Panel IV: The Aesthetics of Justification Narratives
November 14, 2009, 10.00 – 12.30, Hörsaal-Zentrum – HZ 3
All narratives have a particular semiotic-pragmatic constitution. This panel will examine the semiotic-practical structures of justification narratives from a philosophical point of view and address the question of how these find expression in different contexts. While the first pres-entation will deal with the epistemic issue of ‘Explanation through Description’ and the asso-ciated legitimising potential, the second will explore the particular aesthetic structure of narra-tives in films and their (de-)legitimising function, taking as a thematic example the reporting on the Iraq War.
Prof. Matthias Lutz-Bachmann
Introduction
Matthias Lutz-Bachmann is Professor of Philosophy, member of the Board of Directors of the Cluster of Excellence 243 and Vice President of the Goethe University Frankfurt. Within the Cluster, he is the director of the research group on the philosophy of law of the ‘Salamanca School’ and plays a leading role in the task force on the development of the theory of ‘post-secularism’. His main research interests are mediaeval philosophy, political philosophy, critical theory and the philosophy of religion. Recent publications: Metaphysik heute: Probleme und Perspektiven der Ontologie (coedited with Thomas M. Schmidt) (2007); Handlung und Wissenschaft: Die Epistemologie der praktischen Wissenschaften im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert (coedited with Alexander Fiodora) (2008); Krieg und Frieden im Prozess der Globalisierung (coedited with Andreas Niederberger) (2009).
Prof. Michael Hampe
Erklärung durch Beschreibung
Michael Hampe, born in 1961, studied philosophy, psychology, German and biology in Hei-delberg and Cambridge, and is Professor of Philosophy at the ETH Zurich. Research areas: the evolution of modern science, the relevance of knowledge for the conduct of life, natural philosophy. Book publications (selection): Die Wahrnehmungen der Organismen (Göttingen 1990) (dissertation); Gesetz und Distanz: Studien über die Prinzipien der Gesetzmäßigkeit in der theoretischen und praktischen Philosophie (Heidelberg 1996) (pt. 1 of habilitation); Er-kenntnis und Praxis (Frankfurt am Main 2006); Eine kleine Geschichte des Naturgesetzbe-griffs (Frankfurt am Main 2007) (pt. 2 of habilitation); Das vollkommene Leben (Munich 2009).
Prof. Martin Seel
Der zweite Irak-Krieg im Kino
Martin Seel, born in 1954 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is Professor of Philosophy at the Goethe University Frankfurt. Book publications (selection): Versuch über die Form des Glücks (Frankfurt am Main 1995); Ethisch-ästhetische Studien (Frankfurt am Main 1996); Ästhetik des Erscheinens (Munich 2000); Sich bestimmen lassen: Studien zur theoretischen und praktischen Philosophie (Frankfurt am Main 2002); Die Macht des Erscheinens: Texte zur Ästhetik (Frankfurt am Main 2007); In der Welt der Sprache: Konsequenzen des seman-tischen Holismus (co-authored with G. W. Bertram, D. Lauer, J. Liptow) (Frankfurt am Main 2008); Theorien (Frankfurt am Main 2009).
