Activities

Upcoming

2026

May 13, 11-18
Early career Workshop on the Austro-German Philosophy of Mind
Gabriel Lemes Duarte (PUC-SP):
Marty on time consciousness
Ali Kerem Eroglu (University of Liège):
Is Inner Perception Self-Evident? Brentano on the Awareness of Mental Acts
Bruno Poli (University of Geneva)
On the Valence of Sensory Experiences

 

Respondents:

Romain Büchi (University of Geneva)
Arnaud Dewalque (University of Liège)
Guillaume Fréchette (University of Geneva)
Henriikka Hannula (University of Geneva)
Gianfranco Soldati (University of Fribourg)
Fabrice Teroni (University of Geneva)


Location: Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)

More Information: Program

RESEARCH SEMINAR (Work in Progress):

March 3
Gabriel Duarte (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo)
Anton Marty on Time
Rue De-Candolle 2 (Department of Philosophy), 16:00
March 4
Lucas Baccarat (University of Geneva)
Neurath and Avenarius on Introjection
Rue De-Candolle 2 (Department of Philosophy), 16:00
March 25

Henriikka Hannula (University of Geneva)
Cassirer on Fascism
Room Phil 102, 16:00

April 22 

Hannah Kirchner (University of Geneva)
Felix Kaufmann
Rue De-Candolle 2 (Department of Philosophy), 16:00

April 29, 16-18
Talk: Romain Büchi (University of Geneva)

History of Philosophy in the Age of AI
Location: Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)

 

 

Past

2026

April 27, 10-17
 
READING WORKSHOP: Anton Marty on Intentionality and Time
Discussion of the papers:
  • Cesalli, L. Martys philosophische Position innerhalb der Osterreichischen Tradition, Brentano Studien 12, 121-81, 2006-09
  • Chrudzimski, A. Die Intentionalitätstheorie Anton Martys, Grazer Philosophische Studien 62(1), 175-214.
SPEAKERS:
  • Laurent Cesalli (University of Geneva)
  • Arkadiusz Chrudzimski (Kraków)
  • Guillaume Fréchette (Geneva)

Location: Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)

2025

December 3 

Henriikka Hannula (University of Geneva)
State, Society, Historicity in Cassirer and Heidegger
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 16:15

November 26

OCET Meeting

Julia Franke-Reddig (University of Geneva)
Revisiting the Contemporary Relevance of Bolzano
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 16:15

October 29

OCET Meeting

Hamid Taieb (Humboldt University of Berlin)
The Philosophy of Attention: A Step Back and Return
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 16:15

October 8

OCET Meeting

Carlo Ierna (Vrije University)
Kerry and the Development of the Brentanist Philosophy of Mathematics
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 16:15

September 17

OCET Meeting

Wojciech Starzynski (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Between Critique and Affirmation: Blaustein's Functional Metaphysics of Culture
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 16:15

September 12-13, 9:00–18:00

'Austrian Railway Stations and one Chinese Game of Chance': 10 years of Inbegriff, the Geneva Seminar for Austro-German Philosophy, September  12-13 2025.  (second of two workshops)

  • Romain Büchi (Université de Genève)
  • Arnaud Dewalque (Université de Liège)
  • Denis Fisette (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  • Kevin Mulligan (Università Della Svizzera Italiana / University of Geneva)
  • Venanzio Raspa (Università di Urbino)
  • Denis Seron (Université de Liège)
  • Gianfranco Soldati (Université de Fribourg)
  • Alberto Voltolini (Università di Torino)

 Espace Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)

Program

July 21, 9:30–18:00
Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Remarks and its Phenomenological Grammar. Workshop with Mauro Engelmann

  • Romain Büchi (Université de Genève)
  • Mauro Engelmann (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
  • Julia Franke-Reddig (Université de Genève)
  • Guillaume Fréchette (Université de Genève)
  • Sébastien Gandon (Université Clermont-Ferrand)
  • Jonathan Gombin (Université de Bordeaux)
  • Colin King (Providence College)

Colladon, Room C1/C2

June 11–13

'Austrian Railway Stations and one Chinese Game of Chance’:
10 years of Inbegriff, the Geneva Seminar for Austro-German Philosophy

  • Johannes Brandl (University of Salzburg)
  • Arkadiusz Chrudzimski (Jagiellonian University in Krakow)
  • Julia Franke-Reddig (University of Geneva)
  • Wolgang Huemer (University of Parma)
  • Olivier Massin (University of Neuchâtel)
  • Kevin Mulligan (Università Della Svizzera Italiana / University of Geneva)
  • Peter Simons (Trinity College, Dublin)
  • Maria van der Schaar (Leiden University)

