Experts & Expertise

• Contemporary philosophy; history of
• Habermas
• Hegel
• History
• Modern philosophy; history of
• Multicultural society
• Philosophy
• Rule of law

• Fifth Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (BtSM2013) Science and technology in the service of beauty and harmony. In Bandung/Lembang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. A dialogue among the disciplines organized by the Learning Development Institute, 27-31 May 2013
• Coference on Recognition, 12-14 september New School New York

• 12-4: Day of Philosophy. Chair of the Jury of the writing contest for students (2009)
• 17-4 Amarant: presentation of Brochure. As a member of the ethical committee of Amarant I was one of the writers of the brochure "Mensen zijn het waard" ("People are worthy of") (2009)
• 26-9 Lecture MSO. contribution to the course: "Religion in the multicultural Society" (2009)
• 27-9 Comment to "Onze oom" ("Our uncle"), Arnon Grunberg. The most recent novel of Arnon Grunberg was presented in the Belgian Eupen. During this presentation I delivered a speech with a first commentary on the novel. (2009)
• 29-10 Debate Patriotism. In the framework of the series "Philosophers of Tilburg in debate". I was interviewed by Dr. Filip Buekens concerning the question of whether it still makes sense to speak about patriotism. (2009)
• 21-11 Reason and Religion. Contribution to the symposium "Reason and Religion", organized for secondary school students by the Humanities Faculty of Tilburg University. (2009)
• Levensbeschouwelijke vorming in een multiculturele context. Lezing voor Symposion Thijmgenootschap "Waarheid, geloof en levensbeschouwelijke vorming" (Utrecht, 7/2/2009)
• "De toestand van het tragische", Discussion with Jos de Mul and Klaas Tindemans, Dag van de Filosofie (Tilburg, 25/4/2009)
• 22-10-2009 "Bestaat de Nederlander? Nationale identiteit in de multiculturele samenleving", lezing filosofische kring, Veldhoven.
• Het Syndroom van Down, refereeravond Pediatrie ZO Brabant (Veldhoeven, 20/10/2009)
• "Descartes en de jonge Pascal", toneeloptreden Universiteit Antwerpen (Antwerpen, 9/11/2009)
• "Crisis van de filosofie of filosofie van de crisis", debat Sapi (Tilburg, 2/12/2009)
• "Over de Vrijheid bij Kant", publieke lezing middelbare school Breda (Breda, 2/3/2010)
• Lezing congres Vereniging voor Fenomenologie: bij het boek van gerard Visser "Over de ziel", (Tilburg, 7/5/2010)
• "Wat doet een Hoogleraar als hij geen les geeft?". Inleiding Sapi (Tilburg, 8/9/2010)
• Inleiding over de filosofie van Hegel, samen met Arthur Kok. Sapi (Tilburg, 15/12/2010)
• School voor Wijsbegeerte, geïnterviewd door Arnon Grunberg over "Goed en Kwaad" (Leusden, 25/6/2011)
• Openbare lezing over Kant, middelbare school Breda (Breda, 22/2/2011)
• Reactie op Gabriel van den Brink over "Het hogere", Dag van de filosofie (Tilburg, 23/4/2011)

 Degrees

• Gymnasium ß (Groningen, Den Bosch, Delft) (1969);
• Candidate studies in physics, mathematics and astronomy, University of Amsterdam (1969);
• Candidate exam (1972);
• Candidate studies in philosophy, University of Amsterdam (1972);
• Master degree in History of Systematic Philosophy / Environmental Studies (1979) cum laude;
• Doctorat philosophy, Promotor Prof.dr. J.H.A.Hollak:
  Dissertation: De autonomie van het subject in de verwetenschappelijkte samenleving. Een critische confrontatie met het denken van Hegel, Marx, Althusser en Habermas. (1988)

 Career

• 1972-1979: Candidate Assistant in physics, science & society, environment studies, and philosophy, University of Amsterdam;
• 1979-1983: Several positions at Crea, the cultural organisation of the University of Amsterdam, including head of the Studium Generale department and lecturer at Studium Generale;
• 1982-1986: NWO-researcher University of Amsterdam;
• 1989: Lecturer in Ethics at the Catholic University of Utrecht;
• 1990-1993: Assistant Professor of Ethics, Leiden University; Assistant Professor of Social Philosophy, Tilburg University;
• 1993-today: Professor of History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, Tilburg University.

