November 24, 2007

SCHEDULE

2:00 pm – Prof. Dr. Ludger Schwarte, “Outline of a Theory of Intuition”
How is it possible for us to perceive something which we do not already know?

How can we comprehend something in its quality of differentness? The concept of intuition is suitable for examining a perceptual process which is fundamentally different from information processing and the constructive power of imagination on the one hand, and from genuine guessing and parapsychological sensitivity on the other. In my lecture I seek to systematically differentiate intuition from other perceptual techniques, as well as to analyze the necessary preconditions which are the basis for this sort of intuitive perceptual process. (Lecture in German)

3:30 pm – Prof. Dr. Friedrich W. Heubach, “What is Intuition? And Where Does Today’s Interest in this Question Come From? A Psychological Answer”
Psychological observations, not only about intuition, but also about the increased interest in the non-rational aspects of human activity such as, for example, “creativity,” “inspiration” and “emotional intelligence.” (Lecture in German)

5 pm – Adrian Piper, “Intellectual Intuition in Kant’s first Critique and in Samkhya/Yoga/Vedanta Philosophy”
Why does Kant think intellectual intuition is impossible for human beings, and why are the philosophies of Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta so sure that it is? The answer lies in the contrasting conceptions of the self, objectivity, and methods of rational inquiry which each of these two
perspectives ultimately presuppose. In the end, the second perspective finds a greater variety of capacities for knowledge in us, and therefore expects more of us. Some forms of artistic practice realize these capacities – and so fulfill the expectations that Kant claims we must not have. (Lecture in English)

6:00 pm Snack

7:00 pm Artists’ conversation with the attending artists