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Mathematical Phenomenology in the Context of History of Philosophy
No full textMihailo Petrović Alas developed his ideas on mathematical phenomenology
at the time when Husserl’s phenomenology was quite
influential, however, it seems that Petrović’s understanding of phenomenology
isn’t related to Husserl’s. Instead of mechanisms of consciousness,
mathematical phenomenology mostly deals with natural
phenomena and aims to provide mathematical models of physical
processes. While the phrase “mathematical phenomenology” can
be traced back to Ludwig Boltzmann, Petrović’s work is more closely
linked to the ancient Pythagorean-Platonic philosophy of nature
and the ideas of thinkers like Descartes and Leibniz. In ancient times,
mathematical analogies were often tied to the concepts of musical
harmony and symmetry. In modern philosophy and science, even
though symmetry retains an important role, mathematical analogies
are based on observed patterns in physical phenomena, which
don’t have to include any degree of musical harmony, as Plato and
the Pythagoreans would have thought. In a certain way, mathematical
phenomenology of Mihailo Petrović Alas bridges the gap between
aesthetically inspired natural-philosophical theories and contemporary
developments in non-linear physics and dynamics. This raises
important questions: how much has mathematical modelling evolved
since antiquity? After simplifying complex ideas, do we still rely on
the same foundational concepts? What are the limits of mathematical
modelling?Balkan Analytic Forum 3: Intentionality & Intentionality of Emotions
International Conference, 2–12. October 2025. Belgrad
STE(A)M Learning Ecologies and creativity: A typology of open schooling projects based on stakeholder and learner engagement
No full textDespite the considerable funding of open schooling projects from the EU, relevant publications have been scarce. We present an analysis of open schooling initiatives launched within the frame of the STE(A)M Learning Ecologies – SLEs Project. SLEs offer opportunities to promote creativity of both learners and stakeholders engaged through innovative pedagogical design and the delivery of original learning artefacts (learning products). We gathered and analyzed several forms of data reflecting learner and stakeholder engagement associated with these initiatives. They included two templates completed with stakeholder input (participatory pedagogical design template; participatory scenario development template), learning products delivered by students in each SLE, interviews with stakeholders and responses to open-ended questionnaire items. Our data analysis revealed four types of SLEs: (1) Learner-experience oriented, (2) Master-product oriented, (3) End-user oriented, and (4) Citizen-science oriented. We present similarities and differences of the various types of SLE with regard to stakeholder synthesis (diversity), learning objectives, female participation, career opportunities, their potential for transformative change, challenges encountered, and sustainability aspects. Based on the typology of SLEs and their characteristics, we identified a series of recommendations for future research and policy to optimize investment in and impact of open schooling projects. These include a focus on small wins to scale up SLEs, distributed leadership to empower teachers and increase availability of learning resources and learner support, and using learning products to decentralize formative assessment in SLEs and promote constructive stakeholder dialogue
The first biomolecular evidence of leopards (Panthera pardus, Linnaeus, 1758) from the Roman era reveals the participation of African big cats in provincial amphitheatres
No full textNumerous ancient texts and iconographic evidence point to the frequent use of leopards and other exotic big cats in amphitheatre spectacles. However, due to their scarce presence in archaeological collections, it has been assumed that these fierce beasts, of African and Asian origin, were mainly showcased in the Colosseum in Rome and a few other large Italian amphitheatres. In contrast, provincial amphitheatres were thought to feature more locally accessible animals, such as brown bears and wild boar. During the excavation of the amphitheatre in Viminacium, situated along the Danube Limesin present-day Serbia, a part of a leopard’s front limb was uncovered dated to 240–350 cal CE (95% probability). Genetic analysis indicates that it belonged to a male leopard of African origin, while carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes reflect leopard diet in the wild, before captivity. This unique discovery offers new insights into the participation and supply of exotic beasts for provincial amphitheatres and uncovers aspects of animal trading during Roman time
Moral Responsibility and the Problems of Contemporary Society III: Responsibility and Reasoning - Book of Abstracts
No full textS velikim zadovoljstvom predstavljamo zbornik apstrakata s trećeg naučnog skupa „Moralna odgovornost i problemi savremenog društva“ u organizaciji Instituta za filozofiju, održanog 28. novembra 2025. godine na Filozofskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu. Osnovna zamisao skupa je da učesnice i učesnici razmotre različita značenja izraza „moralna odgovornost”, uslove primene ovog pojma, moguća razumevanja subjekta delanja (pojedinac, kolektiv, grupa), odnos moralne i pravne odgovornosti, ali i šire društvene implikacije mogućih koncepcija moralne odgovornosti, u cilju testiranja teorijskog okvira za odgovorno delanje.
