A photographer loses his memory and he falls in love with his sister. It is the beginning of his destruction - this is what the official info tells you about Photographer, His Lover, His Sister, and Her Lover (2016). What's this in my view? A sort of mysterious postmodern combination of narratives within 12 minutes of the film: one, picture based narrative uses images, music, horror scenes mixed with camouflaged eroticism and full of understatements; the other one based on meta-language as if … [Read more...]
Chris Skowroński on the Pragmatist Kant Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68dtjwS3i6w Chris is explaining his ideas to be presented at the International Conference on Pragmatist Kant that he co-organizes at Finnland Institute in Berlin (July 10-13, 2017). He focuses on the philosophy of values and its importance in the philosophical tradition of American pragmatism. He also mentions its connections with the philosophy of values that was practised within the German tradition of the Kantian philosophy. … [Read more...]
Skowroński and Pihlström on Pragmatist Kant
Chris Skowroński (Opole University/Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum) talks to Sami Pihlström (Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki) on the occasion of the Berlin Forum's international conference they both co-organize at the Finnland Institut in Berlin (July 10-13, 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeazfyRd7sk The general title of the conference is "Pragmatist Kant" and its main idea is to discuss various aspects of the pragmatist philosophy and the Kantian … [Read more...]
Practical Info
Finnland Insitut (our conference place) is located just at the Friedriechstrasse train station, one of the biggest train/metro stations in Berlin, easily communicated with all other stations (it is a next station to Hbf, or the very main station). Very close to this place we have tens, if not hundreds of pubs and and restaurants on both sides of the river (you have the Spree close by). Also, very short distance (5 min on foot) to Island of Museum, to Brandenburg Gate (10-15 min on foot) and … [Read more...]
Pragmatist Kant Conference 2017
Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum, e. V. in collaboration with Finnland Institut in Berlin Philosophical Society of Finland and Nordic Pragmatism Network organizes An International Conference within the American and European Values-Berlin Edition series Pragmatist Kant July 11-13, 2017, Berlin, Germany (preceded by a Student Seminars Day on July 10) at Finnland Institut, Georgenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin We wish to thank Finnland Institut in Berlin for help and … [Read more...]
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