Beskrivelse
In contemporary academia, we constantly talk about applied science and real-world problems. The key to social relevance is practical usefulness, which often appears in opposition to basic research, humanistic approaches, not to mention philosophy. This seminar aims to turn the tables by critically examining the very ideas and fantasies surrounding application-oriented thinking.What fantasies shape this orientation? Does it, for example, operate with a spooky notion of pure, non-applied thought that must be combatted at all costs? How do such a specter and other similar fantasies inform actual thinking in an age of increasing demand for external funding and the related procedures of research applications? Must one suppress “symptoms” in the research processes, such as anomalies, inconsistencies, and doubt? The seminar creates space for broader analyses of application-oriented thinking. Today, a multitude of applications makes the world practically accessible, yet also confronts us with a fundamental question: Have we become entirely “appified”?
In short, by drawing on philosophy and psychoanalysis, the seminar aims to address what remains unthought in today’s landscape of application-oriented approaches – with its specters, desires and fantasies – and “appified” thought.
Keynote speaker: Mladen Dolar.
Mladen Dolar is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a Professor of Philosophy at The European Graduate School. Dolar’s research focuses on German classical philosophy, theoretical psychoanalysis, structuralism, and the philosophy of music and film. His seminal book A Voice and Nothing More (2006) is widely praised for its profound exploration of the voice as a philosophical concept.
Other speakers:
Anna Cornelia Ploug, Postdoc, University of Copenhagen
Henrik Jøker Bjerre, Associate Professor, Aalborg University
Anders Ruby, MA in History of Ideas, Engelsholm Folk High School
Brian Benjamin Hansen, Senior Associate Professor, VIA University College.
| Periode | 15 jan. 2025 |
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| Begivenhedstype | Konference |
| Placering | Aarhus, DanmarkVis på kort |
| Grad af anerkendelse | National |