Philosophy in English is happy to announce the return of Open Lectures! This semester, we have a great lineup.  Dr. Michal Valčo will be joining us from Slovakia in April to discuss the Transhumanism movement. Dr. Robert Piechowicz will bring the conversation back to Poland in May. And dr. Hernan Guerrero-Troncoso will finish this semester's series in June. We are anticipating the great conversations that are sure to be had this semester, and hope you will join us. Please check our page for updates regarding the Open Lectures so you don't miss out! We usually announce each lecture a week in advance. The meeting invitation will be available 24 hours beforehand on our Facebook, Instagram, and website.  Open Lectures usually last 45 minutes and are followed by a 30-minute question/discussion period. We hope to see you there!

What are open lectures? For our new followers, we'd like to tell you! The online Open Lectures (given in English) at the Faculty of Philosophy of The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków were started by the MA students of the 2020-2021 academic year. The students wanted to share their classroom experience with those outside the Pontifical University. The students discussed this idea with the professors and inaugurated the first edition with dr. Roman Krzanowski's lecture, "Machine Ethics, Why do We Talk About It?". Since then, three open lectures have been held each semester. The lectures are hosted on the Webex platform, which enables guests from around the world to join our academic community....even if just for two hours. Traditionally, the lectures take between 30-45 minutes and are followed by a Q&A session. The discussed topics have ranged from Nietzsche's Gay Science to Business Ethics...and everything in between! Aristotle said "To learn is a natural pleasure, not confined to philosophers, but common to all men." Keeping this in mind, we invite you to regularly check our website and social media pages to stay informed so you don't miss a single event."