Centre for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion and Generali Investments cordially invite you to Generali Investments Public Lecture on Human Values. Eric Nelson (Harvard University) will talk on „The Theology of Liberalism“ When: Thursday 13.2. at 17:30 Where: Room 217, Faculty of Arts, Jana Palacha 2 Abstract: We think of modern liberalism as the novel product of […]
We invite everyone to a lecture by Sir David Cannadine, president of British Academy, entitled “Margaret Thatcher in historical perspective”. On the day of planned “hard Brexit”, Sir Cannadine will talk about Thatcher’s attitude to European integration and her heritage in Britain and across the world. The lecture will take place at the Faculty of […]
We cordially invite everyone to participate on a debate with Mark Thompson, the CEO of New York Times, which we organise together with our colleagues from Vaclav Havel Library. You can register as a participant HERE.
On Monday, 15. 4. our Centre organises a guest lecture of Aristotle Papanikolaou, a distinguished scholar specializing on orthodox Christianity. The lecture will start at 17:00 at Jilská 5. The topic will be Globalizing the Culture Wars: Orthodoxy and Politics in Russia. Everyone is welcome!
At 4pm on Thursday, November 22, Timothy Snyder will deliver a lecture at Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Jana Palacha 2, Prague, room 131. Abstract: Across the globe, the tenets of democracy are under attack and the popularity of illiberal political forces is mounting. How much do these forces have in common? What motivates them, […]
This autumn, Centre for philosophy, ethics and religion organises another series of debates with elite academics and intellectuals on important topics within public sphere. The next debate is on: Central Europe and national identity in the Facebook age Date and venue: November 27, 5pm, Nová scéna Národního divadla, Národní 1, Prague Guests: Michael Ignatieff (filosopher […]
On 28-31 August 2018 our centre co-organized The European Society for Philosophy of Religion Annual Conference, which took place in Prague. The theme of the conference was “Philosophy of Religion in a Pluralistic World”. You can find more information about the conference HERE. The […]
On Wednesday, March 21, our Centre organized a high-profile public debate on political role of universities in New scene of National Theatre The speakers were: Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of Oxford University Péter Balázs, Director of the Center for European Neighborhood Studies, CEU Stefan Collini, professor of intellectual history at Cambridge University Tomáš Halík, Faculty of […]
The Centre for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion invites you to a high-profile academic discussion about the political role of universities in contemporary society. Venue: New Stage (“Nová scéna”) of the National Theatre, Národní 4, Prague Time: 21st of March 2018, 17:00 Our speakers will be: Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of Oxford University Péter Balázs, Director of the […]
Information for Students of BA, MA, and PhD Study Programmes Information for International Exchange Students Information for the directors of departments Information for lecturers Information for Students of BA, MA, and PhD Study Programmes 7 April 2020 What are the ways to submit an appeal against the students’ rights and obligations according to § 68 […]
In compliance with the instruction of the Management of Charles University, the deadlines for submitting applications for programmes and studies, initially set on 31 March 2020, are extended until 15 April 2020. At the moment, everything else remains the same.
Several libraries have opened up their collections and are now free-to-browse during the state of emergency.
Faculty of Arts Press, a publisher of 15 academic journals in the field of humanities, joined the Open Access programme in 2015. Readers can peruse the collection of journals which are now available online in the catalogue Journals 2020. The catalogue provides brief descriptions of the thematic focus of the periodicals, useful contacts that include links […]
The deputies of the National Library of the CR and the copyright collecting society DILIA have agreed today to make the Digital Library of the NL temporarily (during the emergency state) available to university students and lecturers.
By the appointment of Professor Klusáková from the Institute of World History, CUFA, the Academy has recognized her exceptional scientific merit. The decision of her appointment took place in April 2019, but Professor Klusáková has received it last week. The greatest scientific and academic society in Finland has over 500 members and new candidates are appointed solely by the present members.
She has been awarded the prize for young researchers for the article „The Ideal of Virtuous Society and People on the Edge in the People’s Democratic Czechoslovakia in 1945-1960.“ The committee has appreciated the current and innovative topic of the article, the work with sources, the colourfulness of the used materials, and the readability of the […]
Dear colleagues, allow me to inform you that on the premises of our faculty have been instances of vandalism, mainly damaging of chairs and benches. If you are a witness of any form of destroying/damaging our faculty’s property or when you discover that such vandalism has already occurred, please, report it immediately to the Bursar’s office. Thank […]
On 20-24 January, there was an interpreting workshop at a Tanzanian university on which participated a PhD student of the Institute of Translation Studies at CUFA, Elizaveta Getta, and a lecturer from the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, University of Dar es Salaam. Apart from the internationalization of Charles University in Africa, the stay, […]