• Program leader of research group Morality & Ethical Life

Forthcoming publications:

• "On the Relationship between Law and Morality in a National and in a Global Perspective", in: Jean-Christophe Merle, Luc Foisneau, Christian Hiebaum, Juan Carlos Velasco (ed.) Spheres of Global Justice, Volume 1: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy: Policital Participation, Minorities and Migrations. Springer, 2013
• "Which identities are entitled to collective rights?" In: Jean-Christophe Merle, Paul Cobben, Urs Marti (ed.), Spheres of Global Justice, Volume II: Fair Distribution. Global Economic, Social, and Intergenerational Justice, Springer 2013
• "Can Multinationals be Considered Moral Actors" Or: does business ethics make any sense?? In: Jean-Christophe Merle, Paul Cobben, Urs Marti (ed.), Spheres of Global Justice, Volume II: Fair Distribution. Global Economic, Social, and Intergenerational Justice, Springer 2013
• " Hegel's critical reception of Kant's conception of objectivity", in: Gertrudis van de Vijver (red.), Yes we Kant!, Olms.
• "Die Todesangst als die Vermittlung zur absoluten Idee", in A. Denker , H. Zaborowski (Hg), J.G.Fichte: Über das Wesen des Gelehrten, etc.
  
• "The Paradigm of Recognition and the Free Market", in P. Cobben/Ch. Krijnen, The Paradigm of Recognition as ongoing Challenge, Brill Boston/Leiden
• "Recognition as Unity between Theoretical and Practical Reason", in: S. Josifovic, Metaphysical Foundations of Knowledge and Ethics in Chinese and European Philosophy
• "Antigone: The Family and the Love for the Fatherland", in: A. Kok/T. Slootweg (Ed.). Love in the Philosophy of Hegel.
• Hegel en The Nature of the Self: in discussie met Paul Cobben (samen met Christian Krijnen, John van Houdt, Paul Cruysberghs, verschijnt in Tijdschrift voor Filosofie
• "The aesthetical and ethical meaning of the ancient pathos", in: S. Symons (ed.), The Marriage of Aesthetics and Ethics
• "Wat kunnen we nog met Hegels Kunstreligie?", te verschijnen in Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, nummer over Hegel en de Religie.
• Die Phaenomenologie des Geistes unnd die Zukunft der Philosophie

Subsidie KNAW conference Recognition /German Idealism as Ongoing Challenge (juli 2012)

• Internationale Hegel-Gesellschaft,
• Hegel-Archiv
• Centrum voor Duits Idealisme
• European Research and Training Network Global Justice
• Zentrum für Deutschen Idealismus, Jena

• Chairman Centrum voor Duits Idealisme
• Mitglied Beirat Internationale Hegel-Gesellschaft
• Mitglied des wissenschaftlichen Beirates Heidegger Jahrbuch
• Chairman BCFVO (Begeleidings Commissie Filosofie Voortgezet Onderwijs)
• Editor Series: Critical Studies in german Idealism (Brill, Leiden)
• Member of the editorial board of the "Tijdschrift voor Filosofie"
• Member international scientific advisory board of the series Hegel-Forum (for Studies and systematic Discussion with Hegelian Philosophy), Verlag Wilhelm Fink

