Past activities
2025
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
'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)
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
Historiography of 20th Century Philosophy (Phil 211)
June 13, 2pm-4pm
Franz Brentano in Vienna
Denis Fisette (UQAM, Montréal)
Room C1/C2, Colladon
June 3, 2pm-6pm
Metaphysical Realism: Generic Invidivuals (2pm-4pm)
Metaphysical Realism: States of affairs (4pm - 6pm)
Romain Büchi, Laurent Cesalli, Guillaume Fréchette
dept. of philosophy, seminar room
May 14, 10am-6pm
Austrian Philosophy – Between Bolzano and the Vienna Circle
OCET Workshop with Lucas Baccarat (Vienna), Romain Büchi (Geneva), Christian Damböck (Vienna), Julia Franke-Reddig (Geneva)
Room C1/C2, Colladon
April 22, 10am-12am
Brentano and Comte
Bruno Poli
Room 103, Colladon
April 8, 2pm-4pm
Metaphysical Realism: Universals
Laurent Cesalli & Paolo Natali
dept. of philosophy, seminar room
March 19, 10am-4pm
Mathematical Concepts
Romain Büchi
Room 103, Colladon
March 13, 2pm-4pm
Mach's Influence on Schlick
Julia Franke Reddig
Room 103, Colladon
2023
– May, 25-27, 2023: International Conference States of Affairs. Medieval and Austro-German Perspectives. Keynote Speakers: Alexandra Anisie (Babes-Bolyai), Johannes Brandl (Salzburg), Susan Brower-Toland (Saint Louis), Richard Gaskin (Liverpool), John Marenbon (Cambridge), Bo Meinertsen (Sheffield), Benjamin Schnieder (Wien), Ingrid Vendrell-Ferran (Marburg). Poster & Programme.
– November, 10, 2022: Journée d'études on Austro-German realisms, Neuchâtel (Institut de Philosophie).
– June, 2-4, 2022: International Conference Relations. Medieval and Austro-German Perspectives. Co-organised with GAP and AMPhi. Keynote Speakers: Guido Bonino (Torino), Jeffrey Brower (Purdue), Charles Girard (Genève), Uriah Kriegel (Rice), Kevin Mulligan (Lugano), Sonja Schierbaum (Würzburg), Peter Simons (Dublin), Hamid Taieb (Berlin). Poster & Programme.
– December, 2-4, 2021: International Conference A Historical Turn. Sources and Their Uses in Austro-German Philosophy. Keynote Speakers: Klaus Corcilius (Tübingen), Francesco Fronterotta (Roma La Sapienza), Charles Girard (Genève), Katerina Ierodiakonou (Genève), Colin King (Providence/Basel), Martin Lenz (Groningen), Ursula Renz (Graz), Sonja Schierbaum (Würzburg), Stephan Schmid (Hamburg), Jacob Schmutz (Louvain). Co-organised with AMPhi. Poster.
– May, 6-8, 2021: Online Workshop “Universals. Austrian and Medieval Perspectives”. Keynote speakers: Gabriele Galluzzo (Exeter) and Wolfgang Künne (Hamburg). Co-organised with AMPhi. Poster & Programme.
– April, 23, 2021 (1-4 pm): Online Workshop Hume in Austria. Invited speakers: Denis Seron (Liège) and Hynek Janoušek (Prague). Poster.
– January 27, 2020: Workshop Intentionality - with Mauro Antonelli (Milano Bicocca) (talk given in German), Kevin Mulligan (Genève&Lugano), Laurent Cesalli (Geneva), Charles Girard (Genève), Hamid Taieb (Hamburg). Programme.
– Journées on Realism about Universals in Austro-German and Contemporary Philosophy:
- April 9, 2020: "The Universal-Particular Distinction: A Dogma of Metaphysics?": discussion of MacBride 2005;
- February 19, 2020: "Universals in Albert the Great" (Programme);
- December 12, 2019: "Universals in Husserl's Philosophy" (Programme);
- November, 7, 2019 "Universals. From Contemporary to Austrian and Back Again" (Programme);
- January 16, 2020: "Universals in Anton Marty's Philosophy" (Programme);
– October 31, 2019: Lake Geneva Graduate Conference "Kinds - in Philosophy and Its History" (Organized with CUSO, eidos, and dialectica). Programme
– Conference INBEGRIFF/SEMAINO, "Logic and Grammar from Late Scholasticism to Austrian Philosophy", University of Geneva, June 13-14, 2019 (programme)
– Workshop "For an Austro-German Aristotle", April 4-5, 2019 (programme)
– Workshop "Scholastic philosophy in the Austro-German tradition", January 10, 2019 (programme)
– Workshop INBEGRIFF/SEMAINO, "Que veut dire ‘signifier’? Quelques réponses modernes et contemporaines", April 13, 2018.
– Workshop "L'Esthétique dans la tradition austro-allemande", University of Geneva, January 24, 2018 (programme).
– "Anton Marty and Contemporary Philosophy" (Call for Papers), University of Geneva, June 15-17, 2017 (closing conference of the SNF project "Meaning and Intentionality in Anton Marty")
– Talk by Jocelyn Benoist, "Que ce qui n'existe pas n'existe vraiment pas, même en Sardaigne", University of Geneva, May 12, 2017, organised in collaboration with Phileas.
– "Intentionality and Consciousness. From Austrian to Contemporary Philosophy of Mind", Universities of Fribourg, Geneva and Salzburg, November 25-26, 2016.
– "Perspectives on Deontology from Early Phenomenology and Contemporary Philosophy. Workshop with Barry Smith", University of Geneva, July 6, 2016 (updated program), access to Barry Smith's lecture here.
– "Brentano in Discussion. Workshop with Uriah Kriegel", University of Geneva, April 20, 2016
– "Philosophies autrichiennes & Anti-Kants", University of Geneva, November 20-21, 2015
– "Austro-German Objects and Scientific Philosophy. Workshop with Dale Jacquette", University of Geneva, October 6, 2015
– "Objectivisme et fonctionnalisme dans les théories austro-allemandes de la signification" (Round Table), Triennial International Congress of the SoPha, Université de Montréal and UQAM, June 17-20, 2015
– "Intentional Objects Allsorts. Varieties from Austro-German and Medieval Philosophy. Workshop with Arkadiusz Chrudzimski", University of Geneva, June 9, 2015