Jos de Mul. Diltheyan epigenetics. Reading Dilthey in the light of contemporary biohermeneutics and biosemiotics. Invited lecture workshop Dilthey als Wissenschaftsphilosoph. Universität Wien, June 3-4, 2013.

Der Workshop „Dilthey als Wissenschaftsphilosoph“ findet am 3. und 4. Juni 2013 am Campus der Universität Wien (Kapelle des alten AKH) statt. Veranstalter des Workshops ist das Institut Wiener Kreis, Universität Wien, Organisatoren sind Hans-Ulrich Lessing (Bochum) und Christian Damböck (Wien). Der Workshop wird finanziert vom Dekanat für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaften der Universität Wien.

Themen des Workshops sind die Beziehungen Diltheys zu kontemporären philosophischen Strömungen wie dem Neukantianismus und Empirismus sowie zu neueren Entwicklungen in der Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie.

Teilnehmer des Workshops sind: Christian Damböck (Wien), Uljana Feest (Berlin), Gottfried Gabriel (Konstanz), Helmut Johach (Nürnberg), Gudrun-Kühne-Bertram (Bochum), Hans-Ulrich Lessing (Bochum), Sebastian Luft (Marquette University), Rudolf Makkreel (Emory University), Jos de Mul (Rotterdam), Ernst Wolfgang Orth (Trier), Helmut Pulte (Bochum), Frithjof Rodi (Bochum), Kurt Walter Zeidler (Wien).

Jos de Mul. Deelname Panel Chinese Philosophy. Philosopher's Rally. Utrecht. May 15, 2013.

Jos de Mul.Wittgenstein 2.0. Filosofisch lezen en schrijven na de ‘mediatic turn’. Leuven: Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, 23 november, 2013.

Op zaterdag 23 november 2013 van 14u. tot 19u. vindt in de Kardinaal Mercierzaal van het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte de Studiedag van het Wijsgerig Gezelschap te Leuven en de Jubileumviering van het Tijdschrift voor Filosofie plaats. Wij hopen van harte u op dit dubbelevenement te mogen begroeten. Het thema van de studiedag is dit jaar Filosofie en nieuwe media.

Programma:

14u00 Verwelkoming
14u10 Peter-Paul Verbeek: In medias res: over media, mediatie, en het engagement van de filosofie
15u10 Karl Verstrynge: ‘Brave new world’. Virtuele media en hun lotgevallen
16u10 Koffiepauze
16u30 Jos de Mul: Wittgenstein 2.0. Filosofisch lezen en schrijven na de ‘mediatic turn’
17u15 Discussie
17u30 Voorstelling van het jubileumnummer van het Tijdschrift voor Filosofie
17u40 Receptie
19u00 Einde

Praktisch: Datum: zaterdag 23 november 2013 Locatie: Kard. Mercierzaal van het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Kard. Mercierplein 2, 3000 Leuven
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Jos de Mul. It takes three to tango! Invited lecture at the colloquium Europa's hoogste goed. Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam, November 22, 2013.

Naar aanleiding van het emeritaat van bijzonder hoogleraar prof.dr. Donald Loose en het honderdjarig bestaan van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam organiseert de Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte het colloquium "Europa's hoogste goed".Keynote spreker is prof. dr. Rémi Brague (Paris Sorbonne, München, Boston en lid van de Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques) met zijn lezing Why Europe is in need of a strong concept of the good. Met zijn werk Europe la voie romaine (E: Eccentric culture) verwierf hij bredere mondiale bekendheid. Brague is een eminent kenner van Europa's complexe culturele identiteit, zowel van haar antieke en middeleeuwse als moderne bronnen. Hoewel het boek in 14 talen vertaald werd, was het tot op heden niet in het Nederlands beschikbaar. Na zijn lezing op de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam wordt de Nederlandse vertaling Europa - de Romeinse weg aangeboden aan Brague.Naast de lezing van Brague is er in de ochtend een interdisciplinairpanel in het Nederlands betreffende "Europa's hoogste goed" waarin wijsgerige, economische, historische en sociale aspecten daarvan worden belicht. Sprekers zijn prof.dr. J. de Mul (FW), dr.  L. Noordergraaf (ESE, EUC), prof.dr. W. Schinkel (FSW) en drs. J. Hengstmengel (FW). Voorzitter is filosoof prof.dr. Ger Groot (FW).Het colloquium eindigt met het afscheid van prof.dr. Loose, die na negentien jaar werkzaam te zijn geweest aan de Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte met emeritaat gaat. Hij bezette aldaar de bijzondere leerstoel 'Wijsbegeerte en katholieke levensbeschouwing', ingericht door de Stichting Thomas More. Ter afsluiting van zijn tijd aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam zal prof.dr. Loose zijn afscheidscollege geven: "Europa's hoogste goed".

