Welcome to our new Vice President, Dr Timothy Mooney, UCD, our new Honorary Secretary Dr (des.) Susan Gottlöber and to our new Treasurer, Dr Angelo Bottone, UCD. We wish them  the very best in their new roles.  We would like to say a special word of thanks to the outgoing Vice President, Fiachra Long, and Honorary Secretary, Dr Gaven Jennings for his great work over the past number of years.

Opening: Friday, 22nd June, 19:00 Keynote addresses: Friday, 22nd June, 19:30-20:30 Prof. David Berman (Trinity College Dublin) – Irish Philosophy: Past and Future

Followed by Wine Reception & Launch of the Yearbook of the IPS (2011) Saturday, 23rd June, 18:15-19:15 Prof. William Desmond (KU Leuven) – The Exile of Thought: On Wayward-Homebound Philosophizing

The papers will be followed by a Round Table Discussion on Sunday, 24th June, where leading philosophers from different Institutions will discuss Present Challenges and Future Potentialities of Philosophy in Ireland.

Date: 22nd-24th June 2012

Venue: Seminar room 1.33, Iontas Building, North Campus, NUI Maynooth

For location details see: http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/NUIM-Map-booklet-v3.pdf

Programm

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Cost & Accommodation

Registration Cost: 25 EUR

Concession (Student, Senior): 15 EUR

IPS Member: 15 EUR

Registration is on the day and costs are to be paid at arrival. T

here is reasonably priced On-Campus Accommodation available; See:http://www.maynoothcampus.com/accommodation.php

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Where: Lecce (Italy)

Deadline: May 4th 2012

Languages of the Conference: English, French, Italian

For further information please click on the link below

CALL FOR PAPERS_Ricoeur 2012

It will take place from the 22^nd to 24^th June 2012,

at the National University of Ireland / St. Patricks’ College, Maynooth.

Papers that shed light on the contribution of philosophy and, more broadly, of Irish thought, to ethical, spiritual, and political choices in the Irish past are invited. Papers discussing current developments in Irish philosophy, including the work of influential contemporary Irish philosophers and Irish writers of strong philosophical interest, are welcome. Finally, papers which are concerned with possible future developments in Irish philosophy, in particular in ethics and its contribution to social life, aesthetics, metaphysics and the philosophy of language are also invited.

The aim of the conference is not only to celebrate and show how Irish philosophers have in the past influenced philosophical movements and the connections to the present but also to explore links between philosophy and art, especially literature, in which Irish writers have made such a strong contribution internationally, as well as the connection between Ireland and major philosophical thinkers such as Wittgenstein. Postgraduate students are particularly encouraged to submit papers for a special postgraduate research session.

Topics of interest for this Conference include, but are not limited to the following:

1.    History of Irish Philosophy and Irish Thought:

§       The Philosophy of John Scottus Eriugena, Richard FitzRalph, and Peter of Ireland

§       Observation of Nature and Irish Thought: Robert Boyle

§       Irish Enlightenment and its counter movements: John Toland, Edmund Burke, and George Berkeley

§       Wittgenstein in Ireland

2.    Contemporary Developments in Irish Philosophy and in Irish Thought:

§       The Philosophy of William Desmond, Richard Kearney

§       General developments in fields of ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of language

§       Philosophy and literature (Beckett and Existentialism, Joyce and Deconstruction, Heaney and Heidegger)

§       Philosophy and Film (Neil Jordan; …)

§       Philosophical traditions in Ireland (phenomenology, analytic…)

The sessions on individual topics will be followed by a Round Table Discussion on Sunday (24^th June), addressing questions pertaining to the present state and challenges of philosophy in Ireland as well as possible contributions not only to philosophical scholarship but also to the wider sense of engaging with current issues and future challenges by contributing to new visions needed to respond to what President Michael D. Higgins has called the “intellectual crisis in society”.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Prof. David Berman, Trinity College Dublin

Prof. William Desmond, Catholic University Leuven

A detailed schedule will follow in due course, after selection process for received abstracts has been completed.

