If you are interested in presenting your work at the Higher Seminar or if you want to be notified about the program, please contact Harald Wiltsche.
The presentations are usually 45-60 minutes long, followed by an extensive Q&A.
Anyone interested in philosophical questions is welcome!
To receive more information (venue, abstract etc.), please contact Harald Wiltsche to be added to the e-mail distribution list.
Program Fall 2025
August 20, 2025: Jennifer Whyte, Duke, "Waismann says only fools rush in: The Open-Texture Mechanism in Conceptual Engineering"
September 3, 2025: Noah Stemeroff, Bristol, "Heisenberg on Goethe and the Future of Physics"
October 1, 2025: Hamid Taieb, HU Berlin, "The Philosophy of Attention: Past and Present"
October 15, 2025: Paula Guertler, Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics, "The Capability to Aspire and the Use of AI by Public Institutions"
November 5, 2025: Joe Roussos, Institute for Future Studies, "Managing disagreement between expert advisors in crisis policymaking"
November 19, 2025: Johan Elfström, LiU, "Against Liberal Nationalism"
December 3, 2025: Tom Ziemke, LiU, "The Role of Intentionality in Human-Robot Interaction"
December 10, 2025: David Lindqvist, LiU, "30% Seminar: Person-affecting population ethics"
Program Spring 2026
January 15, 2026: Kalle Grill, Umeå, "TBA" (different time slot: 13.00-16.00)
February 25, 2026: Göran Collste, LiU & Torbjörn Lodén, SU, "Global Ethics in a Time of Crises"
April 8, 2026: Ellen Svensson, SU, "AI-Integrated Shared Decision Making"
April 22, 2026: Andrew Reisner, UU, "TBA"
May 6, 2026: Anders Herlitz, LU, "TBA"
May 27, 2026: William Malone, LiU, "30% Seminar: TBA", external discussant: Philipp Berghofer (Graz)
