The project is situated within the field of philosophy of biology or bio-philosophy, and more specifically the bio- philosophy of evolutionary theory and Darwinism. We will investigate the theoretical and ...read more
Reasoning with priorities is the kind of reasoning in which we rely on degrees of importance, urgency, plausibility, specificity, recency, etc. to solve certain problems with our obligations, beliefs, etc. ...read more
In classical India, philosophers from the different schools built a common area of discussions within which an agreement on philosophical issues could be achieved. Focusing on the 11th century CE ...read more
The PhD studies the idea of 'good' rulership as discussed in one of the earliest treatises in Chinese history, the Chunqiu Fanlu, compiled in the Early Han period (221-9 BC). ...read more
This doctoral project puts into focus the changing nature, dramatic actuality and expanded, bio-ethical and visual meaning of suicidal phenomena as symptoms of global media culture in the first decade ...read more
This research project investigates the way in which Leonhard Euler's optics, mechanics and acoustics, influenced the eighteenth century transition from early modern natural philosophy to modern science. The main question ...read more
This project comprises research into the discursive voice of the translator in conveying philosophical discourse between France and Britain in the eighteenth century. The aim of the project is to develop a ...read more
This project was an investigation into the philosophical work of Tang Junyi, one of the major philosophers of so-called New Confucianism in the People's Republic of China. The work shows ...read more
This project focuses on the role of the novice, the expert(s) and society in dealing with scientific expertise. The relation between experts and stakeholders will be studied from three viewpoints: ...read more