Topic / Program

The concept of intersubjectivity has occupied a prominent position in the philosophy of the 20th century. Indeed since antiquity something like a concept of intersubjectivity has played an important role in practical philosophy, and in modernity the concept of intersubjectivity acquired an ever-increasing relevance for epistemology. In the 20th century intersubjectivity has become a key concept in diverse branches of philosophy, particularly in the context of pragmatism. One result of this development has been that in the debates surrounding certain "great concepts" of philosophy--such as truth and objectivity, morality and legitimacy, meaning and interpretation, or in general the notion of rationality--the status, definition and range of the concept of intersubjectivity have also implicitly been at stake.

Intersubjectivity is a prominent philosophical concept, and yet its status is not at all clear. Indeed the question of the status of intersubjectivity is a matter of controversy. On one hand there are philosophies in which this concept is considered to be irreducible and fundamental, for example in practical philosophies of language or theories of truth, as in Wittgenstein, Austin, Sellars, Davidson and Brandom, but also in philosophies of the hermeneutic tradition such as in Gadamer, Apel and Habermas. On the other hand there are such authors as Levinas, Derrida or Lyotard, whose philosophies invoke contexts and connections that precisely cannot be analyzed with reference to intersubjective structures. The concept of otherness, as it appears in the work of these philosophers, explodes the symmetrical and reciprocal character of intersubjective relations. Other possible starting points for a discussion of intersubjectivity could include the concept of intentionality (Husserl, or even Fodor/Lepore and others) or that of the good life (Nussbaum), each of which puts into question the inescapability of intersubjective structures.

Thus the Colloquium will inquire into the role and scope of the concept of intersubjectivity with regard to these controversies. Conceptions of intersubjectivity from diverse traditions and philosophical disciplines are open for discussion; it is, however, not simply a matter of considering different versions of intersubjectivity, but rather of investigating the roles this concept plays within philosophical theories and its limits as seen from different perspectives. Hence proposals for the 7th annual International French-German philosophy Colloquium may focus on a specific conception of intersubjectivity, indicate limits to particular conceptions of intersubjectivity, or raise objections to its theoretical relevance. These and other approaches are in keeping with the Colloquium's goal of shedding light on the philosophical domain of the notion of intersubjectivity and considering the explanatory figures by means of which it appears on the philosophical scene.


Program

Lundi, 16 juillet 2001
Matin
9:30 Alexei Krjukov (Bremen): ›Das Ich‹ und Intersubjektivität bei Husserl und Sartre
11:00 Rémy Gagnon (Québec): La source de l'intersubjectivité: Exploration de l'asubjectivité chez Jan Patocka

Après-midi
16:00 Dominique Weber (Paris): Ego sum expositus: Descartes a-t-il jamais été un penseur solipsiste ?
17:30 Saku Hara (Mainz/Tokio): Die Zustandsraum-Semantik und die Ähnlichkeit der Bedeutung

Mardi, 17 juillet 2001
Matin
9:30 David Lauer (Berlin): Wittgensteins Käfer. Intersubjektivistische und subjektivistische Perspektiven auf das Verstehen.
11:00 Jens Kertscher (Heidelberg): ›Farblos grüne Ideen schlafen wütend‹ - Zur Intersubjektivität der Sprache zwischen normativistischem Dogmatismus und hermeneutischem Naturalismus.

Après-midi: Workshops
16:00 Ralf Krause (Berlin): Workshop - Sartre
16:00 Karin de Boer (Amsterdam): Workshop - Hegel
16:00 Karen Feldman/Ellen Cox (Berkeley/Paris): Workshop - Intersubjektivität und Performativität

Mercredi, 18 juillet 2001
Matin
9:30Luigi Pastore (Bremen/Lecce): Der junge Heidegger über die Begriffsbildung
11:00 Hans Bernhard Schmid (StGallen): Mitsein und Gemeinsamkeit

Après-midi libre

Jeudi, 19 juillet
Matin
9:30 Georg W. Bertram (Gießen): Intersubjektivität, Normativität und die Regeln des Anderen
11:00 Andreas Cremonini (Basel): M'être. Jacques Lacans kritische Transformation des hegelischen Anerkennungsgeschehens

Après-midi
16:00 Fotini Vaki (Essex): Marx and Habermas on Intersubjektivity
17:30 Stefan Blank (Berlin): Zu Habermas' Modell elementarer Vergesellschaftung

Vendredi, 20 juillet 2001
Matin
9:15 Christophe Laudou (Madrid): L'intersubjectivité à l'épreuve de la parole
10:30 Dirk Hommrich (Frankfurt/M.): "Cyborg-Semiologies" zwischen Autorschaft und Re-Präsentation (Haraway)
11:45 Chris Troostwijk (Luxemburg/Amsterdam): Une phrase de rien: communication sans adresse.

Après-midi
16:00 Abschlussdiskussion