At the beginning of 1930, Theodor W. Adorno, who was only 28 years old, was awarded the venia leg... more At the beginning of 1930, Theodor W. Adorno, who was only 28 years old, was awarded the venia legendi (teaching permission) for philosophy and the academic title “Privatdozent”, after his Habilitationsschrift (on Kierkegaard) had been accepted by the faculty of philosophy on the basis of two positive reviews, by Adorno’s older friend and mentor Max Horkheimer and the prominent theologian-philosopher Paul Tillich. This title traditionally comes without academic position or pay, but is the precondition for applications for the position of professor. In early May, he was obliged to give his inaugural lecture to the academic public, and he chose a rather programmatic subject, “The Actuality of Philosophy”, using the occasion for a rigorous critique of the major trends in current German academic philosophy and a bold statement concerning the possible future of a certain kind of materialist philosophy which he was just about to develop
ethic@ - An international Journal for Moral Philosophy, 2019
Nada claro é o sentido em que a filosofia se relaciona com seu próprio tempo e seu próprio presen... more Nada claro é o sentido em que a filosofia se relaciona com seu próprio tempo e seu próprio presente. Da perspectiva da história do pensamento filosófico, vários modelos foram sugeridos, desde uma forte confiança na tradição, até a rejeição completa do presente e a demanda por uma “filosofia do futuro“; desde a suspeita de que a filosofia nada mais é do que uma ideologia entre outras, até a exigência de que ela se engaje nas lutas e conflitos de seu tempo a fim de se preparar para um futuro melhor. Este ensaio apresenta uma análise e uma problematização dessas abordagens e defende um ponto de vista que parte da relação precária, ambivalente e contingente da filosofia com seu tempo e sua contemporaneidade. Nem totalmente autônoma, nem inteiramente submetida ao seu próprio tempo, a filosofia pode ocupar uma posição instável na qual crítica e resistência são possíveis, mesmo que não garantidas derradeiramente.
... Owen, David / Ridley, Aaron, 2000, 'Dramatis Personae: Nietzsche, Culture, and Human Typ... more ... Owen, David / Ridley, Aaron, 2000, 'Dramatis Personae: Nietzsche, Culture, and Human Types', in ... Geschichte und Theorie des Subjekts nach Nietzsche und Foucault, Frankfurt / New York: Campus. ... Tully, James, 2002, 'Political Philosophy as a Critical Activity', in: Political Theo ...
If the task of social philosophy is understood in terms of a critique of power, the question of a... more If the task of social philosophy is understood in terms of a critique of power, the question of a proper understanding of power becomes particularly pressing. This article recalls two well-known, different ways of conceptualising power from the philosophical tradition, roughly domination and constitution. It is argued that the very definition of what contemporary social philosophy or a critical social theory can, and should, do is dependent on the very notion of power employed. Social critique can accordingly be conceived of as either the detection of impediments to individual agency or a more general assessment of power relations. Though the former remains more prominent in social theory today, the latter is broader in scope and remains useful for the project of a critical analysis of the social.
At the beginning of 1930, Theodor W. Adorno, who was only 28 years old, was awarded the venia leg... more At the beginning of 1930, Theodor W. Adorno, who was only 28 years old, was awarded the venia legendi (teaching permission) for philosophy and the academic title “Privatdozent”, after his Habilitationsschrift (on Kierkegaard) had been accepted by the faculty of philosophy on the basis of two positive reviews, by Adorno’s older friend and mentor Max Horkheimer and the prominent theologian-philosopher Paul Tillich. This title traditionally comes without academic position or pay, but is the precondition for applications for the position of professor. In early May, he was obliged to give his inaugural lecture to the academic public, and he chose a rather programmatic subject, “The Actuality of Philosophy”, using the occasion for a rigorous critique of the major trends in current German academic philosophy and a bold statement concerning the possible future of a certain kind of materialist philosophy which he was just about to develop
ethic@ - An international Journal for Moral Philosophy, 2019
Nada claro é o sentido em que a filosofia se relaciona com seu próprio tempo e seu próprio presen... more Nada claro é o sentido em que a filosofia se relaciona com seu próprio tempo e seu próprio presente. Da perspectiva da história do pensamento filosófico, vários modelos foram sugeridos, desde uma forte confiança na tradição, até a rejeição completa do presente e a demanda por uma “filosofia do futuro“; desde a suspeita de que a filosofia nada mais é do que uma ideologia entre outras, até a exigência de que ela se engaje nas lutas e conflitos de seu tempo a fim de se preparar para um futuro melhor. Este ensaio apresenta uma análise e uma problematização dessas abordagens e defende um ponto de vista que parte da relação precária, ambivalente e contingente da filosofia com seu tempo e sua contemporaneidade. Nem totalmente autônoma, nem inteiramente submetida ao seu próprio tempo, a filosofia pode ocupar uma posição instável na qual crítica e resistência são possíveis, mesmo que não garantidas derradeiramente.
... Owen, David / Ridley, Aaron, 2000, 'Dramatis Personae: Nietzsche, Culture, and Human Typ... more ... Owen, David / Ridley, Aaron, 2000, 'Dramatis Personae: Nietzsche, Culture, and Human Types', in ... Geschichte und Theorie des Subjekts nach Nietzsche und Foucault, Frankfurt / New York: Campus. ... Tully, James, 2002, 'Political Philosophy as a Critical Activity', in: Political Theo ...
If the task of social philosophy is understood in terms of a critique of power, the question of a... more If the task of social philosophy is understood in terms of a critique of power, the question of a proper understanding of power becomes particularly pressing. This article recalls two well-known, different ways of conceptualising power from the philosophical tradition, roughly domination and constitution. It is argued that the very definition of what contemporary social philosophy or a critical social theory can, and should, do is dependent on the very notion of power employed. Social critique can accordingly be conceived of as either the detection of impediments to individual agency or a more general assessment of power relations. Though the former remains more prominent in social theory today, the latter is broader in scope and remains useful for the project of a critical analysis of the social.
Qui Parle. Critical Humanities And Social Sciences Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2015), pp. 115-133
Spinoza and the Political Imaginary Martin Saar, Translated by William Callison and Anne Gräfe Q... more Spinoza and the Political Imaginary Martin Saar, Translated by William Callison and Anne Gräfe Qui Parle Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2015), pp. 115-133 Copyright 2015 Qui Parle
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