What is Thinking?

And Other Philosophical Reflections
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-04745-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

The philosophical essays of this collection argue, each time from a singular perspective, that the task of thinking is to release the element of the unconditional from various closures, and thus to make it manifest as the true and the essential task of our individual and social existence. Naming this unconditional element as the "messianic", the book displays the profound ethico-political significance of messianic thought for our contemporary world.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, Saitya Brata

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Transzendentalphilosophie, Kritizismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is thinking? 2.And this palpitation of existence 3. When religion has (not) returned? 4. (Dis)Figures of death: taking the side of Derrida, taking the side of death 5. Derrida’s tympan: mourning, philosophy, literature 6. The abyss of human freedom 7. Wholly otherwise 8. Of force, of rhythm, of melody

Über Autor(innen)

Saitya Brata Das is Associate Professor at School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.