Center for European Philosophy

Past activities

2022

  • Lecture Series: Philosophical Sources of European Identity. University of Antwerp, spring semester 2022. More information.
  • Fourth Antwerp Philosophy Nocturne. University of Antwerp, March 26. More information.

2021

  • Radio Rewilding: Third Antwerp Philosophy Nocturne. Radio broadcast and podcast, March 27. More information.​
  • Summer school: Arts, Ontology and Politics. University of Antwerp, August 25-31. More information.​
  • Privilege on a Warming Planet: Climate Change, Racism, and patterns of Denial. International conference. University of Antwerp and online, September 23-24. More information.​
  • Secularization: Hermeneutic Instrument / Contested Concept. Study day. University of Antwerp, October 26. More information.​
  • Kant as Popularphilosoph? Study day. University of Antwerp, December 2. More information.​
  • Faith Envy. Guest lecture by Hermen Kroesbergen in the course 'Grondige studie filosofie van de religie (MA, Walter Van Herck). University of Antwerp, December 7.

2020

  • Second Antwerp Philosophy Nocturne. University of Antwerp, September 11. More information.
  • Self-Interpreting Animals: On the Status of Hermeneutics and the Interpretive Turn. Online symposium, organized by Michiel Meijer. With a.o. Nicholas Smith (Macquarie), Gert-Jan van der Heiden (Nijmegen) and Jason Blakely (Pepperdine). November 20.

2019

  • Rethinking Paradigms of Disenchantment in the Reformation World. Study day with Alexandra Walsham (University of Cambridge). University of Antwerp, 22 March. More information.​
  • First Antwerp Philosophy Nocturne. University of Antwerp, March 30. More information.​
  • Pictures as Design Objects. Guest Lecture by professor Lambert Wiesing (Universität Jena). University of Antwerp, 2 May.
  • Image, Imagination, and Virtual Reality. Expert seminar with a.o. keynote speaker Lambert Wiesing (Universität Jena). University of Antwerp, 3 May. More information.​
  • Reenchantment, Postsecularity, and the Question of the Recovery of Religion. Study day with Justin Beaumont (Queen Mary University of London). University of Antwerp, 24 May. More information.​
  • Arts, Ontology, and Politics. First Meeting of the International Collaboration Program (FWO – CAS) between the Center for European Philosophy (University of Antwerp) and the Institute of Philosophy (Czech Academy of Sciences). University of Antwerp, 13-14 June. More information.​
  • Summer School: The Enlightenment in Current Public Debate. With leading international experts James Schmidt (Boston University) and Ann Thomson (European University Institute) and guest lectures by amongst others Arthur Cools, Petra Van Brabandt and Koen Verrycken. University of Antwerp, 27 August - 5 September. More information.​
  • Onbeminde gelovigen: waarom we religieus blijven. Book symposium with author Guido Vanheeswijck and respondents Stijn Latré en Willemijn Dicke. University of Antwerp, 15 October.
  • Wat de lezer leert. Book symposium with author Leen Verheyen. Boekhandel De Groene Waterman Antwerpen, 25 October.
  • Religious Practice and Spiritual Aspiration. Antwerp Philosophy Lecure by Gordon Graham (emeritus Princeton Theological Seminary). University of Antwerp, 5 November.
  • The Scope and Limits of Aesthetic Reenchantment. Study day with Gordon Graham (emeritus Princeton Theological Seminary). University of Antwerp, 5 November. More information.
  • Presentatie themanummer Streven: 'Schaamte(loos)'. With a presentation by Katrien Schaubroeck (Center for Ethics) and respondents Martha Claeys and Harriët Bergman. University of Antwerp, 18 December. More information.​

2018

  • Modern Science and the Demagification of the World. Study day with Jason Josephson-Storm (Williams College). University of Antwerp, 29 March. More information.​
  • Re-enchantment in a Scientific Worldview. Study day with André Cloots (KU Leuven). University of Antwerp, 26 April. More information.​
  • Tenth Annual Meeting of the Center for European Philosophy: Democratie, (in)tolerantie, verlichting (Democracy, (in)tolerance, Enlightenment). With Ignaas Devisch, Bastiaan Rijpkema, Rachida Lamrabet and Jurgen Slembrouck. University of Antwerp, 18 May. More information.​
  • How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. Antwerp Philosophy Lecture by Jason Stanley (Yale University). University of Antwerp, 24 May.
  • The Enchanted World of Medieval Europe: Immune to Deconstruction? Study day. University of Antwerp, 23 November. More information.​
  • Colloquium on Philosophy and Education on the occassion of the retirement of prof. Luc Braeckmans. University of Antwerp, 1 December.
  • Varieties of Re-enchantment. International conference with a.o. Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University), André Cloots (KU Leuven) and John Cottingham (University of Roehampton). University of Antwerp, 6-7 December. More information.​