Abstracts & Selection Criteria

Authors are invited to send abstracts (maximum 1 page) of their papers (approximately 30 minutes presentation time, 20 minutes for postgraduates) on topics indicated above, or on themes of their own choosing relevant to the Conference’s topic.

The Editorial Board welcome abstracts from academics in the relevant disciplines and departments as well as independent researchers working on topics relevant to the conference.

Schedule for Submissions:

-       Abstracts: One page (c. 600 words maximum) and CVs (maximum of 2 pages,

including any personal statement and/or listing of publications) to be received by 6^th April 2012.

-       Abstracts to be short-listed by the Editorial Board and papers invited by 30th April 2012.

Please send abstracts (and any queries) to Conference Co-ordinators:

Susan Gottlöber, Philosophy Department, National University of Ireland Maynooth

Email: demitras@gmail.com

Cyril McDonnell, Philosophy Department, National University of Ireland Maynooth

Email: cyril.mcdonnell@nuim.ie

Cost & Accommodation

Registration Cost: 25 EUR

Concession (Student, Senior): 15 EUR

IPS Member: 15 EUR

There is reasonably priced On-Campus Accommodation available; we would strongly advise that you book early. See: http://www.maynoothcampus.com/accommodation.php

All speakers and participants at the Round Table Discussion are invited to the Conference Dinner on Sat, June 23^rd 2012.

Publication of Proceedings:

Within 12 months of the event, a special edition of the Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society will be published, according to normal academic process of double-blind peer review, comprising selected papers presented at the conference and/ or received.

Dr Paul Shore (Brandon, Manitoba / Canada) will speak on

Islam through the Lens of Baroque Habsburg Catholicism

Oct 25 Lecture Event

Tuesday 29 Nov., 2011, from 17.00 – 19.00;

Dr Iain Atack (International Peace Studies, ISE / TCD) will speak on

Ethics and Power in Nonviolent Political Action

Nov 29 Lecture Event

Tuesday 31 January 2012

Prof. Martin Leiner (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena / Germany) will speak on

Religions, Reconciliation and the EuroRare Project

Jan 31 Lecture Event

See for the complete schedule

LRH_Lecture_Series_2011-12

 The conference will take place from the 15th until the 16 th of September, 2011 in Heidelberg and will be part of the celebrations of the 625th anniversary of the Heidelberg University.

Please find detailled information under the following link: www.jaspers-congress-2011.unitt.de

IPS Spring Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, from April 15-16

The Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick will be hosting the Spring Conference of the Irish Philosophical Society, Friday April 15 to Saturday April 16, 2011.Programme

Friday April 15

Registration: 4.30 – 6.00pm, Tara Lecture Theatre (T-1-16)

6.00-7.30pm: Keynote Address: Prof. Jonathan Rée (London),
“Thinking and time: anachronism and interpretation in the history of philosophy”

Saturday April 16

Registration: 8.30-9.00am, Tara Lecture Theatre (T-1-16)

9.30: Ian Dillon (MIC, Limerick), “Philosophizing the end of history: The political dangers of post-ideological closure”

10.15: Steve Leddin (MIC, Limerick), “Vagaries of Origin: Walter Benjamin’s critique of historicism and its hermeneutic import”

11.00-11.20 Coffee break

11.20: Kristof Vanhoutte (Rome), “Philosophy as the in-between”

12.05: Zsuzsanna Kondor (Budapest), “Past and present constraints”

12.50-2.00 Lunch

2.00: Aislinn O’Donnell (MIC, Limerick), “Arendt and conservative education”

2.45: Natalie Nenadic (Kentucky), “Heidegger, history, and the task of philosophy”

3.30-3.50: Coffee break

3.50: Tom Angier (Kent), “Alasdair MacIntyre’s analysis of tradition”

4.35: Lloyd Strickland (Wales), “Philosophy and the search for truth”

5.15: Philip Reynor (TCD), “The flesh of perceived things”

6.00: Conference ends.

