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The Otto Wichterle Award will support 24 talented young scientists. Among them Lukáš Lička, a historian of philosophy and science at the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS. He is interested in the cultural transfer of philosophical ideas, texts, and manuscripts from Western European centres of university education (Paris and Oxford) to Central Europe (especially Prague and Vienna) and in the ways in which philosophical and natural science issues are transferred from university lectures into discursive practice. More.…
Elon Musk and others are calling on humanity to put a brake on the development of artificial intelligence. Other experts disagree with them, pointing more to the specific risks, but also the benefits of AI. They include Mark Coeckelbergh of the Center for Environmental and Technological Ethics - Prague at the Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences. "Banning or suspending is too crude a measure," he told Czech Radio. Full interview…
The journal Theory of Science / Theory of Science ranked among about 10% of the journals of the Directory of Open Access database that received the DOAJ Seal award recognizing the best practices in the field of open access publishing! More about the award. …
Medieval logic, metaphysics, epistemology and philosophical theology are the main areas of research of the French expert Alain de Libera. For his contribution to world philosophy, the Czech Academy of Sciences awarded him on April 19, 2023 with the Josef Dobrovsky Medal for Merit in Philological and Philosophical Sciences.…
In the Czech Republic, there is lack of systematic research on ethical problems related to climate change and the so-called emerging technologies. The situation is about to change thanks to the newly forming international research Center of Environmental and Technology Ethics – Prague (CETE-P) at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Thanks to a prestigious European grant awarded to the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Mark Coeckelbergh from the University of Vienna will participate in its establishment and development.
The new research insti…
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok 2023 přeje Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. The Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023.…
A team of historians and scientists led by Sean Coughlin from the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences in Prague are working to rediscover the art and science of perfume-making of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. The project, called Alchemies of Scent, was launched in 2021, and one of its aims is to recreate five different perfumes used in the ancient Mediterranean world. Listen to the Radio Prague International …
Discussion of Melvyn Bragg and guests: Vladimir Urbanek (Department of Comenius Studies and Early Modern Intellectual History, Institute of Philosophy, CAS), Howard Hotson (University of Oxford) and Suzanna Ivanic (University of Kent) on BBC Radio 4.
The Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences condemns the acts of aggression of the Russian Federation against the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supports the declaration of the Czech Academy of Sciences on this matter. At the same time, the Institute will look for ways to increase its support for university students and academics from Ukraine. The official Declaration of the Czech Academy of Sciences HERE…
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok 2022 přeje Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.The Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2022.
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