The Therapeutic Game
In October 2024, my research project on the philosophy of language of psychotherapy titled The Therapeutic Game and funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation has started at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The following abstract-video briefly introduces the central idea of the project, which is to gain a better understanding of the linguistic mechanisms of therapeutic methods based on David Lewis' linguistic-philosophical theory of conversations as games.
Project Members
Dr. Stefan Rinner
PI
Dr. Eugenia Kulakova
Post-doctoral researcher
Eugenia Kulakova holds a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience and is currently doing research in early childhood traumatization as a clinical psychologist. In addition to her scientific activity, she works as a psychotherapist in training.
Dr. Lars Dänzer
Post-doctoral researcher
Lars Dänzer is interested in a broad range of topics in both theoretical and practical philosophy. His areas of specialization are in philosophy of language, philosophy of mind/cognition and epistemology.