7.00: Conference Dinner
Spice of India, O’Connell Street, Limerick.

Queen’s University, Belfast

This year our autumn conference will take place on November 27th at Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the School of Politics, International Studies and Politics . The theme of the conference is ‘Convergences and Divergences: Philosophy in the Scholastic, Analytic, and Continental Traditions’ and the keynote speaker will be Prof William Desmond, KU Leuven.
A 300 word abstract of the proposed paper should be sent to both Gaven Kerr gkerr07@qub.ac.uk and Michael Dunne michael.w.dunne@nuim by October 22nd.

IPS Spring Conference: “The Future of Phenomenology”

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rudi Visker (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

Spring Conference of the
Irish Philosophical Society
The Futures of Phenomenology
March 5th- 7th
Hosted by the Department of Philosophy at the School of Humanities,
National University of Ireland, Galway.
Friday 5th March
17:00 Registration
Seminar Room, Philosophy Department, Morrisroe House
17:45 Welcome Address
D’Arcy Thompson Theatre, Arts/Commerce Building
18:00-19:30 Prof. Paul Crowther (NUIG)
“Phenomenology and the Problem of Analysis”
D’Arcy Thompson Theatre, Arts/Commerce Building
Saturday 6th
09:00 Registration
Moore Institute, Seminar Room AC 203
09:45
Dr. James McGuirk
(Bodø, Norway), “Indexicality & Phenomenological Subjectivity”
Dr. Niall Keane (MIC, Limerick)
“Heidegger and the Phenomenology of Homelessness & Translation”
10:15
Dr. Cyril McDonnell (NUIM)
“The Significance of Seeing and Talking about Death: Heidegger’s Critique & Limited Advancement of Husserlian Phenomenology”
Dr. Noel Kavanagh (Carlow College)
“In Which Sense can we have a Phenomenology of Love? An Investigation of Marion’s Erotic Phenomenon”
10.45
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11.15
Dr. Harald Wiltsche
(Graz Universität)
“A Phenomenological Analysis of the Laboratory of the Mind”
Ms. Sheena Hyland (UCD)
“The Futures of Phenomenology”
11.45
Dr. Donnchadh O’Conaill
(University of Durham)
“McDowell & Transcendental Phenomenology”
Dr. Andrea Altobrando
(Turin/Wuppertal)
“The Futures of Phenomenology:
The Phenomenological Genius”
12:15-14:00 Lunch
Moore Institute, Seminar Room
14:00-15:00 Dr. Tim Mooney (UCD),
“On the Flexibility in Concrete Movement: Merleau-Ponty’s Proper Conclusion”
15:00-15:30 Coffee
15:30-16:30 Dr. Felix O’Murchadha (NUIG),
“Scepticism & Phenomenology”
16:30-17:30 Dr. Joseph Cohen (UCD),
“Emmanuel Lévinas & the Problem of Phenomenology”
17:30-18:00 Coffee
18:00-19:30 Keynote Address: Prof. Rudi Visker (K.U. Leuven, Belgium),
“The Inhuman Core of Human Dignity. Lévinas & Beyond”
Followed by the launch of the IPS Yearbook by the President of the IPS Dr. Michael Dunne
20:00 Conference dinner
Vina Mara Restaurant, Middle Street, Galway
Sunday 7th
Moore Institute, Seminar Room
10:00-11:00 Prof. Brian O’Connor (UCD),
“Phronesis, Reason & the Phenomenology of Everyday Expertise”
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:30 Prof. Graham Parkes (NUIC),
“Nietzsche & Eco-Phenomenology”
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Prof. Dermot Moran (UCD),
“The Phenomenology of Personhood”
Followed by the AGM of the IPS