The series will include four two-hour sessions with distinguished international speakers taking place virtually on April 29 (with Laura Valentini), May 13 (with Joseph Carens), May 20 (with Ian Shapiro) and May 27 (with Sally Haslanger), 2021.
Junior researchers (PhDs and Postdocs) interested in attending the entire colloquium series can apply by sending an e-mail to app@philos.uzh.ch by March 15, 2021. When applying, please include your institutional details as well as a brief statement on why you would like to participate.
More details and the full CfR can be accessed here: https://www.ethik.uzh.ch/de/afe/agenda/approachestopp.htm
Colloquium Series "Approaches to Political Philosophy"
With what kinds of topics do political philosophers and theorists engage? What kinds of questions do they raise? And how do they go about answering these questions?
These and further questions will be at the center of the Colloquium Series “Approaches to Political Philosophy.” Its guiding aim is to provide junior researchers and graduate students of the University of Zurich and beyond with an opportunity to learn about and critically discuss available approaches to political philosophy. It should also serve as a way for all participants to gain new insights about how to best approach their own research.
Different existing approaches, their assumptions, their understanding of the role of political philosophy and political theory, their compatibility with other approaches, and their advantages and limitations will be at the center of conversations focusing on the work of four advanced scholars.