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Seminar
Charcoal drawing of two 18th-century explorers walking along a mountain path

3 November 2026

La scoperta scientifica delle Alpi tra la fine del Seicento e il primo Settecento: l'esempio del naturalista svizzero Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

OFFISS seminar

In Italian
Online and in person - Bologna
Seminar

5 November 2026

Self-Deception as Rationalized Cognitive Dissonance - NEVIA DOLCINI (Macau)

The explanatory potential of dissonance theory explained by arguing that self-deception is best conceived as rationalized cognitive dissonance.

Event Within the Framework of:
K&C seminar series

In English
Online and in person - Bologna
Seminar

6 November 2026

Realism (1963)

Reading seminar organised by the 'Gruppo di Filosofia Analitica a Bologna "Eva Picardi"'

Event Within the Framework of:
'Truth and Other Enigmas' reading group

In Italian
Online and in person - Aula C, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
Seminar

9 November 2026

Retranslation

Seminar by Carlo Gentili on the topic "Retranslation"

Event Within the Framework of:
Estetica e traduzione - almæsthetics 2026-27 seminar series

In Italian
Bologna
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Total competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024

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