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Philosophy in Action: Special Issue on the Russia-Ukraine War Gains Global Recognition

In September 2024, the Philosophy Department launched a special issue of Studia Philosophica Estonica on the Russia-Ukraine War, edited by Aaron James Wendland. The issue aimed to deepen global moral, cultural, and political understanding of the conflict while also keeping it in public discourse. We are thrilled that this public philosophy project has been featured in over 25 news outlets worldwide.

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  • 09.12.2024
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A nationwide network for the development of AI ethics has been established

The Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu has established a nationwide network to foster collaboration in artificial intelligence ethics.

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  • 29.11.2024

Doctoral defence: Muzayin Nazaruddin "Semiotics of Natural Disasters: the Entanglements of Environmental and Cultural Transformations"

On 16 December at 10:15 Muzayin Nazaruddin will defend his doctoral thesis “Semiotics of Natural Disasters: the Entanglements of Environmental and Cultural Transformations” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

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  • 20.11.2024

Doctoral defence: Martin Oja "Semiotics of Multimodal Conflict: Modes, Modalities and Audio-Visual Incongruence in Feature Film"

On 16 December at 14:15 Martin Oja will defend his doctoral thesis “Semiotics of Multimodal Conflict: Modes, Modalities and Audio-Visual Incongruence in Feature Film” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

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  • 20.11.2024
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Ruth Rebecca Tietjen will give a talk on existential, social and political loneliness

Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Ethics cordially invite you on Monday, 25 November at 16:15, Jakobi 2-336 to attend a talk by Dr. Ruth Rebecca Tietjen “Variations on loneliness: existential, social, political”. Dr. Tietjen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University and Pof. Dr. Theda Rehbock’s Philosophy Resident at Susimetsa Philosophicum.

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  • 19.11.2024

Doctoral defence: Juho Kaarlo Sakari Lindholm "Knowledge and Practice. A Criticism of Epistemology"

28. novembril kell 12.15 kaitseb Juho Kaarlo Sakari Lindholm filosoofia erialal doktoritööd „Knowledge and Practice. A Criticism of Epistemology” („Teadmine ja praktika. Epistemoloogia kriitika”).

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  • 29.10.2024

Doctoral defence: Sergei Sazonov „The Entrepreneurial Theory of Ownership“

22. novembril kell 16.00 kaitseb Sergei Sazonov filosoofia erialal doktoritööd „The Entrepreneurial Theory of Ownership” („Ettevõtluslik omanditeooria”).

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  • 28.10.2024
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Seminar "Ethics of AI: A hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“

We invite you to a public seminar titled “Ethics of AI: a hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“ on 28 November at 10:00 in the UT Delta Study Building room 1006.

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  • 16.10.2024
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Guest lecture by J. Michael Ryan (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) on McDonaldization and semiotics

On October 16 at 16:15, J. Michael Ryan will give a guest lecture titled "McDonaldization and Semiotics". Ryan is a professor of sociology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). He has studied the phenomenon of McDonaldization and co-edits the book "The McDonaldization of Society" with George Ritzer.

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  • 09.10.2024
A Hundred Choices: A Discussion Game about Ethics

The discussion game about ethics allows important topics in Estonian society to be introduced to an international audience

The discussion game developed by researchers at the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu has received a remake – the game is now available in English.

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  • 08.10.2024