Public Hybrid Lecture

This lecture focuses on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s »Remarks on Colors« (»Bemerkungen über Farben«) from the 1940s and 1950s. It begins by examining whom his reflections refer to, with early 20th-century anthropologists playing an important role. The second part establishes a connection to later color anthropology and demonstrates that Wittgenstein’s reflections remain relevant to this day.
 

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Kusch (University of Vienna, Applied Theory of Science and Theory of Knowledge)

Martin Kusch (born 1959 in Leverkusen) is a German philosopher and sociologist. He studied philosophy, linguistics, and history of science in Berlin, Toronto, Helsinki, and Oulu. From 1997 to 2008, he taught the history and philosophy of science as a professor at the University of Cambridge. He subsequently served as a university professor of Applied Theory of Science and Theory of Knowledge at the University of Vienna until 2025.