2017

  • The Event of Truth: Literature's Singular Relation to Knowledge. Guest lecture by Derek Attridge (University of York). University of Antwerp, 4 May.
  • Ninth Annual Meeting of the Center for European Philosophy: Verlichting en retoriek in het hedendaagse publieke debat (Enlightenment and rhetorics in contemporary public debate). University of Antwerp, 12 May. More information (in Dutch).
  • The Enchanted World: The World We Have Lost? Study Day. University of Antwerp, 23 November. More information.
  • Blanchot and Kafka. International seminar. University of Antwerp, 7 December. Organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for European Philosophy. More information.

2016

  • ​Levinas, Law and Literature. International conference. University of Antwerp, 20-22 January 2016. Organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for European Philosophy. More information.
  • The emergence of the philosophy of action in Young Hegelian thought. Guest lecture by Raphaël Chappé (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense). University of Antwerp, 2 May. 
  • Eighth Annual Meeting of the Center for European Philosophy: Ethics and ontology: The moral phenomenology of Charles Taylor. International conference. University of Antwerp, 10-11 June 2016. More information (pdf).
  • Summer School: Political Myth, Propaganda & Politics of Imagination. With leading international scholars in the fields of the philosophy of political myth and the philosophy of propaganda: Chiara Bottici (The New School for Social Research), Benoît Challand (The New School for Social Research), Angus Nicholls (Queen Mary University of London) and Jason Stanley (Yale University). University of Antwerp, 22-30 August 2016. More information.​

2015

  • Levinas, New Perspectives. Expert Seminar on the thought of Emmanuel Levinas. University of Antwerp, 13 November 2015. More information (pdf - 49 kb).
     
  • Annual Meeting of the Center for European Philosophy 2015: Expressive Individualism. Ethics of Authenticity Revisited. University of Antwerp, 23 April 2015. Organized in cooperation with UCSIA and Center Pieter Gillis. More information.

2014

  • Annual Meeting of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Phenomenological Philosophy (Gezelschap voor Fenomenologische Wijsbegeerte): Fenomenologie van het beeld in de hedendaagse cultuur (Phenomenology of the image in contemporary culture). Keynote lectures by Mauro Carbone and Lambert Wiesing. University of Antwerp, 5 December 2014. More information (in Dutch).
     
  • International Conference Paul Ricoeur: Thinker of the Margins? - A la frontière de la pensée de Paul Ricoeur. University of Antwerp and VU - University of Amsterdam, 18-20 September 2014. More information.
     
  • Annual Meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2014: Transcendentie in het spanningsveld tussen moderniteit en religie (Transcendence in the field of tension between modernity and religion). University of Antwerp, 8 and 9 May 2014. Organized in cooperation with Centrum Pieter Gillis and UCSIA. More information (pdf - 504 kb) (in Dutch).

2013

  • Debate Avant-garde Today, with philosopher Harry Lehmann (Berlin), Johan Pas (KASK Antwerp), Mark Luyten (St. Lucas Antwerp) and Frans van Peperstraten (University of Tilburg). 3 December 2013, University of Antwerp.

  • Art as Generator of Change in Society, with artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. In cooperation with UCSIA, Sint Lucas Antwerpen, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts and M HKA. 5-6 November 2013, University of Antwerp. More information (in Dutch).

  • Seventh Independent Hannah Arendt Circle Conference, hosted by the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for Philosophy of Culture. University of Antwerp, 20-22 May 2013. More information.

  • Annual Meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2013: Denken over wonen (Thinking about Dwelling). University of Antwerp, 19 April 2013. More information (in Dutch).

2012

  • International Conference Kafka and the Paradox of the Universal. Organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for Philosophy of Culture. University of Antwerp, 12 - 14 December 2012.
     
  • Inaugural speech and lecture series by professor René Boomkens (University of Groningen), laureate of the Belgian Franqui Chair 2011-2012: Globalisering, het nieuwe nationalisme en het nieuwe kapitalisme (Globalization, the new nationalism and the new capitalism). University of Antwerp, Fall 2012. Download the poster (pdf - 106kb) (in Dutch).
     
