ABSTRACT
“Performative Philosophy” can be understood either as an umbrella term for a wide-ranging research field or in the narrower sense, as a name for a specific methodological approach to philosophy. This article builds on the latter sense by reflecting the research in the framework of the philosophy-performance-festival [soundcheck philosophie] held in Germany since 2011. Two concepts seem central to this methodology: embodiment and the public. These two terms are also crucial in the philosophy of Helmuth Plessner (1892–1985). In a graphic experiment, these two terms are juxtaposed and discussed with Plessner to outline what a methodological approach of Performative Philosophy implies.
