Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal information
dr. C. Ierna has a double training in philosophy and cognitive artificial intelligence. He is interested is interested in the complex interplay between philosophy, psychology, and mathematics in the 19th century, and the related theories of consciousness and mind, particularly symbolic intentionality and the idea of universal computation.
His publications mainly regard authors from the School of Brentano (Franz Brentano, Edmund Husserl, Christian von Ehrenfels, etc.), the development of Gestalt psychology, semiotics, the theory of manifolds (Mannigfaltigkeitslehre), and in a broader sense the idea of philosophy as science, the mathematical foundations of science, and the mechanization of the mind.
He has given public lectures, courses, and scientific presentations on various topics, including the value of the humanities, the mechanisation of man, the history and foundations of the sciences, the philosophy of time, paradoxes, Ada Lovelace and thinking machines.
He has given public lectures, courses, and scientific presentations on various topics, including the value of the humanities, the mechanisation of man, the history and foundations of the sciences, the philosophy of time, paradoxes, Ada Lovelace and thinking machines.
Grants
- 2024 - KNAW Evert Willem Beth Foundation grant (€ 1.000,–)
- 2020 - Comenius Fellowship research grant (€50k), NRO, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- 2019 - PI, EU Horizon 2020 programme (€250k), international consortium HERMES (Hybrid Enhanced Regenerative Medicine Systems, FETPROACT-2018-2020 GA n.824164), Radboud University Nijmegen. More information
- 2012 - VENI research grant (€250k), NWO, Utrecht University. More information
- 2009 - Postdoctoral research grant (~€150k), FWO – Vlaanderen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- 2004 - Doctoral research grant (~€150k), FWO – Vlaanderen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Ancillary activities
- NWO | Den Haag | Adviseur | 2025-03-17 - 2028-03-17
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Keywords
- B Philosophy (General)
- History of Philosophy
- School of Brentano
- Symbolic Intentionality
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Research output
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5 Was North America Fertile Ground for the Early Phenomenological Movement?
Ierna, C., 2025, American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration: Pragmatism, Logical Empiricism, Phenomenology, Critical Theory. Verhaegh, S. (ed.). de Gruyter, p. 103-128 26 p. (De Gruyter History of Philosophy and Science; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Using AI to Steer Brain Regeneration: The Enhanced Regenerative Medicine Paradigm
Panuccio, G., Subramaniyam, N. P., Canal-Alonso, A., Corchado, J. M. & Ierna, C., 2024, Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences. Carpentieri, B. & Lecca, P. (eds.). Wiley, p. 273-308 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Das intentionale Objekt als Unding: Intentionalität ohne Gegenstände
Translated title of the contribution :The intentional object as absurditiy: Intentionality without objects Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Franz Brentano: Die intentionale Beziehung und die Bedeutung der Namen und Aussagen: Materialien aus dem Nachlass
Translated title of the contribution :Franz Brentano: The Intentional Relation and the Meaning of Names and Statements: Materials from the Nachlass Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Phenomenological Ontology in the Work of Herbert Spiegelberg: [by] Karl Schuhmann
Ierna, C. (Translator) & Rollinger, R. (Translator), 2023, In: Phenomenological Investigations. 3, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
Projects
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Diversifying History of Philosophy
Martijn, M. (Project Researcher), Kirloskar-Steinbach, M. (Project Researcher), Ierna, C. (Project Researcher) & Lee, L. (Project Researcher)
1/03/23 → 31/08/23
Project: Other
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Een Nieuwe Canon voor de Geschiedenis van de Filosofie
Ierna, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/20 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
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Meer Filosofie met Minder Canon
Ierna, C. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
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Intentionality without objects
Ierna, C. (Speaker)
2 Jun 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Winterlezing Wat doen wij met AI en wat doet het met ons?
Ierna, C. (Speaker)
14 Dec 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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OZSW Annual Conference 2023
Ierna, C. (Participant)
2 Jun 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Prizes / Grants
Press/Media
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Hoe herschrijf je de canon van de filosofie?
13/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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‘Women were seen as too irrational to be philosophers’
2/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Financiële ratrace ondermijnt wetenschappelijk onderwijs
6/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Draaideurdocent: 3 banen, en nóg geen hypotheek
20/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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“Verdeling eerste en tweede geldstroom staat ter discussie” #WOinActie gaat niet alleen om geld
14/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities