Amon Raun

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

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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

In my upcoming research, I am directing my focus to the micro level of political philosophy: "mindsets." A mindset is a structuring structure, mediating between consciousness and perception, responsible for how we interpret the world and form beliefs. I want to provide a conceptual analysis of the term by contouring the intrinsic drivers guiding this process. In other words: I want to establish an anthropology of mindsets by elaborating the functionality of our cognitive processes following certain needs for coherence, closure, and meaning and how they ultimately influence our world- and self-images.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.

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

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Sandkamp 14b
22111 Hamburg
Germany

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