Book Section
Christoph F. E. Holzhey
Jakob Schillinger
Jakob Schillinger
Introduction
What do the Pixelvision videos by artist Sadie Benning and the tentatives by philosopher and social educator Fernand Deligny have in common, and what links them to the question of models? Both want to change the existing view of the world and its respective models that are firmly anchored in society — in its values, feelings, and affects. And both build on the singularity and contingency of the present in order to initiate a practice of worlding that is less exclusive and less violent. And yet, as I will show, models play a crucial role for both in their exploring different forms of worlding. The question is, of course, what we mean by ‘model’.
Keywords: Reductionism; Complexity; History of knowledge; Case; Generalization; Singularity; interdisciplinary; Interdisciplinary research; Interdisciplinary approach
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Introduction
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Christoph F. E. Holzhey
Jakob Schillinger
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What do the Pixelvision videos by artist Sadie Benning and the tentatives by philosopher and social educator Fernand Deligny have in common, and what links them to the question of models? Both want to change the existing view of the world and its respective models that are firmly anchored in society — in its values, feelings, and affects. And both build on the singularity and contingency of the present in order to initiate a practice of worlding that is less exclusive and less violent. And yet, as I will show, models play a crucial role for both in their exploring different forms of worlding. The question is, of course, what we mean by ‘model’.
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Berlin
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ICI Berlin Press
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11 October 2022
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Reductionism
Complexity
History of knowledge
Case
Generalization
Singularity
interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary approach
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© by the author(s)
Except for images or otherwise noted, this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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en-GB
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1
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12
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The Case for Reduction, ed. by Christoph F. E. Holzhey and Jakob Schillinger, Cultural Inquiry, 25 (Berlin: ICI Berlin Press, 2022), pp. 1–12
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Cite as:
Christoph F. E. Holzhey and Jakob Schillinger, ‘Introduction’, in The Case for Reduction, ed. by Christoph F. E. Holzhey and Jakob Schillinger, Cultural Inquiry, 25 (Berlin: ICI Berlin Press, 2022), pp. 1-12 <https://doi.org/10.37050/ci-25_01>