17.06.2026
Institutskolloquium mit Prof. Dr. Kathrin Koslicki (Neuchâtel): "Rules, Artworks, and Games"
Veranstaltungsdaten: Mi., 17.06.26, 12 Uhr, Raum X, Alte Burse
Abstract:
What kinds of entities are artworks? What kinds of entities are games? What is the relation between artworks and rules? And how does this compare to the relation between games and rules? Recently, such authors as Simon Evnine, Enrico Terrone, Sherri Irvin, and Elisa Caldarola have defended a hylomorphic account of certain kinds of artworks (e.g., memes or contemporary visual artworks). Moreover, hylomorphism has also gained traction among social ontologists, for example in the context of Asya Passinsky’s approach to social objects (e.g., borders) and Katherine Ritchie’s conception of structured social groups (e.g., committees). In this talk, I will examine different versions of artwork hylomorphism and ask whether rules or norms (e.g., governing the display, viewer participation, or conservation of artworks) can plausibly be taken to be either part of the matter or part of the form of an artwork. Since both hypotheses appear to give rise to difficulties, I end by briefly considering some alternative views concerning the relation between artworks and the rules or norms governing them.
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