Institutskolloquium
Das Institutskolloquium Wintersemester 24/25
(Poster)
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Das Institutskolloquium findet i. d. R. Mittwochs, 14:15-15:45 Uhr in Präsenz im Raum: Phil A12006 (VMP6) statt. Alle Redner*innen werden vor Ort sein. Wir empfehlen für alle die Vorort-Teilnahme, damit rege Diskussionen entstehen können.
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23.10.2024 |
Sergej Seitz |
Infrastrukturen radikaler Imagination: Eine politische Theorie der Gegeninstitutionen |
Abstract: Institutionen stiften politische Stabilität. Sie etablieren Routinen und Rituale, verfestigen Hierarchien und definieren soziale Rollen. Damit verleihen sie einer Gesellschaft Dauerhaftigkeit. Eine Welt ohne Institutionen wäre eine psychotische Welt; ein Chaos, in dem jede Handlung als Neuanfang auftritt und nichts sich verstetigen kann. Gegeninstitutionen sind Räume und Dispositive, die die etablierten Praktiken in Frage stellen, indem sie andere politische Prozeduren, soziale Beziehungen und Lebensformen erproben und sie dem Gegebenen konflikthaft entgegensetzen. Damit unterstreichen Gegeninstitutionen das Gemachte und Gesetzte – das Instituierte – aller Institutionen, einschließlich derer, die so sehr zu unserer zweiten Natur geworden sind, dass uns ihr Setzungscharakter nicht bewusst ist. Gegeninstitutionen können unsere politische Vorstellungskraft und unseren Sinn für die Offenheit politischer Zukunft erweitern. Während sie die gegebenen institutionellen Arrangements zurückweisen, rücken sie andere Verhältnisse in den Bereich des Denkbaren. |
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20.11.2024 | Manuel Fasko (Universität Basel) |
How to Meaningfully Broaden the Canon |
Abstract: This paper, inspired by the works of scholars like Sarah Hutton, Charlotte Witt, and Mary Ellen Whaite, explores a hermeneutical approach to broadening the philosophical canon through four key steps: 1) Acknowledging the canon's problematic history, moving away from the 'marketplace of ideas' concept. 2) Recognizing the flaws in its celebrated figures, discarding the 'hero cult' mentality. 3) Fostering a genuine interest in marginalized thinkers to counter the 'handmaiden issue' described by Whaite and Witt. 4) Understanding the vastly different historical contexts in which these marginalized figures philosophized, addressing Hutton's 'new amnesia.' I challenge the idea that the canon arises from a meritocratic process, highlighting the sexist and nationalist influences shaping its formation. Instead of viewing philosophical heroes as impeccable, we should confront their shortcomings, examining their beliefs and the context that informed them. Additionally, we must actively engage with historically marginalized thinkers to avoid reducing them to mere adjuncts of acknowledged figures. Lastly, by recognizing the unique circumstances of lesser-known philosophers, we can create a richer, more substantial canon. However, this endeavor prompts the question of whether any attempt to broaden the canon can truly overcome its hegemonic status. |
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04.12.2024 | Romy Jaster (HU Berlin) |
Conspiracy Theories and Skeptical Hypotheses |
Abstract: In the epistemological literature, conspiracy theories are often compared to skeptical hypotheses: both are said to resist empirical refutation by immunizing themselves against counterevidence. In the talk, I’ll have a closer look at the claimed analogy. As I will argue, there are indeed very striking similarities between skeptical hypotheses and conspiracy theories, but also a number of disanalogies worth looking at. |
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15.01.2025 |
Nils Franzén |
Finding and Believing Things to Be Beautiful |
Abstract: “Views about aesthetics and other evaluative matters can be ascribed both with “believes” and with subjective attitude verbs like “finds”, as in: |
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29.01.2025 | Reier Helle (LMU München) |
The Stoics on Why Happiness Does Not Increase With Time |
Abstract: On the ancient Stoic view, happiness (eudaimonia) does not increase with time. This is important for a number of core Stoic ethical commitments, including the sufficiency of virtue for happiness and that virtue is the only good, and it raises questions about how the happy person will think about and be concerned with the continuation and end of their life. In this talk, I set out how the Stoics come to the conclusion that happiness does not increase with time and precisely why it matters on their view, and I reconstruct and assess their attempts to explain the value of happiness in terms of concord and timeliness. What we find in ancient Stoic ethics, I will argue, is a philosophically striking conception of happiness as skillfully working the material of human life. |
Das Institutskolloquium im Wintersemester 2024/25 wird organisiert von Prof. Dr. Stephan Schmid.
Email: stephan.schmid"AT"uni-hamburg.de