by Reinhard Mueller | Aug 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Members of the Foundation for Philosophical Orientation traveled to Europe to attend two conferences this past July, one in Sarzana, Italy, and one in Sils-Maria, Switzerland. In the beautiful small city of Sarzana, the Italian classicist, translator, theater director...
by Reinhard Mueller | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
After receiving 34 high-quality applications for our Hodges doctoral dissertation fellowship, the FPO engaged in a careful two-stage selection process, first by examining the written application materials and second via a Zoom meeting with the four finalists and...
by Reinhard Mueller | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Organized by Dr. Reinhard G. Mueller and Dr. Dr. Timon Boehm Weekly meetings will take place on Tuesdays 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (US Central Time) beginning on June 13, 2023. There will be 8 seminar sessions. Content Today’s political discourses and media have become...
by Reinhard Mueller | Apr 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Organized by Prof. Hans-Georg Moeller and Prof. Paul D’Ambrosio Weekly meetings will take place on Wednesdays 08:00 – 10:00 a.m. (US Central Time) beginning on May 24, 2023. There will be 6 seminar sessions. Content In content, but especially in form, Werner...
by Reinhard Mueller | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
A new virtual seminar will begin in April, taught by Dr. Lucy Osler and Dr. Christoph Durt on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence and Human Orientation.” This seminar meets on a monthly basis, the second Tuesday of each month, beginning on April 11,...
by Reinhard Mueller | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
“How Does the Digitization of Our World Change Our Orientation?” – this was the question of our first prize competition that took place in the years of 2019-2021. We now published the five award-winning essays on Orientations Press. You can now download...
by Reinhard Mueller | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
In search for a climate and weather most therapeutic for his poor health, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) discovered his favorite place for working in the Swiss region of Upper Engadin in Graubünden, the village of Sils Maria in the midst of a beautiful valley, 6,000...
by Reinhard Mueller | Jan 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
This year, we are starting our FPO Research Colloquium. It is designed to provide a collaborative space for researchers with any disciplinary background to present and discuss their research projects engaging with the philosophy of orientation. It is primarily geared...
by Reinhard Mueller | Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Announcing our new virtual seminar: “Orientation/Disorientation in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Literature,” taught by Dr. Olga Faccani and Dr. Enrico Mueller. Many of the basic concepts of our present political, scientific and aesthetic world...
by PR@hfpo.com | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Human life certainly leaves room for its shaping, but hardly for modeling it like a free-standing statue. The model of fine arts must not obscure how narrow the leeway for the art of living is for human beings.” A new essay is now available by Werner...
