21st-Century Philosophy of Events

The concept of 'event' has held a prominent position in both analytic and continental philosophy since the middle of the 20th century. And yet, until recently, the division between these two traditions resulted in their respective theories of events rarely coming into contact. However, early 21st-century philosophy has been marked by a concerted effort by many to move beyond the analytic-continental divide. Explaining the nature of events, their place in reality, and their significance in the world has become a major problem around which segments of this work coalesce. This book draws together current philosophers to reframe existing debates on events within a post-divide pluralism, to recalibrate the theory of events based on recent ontology and metaphysics, and to advance the philosophy of events. It includes as an appendix a previously unpublished piece on the topic of events by the late Jean-Luc Nancy.

James Bahoh is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis. He is a previous recipient of a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship and a VolkswagenStiftung / Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is author of Heidegger's Ontology of Events (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and articles in journals like Comparative and Continental Philosophy, Gatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual, Deleuze and Guattari Studies, among others. Marta Cassina is a contemporary art curator and PhD candidate at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, the Université Paris-Sorbonne, and the Università degli Studi di Firenze. Her research explores themes of contemporary post-Wittgensteinian criticism and lies at the intersection of philosophy of language, ethics of forms of life, and radical community thought. She has published studies on Wittgenstein and Agamben, including Mostrare l'indicibile. Etica e soprannaturale in Ludwig Wittgenstein (EGR srl, 2016). She also worked as research assistant at the Center for Science and Thought, Bonn, on the development of an ethical certification for AI-powered software in the framework of the 'KI.NRW' project. Sergio Genovesi held a position as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bonn's Center for Science and Thought until 2023. He has published two books on the philosophy of events: Ereignis und Erfahrung (Mohr Siebeck, 2023) and Tracce dell'informe: L'indecostruibile e la filosofia dell'evento in Jacques Derrida (Mimesis, 2020). Additionally, at the University of Bonn, Genovesi conducted research on the philosophy of digital technologies and AI ethics, publishing several research articles and a collected volume on ethical issues of recommender systems. He is currently a consultant for AI ethics at SKAD AG.

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