Ovogodišnji skup je posvećen temi odgovornosti i rasuđivanja, ne samo u moralnom, već i u epistemičkom i društvenom smislu. Okuplja filozofe i filozofkinje koji temi pristupaju iz različitih filozofskih disciplina, od formalnih poput logike i filozofije verovatnoće, preko epsitemologije, filozofije jezika i etike do istorije filozofije i estetike, ali skup ima i interdisciplinarni karakter, okupljajući istraživače iz drugih humanističkih i društvenih nauka. Posebna pažnja je posvećena pitanjima institucionalne i kolektivne odgovornosti, racionalnosti, moralnog prosuđivanja, epistemičke odgovornosti, ali i manipulativnih jezičkih praksi koje mogu uticati na rasuđivanje, komunikaciju, a time i na razumevanju odgovornosti.
Kroz zajedničku diskusiju učesnice i učesnici istražuju složene odnose između rasuđivanja i odgovornosti, nastojeći da preispitaju teorijske pretpostavke i praktične aspekte odgovornog mišljenja i delanja.It is with great pleasure that we present the Book of Abstracts from the Third Academic Conference “Moral Responsibility and the Problems of Contemporary Society” organized by the Institute for Philosophy, held on November 28, 2025, at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The main idea of the conference is to bring together participants to jointly examine the different meanings of the term “moral responsibility,” the conditions of its application, possible conceptions of the agent of action (individual, collective, or group), the relation between moral and legal responsibility, as well as the broader social implications of various conceptions of moral responsibility — all with the aim of testing a theoretical framework for responsible action.
This year’s conference was dedicated to the theme of responsibility and reasoning, not only in the moral but also in the epistemic and social sense. It gathered philosophers who approached the topic from diverse philosophical perspectives, from formal disciplines such as logic and the philosophy of probability, through epistemology, philosophy of language, and ethics, to the history of philosophy and aesthetics, but also researchers from other fields of the humanities and social sciences. Particular attention was devoted to issues of institutional and collective responsibility, rationality, moral judgment, and epistemic responsibility, as well as to manipulative linguistic practices that can influence reasoning and communication, and thereby shape our understanding of responsibility.
Through joint discussion, the participants explored the complex relations between reasoning and responsibility, seeking to reconsider the theoretical assumptions and practical aspects of responsible thinking and action.Uređivanje knjige apstrakata sa naučnog skupa Moralna odgovornost i problemi savremenog društva III „Odgovornost i rasuđivanje: epistemički, moralni i društveni aspekti” održanog u Beogradu, 28. novembra 2025
Heritage (De)tangled: Not Just What We Make, but How and Why We Make It
No full textFor nearly 30 years now, interest in novel ways of interpreting, reinterpreting, using and discovering new meanings of heritage has been growing significantly, in both theory and practice. There is now a strong focus on the
performative nature of heritage, i.e. on the practices involved in making it,1
and there are now, at last, more voices calling for heritage to be understood
as something that is simultaneously tangible and intangible, the sum of all
its parts.
2 Viewed through a process-based lenses, the most important element for investigation should be the practice of making and using heritage objects. The process by which objects are transformed into heritage
is therefore one of the key aspects to be documented, interpreted, applied
and re-applied by heritage institutions today. Crafts offer enormous potential for this kind of investigation, since craft objects were until recently the
main – we could almost say, exclusive–focus of interes
О људском и животињском на висовима: границе прожимања међу врстама у источној Херцеговини и на Пештерској висоравни
No full textУпркос томе што су у делима првих етнолога биле отворене теме односа људског и животињског света, та проблематика се данас проучава на продубљенији начин, будући да се посебна пажња усмерава на границе између људских и животињских светова. Те границе су некада биле схватане на много непорознији начин. Током истраживања трансхумантног сточарства у источној Херцеговини и на Пештерској висоравни запазили смо да се домаће животиње (овце, краве, козе, коњи, пси, мачке) не посматрају искључиво као средство за рад, већ као више или мање равноправни чланови заједнице, што не важи за дивље животиње. Примећено је да представе о стоци, оличене кроз наративе о лепоти и чистоти одређених сорти животиња, уз заједничко ходање и провођење времена људи и животиња, могу водити ка изменама и проширењима у доживљају људске стварности. Такође је примећено преношење људских социјалних односа на животињске. Тиме се, с једне стране, заправо хуманизује представа о животињама, а с друге стране говори о природи односа у људским друштвима. Упоредо са процесом који се догађа међу нашим казивачима (антропоморфизовање не-људског света), одвија се унеколико другачији развојни ток у нашој дисципплини. Тако се све чешће доводе у питање јасно одређене границе људског света, док се животињском свету све потпуније признаје равноправност са светом људи
