The WU offered already in 1978 the possibility to study philosophy as special subject. O.Univ. Prof. Dr Johann Mader (Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna) and later a. o. Univ. Prof. Franz Rupert Hrubi (Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna) taught undergraduate and graduate courses in history of philosophy, the theory of  knowledge and in moral  at the WU. In 1988 the Austrian ministry of research and science founded an “Abteilung für Philosophie” at WU Wien whose head was until 2000 a. o. Univ. Prof. Franz Rupert Hrubi (Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna). The special subject philosophy is – after having been a part of the “Institut für Allegemine Pädagogik und Philosopghie” – since 2007 integrated in the Institute of Economic and Social History. Philosophy now can be takes as one of the special subject in the bachelor as well as the master programs at the WU. The WU in addition provides the possibility to study philosophy in the context of its doctoral program.

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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