• 4.12.2009 Annual Meeting Center of German Idealism (Schelling). Utrecht.
• 19-06-2009 "Promovendidag" of the Center for German Idealism (with doctorat students from Germany, Belgium, England and The Netherlands), (Antwerp)
• 22/23-06-2009 Workshop with advanced students: Lecture of ?Der wahre Geist? (Phänomenologie des Geistes) (Tilburg)
• 4-12-2009 Annual Meeting of the Center for German Idealism (Utrecht) Central Theme: Schelling
• Ethics and Aesthetics, International conference of the Center of German Idealism (Leuven)
• 2010 Young Researchers in Classical German Philosophy, promovendi-dag Centrum voor Duits Idealism (Amsterdam) (Together with Christian Krijnen)
• 13/14-12-2010 International Conference: The Finite and the Infinite "Figures of the Sublime in Kant" German Idealism, Phenomenology and Contemporary Post-Phenomenology (Tilburg) (Together with Simon Critchley)
• 20-01-2011 Hollak Symposium: Denken als Bestaan: Het denken van Jan Hollak (Amsterdam) (Together with Hollak-group)
• 06-06-2011 Young Researchers in Classical German Philosophy, promovendi-dag Centrum voor Duits Idealism (Tilburg) (Together with Christian Krijnen)
• 24/25-06-2011 Workshop metaphysical foundations of knowledge and ethics in chinese and european philosophy: "Recognition as Unity Between Theoretical and Practical Reason". (Koeln, Germany)
• 23/1/12 "Creëert iedere samenleving haar eigen mensen met een Verstandelijke Beperking?",lezing Academie voor Toegewijde Zorg Stichting Prisma, Udenhout
• 16/2/12 "De vrije wil bij Hegel", Lezing Studiedag filosofie, Iclon, Leiden.
• 21/4 Dag van de Filosofie, Grootinquisteur/ Discussie Arnon Grunberg
• 15/6 Symposium Leiden: Hegel en de religie
• 21-24/6/12 Symposium: J.G.Fichte über das Wesen des Gelehrten: "Die Todesangst als die Vermittlung zur absoluten Idee" (Vallendar, Germany)
• 28-29/6/2012 Graduate Conference: On Recognition and German Idealism
• 05/07-9-2012 Recognition As Ongoing Challenge (Tilburg) (Together with Christian Krijnen)

P.G. (Paul) Cobben teaches the following subjects:

• Introduction to Philosophy (700017) Further information
• Introduction to Philosophy (5 ects) (700118) Further information
• Advanced History of Freedom (799237) Further information
• (799250) Further information
• Seminar in Great Works of Continental Philosophy 3 (799266) Further information
• Seminar in Great Works of Continental Philosophy 4 (799267) Further information
• The History of Freedom (700183) Further information
• History of modern and contemporary philosophy 2008/2009 (700273) Further information
• History of ancient to modern & contemporary phil. 1 (720011) Further information
• History of modern & contemporary philosophy (720059) Further information
• History of Contemporary Philosophy (720060) Further information
• History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (720062) Further information

• Chairman Center for German Idealism (http://cvdi.eu)
• Chairman BCFVO (Begeleidingscommissie Filosofie Voortgezet Onderwijs) (www.bcfvo.nl)
• Member of the scientific advisory board of the International Hegel-Society
• Member of the scientific advisoary board of the Heidegger yearbook
• Member Editorial Committee Tijdschrift voor Filosofie
• Member international scientific advisory board of the series Hegel-Forum (for Studies and systematic Discussion with Hegelian Philosophy), Verlag Wilhelm Fink
• Editor of the international series Critical Studies in German Idealisme Brill (Boston/Leiden), international Publisher. See

Other activities

• 12-4: Day of Philosophy
• Chair of the Jury of the writing contest for students
• 17-4 Amarant: presentation of Brochure
• As a member of the ethical committee of Amarant I was one of the writers of the brochure "Mensen zijn het waard" ("People are worthy of")
• 14/20-5 Seminar Debrecen (Subjective Spirit): Together with my Hungarian colleague Prof Erzsébet Rózsa I organized a seminar for advanced students: Reading Hegel's Subjective Spirit.
• 9/13-9 Conference of the International Hegel Society: Geist? I delivered a lecture entitled: "Hat Hegels Begriff von Patriotismus noch aktuelle Bedeutung?"
• 26-9 Lecture MSO. Contribution to the course: "Religion in the multicultural Society"
• 27-9 Comment to "Onze oom" ("Our uncle"), Arnon Grunberg: The most recent novel of Arnon Grunberg was presented in the Belgian Eupen. During this presentation I delivered a speech with a first commentary on the novel.
• 3-10 Lecture in Nijmegen: The dumb animal. Contribution to the symposium "Vreemd en verwant. Over de grenzen tussen mens en dier". ("Strange and related. About the boundaries between man and animal"). Organized by the Soeterbeeck program, University of Nijmegen.
• 29-10 Debate Patriotism. In the framework of the series "Philosophers of Tilburg debating" I was interviewed by Dr. Filip Buekens concerning the question of whether it still makes sense to speak about patriotism.
• 21-11 Reason and Religion. Contribution to the symposium "Reason and Religion", organized for secondary school students by the Humanities Faculty of Tilburg University.
• 12-12 Annual Meeting of the Center for German Idealism (Brussels). The central theme of this year is "Enlightenment".