Theoretical Philosophy Essen
Welcome to the website of the Theoretical Philosophy Research Group (van Riel). Our main focus lies on fundamental research in the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of language and philosophy of science. Furthermore, we work on application-oriented topics, such as the social dimensions of language, social epistemology and the philosophy of science of the social sciences. For the specific research focuses of the individual staff members, please see the team overview.
Team OverviewAG Theoretical Philosophy
Recent News & Events
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Upcoming Workshop: Functions in Language and Mind
January 9, 2025, 1pm-4pm (UTC), Hybrid, University of Duisburg-Essen
Organizers: Luca Barlassina, Shaun Nichols, Raphael van Riel
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Lecture Series - Philosophisches Forum Ruhr
January 14, 2025, 6:00pm, Campus Essen:
Kristina Musholt (Leipzig University): "Wie soziale Normen unsere Wahrmehmung, unser Denken und unser Handeln beeinflussen"
The lecture series is part of the science communication project "SAPHIR".
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Essay Award 2024 by The Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP) and Grazer Philosophischen Studien
Marius Mumbeck's Essay "Is there a domain of linguistic competence AI cannot grasp?" has won the Essay Award 2024 by The Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP).Gra
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Essay Award by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
Stefan Rinner's essay “Scorekeeping in a Therapeutic Language Game” has won the Philosophy Essay Award by The Royal Institute of Philosophy. It shares first place with “The Emptiness of Naturalism” by Thomas Raleigh. The winning papers will be published in the October issue of the journal Philosophy, published by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Recent Publications
- Th. Besch, H. Kincaid, T. Menon, R. van Riel (eds.): Cultural Domination: Philosophical Perspectives, Routledge 2024.
- R. van Riel: "Hegemony and Cultural Domination", in: Th. Besch, H. Kincaid, T. Menon, R. van Riel (eds.): Cultural Domination: Philosophical Perspectives, Routledge 2024.
- L. Schwengerer: "Transparent Self-Knowledge for Social Groups", in: A. Andreotta & B. Winokur (eds.): New Perspectives on Transparency and Self-Knowledge (1st ed.). Routledge 2024.
- R. van Riel: "Reduktionismus und reduktive Erklärung", in: V. Hoffmann-Kolls und N. Rathgeb (eds.): Handbuch Philosophie des Geistes. Metzler 2024.
- L. Schwengerer: "We-Mode as Layered Agency" . Published in: Journal of Social Philosophy.
- L. Schwengerer: "Critical Social Epistemology of Social Media and Epistemic Virtues" . Published in: Social Epistemology.
- M. Mumbeck: "Is There a Domain of Linguistic Competence AI Cannot Grasp?". Published in: Grazer Philosophische Studien.
- R. van Riel, R.N. Van Gulick 2024: „Scientific Reduction" in: E. Zalta (ed.) The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.