It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right: Phenomenology, Theology, and Janicaud

In his influential essay, “The Theological Turn of French Phenomenology,” Dominique Janicaud suggests that phenomenology and theology “make two.” On the thirtieth anniversary of that essay, here we consider some of the main lines of response that have been offered to his account. We suggest that there are three general approaches that have been the most prominent: indifferentism, integrationism, and pluralism. The indifferentists implicitly suggest that Janicaud is right about the divide between phenomenology and theology. The integrationists think that Janicaud is wrong about the divide because theology and philosophy are unable to be strictly distinguished. The pluralists suggest that Janicaud is right about the division, but wrong about how it works. For pluralists, philosophy and theology are distinguished due to the immediate evidential authorities that operate in the two discourses. As such, phenomenological theology and phenomenological philosophy of religion are importantly different. Defending pluralism as the best of the three options, we argue that it avoids the potential reductionism that is present in the other two. We conclude by turning to the ways in which, precisely because phenomenological philosophy and phenomenological theology make two, they can both benefit from being put into robust engagement with the other.

Geen leven na Oxford? Rechtshistorici uit de Lage Landen (16)

Apart from details about youth and family, the focus of this interview with Boudewijn Sirks is on his academic career. After studying law, theology and philosophy, he graduated with a DPhil on an aspect of Roman administrative law. He then specialised in Roman law in all its aspects and in almost all of its periods of application. An extension of this led him to research further in the legal history of the Dutch East Indies. Having worked at the Universities of Utrecht, Amsterdam and Leiden, he became Professor at the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt for private law and legal history, then Regius Professor of Civil Law in the University of Oxford, where he is still Fellow of All Souls College. The interview deals with the differences between legal educations in the Netherlands, Germany and England and with his views concerning the methodology of legal history.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STUDIES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC IN TURKEY

Philosophy of music constitutes a wide area of research as a branch of music. It is observed that studies on the subject have increased in recent years. Since the philosophy of music has an interdisciplinary feature, it has been observed that there are writers from different fields. The aim of this research is to examine the scientific studies (graduate theses and articles) on the Philosophy of Music in Turkey by the bibliographic method. The research is based on the descriptive model and literature review and was performed using the bibliographic method. The study is important in terms of giving researchers a detailed framework and providing clues about the literature. In the research, YÖK (Council of Higher Education) National Thesis Center was used to scan the theses, and Dergipark, ULAKBİM (Turkish National Academic Network and Information Center), and Google Scholar databases were used to scan the articles. As a result of the research, 30 theses related to the Philosophy of Music in Turkey were reached. It was determined that 6 of the theses are doctoral studies and 24 of them are graduate studies. A total of 93 articles on the Philosophy of Music, 62 of which were published in international and 31 in national journals, were reached. When the areas of expertise of the researchers were examined, it was seen that they were among the fields of “Music” (30), “Philosophy” (21), “Music and Philosophy” (4), and “Theology and Philosophy of Religion” (11). However, it was determined that there are writers/researchers from different fields of study such as Communication, Political Science, Business, Economics, Geography, History, Art History, Painting, Literature. Key words: Music, philosophy, philosophy of music, bibliography

Hospitality as a pivotal value in leadership: A transdisciplinary engagement with the case of Chief Albert Luthuli

This article presents hospitality as a pivotal value in the context of increasing diversity that characterises the complex relations in which leadership emerges. After reviewing the concept of Otherness in philosophy, the notion of hospitality as developed by Richard Kearney in relation to his philosophy of religion (The God Who May Be) is introduced. The case of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Chief Albert Luthuli is then presented as a biographical leadership study from the African context to illustrate how hospitality as open response to radical Otherness may inspire collaboration and foster positive change. The article then addresses ways in which the notions of hospitality and Otherness present new opportunities to leadership studies for responding to the relational challenges of the globalised world. Amidst an increased scholarly focus on relationality and the need for relational intelligence, globalisation routinely confronts leaders and their followers with radical Otherness. Through dialogue between theology, philosophy of religion and leadership studies and by presenting a case from the African context, the article offers in print what is called for in the global context, namely an open response to the alterity of the Other that enables collaboration amidst increasing diversity.Contribution: Proceeding from a transdisciplinary engagement, the article illustrates that leadership studies stood to benefit from dialogue with theology and philosophy of religion, which offers ways of addressing the Otherness that characterise the globalised context of leadership.

PHENOMENON OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY. ARTICLE TWO. THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY

The article compares such phenomena as religion, theology, philosophy and religious philosophy. It is shown that religion, theology and philosophy grow out of different world-attitude modalities, and therefore are directly incomparable and incommensurable. The specificity of religious philosophy, according to the position of the author of the article, is that it is primarily philosophy, but it poses and solves purely philosophical (that is, worldview and attitude) problems based on religious. It is argued that a particular religious philosophy may be more or less dependent on religious dogma. But it is never free from it.

On Restoring the Centrality of Prudentia (Phronēsis) for Living Well: Pathways and Contemporary Relevance

The aftermath of the Second World War saw some radical rethinking in both theology and philosophy on what it is to live well as a human being. In philosophy two of the key thinkers were Elizabeth Anscombe and Philippa Foot. In theology two key thinkers were Thomas Deman, a French Dominican, and somewhat later an English Dominican, Herbert McCabe. A key feature in all four thinkers was a recovery of the work of Aristotle and Aquinas, in particular the concept of phronēsis (prudentia). The paper’s close analysis of the virtue of prudentia demonstrates the insufficiency of modern moral philosophies that are committed to portraying morality as a moral code. A correlative argument is made within theology: the virtue of prudentia fortified by the gift of counsel is central for good Christian living.

Separating the Theological Sheep from the Philosophical Goats

Andrew Torrance has recently argued that we can distinguish analytic theology from analytic philosophy of religion if we understand theology as, fundamentally, a scientific enterprise. However, this distinction holds only if philosophy of religion is not itself a science in the sense intended by Torrance. I argue that philosophy of religion is a science in this sense, and so, that Torrance cannot distinguish theology from philosophy of religion in the way suggested. Nevertheless, I offer two alternative routes to the distinction based on the nature of the respective objects of study in theology and philosophy of religion. Thus, I demonstrate that there is a coherent model available to Torrance which preserves the distinction he seeks.