Philosophes 211 (Bd des Philosophes 22)

Program - Abstracts

May 28, 9:00-17:30
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series

The Intentionality of Emotions: Themes from Austro-German Philosophy

  • Jean Moritz Müller (University of Tübingen)
  • Bruno Poli (University of Geneva)
  • Philipp Schmidt-Boddy (University of Heidelberg)
  • Íngrid Vendrell Ferran (University of Marburg)

Colladon, Room C1/C2

Program - Titles and abstracts

May 7, 16:15-19:00

OCET Meeting

  • Bruno Poli (University of Geneva)

Philosophes 002 (Bd des Philosophes 22)

April 30, 14:15-16:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series
Wittgenstein’s Later Perspective on Tractarian Nonsense
Christoph C. Pfisterer (University of Zürich)
Colladon, Room C1/C2

April 9, 16:15-18:00
OCET Meeting
Some Remarks on Benno Kerry’s ‘Ueber Anschauung und ihre psychische Verarbeitung’
Romain Büchi (University of Geneva)
Philosophes 201 (Bd des Philosophes 22)

March 19, 16:15-18:00
OCET Meeting
Why Neurath was right in calling Schlick a metaphysician (and why this should not be seen as a problem)
Julia Franke-Reddig (University of Geneva)
Colladon, Room C1/C2

March 12, 14:15-16:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series
After the Tractatus: Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle on Hypotheses and Laws of Nature
Christoph Limbeck-Lilienaus (University of Vienna)
Colladon, Room C1/C2

2024

December 18, 16:15-18:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #6
Early receptions of analytic philosophy. Russell’s logical constructions in the United States and France
Sébastien Gandon (Université Clermont Auvergne) 
Colladon, Room C1/C2 (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)
Abstract

November 27, 16:15-18:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #5
Schelerian Shame, Humean Pride
Hynek Janoušek (Czech Academy of Sciences)
Colladon, Room C1/C2 (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)
Abstract

October 23, 16:15-18:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #4
How to Make Gifts With Words
Emma Tieffenbach (Università della Svizzera Italiana / University of Zürich)
Colladon, Room C1/C2 (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)
Abstract

October 2, 16:15-18:00
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #3
Husserl's Internal Time Consciousness and Heidegger's Ecstatic Temporality
Adam Knowles (University of Zürich)
Colladon, Room C1/C2 (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2)
Abstract

Sept 11-13
The Historiography of Philosophy in the 20th Century: Problems and Prospects
Les Philosophes, Room Phil 211

June 18, 9am-6pm
The Mind from the 'Empirical Standpoint' – Themes from Austro-German Philosophy.
A Geneva-Prague workshop

Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Jilská 1,  Prague.

June 13
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #2
“Austrian philosophy” revisited. Outline of a new research project
Denis Fisette (UQAM, Montréal)
Room C1/C2, Colladon, 2pm-4pm
PosterAbstract and Zoom Link

June 3 
Inbegriff Session
Metaphysical Realism: Generic Individuals & States of Affairs
Laurent Cesall, Guillaume Fréchette & Romain Büchi
Dept. of Philosophy, 2pm-6pm

May 14, 10:00-17:30
OCET Lectures and Workshop Series #1:
Austro-German Philosophy: Between Bolzano and the Vienna Circle
Poster & Programme

  • Lucas Baccarat (Vienna): "Neurath and Avenarius: From the Natural Concept of the World to Everyday Language"
  • Christian Damböck (Vienna): "Carnap's Noncognitivism and the Value Philosophy of the Brentano School"
  • Julia Franke-Reddig (Geneva): "Scholz on Bolzano"
  • Romain Büchi (Geneva): "Towards a Meinongian Semantics for Mathematical Discourse"

Room C1/C2, Colladon

April 29 
Inbegriff Session
Metaphysical Realism: Multiple Individuation
Laurent Cesalli & Paolo Natali
Zoom, 2:30pm-4:30pm

April 22
OCET Meeting
Brentano and Comte
Bruno Poli
Colladon, Room 103, 2pm-4pm

April 8 
Inbegriff Session
Metaphysical Realism: Universals
Laurent Cesalli & Paolo Natali
Dept. of Philosophy, 2pm-4pm

March 19
OCET Meeting
Mathematical Concepts
Romain Büchi
On Schlick
Julia Franke-Reddig 
Colladon, Room 103, 10am-4pm

March 13
OCET Meeting
Mach's Influence on Schlick
Julia Franke-Reddig
Colladon, Room 103, 2pm-4pm