Book chapter
The Phenomenological Critique of Formalism: Responsibility and the Life-World
The Phenomenological Critique of Mathematisation and the Question of Responsibility, Vol.76, pp.1-14
Springer International Publishing
2014
Abstract
Self-responsibility and self-critique have been themes in philosophy since Plato ’s Socrates endorsed the demand to ‘know thyself’ [γvωθι σαυτοv]. In the modern philosophical tradition, self-critical reason, a reason that gives the law to itself, has been at the very centre of the practice of both epistemology and ethics . In the twentieth century, the European phenomenological philosophers Edmund Husserl and Jan Patočka brought new clarity and a sense of urgency to the critical thinking surrounding the need for responsibility . Using Husserl ’s and Patočka ’s thinking as the starting point for a critical reflection, this volume proposes different approaches to reflect upon the increasing formalisation of all aspects of our lives, which is particularly relevant for the present age.
Details
- Title
- The Phenomenological Critique of Formalism: Responsibility and the Life-World
- Authors/Creators
- L. Učník (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Williams (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityI. Chvatík (Author/Creator) - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Contributors
- L. Učník (Editor) - Murdoch UniversityA. Williams (Editor) - Murdoch UniversityI. Chvatík (Editor) - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Publication Details
- The Phenomenological Critique of Mathematisation and the Question of Responsibility, Vol.76, pp.1-14
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005544460707891
- Copyright
- 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Additional Information
- Series Title: Contributions To Phenomenology. ISSN: 0923-9545; Vol. 76
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