The Symmetry Problem and the Theory of Implicatures (in English and Vietnamese)

A consequence of Grice’s maxims is that the proposition which is asserted is the most informative one in the set of relevant propositions which the speaker believes to be true (cf. Grice 1967). This consequence contradicts in reality in the case there are two relevant propositions which are both more informative than the assertion but contradict each other. This contradiction is the so-called “symmetry problem” in the literature. This thesis introduces the symmetry problem and disscusses two approaches to dissolve it, in which the second one develops from the first one.MA thesis of Viet Cao, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Hanoi, Vietnam, supervised by Tue Trin

Slovenian Bio-Art, New Materialism and Posthuman Feminism

This study explores Slovenian bio-art through the lens of new materialism and feminist posthumanism, focusing on six prominent artists: Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Špela Petrič, Doroteja Dolinšek, Zoran Srdič Janežič, and Maja Smrekar. Their work interrogates interspecies relationships, ecological entanglements, and technological mediation, offering critical insights into contemporary bio-media practices. Positioned within a robust institutional framework of long-standing associations and a national funding scheme, these artists have achieved international recognition while contributing significantly to the development of intermedia art globally. Exemplified by a selected artwork each, their artistic practices are situated within new materialist, media ecological and posthuman feminist theoretical discourses. The paper highlights how contemporary bio-artistic practices challenge anthropocentric narratives, foster multispecies ethics, and redefine both uman and non-human agency. The particular ecosystem of the globally entangled yet in some ways also specifically Slovenian bio-art may demonstrate how artistic practices can facilitate ecological awareness and technological critique while fostering alternative modes of knowing, and eventually contribute to positioning art as a transformative force in contemporary cultural discourse.This study explores Slovenian bio-art through the lens of new materialism and feminist posthumanism, focusing on six prominent artists: Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Špela Petrič, Doroteja Dolinšek, Zoran Srdič Janežič, and Maja Smrekar. Their work interrogates interspecies relationships, ecological entanglements, and technological mediation, offering critical insights into contemporary bio-media practices. Positioned within a robust institutional framework of long-standing associations and a national funding scheme, these artists have achieved international recognition while contributing significantly to the development of intermedia art globally. Exemplified by a selected artwork each, their artistic practices are situated within new materialist, media ecological and posthuman feminist theoretical discourses. The paper highlights how contemporary bio-artistic practices challenge anthropocentric narratives, foster multispecies ethics, and redefine both uman and non-human agency. The particular ecosystem of the globally entangled yet in some ways also specifically Slovenian bio-art may demonstrate how artistic practices can facilitate ecological awareness and technological critique while fostering alternative modes of knowing, and eventually contribute to positioning art as a transformative force in contemporary cultural discourse

The press conference of the University of Nova Gorica, where the results of the research on air pollution in the municipality of Kanal ob Soča were presented and in which the mayor of the municipality of Kanal ob Soča Miha Stegel also participated.

Novinarska konferenca Univerze v Novi Gorici, na kateri so predstavili rezultate raziskave o onesnaženju zraka v občini Kanal ob Soči in na kateri je sodeloval tudi župan občine Kanal ob Soči Miha Stegel.The press conference of the University of Nova Gorica, where the results of the research on air pollution in the municipality of Kanal ob Soča were presented and in which the mayor of the municipality of Kanal ob Soča Miha Stegel also participated