Research Seminar (PHO2)
The Foundation convenes the Ostrava-Oulu Research Seminar in the Philosophy of History (PHO2), together with the Centre for the Philosophical Studies of History at the University Oulu, Finland. The seminar runs from September to June, with talks usually taking place on Zoom. More information and the Zoom links for the talks are published 2 weeks ahead of individual talks on our social media pages. If you would like to speak in the seminar, please contact Georg Gangl.
For previous talks in our research seminar, please see the Youtube channel of the Centre for Philosophical studies of history.
The programme for the spring edition of PHO2 is as follows:
PHO2 Autumn Seminar
We proudly present the autumn edition of PHO2, the joint research seminar of the Centre for Philosophical Studies of History and the Foundation for the Philosophy of Historical Sciences and Historiography. The seminar will run from September to January and feature five events. All but the third session will take place on Zoom, with the third session being hybrid (in person in Ostrava and on Zoom). Zoom links and further information will be published approximately two weeks before each event on this page and on our social media channels. Come and join us to discuss the philosophy of history!
(Central European / Finnish time)
Speaker: Luke O’Sullivan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Format: Zoom
(Central European / Finnish time)
Speaker: Aidan Ryall (Australian National University, Australia)
Format: Zoom
(Central European / Finnish time)
Speaker: Peter Turchin (Complexity Hub Vienna, Austria)
Format: Hybrid (in-person in Ostrava and on Zoom)
(Central European / Finnish time)
Speaker: Tullio Viola (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
Format: Zoom
(Central European / Finnish time)
Speaker: Jonas Ahlskog (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Format: Zoom
Updated: 08. 10. 2026