  • Sixth annual meeting of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Phenomenological Philosophy. University of Antwerp, 9 November 2012. More information (in Dutch).
     
  • International Conference Radical Secularization?. Organized by the Institute of Philosophy (KU Leuven), the Center Pieter Gillis (UA) and the Center for Philosophy of Culture. University of Antwerp, 20 - 22 September 2012. Download the program (pdf - 415 kb).
     
  • International Conference Kantian Ethics and Moral Life. University of Antwerp, 20 - 21 September 2012. Download the program (pdf - 61 kb).
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  • Conference of the 'Afrikaans-Nederlandstalig Wijsgerig Genootschap': Maakbaarheid en onttovering (Efficacy and disenchantment). University of Antwerp, 24 - 25 May 2012. Download the program (pdf - 119 kb) (in Dutch).
     
  • Annual Meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2012: The Ways of Resentment. University of Antwerp, 22 May 2012. More information.

2011

  • Two conferences: Going Public and Reclaiming the Streets?. Universiteit Antwerpen, 8 November 2011, and Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, 15 November 2011. Organized in cooperation with UCSIA, MuHKA, Cinema Zuid, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen and St. Lucas Antwerpen. With contributions by Arthur Cools, Peter Swinnen, Anri Sala, Nico Dockx, Paul De Bruyne, Pascal Gielen and David Bade.
     
  • Annual meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2011: Image and Eye: The Nature of Pictorial Perception. Universiteit Antwerpen, 27 May 2011. Organized by Geert Gooskens (UA), with presentations by Lambert Wiesing (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), Rudolf Bernet (K.U. Leuven), Helena De Preester (Universiteit Gent) and Geert Gooskens (UA). More information (partly in Dutch).
     
  • International Conference Theories of Beauty. Organized in connection with the international Francqui-chair 2010-2011, held by Jerrold Levinson (University of Maryland, USA). K.U. Leuven and Universiteit Antwerpen, 9 and 10 May 2011. More information.
     
  • Symposium De fenomenologische instelling bij Emmanuel Levinas en Jean-Luc Marion (The phenomenological attitude in Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Marion). Universiteit Antwerpen, 9 February 2011. More information (in Dutch).

2010

  • Autumn symposium De herontdekking van de wereld (The rediscovery of the world). Universiteit Antwerpen, 4 December 2010. Presentations by Guido Vanheeswijck, Gerrit Steunebrink, Geert Van Eekert, Dirk De Schutter and Jacques De Visscher.
     
  • Conference Art as Relation. Art's Contribution to Society. Universiteit Antwerpen, 20 October 2010; Cinema Zuid, 8 December 2010. In cooperation with UCSIA, MuHKA, Cinema Zuid, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten and St. Lucas Antwerpen. With contributions by Arthur Cools, Craigie Horsfield, Joris Capenberghes, Pascal Gielen and Hans de Wolf.
     
  • Conference Phenomenology, Arts and Architecture. 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for Phenomenological Philosophy. Ghent University, 14 and 15 October 2010. Organized by The Department of Architecture and Urban Planning (Ghent Univeristy), the Department of Art, Music and Theatre Sciences (Ghent University) and the Centre for Philosophy of Culture (University of Antwerp). With a keynote lecture by Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University of Prague).
     
  • Annual meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2010: Religion and Enlightenment: The Young-Hegelian Perspective. Universiteit Antwerpen, 12 May 2010. Organized in cooperation with the Max Stirner Gesellschaft. Plenary lectures by Geert Van Eekert, Jeff Spiessens, Tinneke Beeckman, Wolfgang Essbach and Eric von der Luft. Download the poster (jpg - 253 kb).
     
  • Conference Modernity, Poetry and the Sacred. The Legacy of Hölderlin in Heidegger, Blanchot, Lacoue-Labarthe and Nancy. Universiteit Antwerpen, 11 May 2010. Organized in cooperation with the 'Colloquium Phenomenology, Poetics, Ethics'. More information.
     
  • Doctoral seminar led by prof. dr. Karin De Boer (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen): Reflectie en kritiek bij Kant en Hegel (Reflection and criticism in Kant and Hegel). With responses by Liesbet Vanhaute and Herbert De Vriese (Universiteit Antwerpen) and followed by a discussion. Universiteit Antwerpen, 3 February 2010.

2009

  • Conference The Politics of the Image. Universiteit Antwerpen, 10 and 11 November 2009. In cooperation with UCSIA, MuHKA, Cinema Zuid, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen and St. Lucas Antwerpen. With contributions by Arthur Cools, Alfredo Jaar, Jan Koenot and Johan Pas.
     
