Wittgenstein on Colour
Vienna
Austria
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The Philosophy Branch of the WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), the Department of Philosophy of the University of Vienna, and the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy jointly host the conference "Wittgenstein on Colour".
Dates:
Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the University of Vienna
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Ludwig Wittgenstein's so-called "Remarks on Colour" are frequently described as extremely fragmented and exceptionally difficult to understand, and their significance remains (on the whole) unclear. Furthermore, compared with other aspects of Wittgenstein's philosophy, his thoughts on colour have, to date, received little attention. For this reason, the Philosophy Branch of the WU, the Department of Philosophy of the University of Vienna and the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy will be hosting a conference that aims to substantially advance our understanding of this material, which is without doubt among the most opaque and perplexing of Wittgenstein's writings.
Program
Monday, June 25th
(Vienna University of Economics and Business, Festival Hall)
6.00 pm - 06.15
Conference opening
6:15 pm - 07.45 pm
Andrew Lugg (University of Ottawa)
When and why was "Remarks on Colour" written - and why it is important to know?
Session Chair: Gabriele M. Mras (WU Vienna)
08:15 pm
Conference dinner
Tuesday, June 26th
10.00 am - 11.00 am
James Conant (University of Chicago)
Wittgenstein's Conception of Grammar in the Remarks on Colour
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Martin Kusch (University of Vienna)
Wittgenstein as a Commentator on the Psychology and Anthropology of Colour
Session Chair: Dejan Makovec (University of Vienna)
12:15 pm - 02:00 pm
Lunch break
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Herbert Hrachovec (University of Vienna)
Reddish Green
03:15 pm - 04:15 pm
Frederik Gierlinger (WU/University of Vienna)
"Imagine a tribe of colour-blind people, and there could easily be one"
04:30 pm - 05:30 pm
Joachim Schulte (University of Zurich)
"We have a colour system as we have a number system"
Session Chair: Bernhard Ritter (University of Klagenfurt)
Wednesday, June 27th
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Barry Stroud (University of California, Berkeley)
Concepts of Colours and Limits of Understanding
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Gabriele Mras (WU Vienna)
"Propositions 'About Blue'" - Objects, Concepts, and Colour
Session Chair: Stefan Riegelnik (WU Vienna/University of Zurich)
12:15 pm - 02:00 pm
Lunch break
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Richard Heinrich (University of Vienna)
Green and Orange. Colour and Space
03:15 pm - 04:15 pm
Gary Kemp (University of Glasgow)
A Wittgensteinian take on the nature of colour
Session Chair: Frederik Gierlinger (WU/University of Vienna)
Locations:
25th June: Festival Hall, 1st Floor, Section A, WU (Vienna University of
Economics and Business), Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
26th June: Marietta-Blau-Saal, University of Vienna,
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Vienna
27th June: Large Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Section D,
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
Organisers
Frederik Gierlinger
Stefan Riegelnik
Registration:
Attendance of the conference is free, but registration is requested by e-mail to [email protected]
The organizers would like to invite everyone interested to attend the conference and participate in the discussions. For further information visit our website
http://www.wu.ac.at/geschichte/philo/conwandl/ or
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