"Ne pas oublier Kropotkine ! "Encore une fois sur les emprunts interdisciplinaires
No full textArheologija podrazumeva izučavanjepojava koje po tradicionalnoj akademskoj podeli pripadaju domenima kako prirodnih, tako i društvenih nauka, kao i humanističkih disciplina. Ova okolnost postavlja specifične epistemološke proble-me i neminovno dovodi do nužnosti razmatranja o interdisciplinarnim prožimanjima. S druge strane, postavlja se pitanje društvene relevantnosti arheološkog znanja i cilja istraživanja. Ovde se predlaže put arheološkog istraživanja kroz posmatranje sveta kao jedinstvene celine, sazdane jednako od prirodnih i društvenih pojava, u potrazi za al-ternativnim rešenjima za probleme savremenog sveta. Život i rad Petra Kropotkina, prirodnjaka i revolucionara, nudi inspiraciju u ovom pravcu.Archaeology has always been a field of investigation equally concerned with both natural and social phenomena. This position poses specific epistemic pro-blems, that have been the subject of fierce debates. On the other hand, over the last decades the social relevance of archaeology has been questioned. Here the solution is advocated of archaeology as an integrated research program, equally devoted to both natural and cultural phenomena, with the aim to reflect on al-ternative solutions for the crises of the contemporary world. The life and work of Peter Kropotkin, a naturalist and a revolutionary, is offered as an inspiration in this direction.L’archéologie comprend l’étude des phénomènes qui, selon la classifica-tion académique traditionnelle, relèvent à la fois des sciences naturelles, des sciences sociales et des disciplines humanistes. Cette circonstance pose des pro-blèmes épistémologiques spécifiques et conduit inévitablement à la nécessité de réfléchir aux interactions interdisciplinaires. Par ailleurs, se pose la question de la pertinence sociale du savoir archéologique et des finalités de la recherche. Cet article propose une approche de la recherche archéologique fondée sur une vision du monde comme une unité, constituée à la fois de phénomènes naturels et sociaux, dans une quête de solutions alternatives aux problèmes du monde contemporain. La vie et l’œuvre de Pierre Kropotkine, naturaliste et révolution-naire, offrent l’inspiration dans cette perspective
Museums as educational spaces: beyond neutrality in shaping social values
No full textPitanje da li muzeji treba da ostanu neutralne institucije ili da djeluju kao obrazovni prostori koji utiču na društvene vrijednosti, nalazi se u samom središtu muzeoloških i obrazovnih nauka. Na osnovu kvalitativnog istraživanja sprovedenog sa 30 studenata osnovnih i master studija, ovaj rad ispituje njihovu percepciju vrijednosne orijentacije muzejskih izložbi kroz pet fokus grupa. Rezultati nedvosmisleno pokazuju jasan konsenzus da muzeji nisu i ne mogu biti lišeni vrijednosti, jer su njihov sadržaj i interpretacija neizbježno oblikovani političkim, kulturnim, istorijskim i ideološkim faktorima. Dok studenti prepoznaju tradicionalnu težnju muzeja da svoje kolekcije predstave kao objektivne istine, oni smatraju da bi ove institucije trebalo da preuzmu aktivniju ulogu u promovisanju društveno prihvaćenih vrijednosti, podsticanju kritičkog mišljenja i ohrabrivanju reinterpretacije kulturnih narativa. Naglasak je stavljen na potrebu za participativnim i interaktivnim pristupima (poput radionica, panel diskusija i javnih predavanja) koji prevazilaze statične postavke i podstiču demokratski dijalog između posjetilaca i muzejskih edukatora, ali i među samim posjetiocima. Usvajanjem ovakvih praksi muzeji mogu ojačati svoju obrazovnu ulogu, doprinijeti društvenom dijalogu i refleksiji, te odgovoriti na savremene izazove na način koji povezuje kulturno nasljeđe sa širim procesima učenja i društvenih promjena.The question of whether museums should remain neutral
institutions or act as educational spaces that influence social values has been
central to both museum studies and educational sciences. Based on qualitative
research with 30 undergraduate and master’s students, the study investigates
their perceptions of value orientation in museum exhibitions through five focus group discussions. Results undoubtedly show a clear agreement that museums are not and cannot be value-free, since their content and interpretation
are inevitably shaped by political, cultural, historical and ideological factors.
