Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Animal Ethics ◽  
Philosophy Of Technology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Philosophical Significance ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
Relative Neglect ◽  
Philosophical Poetics ◽  
Critical Perspectives

Rilke’s “Sonnets to Orpheus”: Philosophical and Critical Perspectives sheds new light on the philosophical significance of Rilke’s late masterpiece The Sonnets to Orpheus (1923), which Rilke wrote during an intensive period of inspiration in the winter of 1922. While the Duino Elegies (completed during the same period) have historically received more critical and philosophical attention than the Sonnets, this volume serves to remedy the relative neglect and illustrates the unique character and importance of the Sonnets as well as their significant connections to the Elegies. The volume features eight essays by philosophers, literary critics, and Rilke scholars, which explore a number of the central themes and motifs of the Sonnets as well as the significance of their formal qualities. An introductory essay (coauthored by the editors) situates the book in the context of philosophical poetics, the reception of Rilke as a philosophical poet, and the place of the Sonnets in Rilke’s oeuvre. The book’s premise is that an interdisciplinary approach to poetry, and more specifically to Rilke’s Sonnets, can facilitate crucial insights with the potential to expand the horizons of philosophy and criticism. The wide-ranging essays elucidate the relevance of the Sonnets to phenomenology and existentialism, hermeneutics and philosophy of language, philosophical poetics, philosophy of mythology, metaphysics, modernist aesthetics, feminism, ecocriticism, animal ethics, and philosophy of technology.

scholarly journals Mensch – Tier – Gott

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Ethics ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Academic Interest ◽  
Behavioural Biology ◽  
The Relationship

The growing academic interest in animals and in their abilities and interactions with humans, along with insights from behavioural biology and philosophical reflections on animals, have led to a reassessment of the relationship between humans and animals—and this has had consequences for theology, which must investigate the philosophical and theological reasons why it largely ‘forgets about’ animals. Scripture and the spirituality of creation have the potential to shape our relationship to animals, and theologians must unlock this potential. We must walk a tightrope here: our task is to overcome the differentialism between humans and animals, but without blurring the specific characteristics of each. This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to a form of Christian animal ethics that is not seen as one isolated ethical field in philosophy or theology, but looks for answers in the debates about the relationship between human beings and animals. These questions concern the whole of society. With contributions by Andreas Aigner, Heike Baranzke, Martina Besler, Julia Blanc, Katharina Ebner, Matthias Eggel, Julia Enxing, Matthias Gauly, Herwig Grimm, Anita Idel, Kurt Kotrschal, Peter Kunzmann, Martin M. Lintner, Susana Monsó, Ute Neumann-Gorsolke, Jakob Ohm, Christina Potschka, Kurt Remele, Michael Rosenberger, Markus Vogt and Markus Wild.

Kripke, Saul Aaron (1940–)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Jubien
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Possible Worlds ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Philosophical Significance ◽  
Essential Properties ◽  
Proper Name ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Concept Of Truth ◽  
And Mathematics

Saul Kripke is one of the most important and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. He is also one of the leading mathematical logicians, having done seminal work in areas including modal logic, intuitionistic logic and set theory. Although much of his work in logic has philosophical significance, it will not be discussed here. Kripke’s main contributions fall in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of mind and philosophy of logic and mathematics. He is particularly well known for his views on and discussions of the following topics: the concepts of necessity, identity and ‘possible worlds’; ‘essentialism’ – the idea that things have significant essential properties; the question of what determines the referent of an ordinary proper name and the related question of whether such names have meanings; the relations among the concepts of necessity, analyticity, and the a priori; the concept of belief and its problems; the concept of truth and its problems; and scepticism, the idea of following a rule, and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘private language argument’. This entry will be confined to the topics of identity, proper names, necessity and essentialism.

