Workshop: Phenomenology: Linguistic or Eidetic?

Workshop, 8–10 June 2023, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

University of Graz, GEWI Sitzungszimmer, Room 0270, Main Building, Universitätsplatz 3

Link for online participants: https://unimeet.uni-graz.at/b/ber-28h-nhv-fdc​

Programme

Thursday, 8 June, Chair: Bernhard Ritter (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz).

3:30–3:45 pm

Bernhard Ritter (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz): Welcome Address.

3:45–5:00 pm

Søren Overgaard (Københavns Universitet): "Commonsense Transcendentalism."

5:15–6:30 pm

Jean-Philippe Narboux (Université Bordeaux Montaigne) "The Phenomenology of the Surface Inquiry."

Friday Morning, 9 June, Chair: Marie McGinn (University of East Anglia).

9:45–11:00 am

Ursula Renz (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz): "Self-Knowing Subjects: O'Brian and Moran on Agency and Deliberation"

11:15 am–12:30 pm

Dan Zahavi (Københavns Universitet): "Reid, Reinach, and Husserl: Socially Extended Minds and the Inner-Outer Divide"

Friday Afternoon. Chair: Philipp Berghofer (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)

2:15–3:30 pm

Sonja Rinofner (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz): "On Some Intricacies Concerning Moral Self-Assessment."

3:45–5:00 pm

Marina Sbisà (Università degli Studi di Trieste): "Austin’s Philosophy in the Light of the Linguistic Epoché."

5:15–6:30 pm

Niklas Forsberg (Univerzita Pardubice): "The Philosophical 'We' and the Idea of a Standard of Correctness."

Saturday Morning, 10 June. Chair: Mario Steinwender (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)

9:45–11:00 am

Lee Braver (University of South Florida): "The Language of Showing: Later Heidegger and How Language Can Hinder and Help the Unconcealing of Being."

11:15 am–12:30 pm

Denis McManus (University of Southampton): "Being-in-a-World Fit for Philosophy."

Saturday Afternoon. Chair: Denis Džanić (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)

2:15–3:30 pm

M. W. Rowe (University of East Anglia): "Austin and Philosophical Method."

3:45–5:00 pm

Gabriele M. Mras (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): "Relations without Relata: Ryle's Critique of Descartes' Mind-Body Dualism."

5:15–6:30 pm

Bernhard Ritter (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz): "No-Ownership Theory."

The contrast alluded to in the title is that between what J. L. Austin called “linguistic phenomenology” (Philosophical Papers, p. 182), commonly referred to as ordinary language philosophy (= OLP), and phenomenology as founded by Edmund Husserl. “Phenomenology” is here meant to include figures like Eugen Fink, Adolf Reinach or Merleau-Ponty, but also influential secessionists like Heidegger or Derrida. The former tradition is understood as including the likes of Wittgenstein, Ryle, Alan R. White or Cavell. Contributions will either cut across the traditions or be basic in a way that makes them relevant for both of them. Husserl and Austin will be the main, but not sole, focus of the conference. At least the following issues will be touched upon:

(1) “S is p” – A Basic Structure of Judgement?

(2) The “Natural Attitude” vs. the Ordinary

(3) Transcendental Subjectivity vs. the “We” of OLP

(4) Voice and Subjectivity

(5) The Inner and the Outer

Funded by the FWF and part of Project J 4534-G "Phenomenology: Linguistic or Transcendental?"