Ki (氣) as a Phenomenology of Feeling

Yukiko Kuwayama (Universität Hildesheim)

Speaker: Yukiko Kuwayama (University of Hildesheim)  March 14th 2018 at 2–4pm at ULB-CIERL (Room: Roosevelt 17.4.004) 

The speaker will introduce a part of the main thesis in her doctoral project. The focus of her dissertation is to point out a possible connection between current debates in the philosophy of feelings (or what is called “Philosophie der Gefühle” in Germany) and the concept of Ki (Qi), a Sino-Japanese term for breath, sense, feeling, atmosphere, mood, smell, intention, etc. The concept of Ki has a broad and flexible range of meanings, including its transformative character between materiality and immateriality. It can provide a new insight into the current discussions on the phenomneology of feeling. For more info, contact Takeshi at [email protected].