While students recognize the traditional tendency of museums to present their collections as objective truths, they argue that these institutions should take
a more active role in promoting socially accepted values, stimulating critical
thinking, and encouraging the reinterpretation of cultural narratives. Emphasis is placed on the need for participatory and interactive approaches (such as
workshops, panel discussions, and public lectures) that extend beyond static
displays and foster democratic dialogue among visitors and museum educators, but also between the visitors themselves. By embracing these practices,
museums can strengthen their educational role, contribute to social reflection
dialogue, and respond to contemporary challenges in ways that connect cultural heritage with broader processes of learning and social change.Naučni skup sa međunarodnim učešćem Vaspitanje danas: između tradicionalnih vrednosti i savremenih izazova, 06. decembar, 2025. godine - Saopštenje štampano u izvod
The Role of Emotions in Shaping the Collective Identity and Action of the Student Movement in Serbia
No full textOvaj rad ispituje emocionalnu dinamiku koja je oblikovala studentski pokret u Srbiji tokom 2024. i 2025. godine, pokrenutim nakon pada betonske nadstrešnice na železničkoj stanici u Novom Sadu. Koristeći kvalitativnu metodologiju, intervjue sa 32 osobe i metodu dnevnika (diary method), istraživanje obuhvata spektar emocija koje su se javljale i razvijale tokom protesta: tugu, strah, frustraciju, bes, ljutnju, nadu, odlučnost, optimizam, osećaj zajedništva, povezanosti i pripadanosti. Studenti/kinje su među prvima reagovali, transformišući početnu tugu u političku mobilizaciju. Ljutnja i bes bili su usmereni ka nefunkcionsanju institucija dok je frustracija rasla usled nasilja, napada na studente/kinje i izostanka odgovornosti nadležnih. Istovremeno su se razvijali snažni doživljaji zajedništva, jedinstva i pripadanosti, posebno kroz kolektivno organizovanje u studentskim plenumima i zajednički život tokom blokada fakulteta. Uprkos strahu i neizvesnosti, studenti/kinje su pokazivali otpornost i jasno usmerenje u svom delovanju. Emocije poput nade i optimizma bile su ključne za dugotrajno angažovanje. Ova studija doprinosi razumevanju kolektivne akcije iz perspektive emocija, ističući način na koji emocionalna iskustva oblikuju kolektivni identitet i podstiču političku participaciju. Teorijski se oslanja na pristupe društvenih pokreta i kolektivnog identiteta, smeštajući analizu u širi kontekst savremene mobilizacije mladih u post-socijalističkom kontekstu.This paper explores the emotional dynamics that shaped the student
movement in Serbia during the 2024–2025 protests, which were sparked
by the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad.
Using a qualitative methodology, interviews with 32 individuals and the
diary method, the study captures a wide range of emotions that emerged
and developed throughout the protests: grief, fear, frustration, rage, anger, hope, determination, optimism, togetherness, unity, and belonging.
Students were among the first to respond, transforming initial grief into
political mobilization. Anger and rage were directed at the dysfunction
of public institutions, while frustration intensified due to violence, attacks
on students, and the absence of accountability among those in power. At
the same time, strong feelings of togetherness, unity, and belonging were
forged, particularly through collective organizing in student plenums
and communal life during university blockades. Despite fear and uncertainty, students demonstrated resilience and a clear sense of purpose in
their actions. Emotions such as hope and optimism were key to sustaining
long-term engagement. This study contributes to an emotion-focused understanding of collective action, highlighting how emotional experiences
shape collective identity and drive political participation. The analysis
draws on social movement and collective identity theories, situating the
findings within the broader context of contemporary youth mobilization
in post-socialist societies.Naučna konferencija Studentski protesti 2024/25: BloKADA, ako ne SADA?, Beograd, 22. i 23. novembar 2025., Saopštenje štampano u izvod
The use of timber and charcoal in mining centers of medieval Serbia: a case study from Brskovo and Rudnik
No full textPrevious research on medieval mining in the central Balkans, within the borders of medieval Serbia, provided
a small amount of physical evidence on the use of timber and charcoal. These fragments were obtained through
modern geological research, which cut old mining works with preserved wooden construction, as well as archaeological excavations of shafts and furnaces for ore smelting and charcoal production. Additionally, charred remains
were discovered inside the mining and trading settlements, representing remnants of the wooden building
structure. For this study, anthracological analysis was conducted on several samples from the most extensively
researched centers, Brskovo (northeastern Montenegro) and Rudnik (central Serbia), where intensive medieval
mining activities took place from the mid-13th to the mid-15th century. By determining the tree species or genus
and comparing it with present-day forest vegetation, as well as using comprehensive data concerning other types
of evidence, we aim to reconstruct the appearance, species, and segments of timbers used for these activities,
thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of their role and purpose in medieval Serbia. Furthermore, the
previous knowledge regarding charcoal production in the mining and metallurgical industries of medieval Serbia
will be highlighted, along with directions for future research.The 31st European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje štampano u izvod