Wittgenstein Research RevisitedReflecting upon 50 years of work on Wittgenstein and investigating future perspectives |
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Conference at the University of Bergen, Norway
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The HIT Centre The Department of Philosophy The Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) Organizers: Alois Pichler and Simo Säätelä |
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The conference lectures audio files on this site are the result of co-operation between the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB), the conference speakers, Herbert Hrachovec, and the conference organizers Alois Pichler and Simo Säätelä. |
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Wednesday, Dec. 12th: Opening of the conference |
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| 14.30-15.00 | Opening of the conference
(Rector of the University of Bergen Kirsti Koch Kristensen, Head of the Department of Philosophy Vigdis Songe-Møller, Organizers Alois Pichler and Simo Säätelä) |
| 15.00-16.00 | Knut Erik Tranøy (Oslo): Wittgenstein and the relation between life and philosophy (With discussion. Chair: Simo Säätelä) |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee break |
| 16.30-17.30 | Georg Henrik von Wright (Helsinki): Remarks
on Wittgenstein’s use of the terms “Sinn”, “sinnlos”, “unsinnig”, “wahr”,
and “Gedanke” in Tractatus Note
(With discussion. Chair: Alois Pichler) |
| 20.30-22.00 | Irene Suchy (Vienna): Salonkonzert
Wittgenstein
Artistic program in cooperation with the Austrian Embassy, Oslo |
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| 10.00-10.45 | Claus Huitfeldt (Bergen): The Bergen Electronic Edition of Wittgenstein’s Nachlass (Chair: Risto Vilkko). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Claus Huitfeldt, WAB. Audio: Claus Huitfeldt, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 10.45-11.15 | Discussion, introduced by Michael Biggs (Hertfordshire) (Chair: Risto Vilkko) |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30-12.15 | Herbert Hrachovec (Vienna): Evaluating the Bergen Electronic Edition (Chair: Risto Vilkko). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. Audio: Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 12.15-12.45 | Discussion, introduced by Cameron McEwen (Charlottesville) (Chair: Risto Vilkko) |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00-14.45 | Brian McGuinness (Siena): Works and manuscripts of Wittgenstein (Chair: Michael Biggs) |
| 14.45-15.15 | Discussion, introduced by Knut Olav Åmås (Oslo) (Chair: Michael Biggs) |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break |
| 15.45-16.30 | Anthony Kenny (Oxford): Reflections on the editions of Wittgenstein's works (Chair: Michael Biggs). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Anthony Kenny. Audio: Anthony Kenny, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 16.30-17.00 | Discussion, introduced by Tore Nordenstam (Bergen) (Chair: Michael Biggs) |
| 18.00 | Conference dinner |
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| 10.00-10.45 | Lars Hertzberg (Åbo): Trying to keep philosophy honest: Wittgenstein's view on philosophy (Chair: Harald Johannessen). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Lars Hertzberg, WAB. Audio: Lars Hertzberg, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 10.45-11.15 | Discussion (Chair: Harald Johannessen) |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30-12.15 | Hans-Johann Glock (Reading): Wittgenstein on truth (Chair: Harald Johannessen). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Hans-Johann Glock, WAB. Audio: Hans-Johann Glock, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 12.15-12.45 | Discussion, introduced by Kevin Cahill (Bergen) (Chair: Harald Johannessen) |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00-14.45 | Allan Janik (Innsbruck): Wittgenstein’s place in the history of philosophy (Chair: Knut Olav Åmås). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Allan Janik, WAB. Audio: Allan Janik, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 14.45-15.15 | Discussion, introduced by Gunnar Skirbekk (Bergen) (Chair: Knut Olav Åmås) |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break |
| 15.45-16.30 | Rudolf Haller (Graz): A metaphysical Wittgenstein? (Chair: Knut Olav Åmås) |
| 16.30-17.00 | Discussion, introduced by Lars Fredrik Svendsen (Bergen) (Chair: Knut Olav Åmås) |
| 17.00-17.40 | Ståle Finke, Øystein Hide, Lars Fredrik Svendsen and Knut Olav Åmås: Presentation of recent Norwegian Wittgenstein literature |
| 20.15-21.00 | Joachim Schulte (Bielefeld): Presentation of Philosophische Untersuchungen. Historisch-genetische Ausgabe (in Terminus Salong 2) |
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| 10.00-10.45 | David G. Stern (Iowa): How many Wittgensteins? (Chair: Knut Ågotnes). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: David G. Stern, WAB. Audio: David G. Stern, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 10.45-11.15 | Discussion, introduced by Heinz Wilhelm Krüger (Bergen) (Chair: Knut Ågotnes) |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30-12.15 | James Conant (Chicago): The continuity of Wittgenstein's philosophy: why worry about the Tractatus? (Chair: Knut Ågotnes). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: James Conant, WAB. Audio: James Conant, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 12.15-12.45 | Discussion, introduced by Harald Johannessen (Bergen) (Chair: Knut Ågotnes) |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00-14.45 | Kristóf Nyíri (Budapest): Wittgenstein's philosophy of pictures (Chair: Gunnar Skirbekk). Listen to lecture (QuickTime .mov format): © Text: Kristóf Nyíri, WAB. Audio: Kristóf Nyíri, Herbert Hrachovec, WAB. |
| 14.45-15.15 | Discussion, introduced by Ralph Jewell (Bergen) (Chair: Gunnar Skirbekk) |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break |
| 15.45-16.30 | Joachim Schulte (Bielefeld): Wittgenstein's 'Method' (Chair: Gunnar Skirbekk) |
| 16.30-17.00 | Discussion, introduced by Arild Utaker (Bergen) (Chair: Gunnar Skirbekk) |
| 17.00-17.30 | Cameron McEwen (InteLex Corporation, Charlottesville): Presentation of InteLex' Past Masters Wittgenstein databases |
| 17.30-18.00 | Peter Keicher (University of Paris 8 and University of Karlsruhe): Examples of an HTML-based Wittgenstein Nachlass map |
| 18.00 | Alois Pichler (Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen): Closing address |
| The conference is enriched by book, journal and electronic text displays from Akribe Forlag, Blackwell Publishers, Cappelen Akademisk Forlag, Det Norske Samlaget, Glänta Produktion, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Humanist Forlag, InteLex Corporation, Oxford University Press, Pax Forlag A/S, Solum Forlag, Spartacus Forlag and Suhrkamp Verlag. | |
| The conference is supported by:
The Norwegian Research Council (Norges Forskningråd) The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (Det Norske Vitenskaps-Akademi) The University of Bergen Research Foundation (Bergen Universitetsfond) The Austrian Embassy, Oslo |
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The Wittgenstein Archives, Allégt. 27, N-5007 Bergen, Norge |
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+47 55 58 94 74 |
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+47 55 58 94 70 |
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wab@hit.uib.no |
