Ungraspable as a Philosophical Problem (eBook)

The Stubborn Persistence of Humanism in Contemporary Phenomenology

Alzbeta Kuchtova (Autor)

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2024
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-70146-5 (ISBN)

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The Ungraspable as a Philosophical Problem provides an analysis of the ungraspable-of that which cannot be grasped by the mind or the senses. When referring to the ungraspable in sensible reality, we often speak of the "e;untouchable,"e; the "e;invisible,"e; the "e;inaudible,"e; and the "e;untastable."e; In the abstract realm, we speak of the "e;non-conceptual,"e; the "e;ineffable,"e; the "e;unsayable."e; These are the modalities of the ungraspable that are explored in this study. They have been considered absolute by some thinkers, a claim that I critically assess. My central claim is that the absoluteness of these modalities is linked to a desire to grasp, which is characterized by the desire for exactitude, for the proper, and for domination. First, I examine the role of the hand in phenomenology, more precisely in Martin Heidegger's philosophy, in order to further define the notion of the ungraspable. I then analyze Emmanuel Levinas's early works, which offer an account of the ungraspability of nature (the there is). I then turn to Jacques Derrida, who has proved that otherness is not only human but also animal and theoretical, but who devotes little space to the otherness of the more-than-human, or inorganic objects. Finally, I examine the otherness of so-called inorganic or more-than-living objects (natural objects and artifacts), demonstrating its importance to our current situation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.8.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
• ISBN-10: 90-04-70146-X / 900470146X
• ISBN-13: 978-90-04-70146-5 / 9789004701465