Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 29 No. 2, 2014.
Original scientific paper
Abolishing Philosophy
Nenad Miščević
; University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Maribor, Slovenia
Abstract
The paper explores the Continental End-of-philosophy Thesis according to which philosophers should abandon the traditional philosophical reflection in favor of participating in more concrete theoretical-cultural practices, possibly marked by strong political engagement. It offers a historical-interpretative genealogy of the Thesis. The most unpredictable development in its history came with the fusion of the two streams: the politicized idea of abolishment of philosophy became coupled with the poetic thinking line, and the newly formed couple achieved a spectacularly high status, undergoing several transformations as a sequel. The final form of the Thesis stresses the participation in politically relevant cultural-artistic practices as the ultimate destination of philosophy. The paper suggests that this interesting route has ended in a quite disastrous result, an appeal to abolish philosophy in a dispersed array of politico-cultural practices, many of which quite ephemeral. The historical part explains the result and places it in wider context.
Keywords
continental philosophy; end-of-philosophy; abolishing philosophy; politico-cultural practices
Hrčak ID:
142427
URI
Publication date:
24.4.2015.
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