Events
BOOK WORKSHOP – The Quest for Human Nature: What Philosophy and Science Have Learned – MARCO J. NATHAN
CEPS Room - ELACH Rua da Universidade, Braga, PortugalTentative program 10.00-10.15 Greetings 10.15-10.45 Marco Nathan (University of Denver) Introduction 10.45-11.15 Daniele Santoro (CEPS, University of Minho) “Is There a Human Nature?” 11.15-11.45 Coffee Break 11.45-12.15 Cristina Villegas (CFCUL, University of Lisbon) “Are We Genetically Determined?” 12.15-13.00 Sofia Alexandratos (CEPS, University of Minho) “Oppression or Emancipation? Sex and Gender” 13.00-15.00 Lunch 15.00-15.30 Giuseppe Ballacci (CEPS, University of Minho) “Oppression…
Workshop – To Open or Not? The Black Box in Science, Ontology, and Politics
CEPS Room - ELACH Rua da Universidade, Braga, PortugalProgram 10:00 - 10:15 — Greetings 10:15 - 10:45 — Marco Nathan (University of Denver) Black Boxes: Précis and Afterthoughts 10:45 - 11:00 — Stefano Calboli (CEPS, University of Minho) Black Box AI Nudges: Are They Cause for Concern? 11:00 - 11:15 — Nicola Piras (CEPS, University of Minho) Diets as Black Boxes: Unpacking What We Eat 11.15 - 11.30 …
Colloquium – Basic Income, Workplace Democracy, and Future of Work
University of Barcelona: Faculty of Philosophy Barcelona, SpainThis event explores the transformative possibilities within Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and Workplace Democracy (WD). This Colloquium seeks to open up a rich dialogue on how these two frameworks can help reshape the future of work by addressing critical questions of freedom, fairness, and empowerment in labor and economic relations. Participants: Adrián Herranz (University of Barcelona); Bru Laín (University of…
WORKSHOP – Counter-Experiences, Dissent, and Social Interests: Articulating the Social World
CEPS Room (ELACH) + Online Rua da Universidade, Braga, PortugalThe aim of the workshop is to reflect on counter-experiences, namely, on the development by social groups of common experiences of the social world alternative to the dominant ones, which disclose critical perspectives on social wrongs and power relationships, practices of resistance, and new social requests. The workshop will approach this topic in its complexity, considering its processes, conditions, categories,…
A grim future for workers? Technological developments and work-related domination
University of Minho | Braga Campus Rua da Universidade, Braga, PortugalWORKSHOP || Philosophy, Politics and Economics A grim future for workers? Technological developments and work-related domination In recent years, we have witnessed several changes that impacted significantly both labour markets and workplace environments. Many of these changes have been a result of both technological developments, but also changing norms and preferences around work resulting from the experience with the COVID-19…