Within the current field of contemporary documentary theatre, the form of the essay is rising to prominence. The nature and the purpose of the essay inspires a number of contemporary artists with ...read more
After the introduction of Carl Hempel’s Covering Law model in 1948, scientific explanation became a central topic of philosophical attention in early anglophone philosophy of science in the 1950s and ...read more
Jainism is one of the main philosophical-religious traditions of India, with a strongly recognisable identity since the teaching of the spiritual leader Mahāvīra (599-527 BCE). Today, there are six millions ...read more
Many early modern European works of art are not singular images but a combination of images with figurative marginalia, borders or frames. In general, art historical research addressing marginal imagery ...read more
My study revolves around the unduly neglected figure of the late-Qing and early Republican Confucian scholar Liao Ping 廖平 (1852-1932). Instead of attempting to write an intellectual biography in a traditional sense, ...read more
The research project The System of Mohist Logic and Its Methodology engages with the work «Mozi» (《墨子》, mò zǐ), ascribed to the philosopher Mozi (墨子, trad. ca.470–391 BCE). The scholarship does not agree ...read more
This project focuses on the 17th-century French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655). It will attempt to clarify some particular features of the theories on (atomic) matter and motion which ...read more
Radical revenge examines the relationship between subject formation and providentialism in Aristotelian tragedies, revenge tragedies and French-classicist tragedies in the Dutch Republic between 1638 and 1678. An attentive reading of ...read more