#Home - Interdyscyplinarne Centrum Etyki (INCET)
BIOUNCERTAINTY - ERC Starting Grant no. 805498
The goal of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics (INCET) at the Jagiellonian University is to encourage and support research activities in philosophy and ethics, in particular research on the classic bioethical dilemmas (e.g. reproductive or end-of-life decisions, organ transplantation, clinical decision making) and on topics that emerge from recent technological, social, and scientific developments (e.g. regulating scientific research, genetic engineering, human enhancement, new healthcare and reproductive technologies, evidence based medicine, preventive medicine, big data, artificial intelligence, algorithmic decision-making). See more information about INCET
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7th of May 2026 - dr Giulio Fornaroli and dr Nathan Biebel — Testimonial privilege and blame
21.04.2026
We have the pleasure to invite you to another INCET research seminar. Dr Giulio Fornaroli and dr Nathan Biebel will deliver a talk: "Testimonial privilege and blame". The meeting will take place in room 25 at 52 Grodzka Street, first floor, Collegium Broscianum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków and via the MS Teams platform.
Funding opportunity – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
21.04.2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) offer an opportunity to fund applicants’ own research fellowships at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics (INCET) - a research centre within the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Expressions of interest should be submitted by 20 May 2026
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26th of March 2026 — Luís Duarte de Almeida — Why ignorance of the law is no excuse
19.03.2026
We have the pleasure to invite you to another INCET research seminar. Dr Luís Duarte de Almeida will deliver a talk: " Why ignorance of the law is no excuse". The meeting will take place in room 25 at 52 Grodzka Street, first floor, Collegium Broscianum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków and via the MS Teams platform.
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22nd of January 2026 — Vilius Dranseika — Is it better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?
19.01.2026
We have the pleasure to invite you to another INCET research seminar. Prof. Vilius Dranseika will deliver a talk "Is it better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?". The meeting will take place in January 22 nd at 5:30 p.m. in room 25 at 52 Grodzka Street and via the MS Teams platform.
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15 of January 2026 – Dariusz Miękisz – Inverse en/akrasia, deep self and moral responsibility
29.12.2025
We have the pleasure to invite you to another research seminar. Dariusz Miękisz will deliver a talk "Inverse en/akrasia, deep self and moral responsibility". The meeting will take place on January 15 at 5:30 PM in room 25 at 52 Grodzka Street and via the MS Teams platform.
Recent publications
New publication by Wojciech Kaftański
Wojciech Kaftański from INCET published a chapter titled “Chapter 8 Kierkegaard and Derrida: from Existential Mimesis to Mimesis Proper” in the book Kierkegaard in France: A History of Reception and Influence
New paper by Piotr Bystranowski, Vilius Dranseika and Maciej Próchnicki
Piotr Bystranowski, Vilius Dranseika and Maciej Próchnicki from INCET together with other scientists, published a new article: "The Nature of Reasonableness" in Stanford Journal of International Law
New paper by Wojciech Kaftański
Wojciech Kaftański from INCET published a new article "Social Comparison in Hume: Theory of Cognition and Moral Psychology" in Philosophia
New paper co-authored by Vilius Dranseika
Vilius Dranseika from INCET with Ivars Neiders published a new article: "The Case for Pluralism in Death Determination: From Empirical Data to a Policy Proposal" in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
New paper co-authored by Vilius Dranseika
Vilius Dranseika from INCET with other scientists published a new article: "Even with diet and exercise, Ozempic use reduces perceived effort and praiseworthiness of resulting weight loss" in Social Science & Medicine
New chapter by Elena Popa
Elena Popa from INCET published a chapter titled “Medical Cosmopolitanism” in the book 'The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine '
New paper co-authored by Piotr Bystranowski
Piotr Bystranowski from INCET with Kevin Tobia published a new article: "Computational methods in empirical studies on legal interpretation: Before transformers and after" in In the Minds of Judges: Argumentative Discourse at the Intersection of Law and Language
New paper by Vilius Dranseika, Piotr Bystranowski and Tomasz Żuradzki
Vilius Dranseika, Piotr Bystranowski and Tomasz Żuradzki from INCET published a new article: "Personal memory and distant reading can complement each other: a reply to Gillon" in Journal of Medical Ethics
New paper by Callum McRae
Callum MacRae from INCET published a new article "Review of Social Cohesion Contested by Dan Swain and Petr Urban" in Res Publica
New paper co-authored by Tomasz Żuradzki
Tomasz Żuradzki, director of the INCET with Jon Rueda, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Janet Delgado, Brian D. Earp, Karin Jongsma, Heidi Mertes, Davide Battisti, Íñigo de Miguel Beriain, Gabriela Lenarczyk, Vera Lúcia Raposo, Robert Ranisch, Murilo Vilaça, David Rodríguez-Arias & Angel Puyol published a new article: "Data governance must consider the interests of the global community" in Nature Medicine
New paper by Christoph Merdes
Christoph Merdes from INCET published a new article "Dishonest Testimony and the Virtue of Testimonial Justice: A Naive Bayesian Analysis" in Journal for General Philosophy of Science
