An der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien gab es bereits 1978 die Möglichkeit, Philosophie als Wahlfach zu belegen. O. Univ. Prof. Dr. Johann Mader (Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien) und später a. o. Univ. Prof. Franz Rupert Hrubi (Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien) betreuten damals die Philosophie an der WU. Zur Durchführung der besonderen Lehr- und Forschungsaufgaben auf dem Gebiete des Wahlfaches "Philosophie" wurde 1988 eine "Abteilung für Philosophie" eingerichtet (gem. § 48 Abs. 1 u. Abs. 2 lit a-c UOG). Der Abteilung Philosophie waren bis 2001 mehrere wissenschaftliche und nicht wissenschaftliche Planstellen zugeordnet. Das Fach Philosophie ist seit 2001 in andere Institute, seit 2007 in das Institut Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte eingegliedert worden.

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Lecture by Charles Travis - 15.05.2025 - 18.00 Uhr - D4.3.106

The Institute of Economic and Social History

cordially invites you to the upcoming lecture by Charles Travis on:

“Philosophical Paradoxes”

Professor Charles Travis is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has held visiting professorships at several universities, including the University of Michigan and Harvard University in the United States, the University of Toronto in Canada, the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom, and, most recently, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He currently holds an affiliation with the University of Porto in Portugal, where he plays a leading role in the global coordination of the Mind, Language, and Action Group (MLAG). Professor Travis’s research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of language, logic, and perception. He is renowned for his original interpretations of the work of Frege and Wittgenstein, as in “Perception: Essays on Frege” (Oxford University Press, 2013), “Unshadowed Thought” (Harvard University Press, 2000), and “Frege: The Pure Business of Being True” (Oxford University Press, 2021).

At WU, Professor Travis will address Wittgenstein’s and Putnam’s responses to Frege’s infamous paradox of predication in his lecture, “Philosophical Paradoxes.”

Venue: SE D4.3.106, WU Welthandelsplatz D4, 3rd Floor

Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025, 6:00 p.m.

For those unable to attend in person, the event will also be streamed via Zoom (no registration necessary)
Join the Zoom session here

If you have any further questions, please contact Gabriele.mras@wu.ac.at

We look forward to welcoming you.

Yours sincerely,

Gabriele Mras, Markus Lampe, Ursula Nemeth