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Distilled, Extruded, Suspended: Lessons in Lifelikeness from the Metabolism of Mass Production – Hannah Landecker

RWTH Aachen University - Super C - Generali Saal 639 Templergraben 57, Aachen, Germany

Keynote “Politics of the Machines” Conference Abstract: This talk is about quite ordinary matters, such as the prevention of perishability in rubbers and oils, and how one makes a non-dairy creamer that lasts without refrigeration. Yet these are also extraordinary matters. The harvesting and remobilization of metabolically powerful objects and processes proceeded apace in the …

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‘life.like’

PACT Zollverein Bullmannaue 20a, Essen, Germany

As part of the conference Politics of the Machines: Lifelikeness & beyond, a cooperation with the Performing Arts Centre PACT Zollverein in Essen is planned for Friday, 26 April, and Saturday, 27 April 2024. With ›life.like‹, PACT invites you to an experiential, installative, and discursive journey that questions and transcends the boundaries between machines, objects, …

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A Crisis of Expertise? – Theodore von Kármán Lecture with Reiner Grundmann

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Lecture by Reiner Grundmann, University of Nottingham; RWTH Kármán-Fellow There is a common perception that in recent years, at least in Western societies, official expertise has entered a period of crisis with some even proclaiming the ‘death of expertise.’ The underlying causes and potential solutions are diverse, yet they seem to share a common thread, …

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Workshop: Epistemology of Arithmetic: New Philosophy for New Times

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Celebration workshop of Markus Pantsar’s book Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic (Cambridge University Press 2024) and Gabriele Gramelsberger’s award of the K. Jon Barwise Prize 2023 for philosophy and computing by the American Philosophical Association. Please find the program of the workshop here. If you would like to attend, please write a short …

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Workshop: The Origin of Concepts: Philosophical analyses and historical accounts

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Organizers: Giora Hon, Ruth Lorand, Gabriele Gramelsberger Please find the program of the workshop here. In this document, you can find all abstracts. If you would like to attend, please write a short email to events@khk.rwth-aachen.de. Please note: During the event, the Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) will take photos and videos for …

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On the Origin and Development of Scientific Concepts: Light Rays and Lines of Force – Friedrich Steinle

Stadtpalais/Online Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Abstract: In studying the historical dynamics of scientific knowledge, concepts constitute central objects. Their study, however, poses difficulties and challenges that have to do with their specific character as basic components of scientific thought: Much as in everyday life, they are constantly used but scarcely addressed as such. While we speak about chairs, cats and …

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c: o/re Movie Nights – Talk: Ideal Locale – her and the envelope function of idealist predication by Ben Woodard

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Spike Jonze’s her  (2013) is a near-future science fiction film about the difficulties of romantic relationships particularly in an age of ever-increasing technological mediation. Stemming from this, the film also explores the entangled nature of consciousness and artificial intelligence, the role of emotions and memories, and notions of self. Alongside the film’s more obvious critical …

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c: o/re Movie Nights – Her

Aula 1 im Hauptgebäude der RWTH Aachen Temeplgraben 55, Aachen, NRW, Germany

We are looking forward to the collaboration with the film studio of RWTH Aachen University! As part of the lecture series of the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities: Cultures of Research in the summer semester "Lifelikeness" we will show the film "Her" by by Spike Jonze (2013). About the Film: In …

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Life-Like Artificial Music: Understanding the Impact of AI on Musical Thinking – Nikita Braguinski

Stadtpalais/Online Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Abstract: This lecture explores the impact of machine learning on the future of music research and theory. It argues that AI-generated music poses a deep challenge for existing theories: AI systems can learn to imitate musical styles without receiving any information about human music theory concepts, raising questions about the validity of those concepts. Additionally, …

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c: o/re Movie Nights – I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK

Aula 1 im Hauptgebäude der RWTH Aachen Temeplgraben 55, Aachen, NRW, Germany

We are looking forward to the collaboration with the film studio of RWTH Aachen University! As part of the lecture series of the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities: Cultures of Research in the summer semester "Lifelikeness" we will show the film: I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK by Park Chan-wook. The …

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