Past´s Present; on the history in contemporary consciousness

MPP SEMINAR SERIES - Spring 2010

Theme: Philosophies of Management - perspectives on action in contemporary thought

11 May 15:00-17:00

Professor Hans Ruin

Past´s Present; on the history in contemporary consciousness

Hans Ruin gained his PhD in theoretical philosophy at Stockholm University 1994, with a dissertation on Heidegger, Enigmatic Origins. Tracing the Theme of Historicity through Heidegger’s Works. Since 1999 connected to Södertörns Högskola, with responsibility for shaping its Continental Philosophy program. Main research interests are Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Nietzsche, Modern French Philosophy and Ancient Philosophy. Has published the anthology Fenomenologiska perspektiv (with Aleksander Orlowski, 1997), and a commented edition of Herakleitos Fragment (with Håkan Rehnberg, 1997), and Metaphysics, Facticity, Interpretation (with Dan Zahavi and Sara Heinämaa, 2003). Coeditor for the Swedish edition of Nietzsche’s Collected Writings. Hans is a member of the editorial board of the journals Sats, Hermeneutische Jahrbuch, Yearbook for Phenomenology, and coeditor of the series Södertörn Philosophical Studies. Swedish board member of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology. He has translated to Swedish Derrida’s Origin of Geometry and Schibboleth (with Aris Fioretos). He recently received a national grant for exploring “past´s presence” the transformation of historical consciousness in our times.

As MPP has an important group doing business history and as, in consequence, the topic of links between narration and action are actual we look forward to this encounter.

Registration: Anje Schmidt, as.lpf@cbs.dk

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