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An Environmental Ethics of Vulnerability and Dependence Klimaethik

An essay by Jørgen Meyer on dependency and vulnerability in the age of climate change.

The Philosophy of Anarchism

This focus area collects different articles and content about the philosophy of anarchism

Philosophy Listings

During your studies, study groups or discussing together can be valuable for understanding philosophical texts or writing a paper. Find here the listings to meet like-minded people.

The Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines

Anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the history of ideas of the disciplines will find what they are looking for here.

Open Access

Here you can read scientific articles for free, without the hassle of going to the library.

Rational and Non-rational Capacities

This article from Lisa Meisser took third place in our Essay Competition in ancient philosophy. What does aristotle mean when he talks about rational/ non-rational and actual/potential capacities?

Swiss Philosophical Preprint Series

Protect your drafts, teaching materials, handouts and powerpoints from plagiarism and make them freely available under a Creative Commons licence!

Blogs

Big list of blogs worth reading.  

«Good heavens – das hatte ich nicht beabsichtigt»

Adam Smith was one of the great pioneers of liberalism. How does he see his legacy? A posthumous interview on his 300th anniversary. (Article in German)

Psycho-Neuro-Nonsense

A Critique of Neuroscience in Comic Format

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Collective Action and Collective Responsibility: Bad Concepts and Practical Dangers

Why and how would one deny that collectives can act?From an action theory perspective, talk of collective actions seems mysterious: most theories of action are based on the existence of mental states. 

My Experience at the University of Aberdeen

Philosophy in Scotland.This article is bilingual (eg-fr). Cet article est bilingue, parce que si vous vous intéressez aux échanges universitaires, il y a des chances que vous compreniez l’anglais, que vous considérez faire un échange dans un pays ...

Monte Verità 20.-24. August 2023

From 20 to 24 August, the ETH Stefano Fraschini Congress Centre on Monte Verità near Ascona will host a major philosophy conference to which all Swiss philosophers are invited.

Fluchtgeschichten

The project "Fluchtgeschichten" collects and publishes reflections of refugees in Switzerland.

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2nd Swiss Animal-Environmental Ethics Network Meeting

Event and Call for Contribution.