Wittgenstein Symposium

11th until the 17th of August

Philosophy is not a Theory but an Activity. Shakespeare & Company has been co-operating with the International Wittgenstein Symposium for many, many years by installing a Book-Sale-Exhibition at the conference center in Kirchberg am Wechsel with an exquisite selection of titles related to the topics. (The list of books presented will be made available upon request.)45th International Wittgenstein Symposium 2024 Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria,
August 11–17, 2024
Facets of Reality – Contemporary Debates:
What’s real? What is the totality of reality like? And what does it mean to be real?Reality and Cognate Notions – Appearance, Existence, Essence, Reality
The Structure of Reality – Dependence, Grounding, Fundamentality
Acting on Reality – Agency, Freedom, Norms
Social Reality – Gender, Race, Social Construction
New Realities – Fictional, Virtual, Digital
Wittgenstein – Facets of RealityThough discussions of these questions have been ubiquitous throughout the history of philosophy, over the past two decades, questions about reality have been discussed with new enthusiasm. This conference brings together different contemporary philosophical debates about reality, addressing foundational issues just as well as applied ones.
The preliminary programme of this year’s symposium and more information can be accessed via https://iws.alws.at/#/scheduleIf people never did silly things – nothing intelligent would ever get done.