Thank you so much for having been with us during these two days in Tel Aviv. Looking forward to other meetings, as extraordinary as this one. Anna & Yael
First day of the conference in pictures
Thank you so much for having been with us during these two days in Tel Aviv. Looking forward to other meetings, as extraordinary as this one. Anna & Yael
Program of the conference
Voluntary death – interdisciplinary approaches Agenda – cf. the presentation of the conference July 17-18, 2019 Drachlis Hall, Gilman building (Humanities), room 496, Tel Aviv University Interdisciplinary workshop, organized under the auspices of the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying (IAPDD) The School of Philosophy, Linguistics & Science Studies at the Tel-Aviv…
Organizers
The conference is a joint venture of several institutions and people. The School of Philosophy at the Tel Aviv University is the main organizer, along with the University of Lorraine in France. The conference is organized under the patronage of the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying and in close cooperation with the…
About the conference
Interdisciplinary workshop. Voluntary death – interdisciplinary approaches The program is now ready! Click here. The workshop aims to bring lectures and discussions in an interdisciplinary environment of researchers who focus on the questions of suicidality and voluntary death (from the point of view of philosophy, literature, law, sociology, psychology, healthcare and arts). Organized under the auspices…
Patronate: IAPDD
International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying IAPDD is a global organization of nearly 200 scholars interested in the investigation of philosophical questions surrounding death and dying, including (but not limited to): the metaphysics of death, including personal identity, criteria for declaring death, etc. the possibility and/or desirability of immortality death as a harm…
Coorganizer: Minerva Center
Minerva Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the End of Life at the Tel Aviv University The Minerva Center for Interdiciplinary Studies of the End of Life aims to enhance knowledge and critical reflection concerning the end of life, as well as identify opportunities towards improving the quality of life at its final stage. The Center…
Call for contributions
Interdisciplinary workshop Voluntary death – interdisciplinary approaches Date: 17-18 July 2019. The call for contributions is now closed Questions Statistically, it seems that suicide most often is a cry for help of a person who cannot handle a difficult life situation (maybe partly due to an initial fragility). This kind of suicide is targeted by various…
The School of Philosophy at the Tel Aviv University
The School of Philosophy at the Tel Aviv University One of two people behind the conferece, Yael Lavi , is a member of The School of Philosophy at the University of Tel Aviv. This institution accommodates PhD studies in Linguistics, Cognitive Studies, Religious Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy. The PhD theses written reflect…
University of Lorraine, Nancy
One of the organizers, Anna C. Zielinska, is a lecturer in moral, political and legal philosophy at the University of Lorraine, in Nancy, France, and member of Archives Henri Poincaré – Philosophie et Recherches sur les Sciences et les Technologies. A. C. Zielinska works at the intersection of legal philosophy, metaethics and the philosophy of action,…
Tel Aviv University, Israel & University of Lorraine, France 