Humboldt, Wilhelm von (1767–1835)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Beiser
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
German Culture ◽  
Philosophical Significance

Along with Schiller and Goethe, Humboldt was one of the chief representatives of Weimar classicism, a movement that aspired to revive German culture along the lines of ancient Greece. Humboldt’s philosophical significance resides mainly in two areas: political theory and the philosophy of language. In political theory he was one of the founders of modern liberalism; and in the philosophy of language, he was among the first to stress the importance of language for thought, and of culture for language.

scholarly journals Explaining the Variations of Definitions in Gifted Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Smedsrud
Keyword(s):  
Gifted Education ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
General Definition ◽  
Definition Of

Whether we need to agree on a definition of giftedness and whether a general definition is even necessary for the field to move forward has been debated across several paradigms. This article explores variation in definitions and discusses why we encounter so many different views on giftedness. I evaluate definitions of giftedness through the interdisciplinary lens of the philosophy of language and definition theory, arguing that our field can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. I contend that intelligence-based definitions, which have received much criticism within the field of gifted education, are actually broader in their conceptual range than multidimensional definitions of giftedness. Further, I discuss whether the concept of giftedness is too vague to be defined through a single or few definitions.

scholarly journals КОНЦЕПЦИЯ СМЕХА В ФИЛОСОФИИ ПРАГМАТИЗМА

2018 ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
В. Ю. Жарких
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Semantic Structure ◽  
Language Community ◽  
Linguistic Turn ◽  
Philosophical Significance ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Human Feature ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Semantic Triangle

The paradox in the title can be explained by the seeming in compatability of laughter and philosophy, since there appears to be little in common between fundamental problems of philosophy and a fleeting, emotional and situational outburst of laughter.This paradox becomes less unexpected if viewed through the context of interrelation between philosophy and linguistics as was suggested by early pragmatists. Their postulates were developed in the theory of the so called «linguistic turn», within which this interrelation became the most important methodological concept. It postulated that thought is objectivizedin the process of social usage of language. Its rules are regulated by the consensus of the language community as to what is right / wrong concerning language rules / norms and validity of truth criteria of judgments and statements.No less significant is the cognitive value of the seme and the frequency of its usage. The more the seme is needed, the more plastic it becomes within the semantic triangle where it functions. Since there is no absolute coincidence in similar life situations, verbal symbols expressing ideas, things, phenomena, often tend to be used in a transferred sense to better express the unique character of a given reality.Cognitive change and mobility in the semantic structure of the word laughter is a good example of this tendency. In Rodale thesaurus itsseme is realized in 29 verbal symbols. The seme of humor, correlated with it, is expressed in 183 verbal units. If to add to them cognitively kindred semes – fun, joviality, gaiety, hilarity, mirth – together with their synonyms and derivatives – the number of verbal units will grow immensely. This wide choice of ways to express a notion shows its cognitive importance. Laughter as a purely human feature is indispensible for understanding human life and thus acquires a deep philosophical significance.   Classical pragmatists, W. James, J. Dewey, F. C. S. Schiller, to name only a few, considered laughter as a handy and useful tool by means of which man can determine the difference between good and bad. He can do it by referring to the wealth of his native language and by using it to understand and make himself understood.

scholarly journals The Sign, Linguistic Analysis, Idioethnic Interpretation of Communication and Linguistic Persona

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.38) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudmila Mikhailovna Buzinova ◽  
Arkadiy Petrovich Sedykh ◽  
Natalya Sergeevna Tsvetova ◽  
Natalia Vladimirovna Bakirova ◽  
Boris Nikiforovich Kovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Speech Act ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Identity ◽  
Communicative Behavior ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Linguistic Sign ◽  
Cognitive Motivations ◽  
Logical Semantic

