Even though philosophy and literary studies share many common issues, topics, and questions, genuine exchange and cooperation between the two disciplines has been rather moderate. This is unfortunate for both parties because each can benefit immensely from the other. Generally speaking, philosophy provides the methodological means to investigate concepts and their structure, and it offers pertinent research concerning foundational questions of literary studies, most prominently in aesthetics, metaphysics and philosophy of language. Thus, much theoretical and some empirical work in literary studies could profit directly or indirectly from philosophy. Literary studies, on the other hand, supplies empirical research and the phenomenological basis for theorizing in the first place, and it points to aspects easily overlooked by theorists, like the richness of phenomena that constitutes aesthetic quality, or the historical background of literary works. Hence, it provides a pool and a corrective for philosophical research.
Our series of workshops aims to capitalize on this potential by bringing philosophers and literary scholars working on similar issues together. We believe that both parties can profit from an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, perspectives and data. We welcome both practical and theoretical input, concrete interpretations of literary works as well as conceptual investigations.
We are very much looking forward to your contribution and to meeting you at our workshop!
Our series of workshops aims to capitalize on this potential by bringing philosophers and literary scholars working on similar issues together. We believe that both parties can profit from an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, perspectives and data. We welcome both practical and theoretical input, concrete interpretations of literary works as well as conceptual investigations.
We are very much looking forward to your contribution and to meeting you at our workshop!