• Werkgroep

    Dierfilosofie

    The Animal Philosophy Study Group

    of the Netherlands

     

    We are a group of scholars interested in thinking about and with animals.

     

    Our group convenes in online bi-weekly meetings where we discuss timely and timeless topics spanning from animal ethics and philosophy, to animal communication and human-animal interaction.

     

    We are based in the Netherlands, but with members from across the globe, we consider the world our oyster.

  • Members

    Eva Meijer

    Universiteit van Amsterdam

    Brenda de Groot

    University of California,

    Los Angeles

    Irina Frasin

    “Gh. Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research

    Veerle Platvoet

    University of Helsinki

    Cebuan Bliss

    Radboud University

     

    Gijsje Heemskerk

    Visual artist

    Aron Nor

    Independent researcher & Filmmaker-activist

    Monique Janssens

    Ethics consultant, speaker and writer 

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    Meetings

    Upcoming

    October 10

    Symposium New Rituals for the Multispecies Community II

    Program & Sign up (online)

     

    Previous

    2024

    September 16

    Event: Politiek Veganisme (Political Veganism)

    Location: Doelenzaal, Universiteitsbibliotheek, Universiteit van Amsterdam

    Programma

     

    July 18

    Marit van Dijk | Presentation

    Thinking with Birds

     

    July 9

    Lucja Lange | Presentation

    The practices of vulnerability and languages of love

     

    June 17

    Monique Janssens | Paper discussion

    Informed consent by proxy

     

    June 10

    Luca Filaci | Presentation

    Intrinsic animality and immanent relationality: Possible paths towards a new ecological posture

     

    May 16

    Symposium New Rituals for the Multispecies Community I

    Program & Sign up (online)

     

    May 3

    Jin Qian | Presentation

    Fieldwork on wildlife practices in China's food systems: Frog farms and the turtle trade

     

    April 29

    Nina Collins & Floris van den Berg | Presentation

    Teaching philosophy and animal ethics in higher education

     

    April 10

    Brenda de Groot | Presentation

    Animal ethnography: Towards a cross-disciplinary method for understanding animals

     

    March 20

    Isabella (Issy) Clarke | Paper discussion

    Clark, J. N. (2024). Human-animal connections: expanding and cross-worlding relational approaches to resilience. Environmental Sociology, 10(2), 147-161.

     

    February 13

    Dinesh Wadiwel | Book presentation

    Animals and Capital

     

    January 16

    Eva Meijer | Presentation

    Daoism and Animals

     

    2023

    May 15

    Pete Porter | Presentation

    Animals in film and the future of Animal Film Studies

     

    April 13

    Katharina Braun | Presentation

    Animal consent

     

    March 22

    Harry Wels & Leonie Cornips | Presentation

    The challenges of multispecies fieldwork: Case studies with cows and white lions