  • Doctoral students day of the Centre for German Idealism: Idealisme als cultuurkritiek (Idealism as a critique of culture). Universiteit Antwerpen, 19 June 2009. More information (in Dutch).
     
  • Annual Meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Culture 2009: Metaphors in Philosophy. Universiteit Antwerpen, 20 May 2009. Plenary lectures by Benjamin Biebuyck, Alexander Roose, Walter Van Herck and Rolf Konersmann. Download the poster (pdf - 60 kb) and the full program for the parallel sessions (pdf - 67 kb).
     
  • International conference Deus Ridens: the redemptive power of humour in religion. Universiteit Antwerpen, 20 and 21 April 2009. Organized in cooperation with Ucsia and the Centre Pieter Gillis.
     
  • International workshop The sacred in the metropolis. Universiteit Antwerpen, 24 March 2009. Organized in cooperation with Ucsia and the Centre Pieter Gillis.

2008

  • Annual meeting of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Phenomenological Philosophy: Fenomenologie en Cultuurfilosofie (Phenomenology and philosophy of culture). Universiteit Antwerpen, 19 September 2008. Speakers: Arthur Cools, Ernst Wolfgang Orth, Gerard Visser, Peter Reynaert, Geert Van Eekert. More information (in Dutch).
     
  • Symposium Meesters en discipelen (Masters and disciples). Universiteit Antwerpen, 17 May 2008. Organized as part of the project "Religie Heen / Terug", a partnership between the K.U. Leuven, the Universiteit Antwerpen (Centre Pieter Gillis and Centre for Philosophy of Culture) and the Cera Foundation.
     
  • International Conference What is a Time of Terror?. Universiteit Antwerpen, 29 February 2008. With Dana Villa (keynote speaker, University of Notre Dame, USA), Bob Brecher (University of Brighton, UK), Bill Durodié (Crandfield University, UK), Paul Reynolds (Edge Hill University, UK) and Ruud Welten (Tilburg University, The Netherlands).

2007

  • Symposium Singulariteit en herhaling. Over de lotgevallen van de subjectiviteit in de conditie van de moderniteit (Singularity and repetition. On the fate of subjectivity in the modern age). Universiteit Antwerpen, 16 mei 2007. More information (in Dutch).
     
  • Metaphysics-meeting: Cassirer-Heidegger: Davoser Disputation. Organized in cooperation with the Center for Metaphysics of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Nijmegen, Ravenstein, Campus Soeterbeeck, 2 February 2007. Presentations by Geert Van Eekert and Ben Vedder​​.
     
  • ​Participation in the organization of the UCSIA Summer Seminar 2007 Religion, culture and society.

2006

  •  International colloquium on tragedy (23 - 25 November 2006) in cooperation with the Center for Ethics and the research center Aisthesis.
     
  • ​ Symposium by the Centre for German Idealism: Liefde in het Duitse idealisme (Love in German Idealism). Universiteit Antwerpen, 10 November 2006.
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  • Two-day symposium De kunst van het falen (The art of failure). 6 and 7 October 2006. In cooperation with the research center Aisthesis and the Dutch Association of Aesthetics.
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  • Metaphysics-meeting Diltheys ‘Schlussbetrachtung über die Unmöglichkeit der metaphysischen Stellung des Erkennens. Organized in cooperation with the Center for Metaphysics of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Universiteit Antwerpen, 18 September 2006. Presentations by Gerrit Steunebrink and Koenraad Verrycken.
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  • Summer course at the 'Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte' (7 - 11 August 2006) on the book Welke taal spreekt de muziek? (What language does music speak?), edited by E. Heijerman and A. van der Schoot (Damon, 2005).
     
  • Metaphysics-meeting: Bronnen van Hedendaagse Metafysicakritiek (Sources of present-day criticism of metaphysics). Organized in cooperation with the Center for Metaphysics of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Nijmegen, Ravenstein, Campus Soeterbeeck, 10 April 2006. Presentation by Ad Vennix.

2005

  • Metaphysics-meeting Diltheys ‘Schlussbetrachtung über die Unmöglichkeit der metaphysischen Stellung des Erkennens'. Organized in cooperation with the Center for Metaphysics of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Universiteit Antwerpen, 23 September 2005. Presentation by Koenraad Verrycken.
     
  • International conference on Religious Emotions. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Universiteit Antwerpen, 19 - 21 September 2005.
     
