticity, Necessity and Belief: Aspects of two-dimensional semantics'. Graeme Forbes (University of Colorado Boulder) is the opponent.
Fee waivers for students participating in the Logic in Stockholm events 2017-04-25 In August, Stockholm university and KTH will organize a series of logic-related events. Of particular interest to students is The Third Nordic Logic Summer School, NLS 2017, which will run Aug 7–11 and consist of 10 five hour courses.
Philosophy at Stockholm ranks among top 100 in the world 2017-04-25 In the 2017 QS World University Ranking by subject, Stockholm University is ranked among the top 100 in the world for philosophy.
Letter of support for the CEU 2017-04-04 On Sunday, the faculty of the Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University sent a letter of support for the Central European University to the Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities, the Prime Minister of Hungary, and the Hungarian Ambassador to Sweden. #IstandwithCEU
The Department of Philosophy welcomes a new PhD student 2017-01-23 We’re pleased to announce the appointment of a new PhD student at the department of philosophy: Karl Nygren (theoretical philosophy).
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Gunnar Björnsson 2017-01-18 We’re pleased to announce a new appointment at the department of philosophy: Gunnar Björnsson (practical philosophy).
The Ethics of Self-Defence 2017-12-12 How far can we go in self defence? And are some civilians legitimate targets in war? These are some of the questions Helen Frowe discusses in this podcast from Philosophy 24/7
Conference on Women in Philosophy and student workshops for female students organized by Uppsala Uni 2016-12-13 Uppsala university organizes the conference Women in Philosophy: Philosophy in Action (May 22-23, 2017).
New research project on compositionality 2016-11-30 Peter Pagin and Dag Westerståhl have received funding from the Swedish Research Council, for a three-year project entitled “Compositionality".
The Department of Philosophy welcomes three new PhD students 2016-10-28 We’re pleased to announce the appointment of three new PhD students at the department of philosophy: Conrad Bakka (practical philosophy), Jonathan Egeland Harouny and Madeleine Hyde (theoretical philosophy).
CLLAM Seminar: Sebastian Watzl 2016-09-26 Priority Norms
The Department of Philosophy welcomes Richard Dawid and Erik Angner 2016-09-23 We’re pleased to announce two new appointments at the department of philosophy: Richard Dawid (theoretical philosophy) and Erik Angner (practical philosophy).
Disputation in practical philosophy: Hege Dypedokk Johnsen 2016-10-13 On October 21st Hege Dypedokk Johnsen defends her dissertation: 'Eros and Education: Socratic Seduction in Three Platonic Dialouges'. Opponent: Jill Gordon (Colby College)
Wedberg Lectures 2017 to be given by Amie Thomasson 2016-09-01 The Wedberg lectures of 2017 will be given by Amie Thomasson (University of Miami).
Funding for project on discrimination and responsibility 2016-08-23 Katharina Berndt Rasmussen and Åsa Burman have received funding for the project "Individual and collective responsibility for discrimination from implicit bias” from Jane and Dan Olsson Foundations. The project will start next year.
4th NorMind Meeting in Stockholm 2016-10-03 NorMind, the Nordic Network for Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, will be holding its fourth meeting at Stockholm University on October 24.
Disputation in theoretical philosophy: Sara Packalén 2016-06-09 On June 15th Sara Packalén defends her dissertation in theoretical philosophy: 'Content and Composition. An essay on tense, content, and semantic value'. Opponent: Jeff King (Rutgers)
CLLAM Seminar: Indrek Reiland 2016-05-17 Predication, Properties, and Rule-Following
CFP: 2016 Graduate Reading Retreat 2016-03-02 The Stockholm Centre Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace is now inviting submissions for its third annual Graduate Reading Retreat.
Disputation in practical philosophy: Olle Torpman 2016-05-17 On May 26:th Olle Torpman defends his dissertation in practical philosophy: 'Libertarianism and Climate Change'. Opponent: Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri)
New Network for Women in Philosophy 2016-02-02 SWiP Sweden is a network for female researchers in philosophy in Sweden. The network is administrated by researchers tied to the Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University.
