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Skjermbilde fra forsiden til Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy
Erbacher and Pichler write for the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy (15.03.2016)
The current issue of the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy (vol. 4, nr. 3, 2016) features papers by two of our department members: Christian Erbacher has written on 'Wittgenstein and His Literary Executors' and Alois Pichler has reviewed Mauro Engelmann's (who visited us as guest researcher in the fall of 2015) book Wittgenstein's Philosophical Development: Phenomenology, Grammar,... Read more
Anti-exceptionalism
Funding for project on philosophy of logic (26.01.2016)
The four-year project `Anti-Exceptionalism About Logic' has received a grant from the Norwegian Research Council in the category `Young Researchers'. The project leader is Ole Hjortland (Department of Philosophy), and the project will fund a postdoctoral researcher and a PhD student.
Bilde av forsiden på boken "Foundations of Logical Consequence"
New book: "Foundations of Logical Consequence" (04.06.2015)
The book is edited by Ole T. Hjortland (University of Bergen) og Colin R. Caret (Yonsei University) and is the first collection of essays dedicated to the philosophical foundations of logic.
Et bilde av hvordan Wittgenstein Nachlass fremstår på Europeana
Wittgenstein and WAB at Europeana (28.10.2014)
A selection of Wittgenstein resources developed by WAB are now implemented in the Europeana database.
Image of Kant + workshop programme
Workshop on Kant's Moral Philosophy (06.05.2014)
From Monday 12th to Wednesday 14th of May there will be a workshop on Kant's moral philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Sydnesplassen 12/13, room 2010. Open for all!
Screenshot av OJS-ressurser
New digital resources in philosophy from the Wittgenstein Archives (07.04.2014)
The Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) recently published more than 1,000 secondary resources for Wittgenstein scholars in the form of books, papers and audio-visual material online. All resources are available Open Access and are a result of WAB's participation in the EU-funded project AGORA: Scholarly Open Access Research in European Philosophy.
Prominent Wittgenstein experts visit Bergen in 2014 (10.03.2014)
Two of the foremost experts on Wittgenstein's philosophy visit the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen this year.
Seminar on Human Rights - A philosophical perspective (07.03.2014)
Human Rights is a thriving endeavor in the corridors of courthouses, in political arenas, and in the halls of academia. Even in academia, however, it is usually reserved for Law Schools and departments of Political Science.
Rafael's School of Athens
Activities in English during Spring term 2015 (25.02.2014)
Below is an overview (latest activities first) of guest lectures, seminars, etc. in the Department of Philosophy in 2015 to be held in English. Open for all!
Thomas Pogge
Poverty: the truth behind the numbers (04.07.2013)
Professor Thomas Pogge opened this year’s Bergen Summer Research School with a keynote lecture, where he put the fight against hunger into perspective.
Platons Sofisten
Symposium: "Poetry and Philosophy in the Light of Plato's Sophist" (08.05.2013)
14 to 16 May the research group Ancient Philosophy will arrange an international conference on Plato's Sophist through the research project Poetry and Philosophy. Please note that the conference starts at 12.30 on 14 May, not 12 as previously announced!

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