Evening Reading: a discussion club of the "Independent Institute of Philosophy"
The purpose of the club is an informal and friendly discussion of the philosophical materials that the institute's participants are working on in order to - ideally - make these materials better. The club takes place once a month, on the last Thursday of the month.
Discussion
The material (article, draft, outline, abstracts, chapter of the book) should be sent a week before the club date to give everyone the opportunity to get acquainted with it. Rules of the discussion: a) introduction - the speaker briefly tells her theses, the background of the work, personal motivation for researching this topic, the context and prospects of the topic, b) discussion - the participants express comments, ideas, associations, reflections, everything that will help in their opinion to make the work more interesting.
The discussion is informal and friendly, the opinions within the discussion are not an expression of the position of the association or approval/disapproval of the material from the association. Participants should adhere to generally accepted norms and rules of academic discussions: listen carefully and do not interrupt, discuss ideas rather than personalities, give everyone the opportunity to speak out, maintain confidentiality, etc.
The discussion is informal and friendly, the opinions within the discussion are not an expression of the position of the association or approval/disapproval of the material from the association. Participants should adhere to generally accepted norms and rules of academic discussions: listen carefully and do not interrupt, discuss ideas rather than personalities, give everyone the opportunity to speak out, maintain confidentiality, etc.
External speakers
External speakers can participate in the club with their material if two members of the institute have read the material and recommended it.
The speaker sends his materials and a potential date by email: thickmoralconcept@gmail.com.
The speaker sends his materials and a potential date by email: thickmoralconcept@gmail.com.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
No, we do not have a political agenda, or engage in political campaigning. The objectives of our professional, non-profit association are to assist our emigrated colleagues and to conduct joint research with scholars around the world.
As you can see from the list of the projects of our association, the scope of our research is quite broad: from historical studies that shed light on the origins of current events to interdisciplinary research in political philosophy and political theory, epistemology and sociology, bioethics and medical humanities, philosophy of science and many others.
There are no restrictions. We welcome the participation of colleagues from any country.
We conduct our activities in various languages, mainly French, Russian and English.
No, IPHI was created as an international association with the objective of cooperation between researchers from different countries. IPHI will carry out projects that touch on all areas of humanities and social sciences. The association brings together researchers from different countries. The main languages of IPHI research projects are French, Russian, English and German, but other languages are also possible.
No, it is not obligatory. Everyone is free to choose whether or not to make information about themselves public. However, for those planning to publish descriptions of their projects on our website, their name is required, as our projects are not anonymous.
We welcome participation in our events and projects and are always open to new proposals. At the same time, we do not oblige members to participate; it is their voluntary decision.
We will be delighted to hear from Ukrainian colleagues who wish to join our projects and events. We treasure the cooperation and the opportunity to look at topical issues from different angles.
We cooperate with colleagues in Russia. However, we do not publish information about them on our website to avoid exposing them to additional risks.
In the future, we will prepare separate pages in the respective languages for projects concerning Ukraine, Belarus and other countries.
Join the association
We welcome you to join the Independent Institute of Philosophy Association if you share our values of liberty, oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are eager to promote the development of critical philosophical thought, and are open to international collaboration in the social sciences and humanities.
