Activities
Upcoming
December 10-11
The Crisis of Philosophy in the 1930s
Colladon (Rue Jean-Daniel Colladon 2), 9:00-18:00
Past
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)
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
- 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)
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
Poster, Abstract 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