The purpose of the article is to review the theoretical aspects of ethnocultural interpretation of communicative behavior as a part of the national linguistic identity. Logical-semantic and logical-communicative components of an utterance are reviewed regarding the identification of ethnocultural components of an utterance.Such categories as sentence, modus, and dictum are regarded as phenomena that are characterized by their ethnocultural parameters. A sentence-utterance performs a semiotic function that unites denotative and significative meanings. The significative meaning of a linguistic sign is understood as the internal form of a new meaning. The internal form as a vector of asymmetrical features induces national means of actualization of a sentence, modus, and dictum.The authors propose to identify and study the specific features of idioethnic correlations among a sentence, modus, and a dictum within cognitive motivations in order to achieve the communicative purpose of a speech act. It is stated that the unique character of an utterance does not exclude idiolect means of its realizations within the framework of using preferable forms of modality and narrative formats in national languages.The prospects of studying the basics of the linguistic analysis and the idio-ethnic interpretation of sign structures are viewed within the framework of the comprehensive analysis of discourse and communication based on the interdisciplinary approach. It seems to be possible to single out additional parameters of the sign and communication of any type by using this method. The basic elements of the communicative structure of a speech act are reviewed.  

Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-103
Author(s):  
Raymond Blanton ◽  
Darlene Carbajal
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Online Deception ◽  
Critical Perspectives

This chapter takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of deception from the critical perspectives of rhetoric, communication, and media studies. The primary objective is to interrogate the interrelationship of communication, identity, and technology relevant to social media in order to confront issues related to online deception. To that end, this case study is centrally focused on social media sensation Miquela Sosa, also known as Lil Miquela, and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and social media influencers to contribute to a more robust critical consciousness regarding misinformation online.

Bedrieglijk betoog - Auteursintentie en interpretatie van Hermans’ ‘Preambule’

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-65
Author(s):  
Arne op de Weegh
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Real Word ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
Epistemological Views ◽  
Fundamental Pattern

Willem Frederik Hermans’s second collection of short stories, Paranoia (1953), opens with a short prose piece entitled ‘Preambule’ that for decades has been regarded as an introductory essay to the book. The italicized sentence ‘There is only one real word: chaos’ has often been understood as summary of the author’s own epistemological views. However, Hermans himself always insisted that ‘Preambule’ was a story; but the author’s claim has had little impact on its reception. This essay first brings together various explicit or implicit authorial indicators of the genre of ‘Preambule’, ranging from its typographical presentation to explanations in interviews. Second, against the background of the fundamental pattern underlying Hermans’s creative work as established in Hermans scholarship, I attempt to provide a coherent interpretation of the piece as a story, with an argument centered on but not limited to a comparison of the protagonist’s philosophy of language with his own practice. I argue that the narrator turns out to be a self-caricature rather than a genuine self-portrait. The essay concludes by assessing how the story fits into the group of stories that make up the collection, and whether there is any significant order involved.

Using Philosophy of Language in Philosophy of Technology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Coeckelbergh
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Philosophy Of Technology ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Social Ontology ◽  
Technological Artifacts ◽  
Technology Focus ◽  
Empirical Turn

Many philosophers of technology focus on technological artifacts, especially after the empirical turn; this has led to a neglect of the roles language plays with regard to technology. But it could be helpful for further theory development to reflect more on relations between language and technology and to learn from philosophy of language. This chapter contributes to filling this gap and explores how philosophy of language can be used in philosophy of technology. It distinguishes between a number of ways in which language and technology are connected and makes some fruitful links between philosophy of language and philosophy of technology via Searle’s social ontology, Wittgenstein’s view of language, and Ricoeur’s theory of narrativity.

scholarly journals Experimental Philosophy of Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Kraaijeveld
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Experimental Philosophy ◽  
Philosophy Of Technology ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Language Philosophy

AbstractExperimental philosophy is a relatively recent discipline that employs experimental methods to investigate the intuitions, concepts, and assumptions behind traditional philosophical arguments, problems, and theories. While experimental philosophy initially served to interrogate the role that intuitions play in philosophy, it has since branched out to bring empirical methods to bear on problems within a variety of traditional areas of philosophy—including metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. To date, no connection has been made between developments in experimental philosophy and philosophy of technology. In this paper, I develop and defend a research program for an experimental philosophy of technology.

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