Amon Raun

M. A. Philosophy

"The character of reality is: τo κρείττoν, the overpowering."- Hans Blumenberg

About

Hi, my name is Amon Raun! I studied philosophy at the universities of Hamburg, Freiburg, and Aarhus with a special interest in the philosophy of Hans Blumenberg. In my master thesis, I analyzed the role of phenomenology in his anthropology, which - through recent posthumous publications - inevitably revealed itself as an underlying philosophical foundation tieing his work together.My interest primarily resolves around anthropology - or: the conditio humana. I am fascinated by the question, what it means to be human and the existential dimension to the discipline. What are the pragmatic procedures we apply to overcome the abyss?

Research

We never encounter the world 'as it is'; rather we encounter it through a distinct worldview. Following Blumenberg's approach of phenomenological anthropology, I want to view the shaping factors in our mental framing from an anthropological standpoint. Generally, humans constitute a world synthetically as an act of mind, producing an image that is essentially coherent. Nietzsche observed that humans have historically interpreted the world “according to our wish and will for veneration, that is, according to a need” (Nietzsche, 2001, §346). My research question is therefore this: if human knowledge is cognitively synthesized into a syntactic system – our beliefs being essentially mediated between subject and object (or, in Husserlian terms, between noesis and noema) – then which internal drivers influence this constitutional process?To achieve this, I am applying a form of synthetic philosophy, i.e. building a bridge between phenomenological anthropology, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.

Research Interests

  • Philosophical Anthropology

  • Phenomenology

  • Philosophy of Technology

  • Philosophy of Existence

Contacts

For philosophical or personal inquiries, feel free to contact me! I am proficient in English, German, and Danish.

Address
Sandkamp 14b
22111 Hamburg
Germany

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