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Norms in Nature: Rethinking the Natural Side of Normativity. Towards a New Hegelian Paradigm

Description du projet

Reconstruire le point de vue de Hegel sur la normativité naturelle

La philosophie classique allemande est considérée comme une source de pensée moderne en ce qui concerne les normes. Cependant, les idées basées sur une dichotomie de normes et de nature sont indéfendables de nos jours. Le projet NINA, financé par l’UE, va concevoir un nouveau modèle en ce qui concerne les normes de la pensée, qui s’éloigne de la dualité ferme en ressuscitant la théorie de la normativité de Hegel, inexplorée et ayant sombré dans l’oubli. L’objectif est de récupérer la tradition de Kant qui place les normes dans la nature. Ouvrant un nouveau récit dans le domaine émergent de l’histoire de la métanormativité, le projet NINA va mettre en œuvre un programme interdisciplinaire et pluridisciplinaire qui rassemble les chercheurs européens et américains les plus chevronnés en philosophie classique allemande. Le projet vise à reconstruire le point de vue de Hegel sur la normativité naturelle au moyen d’un dialogue. Les chercheurs européens bénéficieront d’une formation exceptionnelle et tireront profit de collaborations futures avec des institutions américaines.

Objectif

"What are norms? Where do they come from? NINA aims to develop a new paradigm for thinking norms, moving beyond the prevailing but rigid dualism between norms and nature. It does so by excavating (and updating) a largely neglected tradition within Classical German Philosophy (CGP) with great potential for current scholarship. CGP is recognized as the origin of modern reflections on norms (the so-called “normative turn”).However, prominent philosophers have imported ideas from CGP into current debates to defend ""non-naturalist"", ""constructivist” theories of norms. Aside from being historically inaccurate, these theories setup a problematic dichotomy between norms and nature, increasingly recognized as untenable. Yet there exists within CGP an alternative, forgotten line of thought –started by Kant and pursued by Hegel– that locates norms in nature. Rather than “leaving nature behind,” Hegel analyzed key natural-scientific notions (“organism"", “function” etc.) to reveal forms of normativity in nature. NINA aims to recover this unexplored tradition. Bringing together the most up-to-date EU and US research in CGP with the best work on “normativity” and “naturalism”, it will: (1) Open a new narrative in the growing field of the “history of metanormativity”, by disclosing the post-Kantian tradition of normativity in nature (2) Provide the first comprehensive reconstruction of Hegel’s views on natural normativity through direct dialogue with today’s debates on norms (3) Develop key Hegelian insights for current debates.
NINA implements a unique cross- and inter-disciplinary program that uncovers promising ideas from the past and mobilises them to impact current debates. Offering outstanding, focused training to the ER, NINA will facilitate unique transfer-of-knowledge and develop pathways for future cooperation with prestigious US institution (i.e. the largest Consortium for German Philosophy in the US), thus greatly improving the study of classical philosophy in Europe."

Coordinateur

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 251 002,56
Adresse
VIA 8 FEBBRAIO 2
35122 Padova
Italie

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Région
Nord-Est Veneto Padova
Type d’activité
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Coût total
€ 251 002,56

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