Irmtraud Fischer explores the role of women in the Bible and in the history of biblical interpretation. Looking through “different lenses”, the Graz-based theologian arrives at surprising results that completely refute traditional norms as they are still postulated today. Continue reading “Through different lenses”
Constantinople in 1252 AD: an extremely learned theologian — a member of the newly founded Dominican Order, a talented linguist and a master of Eastern church studies — writes a voluminous Latin treatise Against the Greeks, a treasure trove of information about the Greek church and theology of his time not just for his local […] Continue reading “In the Silicon Valley of medieval research”
Supported by the FWF, the philosopher Gerald Posselt is investigating the insufficiently explored but intertwined relationship between language and violence. Against a background of discrimination and hate speech in social media, the issue is gaining an unpleasant topicality and momentum. Continue reading “Non-violent language does not exist”
In the past, philosophical theories did not pay attention to childhood and child poverty. In a research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, philosophers have now drawn up the first theory of justice focusing on child poverty. Continue reading “Child poverty is unjust”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a philosophy research group at the University of Vienna investigated how “structuralism” became established in the field of mathematics and decisively influenced its current success. Continue reading “How mathematics became what it is today”
In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the analysis of hitherto unpublished lecture notes from a student and friend of Wittgenstein’s has resulted in an important publication providing new insights into central issues of the philosopher’s work. Continue reading “News from Wittgenstein’s world of ideas”