The German Research Foundation (DFG) has granted us funding for the Research Unit “Resilience in Religion and Spirituality“, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Richter at the University of Bonn. I am extremely happy to be part of this group with a project on “Resilience and Empathy”.
Please find the DFG press release here!
And another conference on Husserl is coming up in Cologne, this time with a special interest in his philosophical connections to Ernst Cassirer: “Husserl and Cassirer: Perspectives on the Philosophy of Culture“, from October 10–11.
The CfP is here!
The Cologne Summer School of Interdisciplinary Anthropology (CSIA) will take place for the fourth time at the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne from September 23–27, 2019.
This year’s topic is “Beyond Humanism: Cyborgs – Animals – Data Swarms“.
You can find a description and the Call for Participation here!
On July 18–19, we are organising an international conference on “Husserl’s Phenomenology of Phantasy and Emotions” at the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities jointly with the Husserl Archives Cologne.
Please find the Call for Papers here!
A recent interview with Fritz Breithaupt, Hans-Ludwig Kröber and myself on the topic of “Compassion and Cruelty: The Dark Side of Empathy” has now been published by Deutschlandfunk. Listen/read here!