The Philosophy Days 2017
On August 25-27, 2017, The Department of Philosophy organizes The Philosophy Days 2017.
- Times, Venues, and Registration on Site
- Programme and Book of Abstracts (opens in a new window)
- Set-up, Sections, and Invited Speakers
- Preliminary Registration, Presentations and Abstracts
- Conference Fee (and Dinner Fee)
- Questions, Contact and Organizers
- Accomodation in Uppsala: Special Offers (opens in a new window)

Times, Venues, and Registration on Site
Times
The Philosophy Days start at 13:00, August 25, and end at 13:00, August 27. For complete schedule, see programme.
Venues
All venues are located in the English Park Campus. For individual venues, see programme.
Registration on Site
Please register August 25, between 12:00 and 13:00, outside the Ihre Hall (Eng21-0011).
Set-up and Sections
The Philosophy Days are set-up in the following preliminary sections:
- Aesthetics
- Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
- Ethics
- Feminist Philosophy
- History of Philosophy
- Logic and Philosophy of Language
- Metaphysics
- Phenomenology and Existentialism
- Philosophy of Law
- Philosophy of Mind
- Political Philosophy
- Value Theory
Each presentation will be 25 minutes, including discussion.
For each section there is also an invited speaker who will speak for 50 minutes. For information about invited speakers, please see the heading Invited Speakers.
- Aestethics
Mikael Pettersson, Hongkong - Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
Erik J. Olsson, Lund - Feminist Philosophy
Martina Reuter, Jyväskylä - History of Philosophy
Henrik Lagerlund, Western Ontario, Stockholm - Logic and Philosophy of Language
Anandi Hattiangadi, Stockholm - Metaphysics
Einar Duenger Böhn, Agder, Oslo - Phenomenology and Existentialism
Charlotta Weigelt, Södertörn - Philosophy of Law
Brian Leiter, Chicago - Philosophy of Mind
Gunnar Björnsson, Stockholm - Political Philosophy
Katharina Berndt Rasmussen, Uppsala - Value Theory
Antti Kauppinen, Academy of Finland
Registration, Presentations and Abstracts
Registration
Deadline for registration was June 15, 2017.
Presentations and Abstracts
If you want to give a presentation at The Philosophy Days, please send an abstract of 400 words to abstracts-filosofidagarna2017@filosofi.uu.se. The deadline for abstract submissions is April 15, 2017. Please also specify in the subject line of your e-mail what section your talk belongs to. You can find a list of the sections under Set-up and Sections. Since we anticipate a large amount of submissions, all abstracts will be peer-reviewed and a selection will be made.
- The conference fee is 200 SEK
- The conference dinner fee (dinner on August 26) is 350 SEK
Payment deadline is June 15, 2017.
Payment shall be made to Plusgiro 628701-5. Please state your name in the message field.
For international payments:
- IBAN: SE26 9500 0099 6026 0628 7015
- Swift: NDEASESS
Questions, Contact and Organizers
Questions and Contact
Please send any questions about The Philosophy Days 2017 to the e-mail address filosofidagarna2017@filosofi.uu.se.
Organizers
The Department of Philosophy in Uppsala through