New European Training Network: DIAPHORA 2016-04-26 The European Training Network Diaphora, financed by the European Commission under grant agreement H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015-675415 and coordinated by the University of Barcelona, joins the Universities of Barcelona, Munich, Neuchâtel, Stirling, Stockholm and Edinburgh and the ENS Paris (Institut Jean Nicod) as consortium partners.
Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar: Hege Dypedokk Johnsen 2016-03-06 Hege Dypedokk Johnsen: Erôs and Education: Socratic Seduction in Three Platonic Dialogues. (Ph.D. dissertation manuscript). Opponent. Franco Trivigno (Oslo).
"the hedonistic utilitarian" 2016-01-10 An interview with Torbjörn Tännsjö by the 3:AM Magazine
The Higher Seminar in Practical Philosophy: Tristram McPherson (Ohio State) 2016-01-27 Tristram McPherson: "The Nature and Explanatory Ambitions of Metaethics". Commentator: Jonas Olson. (N.B.: Wednesday!)
The Higher Seminar in Practical Philosophy: Greg Bognar (Stockholm) 2016-02-01 Greg Bognar (Stockholm): "A New Argument Against Moral Relativism". Commentator: Björn Eriksson.
PhD student in Philosophy, specialization Theoretical Philosophy 2015-09-29 at the Department of Philosophy. Closing date: 15 October 2015. The Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University, has one vacant PhD position in theoretical philosophy.
CLLAM Seminar: Graham Oddie 2015-09-15 Truthlikeness,accuracy and epistemic value
OUP publishes "Taking Life: Three Theories on the Ethics of Killing" 2015-09-04 by Torbjörn Tännsjö
Philosophy at Stockholm Ranks High 2015-08-24 In the 2015 QS World University Ranking by subject, Stockholm University is ranked among the top 100 in the world for philosophy.
OUP publishes The Oxford Handbook of Value Theory 2015-03-28 This new handbook is edited by Iwao Hirose and Jonas Olson.
Research seminars spring2015 at the Institute for Future Studies 2015-02-25 The research seminar series at the Institute for Futures Studies is highly interdisciplinary, reflecting the composition of the Institute. The presenters come from sociology, economics, political science, mathematics, and computer science.
Research seminars autumn 2014 at the Institute for Future Studies 2014-09-29 The research seminar series at the Institute for Futures Studies is highly interdisciplinary, reflecting the composition of the Institute. The presenters come from sociology, economics, political science, mathematics, and computer science.
Tännsjö utkommer till bokmässan i Göteborg med ”Fatta! En upplysningsskrift”. 2015-12-21
42nd International Hume Society Conference in Stockholm 2014-06-04 Themes: Hume's Life and Biography, Hume's Fictions and Fictionalism, and Character and Self in Hume’s Moral Philosophy.
New Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace 2014-11-06 The University Magazine has written about the newly established Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace (SCEWP).
“Very High Quality” of Stockholm Philosophy Education 2014-11-06 The Swedish Higher Education Authority (SHEA) evaluates all higher educations at Swedish universities. Philosophy education at Stockholm university was given the highest mark in the recent evaluation process.
The Swedish Research Council grants Paul Needham 1.5 M SEK 2014-11-06 Professor Paul Needham has been granted 1.5 M SEK over two years for his research-project "Relating large and small in chemical ontology".
New 5-year research project: "The Nature of Belief" 2014-11-06 Professor Kathrin Glüer-Pagin and professor Åsa Wikforss have been granted a five year funding from the Swedish Research Council for their project: "The Nature of Belief".
CLLAM: Danil Razeev 2013-10-02 Danil Razeev: "Cognitive Machinery and Phenomenal Flow of Consciousness"
CLLAM: Eric Johannesson 2013-10-02 Eric Johannesson: "Sleeping Beauty and the Representation of Ignorance: An Argument for the 1/2 Solution"
Stockholm Philosophy top 100 in the world 2015-08-24 In the latest QS World University Ranking by subject, Stockholm's philosophy research is ranked highest of all universities in the Nordics, and among the top 100 in the world.
Andrew Reisner gives a one-week course in Theoretical Reason 2013-05-13 Profesor Andrew Reisner från McGill's University is visiting our department and will give a seminar in "Selected Topics in Theoretical Reason" 27-31 May. The course is open for all students on advanced level.
Högre seminarium/TF: Jonas Åkerman 2013-03-11 Speakers and Contexts

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