Lecture by Professor Günther Pöltner (University of Wien)

Vom Wunder der Sichtbarkeit - Zum Gedanken des Schönen im Mittelalter

Date: 14:30-17:30, Saturday, November 9, 2013
Venue: Conference Room 1, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus
(access: http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/access/index.html)
Moderator: Tomokazu Baba (CPAG)

Günther Pöltner
Born in Vienna in 1942. Having studied at University of Vienna, he became professor in 1981 after having worked as assistant. Professor emeritus since 2012, he continues his lecture and seminar. Specialized in wide range of domains from Aesthetics, Medieval Philosophy (especially Thomas Aquinas) , Phenomenology of Heidegger, phenomenological Psychoanalysis, to critique of biological epistemology. Fine arts enthusiast, he was also student at musical academy of Wien aspiring to become pianist untill he was 20 years old.

Selected Works：
Zur Phänomenologie des Fragens, Freiburg, 1972.
Schönheit. Eine Untersuchung zum Ursprung des Denkens bei Thomas Aquin. Wien 1978.
Evolutionäre Vernunft. Eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Evolutionären Erkenntnistheorie. Stuttgart 1993.

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Language: German/Japansese | Admission Free | No Registration Required

Organized by
Comtenporary Philosophy in the Age of Globalization (CPAG) (JSPS Kakenhi Grant Number 24242002)
Research Project for Integral Understanding of Anthropological Philosophy of Kant (JSPS Kakenhi Grant Number 23520014)

Related Conference: Das Problem einer Ästhetisierung des Schönen
Date: 14:30-17:30, Monday, November 11, 2013, Room 2, Sano Shoin, The University of Hitotsubashi
Moderator: Tomonaga Tairako (University of Hitotsubashi)