Bamberg, November 2025

Organisation: Prof. Dr Marko J. Fuchs, PD Dr. Dr. Matthias Scherbaum

In Kooperation mit der Gesellschaft für Philosophie des Mittelalters und der Reneaissance

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First Workshop: Prague, September 25-27, 2025

The profound influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on human society is undeniable, and its impact is poised to increase even further in the coming years. The remarkable benefits that AI offers across numerous fields are tempered by an array of pressing challenges, many of them of philosophical character, ranging from ethics to epistemology, ontology, and beyond. Critical questions arise concerning the boundaries of AI application, the economic, ecological, and political frameworks required for its proper functioning, and the ethical, political, geopolitical, and existential consequences of its deployment. Additionally, the metaphysical nature of AI itself—whether it is best understood as an object or a subject—raises intriguing questions about its ‘intelligence’, ‘artificiality’, and ‘agency’.
In recent discussions, there has been a growing realization that many of these profound questions can be effectively explored through the lens of classical philosophical traditions, such as the ideas of Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel, Brentano, and other historical figures. These perspectives offer the potential to reshape our understanding of not only AI and how we should navigate its integration into society but also of our own nature as human beings. 

The Bamberg-Budweis-Budapest Research Group has collaborated on various issues for many years in dialog with each other and other cultures of the world. He we propose to take up the new challenging topic and explore it in the form of a series of workshops. Through this initiative, we seek to engage scholars, philosophers, and professionals from diverse disciplines and sectors in the exploration of AI's philosophical implications, promoting a deeper, wiser, more nuanced understanding of its role in our world.
The first meeting will take place in Prague in September 25th-27th 2025. Further workshops are planned for 2026 and 2027. The aim is to document the series in the form of a peer-reviewed collective monograph.

Organisation:
Daniel Novotn? (Budweis/Prague/Johannesburg), Marko J. Fuchs (Bamberg), Dániel Schmal (Budapest)

Participants:
1. Silvia Jonas (Bamberg University)
2. Joanna Bryson (Hertie School Berlin)
3. Andrea Vestrucci (Bamberg University)
4. Ermylos Plevrakis (Heidelberg University)
5. Michael Kenning (Bamberg University)
6. Soraj Hongladarom (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)
7. Timo Handwerk (Siegen University)
8. Juraj Hvoreck? (Prague, Centrum Karla ?apka)
9. Michal Tr?ka (Prague, Centrum Karla ?apka)
10. Ehsan Arzroomchilar (Budweis University)
11. Zsuzsanna Kondor (Budapest, HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities)
12. Peter Verga (Budapest, HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities)
13. Peter Golden (Budapest, HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities)
14. Laszlo Bernath (Budapest, HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities)
15. Marko J. Fuchs (Bamberg University)
16. Daniel Novotn? (Budweis University, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Johannesburg University)
17. Dániel Schmal (Budapest, HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities)

Cooperation:
?    Center for Applied Philosophy, Faculty of Theology, University of South Bohemia
?    HUN-REN Centre for the Humanities, Budapest (https://abtk.hun-ren.hu/en)
?    National Center for Ontological Research, University of Buffalo (Barry Smith, Jobst Landgrebe et al.: ubwp.buffalo.edu/ncor/)
?    Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health (https://cpemph.org/)
?    Centrum Karla ?apka (https://www.cevast.org/en)