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Summary of the International Undergraduate Conference, Ancient Metaphysics and Its Modern Appropriations

August 30, 2015

The Philosophy Department of Central European University hosted the two-day international undergraduate conference “Ancient metaphysics and its modern appropriations”, on 27 and 28 August, organised by Gábor Betegh (Cambridge – CEU) and István Bodnár (ELTE – CEU). The eleven speakers of the conference came from universities in England, France, Iran, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey and the US, and delivered talks on a wide range of topics, spanning from the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle, always opening the discussion to the contrasts and parallels with our contemporary debates.

Congratulations on your Graduation!

June 26, 2015

A warm congratulations goes to all of our graduating students. Thank you for being part of our Department and best wishes for your next adventure!

Zsolt Kapelner receives Outstanding Academic Achievement Award

June 25, 2015

We are very proud to announce that Zsolt Kapelner received the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for this academic year.

The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award is given to graduating Master's students from each department who have achieved the highest GPA (grade point average) based on their coursework performance.

Congratulations Zsolt!

Establishing Topics in the Philosophy of the Humanities and Social Sciences

June 24, 2015

The Department was successful in an application to the second round of the Humanities Initiative. Maria Kronfeldner was awarded a grant for the project, Establishing Topics in the Philosophy of the Humanities and Social Sciences (ToPHSS), as a new research and teaching focus at CEU. The project aims to cross disciplinary boundaries between the humanities and social sciences.

Peer-learning based weekly Philosophy Research and Publish Lab

June 23, 2015

Next fall term the Department of Philosophy launches a peer-learning based weekly Philosophy Research and Publish Lab.