Research projects
Here you can see the larger ongoing projects of the center.
Who are We?
Who Are We? Philosophy and the social sciences
This project investigates what it means to feel, think, and act as part of a we by combing cross-disciplinary theorizing with historical scholarship. The guiding question of the project is how philosophical theorizing about the 'we', in particular seminal contributions from classical phenomenology, can impact and profit from theoretical discussions in the social sciences.
Mapping Perceptual Presence
Perception seems to give us direct access to reality. Researchers often articulate this point in terms of a special ‘presence’ characteristic of perception. Presence is what allows us to distinguish our perceptions from imagery or memories. Disturbances of presence seem to be a crucial factor in several mental disorders, including schizophrenia, delirium, and PTSD. Surprisingly, however, researchers rarely address presence explicitly, let alone analyse it in detail.
Read more about Mapping Perceptual Presence.