On January 16 and 17, 2023, the conference “Challenges for Environmental and Political Philosophy in the Anthropocene” will take place at Bratislava Castle, organized by the Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The invitation to the event was accepted by several globally recognized specialists in environmental philosophy.
“The conference will be exceptional from several points of view and literally pioneering for Slovak philosophy,” invites the director of the Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, doc. Mgr. Richard Stahel, PhD. Keynote speakers will be Mark Coeckelbergh (University of Vienna) and Eric S. Nelson (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). The conference is organized within the project VEGA 2/0072/21: Tasks of Political Philosophy in the Context of the Anthropocene, led by R. Stahel.
The international conference will focus on the overlaps between environmental and political philosophy. Its aim is to create a space for critical discussion on the possibilities of creating an effective international research platform that can contribute to the reflection of current policies deepening social and environmental inequality.
The international conference, which will be held in English, is held under the auspices of the Chairman of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Agriculture and the Environment, Jaroslav Karahuta, and with the support of the Chancellery of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Edited by: Andrea Nozdrovická
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