3-4/7/23 Kant and Marx: Revisiting the Intersection

Date: 3-4 July, 2023. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (CET) Location: Erasmus School of Philosophy Join us on the 3rd and 4th of July for a conference on Kant & Marx at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Co-organized by Fiorella Tomassini (Groningen) and Nicholas Vrousalis (EUR) and hosted by the Erasmus School of Philosophy of Erasmus University Rotterdam. This… Read More 3-4/7/23 Kant and Marx: Revisiting the Intersection

4/3/23 Book Symposium on Exploitation as Domination

Date: March 4, 2023. Time: 10 am – 6 pm (CET) Location: Erasmus School of Philosophy, Polak building 1.17 Join us the 4th of March for a 1-day symposium in Erasmus University Rotterdam to discuss the new book of Nicholas Vrousalis Exploitation as Domination, with the help of an outstanding list of speakers. The event is sponsored by the Erasmus School… Read More 4/3/23 Book Symposium on Exploitation as Domination

New book: Exploitation as Domination, by Nicholas Vrousalis

The exploitation of human by human is a globally pervasive phenomenon. Slavery, serfdom, and the patriarchy are part of its lineage. Guest and sex workers, commercial surrogacy, precarious labour contracts, sweatshops, and markets in blood, vaccines, or human organs are contemporary manifestations of exploitation under capitalism. What makes these exploitative transactions unjust? And is capitalism… Read More New book: Exploitation as Domination, by Nicholas Vrousalis

22-24/6/22 The Future of Work: Philosophical and Economic Perspectives

Date: June 22-24, 2022. Time: 9 am – 6 pm (CET, summer time) Location: Erasmus School of Philosophy, Mandeville Building T3-16 and online (registration below) The Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics is delighted to host a conference on ’The Future of Work: Philosophical and Economic Perspectives’, to be held in Rotterdam from June 22-24, 2022. Everyone who is interested is… Read More 22-24/6/22 The Future of Work: Philosophical and Economic Perspectives

4/4/22 Climate Justice: Theory and Practice

Co-convened by the “How much is enough?” project (PI: Constanze Binder) the “Inequality against Freedom” project (PI: Nicholas Vrousalis).  Erasmus Institute of Philosophy and Economics Erasmus School of Philosophy Erasmus University Rotterdam  4 April 2022 This day workshop will address theoretical and practical issues on climate justice at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and law,… Read More 4/4/22 Climate Justice: Theory and Practice

Bayreuth – Rotterdam Colloquium in Political Philosophy

The Bayreuth-Rotterdam Colloquium in Social and Political Philosophy (BaRoC) is a monthly colloquium organized jointly by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and by the School of Philosophy of Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands). It is normally held on Tuesdays at 16:00 (CET) and takes place online. To participate, please email Claudia Ficht… Read More Bayreuth – Rotterdam Colloquium in Political Philosophy

5-12/7/2021: Three Workshops on Domination and Wrongful Interference

Convenors: Lucas Miotto Lopes (Maastricht) and Nicholas Vrousalis (Rotterdam) Location: Zoom Session 1: July 5th 2 – 3.15 pm (CEST) Ben Sachs (St Andrews): Hate Speech as Coercion 3.45 – 5 pm Katharina Bauer (Rotterdam): Personal Practical Necessity and Coercion (3:45pm-5pm) Session 2: July 6th 2 – 3.15 pm Michael Garnett (Birkbeck): Dispositions of Deference… Read More 5-12/7/2021: Three Workshops on Domination and Wrongful Interference

15/2/21: The Ethics and Politics of Public Ownership after Covid

Erasmus School of Philosophy & The Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE) Erasmus University Rottedam This workshop will discuss recent scholarship on the nature and justification of public ownership. It will be held online via Zoom on 15 February 2021. 15 February 11.00 – 12.30 (CET) Chair: Josette Daemen (Leiden) James Muldoon (Exeter) “Public Ownership… Read More 15/2/21: The Ethics and Politics of Public Ownership after Covid

25-26/2/2021: Workshop on Independence in Kant’s Political Philosophy

This workshop will explore recent Kant scholarship on poverty, the justification of property rights, civil and economic independence, and the nature of the liberal state. It will be held online via Zoom on 25 and 26 February 2021. 25 February Chair: Katharina Bauer (Rotterdam) 15.00 – 16.30 (CET) Pauline Kleingeld (Groningen) Independence and Kant’s Positive… Read More 25-26/2/2021: Workshop on Independence in Kant’s Political Philosophy