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On 16-20 September, the intensive seminar September School in Medieval Studies took place in Prague, Wittenberg and Leipzig, with 15 PhD students from 7 European countries and the USA. Under the guidance of Dr. Pavel Soukup, Dr. Václav Žůrek (both CMS FLU) and Prof. Christian Jaser (University of Kassel), they focused on polemical communication in the late medieval and early modern periods. 

The seminar was organized in cooperation with the platform GWZOpragueFLU, Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO), Universität Kassel and Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig. The GWZO Prague FLÚ platform serves as a mediator between Czech and German research, educational, and cultural institutions, and its aim is to connect scientists.

The Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences regularly applies for CAS fellowships supporting postdoctoral researchers in the Programme to Support Prospective Human Resources – post PhD candidates. The competition is open to all institutes of the Academy of Sciences and takes place twice a year – in spring and autumn. At IP, the next deadline for submission of proposals in the 24th round of the competition is set for 30 August 2024.

The programme is intended for holders of PhD (or equivalent) degree within two years after receiving it (i. e. degree received 31 August 2022 or later; time spent on maternity/parental leave is not included in the two-year period; in case of a long-term research stay in other than the candidate's country of residence the two-year period is extended up to four years). Successful applicants receive a two-year fellowship to work on a project the topic of which is directly related to the focus of the relevant CAS institute and they become members of one of its scientific teams.

Potential candidates may contact the Head of one of the scientific departments at IP to consult the research topic of their interest (proposals for internal competition at  IP are submitted by the Head of Department).

For more information about the programme please contact Julie Černá, Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Philosophy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Iwona Janicka from CETE-P, together with philosopher Eva von Redecker, were hosts in the new episode of the podcast VLÁKNA. They discussed the concept of "Life" and social transformation in the context of an environmental crisis from the perspective of the Frankfurt School and ecofeminist tradition. The episode is available in both Czech and English.

Mark Coeckelbergh from the Centre for Environmental and Technological Ethics - Prague (CETE-P) at our Institute of Philosophy is one of the members of the expert group that participated in the preparation of the so-called AI Act. It is the first ever comprehensive set of laws in the world from the European Union regulating the use of artificial intelligence. He described how the regulation came about in an interview with Forbes magazine. Mark Coeckelbergh also spoke about the ethical, political and legislative aspects of the AI Act at a recent workshop organized by the Centre for Environmental and Technological Ethics - Prague (CETE-P) in cooperation with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. You can read about the workshop HERE.

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi, a legend in contemporary immunology and the discoverer of a special type of white blood cells, will be a guest at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. He will contribute to the ongoing international discussion that places immunology in a new light and highlights philosophical approaches to science. During his visit, he will give a public lecture, participate in a workshop with Czech scientists, and meet with students. In Prague, he will also receive the Garnet Immunoglobulin: the highest award given by the Czech Immunological Society. More

Asixoxe – Let’s Talk! Conference on African Philosophy is jointly organized by the Professorship of African and Afrophone Philosophies of the University of Bayreuth and the Department of Political Philosophy and Globalization Research of the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Programme

Read an Interview with Iwona Janicka, the new Research Team Leader at the Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Iwona Janicka focuses especially on environmental philosophy, political philosophy and feminist philosophy, with a particular emphasis on the questions of social transformation. More about the researcher.