The Taiwanese-German research project COMPAIN (https://compain.weebly.com/) investigates the complexity of pain and how ethical reflections can adequately address it. This topic has been emphasized in discussions from various fields, including medicine, neuroscience, and the philosophy of mind.

The COMPAIN research group invites scholars and the wider public to join a conversation on the complexity of pain and its ethical dimensions. To foster this exchange, we are launching the COMPAIN Lecture Series for the winter semester of 2025, featuring talks dedicated to pain-related themes from philosophical, medical, and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Details: https://compain.weebly.com/news/online-lectures-series

To participate in the lecture series, use the following Zoom link:

https://uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/2720643197?omn=62804254235

20 November 2025 (12:00-13:30 CET / 19:00-20:30 CST)
Saulius Geniusas (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Title: Pain and the life-world: Somatization and psychologization

27 November 2025 (12:00-13:30 CET / 19:00-20:30 CST)
Hadeel Naeem (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Title: Pain, epistemic injustice, and AI

12 December 2025 (08:30-10:20 CET / 15:30-17:20 CST)
Philip Gerrans (The University of Adelaide)
Title: Pain, suffering, and the self

15 January 2025 (12:00-13:30 CET / 19:00-20:30 CST)
Dieter Birnbacher (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Title: Pain, suffering, and the will

29 January 2026 (12:00-13:30 CET / 19:00-20:30 CST)
Kevin Reuter (University of Gothenburg)
Title: TBA

12 February 2026 (12:00-13:30 CET / 19:00-20:30 CST)
Noelia Bueno-Gómez (University of Oviedo)
Title: TBA

Everyone’s welcome to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Dominik Koesling (dominik.koesling@uni-muenster.de)