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In the event organized by Bilkent University Department of Philosophy, Bilkent Philosophy Society, Bilkent Library, and Psychological Counseling and Development Center, visitors of all ages from different cities were able to meet the country's leading philosophy associations and communities such as the Women Philosophers Society of Turkey, the Philosophical Society of Turkey, the Kant Society of Turkey. , and they also had the opportunity to find discounted philosophy books from distinguished publishing houses such as Doğu Batı, Yapı Kredi, İş Bankası Kültür, FOL, İmge, İletişim. The philosophical visual exhibition area, where interactive panels, philosophical posters and successful works in the world's first Generative Artificial Intelligence Philosophical Drawing competition were exhibited, also attracted the attention of visitors.
 
Philosophical conversations and discussions were held on the stage throughout the day. PhilFest'23 program was attended by Bilkent University Rector Prof. Dr. It started with the opening speech of Kürşat Aydoğan. Then Thinking of Philosophy as a Woman (Fulden İbrahimhakkıoğlu and Toros Güneş Esgün), Video Games and Digital World Ethics (Erhan Demircioğlu), Philosophical Travel: Non-Western Philosophies (Pelin Dilara Çolak), God as the Source of Morality (Enis Doko and Tufan Kıymaz) and Knowledge Conversations titled Social and Political Epistemology in the Age (Ömer Aygün and Yurdagül Kılınç) were held. This year, like last year, the festival was completed with award-winning competitions and then a film screening.