Gabrielle Münnix, AIPPh, Deutschland – Image Bans and Intercultural Image Philosophy – How to Reconcile Image Semioticians and Image Phenomenologists.

Abstract: The violent events surrounding the Muhammad caricatures (such as the Charlie Hebdo and Samuel Paty murders) show that in “the West”, where the primary concerns were freedom of expression, of the press, and of the arts, there was no sensitivity that deeply rooted pictorial traditions were being violated. Islamic State propaganda still accuses the godless West of idolatry. The lecture shows that deeply ingrained image traditions in various world religions continue to have powerful effects even in secular times, giving rise to cultural incomprehension. It is therefore important to approach these image traditions and the corresponding theories of semiotics and phenomenology with greater understanding.

Gabriele Münnix war nach ihrem Studium der Philosophie und Mathematik Dozentin für Philosophie an den Universitäten Münster un“.d Innsbruck. Ihre langjährigen Veröffentlichungen liegen vor allem auf dem Gebiet der interkulturellen Philosophie. Nach vielen Jahren als Präsidentin ist sie nun Ehrenpräsidentin der Association Internationale des Professeurs de Philosophie und Chefredakteurin des „Forum Philosophie International“.