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Category: Epoché

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Epoché is a bimonthly reading group dedicated to close readings and discussions of the selected works in the field of epistemology, philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology.

Current Session

Jean-Pierre Dupuy, The Mechanization of the Mind: On the Origins of Cognitive Science (start: January 2023)

This reading group is a collaborative project organized jointly by the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana and the ERC-project “Possible Life” research group, University of Vienna.

Past Sessions

  • Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The Structure of Behaviour (Oct 2018 – Jan 2019)
  • Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Phenomenology of Perception (Mar 2019 – Feb 2020)
  • Kurt Goldstein, The Organism (Jun 2020 – October 2020)
  • Georges Canguilhem, The Normal and the Pathological (Jan 2021 – Apr 2021)
  • Alfred North Whitehead, Science and the Modern World (Jun 2021 –Oct 2021)
  • Helmuth Plessner, Levels of Organic Life and the Human (Jan 2022-Jul 2022)

Upcoming Sessions

  • Gilbert Simondon, Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information
  • Hans Jonas, The Phenomenon of Life
  • Immanuel Kant, Critique of Judgement
VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human (Plessner) | Epoché

Epoché VI, Ep. 4: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Chapter II (Plessner)

Date: 18th February 2022

Presenter: Primož Vidovič

Chapter: II. The Cartesian Objection Continue reading Epoché VI, Ep. 4: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Chapter II (Plessner)

Eva Ilič | 19/02/202230/04/2022
VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human (Plessner) | Epoché

Epoché VI, Ep. 3: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Chapter I (Plessner)

Date: 4th February 2022

Presenter: Sebastjan Vörös

Chapter: I. Aim and Scope of the Study Continue reading Epoché VI, Ep. 3: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Chapter I (Plessner)

Eva Ilič | 09/02/202230/04/2022
VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human (Plessner) | Epoché

Epoché VI, Ep. 2: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Preface 1, 2 (Plessner)

Date: 21st January 2022

Presenter: Sebastjan Vörös

Chapters: Preface to the First Edition (1928) & Preface to the Second Edition (1965) Continue reading Epoché VI, Ep. 2: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Preface 1, 2 (Plessner)

Eva Ilič | 22/01/202230/04/2022
VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human (Plessner) | Epoché

Epoché VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Introductory Meeting (Plessner)

Date: 14th January 2022 Continue reading Epoché VI: Levels of Organic Life and the Human, Introductory Meeting (Plessner)

Eva Ilič | 19/01/202230/04/2022
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 8: Science and the Modern World, Chs. XII & XIII

Science and the Modern World, VIII.

Presenter: Adnan Sivić

Chapters: Ch. XII “Religion and Science ” & Ch. XIII “Requisites for Social Progress” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 8: Science and the Modern World, Chs. XII & XIII

Miha Flere | 10/10/202124/10/2021
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 7: Science and the Modern World, Chs. X & XI

Science and the Modern World, VII.

Presenter: Matthew Segall

Chapters: Ch. X “Abstraction” & Ch. XI “God” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 7: Science and the Modern World, Chs. X & XI

Eva Ilič | 26/09/202110/10/2021
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 6: Science and the Modern World, Ch. IX

Science and the Modern World, VI

Presenter: Timotej Prosen

Chapter: Ch. IX “Science and Philosophy” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 6: Science and the Modern World, Ch. IX

Miha Flere | 10/09/202110/09/2021
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 5: Science and the Modern World, Chs. VII & VIII

Science and the Modern World, V.

Presenter: Izak Hudnik

Chapters: Ch. VII “Relativity” & Ch. VIII “The Quantum Theory” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 5: Science and the Modern World, Chs. VII & VIII

Miha Flere | 15/08/202110/09/2021
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 4: Science and the Modern World, Chs. V & VI

Science and the Modern World, IV.

Presenter: Primož Vidovič

Chapters: Ch. V “The Romantic Revolt” & Ch. VI “The Nineteenth Century” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 4: Science and the Modern World, Chs. V & VI

Eva Ilič | 02/08/202102/08/2021
V: Science and the Modern World (Whitehead) | Epoché

Epoché V, Ep. 3: Science and the Modern World, Chs. III & IV

Science and the Modern World, III.

Presenter: Miha Flere

Chapters: Ch. III “The Century of Genius” & Ch. IV “The Eighteenth Century” Continue reading Epoché V, Ep. 3: Science and the Modern World, Chs. III & IV

Miha Flere | 18/07/202102/08/2021

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