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2026

Deutsches Museum Bonn

12 May. 2026

Feminism and Artificial Intelligence

A talk examining the intersection of feminist ethics and AI development – power structures, algorithmic bias, data justice, and inclusive design. With Toni Loh (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences) and Eva Maria Hille (University of Bonn), as part of the "AI Perspectives" series organised by the Deutsches Museum Bonn and the Center for Science and Thought at the University of Bonn.

Institut of Philosophy, University of Bonn

28 Apr. 2026

Thought Experiments – Their Epistemic Function as Narratives, Arguments and Models

A talk by Elke Brendel (University of Bonn), given as part of the Bonn History and Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar by Prof. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl. The talk examined what thought experiments actually are and what epistemic work they do – situating them in relation to arguments, models, and fictional narratives, and making the case that they constitute an indispensable and genuinely unique method of achieving knowledge in philosophy and science.

IMPULSE House, University of Bonn

28 Apr. 2026

Religion and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

An event hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy exploring the relationship between religious thought and philosophical inquiry in late antiquity.

IMPULSE House, University of Bonn

27 Apr. 2026

Ethics and the Church: A Philosophical-Theological Discussion

An event hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy bringing together philosophical and theological perspectives on ethics and the church.

IZPH, University of Bonn

Apr. – Jul. 2026

World and Transcendence II: Colloquium on Negative Metaphysics

A semester-long colloquium exploring the limits of thought and language when confronted with questions of transcendence, freedom, and the origin of the world. From Aristotle and Meister Eckhart to Schelling, Hegel, and Fichte.

IZPH, University of Bonn

30 – 31 Mar. 2026

Realism as a Philosophical Response to the Challenges of our Time: "Normative Dimensions of Realism"

A two-day conference exploring the normative dimensions of realism across philosophy, literature, the arts, and the question of how reality itself functions as an implicit authority for our epistemic and artistic endeavours.

IZPH, University of Bonn

6 Feb. 2026

Memorial Colloquium for Prof. Dr. Thomas Rainer Stuhlmann-Laeisz

A colloquium in memory of the longtime chair of the Department of Logic and Foundations of Research, organised by Prof. Dr. Elke Brendel.

IZPH, University of Bonn

30 Jan. 2026

Otávio Bueno: Dispensing with the Grounds of Logical Necessity

An examination of four competing accounts of what grounds logical necessity; and an argument for dispensing with the question of grounds altogether.

CST, University of Bonn

29 Jan. 2026

Otávio Bueno: Is Absolutely General Quantification Possible?

A critical assessment of arguments for unrestricted quantification, and a defence of a more nuanced account that acknowledges the restrictions inherent in each kind of quantification.

IZPH, University of Bonn

Oct. 2025 – Feb. 2026

Return to the One: Colloquium on the History and Relevance of Neoplatonism

A semester-long colloquium tracing the Neoplatonic tradition and its continuing relevance for questions of unity, origin, and meaning in a philosophically fragmented age.

2025

IZPH, University of Bonn

19 Dec. 2025

Prof. Dr. Angela Breitenbach: Kantian Climate Justice

A lecture examining what a Kantian framework can offer for thinking through climate justice, as well as how Kant's principles and categories can be brought to bear on ecological questions.

Novotel Köln City, Cologne

7 – 9 Nov. 2025

Diaspora Flet Conference

A regional platform connecting diaspora organisations, institutions, and development partners across countries of origin and destination. The 2025 edition, supported by GIZ, placed diaspora networks at the centre – as drivers of integration, innovation, and cross-border development. I attended as a named guest.

HHU Düsseldorf

8 – 11 Sep. 2025

GAP.12: Pathways to Truth

The twelfth international congress of the Society for Analytic Philosophy, bringing together analytic philosophers from around the world under the theme of truth. I attended as part of the organisation team of the 7th Student Congress for Philosophy.

IZPH, University of Bonn

16 Jul. 2025

2025 Ernst Robert Curtius Lecture: Humanities and Social Sciences 2.0 – A User Guide

A lecture by Wiebke Denecke (MIT) proposing a radical reimagination of the humanities and social sciences. Expanding the study of human experience across deep space and deep time, blending STEM with arts and humanities, and rethinking the role of these disciplines in addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century.

2024

IZPH, University of Bonn

19 Dec. 2024

Prof. Jocelyn Maclure: Echo Chambers and the Public Reason Crisis

A lecture on the relationship between echo chambers and the erosion of public reason and what that means for democratic discourse.

University of Bonn

8 – 13 Sept. 2024

14th International Kant Congress: Kant's Project of Enlightenment

A major international congress marking the 300th anniversary of Kant's birth, bringing together Kant scholars from around the world around the theme of enlightenment and its contemporary relevance.

Kreishaus Siegburg

21 Mar. 2024

Symposium on International Day Against Racism: "Human Rights for All"

An event organised by the Municipal Integration Centre of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis as part of the International Weeks Against Racism, with a focus on anti-Muslim and anti-Black racism in Germany. I attended as a named guest

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