  •  International Colloquium Saving Sirens. Knowledge and Seduction in the Age of In-difference (Macht en Onmacht van de sirenen. Kennis en verleiding in een tijdperk van on-verschilligheid). 12 and 13 May 2005.  Following this event, the book De macht van de sirene: kennis en verleiding in de moderniteit was published, edited by Arthur Cools, Sabine Hillen, Vivian Liska and Erik Oger (Academia Press, 2007)

2004

  •  Annual meeting of the Centre for German Idealism: Cosmopolitism: The Kantian Legacy. Universiteit Antwerpen, 13 February 2004. Speakers: M. Moors (K.U. Leuven), L. De Vos (K.U. Leuven) en F. Grootenboer (Universiteit Tilburg).
     
  • Autumn Symposium of the Department of Philosophy: Langs de Grenzen van Metafysica en Cultuur (On the borders of metaphysics and culture). Universiteit Antwerpen, 4 December 2004. Speakers: Koenraad Verrycken, Guido Vanheeswijck, Geert Van Eekert en Herbert De Vriese.

2003

  • Visit by dr. Thomas Dixon (Cambridge, UK) at Universiteit Antwerpen, 9 - 12 December 2003.

 

  • International conference 1830-1848: The End of Metaphysics as a Transformation of Culture. Universiteit Antwerpen, 26 and 27 May 2003. Invited international guest speakers: Walter Jaeschke (Hegel-Archiv, Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Patrick O’Brien (History of Economics, London School of Economics), Pamela Pilbeam (Political History, Royal Holloway) and Bernd Witte (Neuere Germanistik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf).

 

  • Symposium Religie en de dood (Religion and death). 15 March 2003. Organized as part of the project "Religie Heen / Terug", a partnership between the K.U. Leuven, the Universiteit Antwerpen and the Cera Foundation.

 

  • Participation in the organization of the UCSIA Summer Seminar 2003 Christianity, Islam, Judaism: how to conquer the barriers to intercultural dialogue?

2002

  • Visit by dr. Petri Jarvelaïnen (Lapinlahti, Finland) at UA-UFSIA, 24-28 November 2002.
     
  • International Conference on Cultural Identity and Religion, 19-20 September 2002 (Part I: The Voice of Religion in the Conversation of Mankind) and 26-27 September 2002 (Part II: Cultural Identity, Religion and Moral Pluralism) with eleven foreign guest speakers.
     
  • Symposium Heilige plaatsen. Jeruzalem, Lourdes en shoppingmalls (Holy places. Jeruzalem, Lourdes and shoppingmalls). 27 April 2002. Organized as part of the project "Religie Heen / Terug", a partnership between the K.U. Leuven, the Universiteit Antwerpen and the Cera Foundation.
     
  • Visit by prof. Susan James (Birkbeck College, University of London) at UA-UFSIA, 16-19 April 2002.
     
  • Doctoral seminar Denken, taal en logos bij de late Heidegger (Thinking, language and logos in Heidegger's later thought), in connection with the doctoral dissertation of Mathijs Van Alstein, ex-member of the Center for Metaphysics and Culture. Organized in cooperation with the Center for Metaphysics, K.U. Leuven. Held at the Institute of Philosophy, K.U. Leuven, 19.11 and 17.12.2002, 07.01.2003; at Universiteit Antwerpen, city campus, 17.02, 17.03, 28.04 and 19.05.2003. Participation by Samuel IJsseling (K.U. Leuven), Martin Moors (K.U. Leuven), Ben Vedder (K.U. Nijmegen) and Karin de Boer (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen).

2001

  • Symposium Wat is metafysica (voor mij)? (What is metaphysics (for me)?). Organized by the Centers for Metaphysics at K.U. Leuven, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and Universiteit Antwerpen. Institute of Philosophy, K.U. Leuven, 28 and 29 May 2001. Active participation by Guido Vanheeswijck, Geert Van Eekert and Herbert De Vriese.

1999

  • Symposium Maurice Blanchot. Tussen denken en verbeelden (Maurice Blanchot. Between thinking and imagining), 23 October 1999. In connection with this event, the following publication saw the light of day: Maurice Blanchot, Literatuur en het recht op de dood. Introduced by Arthur Cools, translated by Joost Beerten and Paul Bosse (Kampen, Agora, 2000).
     
  • International symposium Rationality and Religious Trust. UFSIA, Hof Van Liere, 28 and 29 May 1999. Keynote lectures by D.Z. Phillips, S. Mulhall, F. Ricken and V. Brümmer. The proceedings of this event were published in the journal Bijdragen, vol. 60 (1999) nr. 4.