Husserls Vorlesungen zur Phanomenologie des inneren Zeitbewustseins wurden erstmals 1928 von Mart... more Husserls Vorlesungen zur Phanomenologie des inneren Zeitbewustseins wurden erstmals 1928 von Martin Heidegger im Jahrbuch fur Philosophie und phanomenologische Forschung (Band IX) herausgegeben; zitiert wird im Folgenden nach der 1976 von Rudolf Boehm in den Gesammelten Werken (Husserliana) herausgegeben Edition (Hua Band X).
Although Levinas’s thinking has generated substantial attention for its emphasis on the irreducib... more Although Levinas’s thinking has generated substantial attention for its emphasis on the irreducibility of alterity, an unconditional responsibility for others, and “ethics as first philosophy,” his accentuation of war and suffering, and hence “evil” in a capacious sense, as endemic to existence, has attracted less notice. In this paper, I explore the originality of Levinas’s reflections on evil in his essay “Transcendence and Evil” against the backdrop of his earlier identification of the “evil of being” and historical conceptions of evil as “privation of the Good” and theodicy. In shadowing the biblical Book of Job, Levinas’s insight into the “transcendence of evil,” with its tear in the fabric of being and disruption of subjectivity, represents, as explored in this paper, a striking departure from his previous considerations on evil and categorical rejection of theodicy, in its secular and theological forms, while nonetheless insisting on the redemptive breakthrough of the Good at the heart of darkness.
This chapter explores the meaning and importance of the question “What is time?” in the phenomeno... more This chapter explores the meaning and importance of the question “What is time?” in the phenomenological philosophies of Husserl, Heidegger, and Levinas. As developed in this chapter, the question of time is for each of these thinkers inseparable from the question of subjectivity. To pose the question “What is time?” is equally to pose the question “Who is the subject in time?” In addition to a discussion of the relation between time and subjectivity, this chapter further examines how for each of these thinkers their respective understanding of time is configured around a twofold sense of temporal difference: the difference between past, present, and future within time; and the difference between time and eternity.
Husserls Vorlesungen zur Phanomenologie des inneren Zeitbewustseins wurden erstmals 1928 von Mart... more Husserls Vorlesungen zur Phanomenologie des inneren Zeitbewustseins wurden erstmals 1928 von Martin Heidegger im Jahrbuch fur Philosophie und phanomenologische Forschung (Band IX) herausgegeben; zitiert wird im Folgenden nach der 1976 von Rudolf Boehm in den Gesammelten Werken (Husserliana) herausgegeben Edition (Hua Band X).
Although Levinas’s thinking has generated substantial attention for its emphasis on the irreducib... more Although Levinas’s thinking has generated substantial attention for its emphasis on the irreducibility of alterity, an unconditional responsibility for others, and “ethics as first philosophy,” his accentuation of war and suffering, and hence “evil” in a capacious sense, as endemic to existence, has attracted less notice. In this paper, I explore the originality of Levinas’s reflections on evil in his essay “Transcendence and Evil” against the backdrop of his earlier identification of the “evil of being” and historical conceptions of evil as “privation of the Good” and theodicy. In shadowing the biblical Book of Job, Levinas’s insight into the “transcendence of evil,” with its tear in the fabric of being and disruption of subjectivity, represents, as explored in this paper, a striking departure from his previous considerations on evil and categorical rejection of theodicy, in its secular and theological forms, while nonetheless insisting on the redemptive breakthrough of the Good at the heart of darkness.
This chapter explores the meaning and importance of the question “What is time?” in the phenomeno... more This chapter explores the meaning and importance of the question “What is time?” in the phenomenological philosophies of Husserl, Heidegger, and Levinas. As developed in this chapter, the question of time is for each of these thinkers inseparable from the question of subjectivity. To pose the question “What is time?” is equally to pose the question “Who is the subject in time?” In addition to a discussion of the relation between time and subjectivity, this chapter further examines how for each of these thinkers their respective understanding of time is configured around a twofold sense of temporal difference: the difference between past, present, and future within time; and the difference between time and eternity.
Hardcover 99,99 € | £89.99 | $119.99 106,99 € (D) | 109,99 € (A) | CHF [1] 118,00 eBook 85,59 € |... more Hardcover 99,99 € | £89.99 | $119.99 106,99 € (D) | 109,99 € (A) | CHF [1] 118,00 eBook 85,59 € | £71.50 | $89.00 85,59 € (D) | 85,59 € (A) | CHF [2] 94,00 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Comprises a collection of especially written essays by specialists in philosophy, literary theory, the visual arts and architecture Provides a much-needed and original take on the relationship between emotions and morality Offers perspectives on critical questions facing a globalised society on the verge of political, financial and emotional collapse This interdisciplinary volume brings together specialists from different backgrounds to deliver expert views on the relationship between morality and emotion, putting a special emphasis on issues related to emotional shocks. One of the distinctive aspects of social existence today is our subjection to traumatic events on a global scale, and our subsequent embodiment of the emotional responses these events provoke. Covering various methodological angles, the contributors ensure careful and heterogeneous reflection on this delicate topic. With eleven original essays, the collection spans a wide variety of fields from philosophy and literary theory, to the visual arts, history, and psychology. The authors cover diverse themes, including philosophical approaches to political polarization; the impact of negative emotions such as anger on inter-relational balance; humour and politics; media and the idea of progress; photography and trauma discourse; democratic morality in modern Indian society; emotional olfactory experiences; phenomenological readings of spatial disorientation, and the significance of moral shocks. This timely volume offers crucial perspectives on contemporary questions relating to ethical behaviours, and the challenges of a globalized society on the verge of political, financial and emotional collapse.
The development of phenomenological philosophy in Japan is a well-established tradition that reac... more The development of phenomenological philosophy in Japan is a well-established tradition that reaches back to the early 20th-century. The past decades have witnessed significant contributions and advances in different areas of phenomenological thought in Japan that remain unknown, or only partially known, to an international philosophical public. This volume offers a selection of original phenomenological research in Japan to an international audience in the form of an English language publication. The contributions in this volume range over classical figures in the phenomenological movement (Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, Merleau-Monty), recent trends in French phenomenology, and contemporary inter-disciplinary approaches. In addition to this diverse engagement with European thinkers, many of the contributions in this volume establish critical and complimentary discussions with 20th-century Japanese philosophers.
In this chapter, we examine the implications of contemporary philosophy of language for understan... more In this chapter, we examine the implications of contemporary philosophy of language for understanding the challenges of warning distant futures about dangers, such as those of HLNW. In contrast with the semiotic approach which characterises prior work on those challenges, we examine what speech act theory has to say about warnings. In our findings, this yields a nuanced position on the possibility to warn distant futures. Warnings seem to us to be less conventionally conditioned than other kinds of speech act; on the other hand, the action of warning and the experience of dangers seem tied together in subtle and complex ways ('tetherings'). This leads us to the hypothesis that warning our futures may indeed be possible, via 'thirds' or institutional powers, that have a stake in maximising a community's understanding and range of action towards dangers. Comments welcome.
This is a draft of a chapter in which we propose a model of danger and explore its implications i... more This is a draft of a chapter in which we propose a model of danger and explore its implications in terms of some current views of emotions. Our aim is not simply to understand dangers in general but to understand how HLNW (high level nuclear waste) may pose dangers now and into the very distant future. We hope to characterise what some have taken to be unthinkable and intractable about those dangers and their uncertainties, and to provide a framework for thinking about how to act appropriately towards these dangers, at least communicatively. Comments welcome.
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