2nd Philosophical Symposium of the DFG on "Thought Experiments and Narration in Philosophy" (Villa Vigoni, 23.-27.03.2020)

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Hans-Helmuth Gander
• Subject Area: History of Philosophy
• Term: from 2020 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 445815659

The aim of the Philosophical Symposia is to facilitate model and exemplary philosophical discussions in German-language philosophy, which are used in university day-to-day business due to the increasing specialization of philosophical researchrarely or not come about. In particular, in response to the fragmentation of the subject, the series of symposia should ensure that representatives of various disciplines and methods can engage in productive philosophical conversation with each other. It is important to identify rigidified argument structures and, if necessary, stagnant debates, in order to generate synergies for further discussion in a common exchange and via different philosophical approaches.With the focus on a theme shared by different schools and schools of thought, there is the hope to open the respective horizons and to stimulate a productive, synthetic work.The second Philosophical Symposium is dedicated to the theme "Thought Experiments and Narration in Philosophy". At the center of the discussion are u.a. the following questions: What is the relationship between narration and philosophy? What is the relationship between individual examples and general philosophical theories? Can one gain new philosophical insights with thought experiments and narration? How much science fiction can handle philosophical arguments? These questions are to be discussed from different perspectives, both systematic and philosophical.In addition, during the symposium, space should also be given for the explicit political reflection of philosophy on its modes of work and communication, on its institutional framework and on its future role in and for society.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Co-Investigator: Professorin Dr. Elke Brendel