Jos de Mul. From open design to metadesign. Keynote lecture at the international conference 3D printing: destiny, doom or dream? eLaw@Leiden, Leiden University, 14 and 15 November, 2013.

In recent years 3D printing has become a hot topic in the media, in industry and in academia. Some claim that 3D printing will enable us to print, rather than buy, all of the products we normally obtain from stores – from clothing and automobile parts to different foods and jewelry. Moreover, with 3D printing we may in the future be able to print organs and tissues, and hence alleviate or solve the suffering of those in need of transplants. With solutions to pressing problems ranging from organ shortages to reducing our environmental footprint through less waste, less transport costs, to more innovation, creativity and personalization some argue that 3D printing is a heavenly destiny indeed.

At the same time, however, there are also critical voices to be heard. First and foremost, while 3D printing has been on the market for some decades now, the public at large has yet to get to know it in practice, let alone to adopt it for their personal production purposes. Techniques and technologies for 3D printing have developed drastically over time, but the mass deployment of this technology is only just picking up momentum. Moreover, research and development with respect to the applications mentioned above – printing your own food or a new organ – are still in their infancy and will probably take decades to come to maturity. These points have led critics to suggest that the big dreams behind 3D printing may turn out to be the hallucinations of a hyped-up new prospect, forever receding over the horizon. 

Finally, 3D printing raises serious social, ethical, regulatory and legal questions. If individuals can print anything they want, how are we going to solve issues of, for example, gun control or intellectual property infringement? What will be the effects of home-printed goods and foods on our economy, on the transport sector, on the worldwide hunt for scarce resources? Does this new technology need regulation, and if so, how will we regulate it, and with which purposes? What is the effect of a level playing field for producing goods on innovation and creativity?

These and many other question will be addressed during the two-day international, multidisciplinary conference ‘3D printing: destiny, doom or dream?, which will take place on 14 and 15 November 2013 at Leiden University’s Law School in the Netherlands. This conference is organised by eLaw, the Centre for Law in the Information Society, and is part of its biannual conference series.

Jos de Mul. The work of art in the age of digital recombination. Invited lecture at Osaka University. Osaka, October 24, 2013.

Jos de Mul. NextNature. Sublime analogue and digital landscape.  Invited lecture at  the Conference Avant-garde and postmodern landscapes. International Institute of Culture and Language, Ritsumeikan University, October 19, 2013.

Jos de Mul, Popular culture in the age of digital recombination. Keynote lecture at the conference  Aesthetics of popular culture. Organized by the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, and the Aalto University, Finland. Bratislava, 29. November – 1. December, 2012.

Jos de Mul, Information hunters in the newest stone age. Guest lecture at the School of Journalism and Communication, Henan Universtiy, Kaifeng, October 22, 2012.
 

Jos de Mul, New humanism. Invited lecture at the International Academic Conference “Bahuangtongshen—New Humanism · Lu Yushun” Beijing, September 9, 2012.

Lu Yushun, a notable Chinese contemporary artist of mountains-and-waters paintings, a professor and a PH.D supervisor, is the vice minister of China National Academy of Painting and the vice president of Harbin Normal University. As one of the leading characters in the field of Chinese contemporary mountains-and-waters paintings, he still keeps the tradition of attaching Chinese poems with calligraphy art and stamping his own seal to his works and, on the other hand, tries to make modernized transfer about his works. His influential series of thematically created works include "Bahuangtongshen", "The Spirit Home", "The Beautiful Landscape", "The Splendid Mountains and Waters" and "The Dream on the Other Side of the River". All these works fully elaborate the spirits of Chinese culture with a unique vision of Chinese fine art, and vividly reflect the aesthetic feature of Chinese art. Meanwhile, he combines foreign factors into his own works and creates a profound, fresh, colorful and diversified art style—Yushun style. Carrying forward the tradition and harmonizing with the modern style, Mr. Lu Yushun depicts the beautiful nature and strong affection of modern human beings with his humanistic feelings. He reveals the aesthetic features of Oriental and reflects the mysterious and profound spirits and qualities of Chinese art.