Dies Natalis 2012
The Celebration of the Dies Natalis takes place today at 15:00 hrs in the Pieterskerk, Pieterskerkhof 1A in Leiden. There will be a live video broadcast of the ceremony, and a simultaneous translation will be provided in English.
News and agenda
Practical Philosophy Colloquia, Spring 2012
On Thursday, 16 February 2012, Neil Levy (Oxford) will present the first lecture of the Spring 2012 series of Practical Philosophy Colloquia: 'On the Role of Consciousness in Morally Responsible Behaviour.’
Workshop: Job Applications in English
Learn how to apply for a job in English! Visit the workshop on Thursday 16 February 2012, 9.15 – 11.00 hrs. Room: Van Wijkplaats 4/004
Humanities Calendar
Curious about guest lectures and other events that take place at the Faculty of Humanities? This page contains an overview of all English Humanities related events in Leiden.
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Symposium 'Frege in Leiden'
On Friday, 21 October 2011 the Institute for Philosophy will host the symposium 'Frege in Leiden'.
Mini-course on Biopolitics
In week 45, 7-12 November 2011, the Institute for Philosophy will host a mini-course by visiting professor Vanessa Lemm, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Humanities at the Diego Portales University, Santiago de Chile.
Workshop: The Representation of Gradability
On 6 and 7 June LUCL will host a workshop on the representation of gradability, that will be of interest to both linguistics and students of philosophy of language.
Workshop 'Nietzsche the Kantian?'
On 11 and 12 February 2011 the Leiden Institute for Philosophy will host the workshop 'Nietzsche the Kantian? Reading Nietzsche and Kant on the Sovereign Individual, Freedom and the Will.'
New portal for business travel booking
The University will be switching to a new business travel booking system in the near future. Employees will be able to book their business trips via a new ‘travel portal’ supplied by ATP Business Travel. This travel agency will explain how to use the booking system during two information sessions, to be held on the 17th and the 25th of March.
Tractatus in Holland
On Monday, 20 December 2010 the Leiden Institute for Philosophy organizes a one-day conference on Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
Workshop "Cosmopolitanism and Conflict"
On Thursday 16 December and Friday 17 December 2010 the Leiden Institute for Philosophy will host the workshop "Cosmopolitanism and Conflict".
ZENO Lectures 2010-2011
Announcements of the annual ZENO Lectures series in philosophy sponsored by the Research Institute ZENO, which comprises the research of the philosophy departments at Leiden University and Utrecht University. Next lecture on 16 December 2010 by Prof. Beatrix Himmelmann (Tromsø, Norway).
Practical Philosophy Colloquia 2010-2011
On Tuesday, 7 December 2010 Prof. Alan Thomas (Tilburg University) will present the next lecture in the Practical Philosophy Colloquia series 2010-2011.
Workshop "The Efficacy of Conscious Intentions and Plans"
On 25-26 November 2010, the Institute for Philosophy of Leiden University organises a workshop on the implications of empirical research on mental causation and free will.
Conference ''Truth and Method' Fifty Years After: Gadamer's Influence on the Humanities', Leiden 26-28 August 2010
Almost fifty years ago, Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Truth and Method (1960) appeared. Among philosophers and theologians, this classic study of interpretation has enjoyed a spectacular reception history. But what sort of Gadamerian influences can be traced in the humanities?
Exploring New Vistas in the Historiography of Science
On Tuesday, 8 June the last lecture of the colloquium series Exploring New Vistas in the Historiography of Science of 2009-2010 will be given by prof. dr. Klaas van Berkel (University of Groningen).
Workshop Knowlege, Mind and the First Person
On Wednesday 2 December 2009 the Leiden Institute for Philosophy organises the workshop "Knowlege, Mind and the First Person".
Days of Judgement
From 25 September 2009 through 27 September 2009, the Institute for Philosophy organizes the conference 'Days of Judgement´.
Too Funky: Sympathy and Emanation
On April 10-11 the Institute for Philosophy organizes the conference "Too Funky: Sympathy and Emanation".
