Günter Figal Libri

Il presente volume sostituisce nell 'Universale paperbacks' il grosso e ormai difficilmente proponibile profilo di William Guthrie, esaurito da tempo, e dunque riporta nel catalogo del Mulino un titolo dedicato a Socrate, su cui la curiosità e l'interesse sono sempre vivi, come testimonia l'ingente produzione che continua a essergli dedicata, dalla ricerca accademica alla brillante divulgazione di Luciano De Crescenzo. Socrate è stato il primo filosofo a sottrarre la filosofia all'esclusiva dimensione metafisica per metterla a contatto con la concreta esperienza umana. Nelle parole di Cicerone, egli ha fatto discendere la filosofia dal cielo, l'ha condotta cioè a riflettere sulla vita e sui costumi, sul bene e sul male. Un'immagine che trova conferma anche nella considerazione che di Socrate hanno avuto pensatori vicini a noi come Kierkegaard, Nietzsche o Popper. Facendo costante riferimento alle fonti antiche - Platone, Senofonte, Aristotele, Cicerone, Diogene Laerzio - il volume ricostruisce il pensiero del filosofo ateniese attraverso i temi della religiosità, della filosofia, della politica e del rapporto tra la filosofia e la vita. Sullo sfondo, un'esemplare vicenda umana; la vita, tutta ispirata al rigoroso ossequio delle leggi, e la morte, seguita a una condanna ingiusta, che da sempre rappresentano nella cultura occidentale il modello stesso della serena fermezza del saggio.

What makes philosophy metaphysical? Understood as the search for truth, philosophy has led those seeking it to the question of Being, says Günter Figal. He shows that because this devotion to truth and Being are the heart of metaphysics, it is what makes up philosophy's metaphysical character. Figal embraces this, and, leaving arguments for simple affirmation aside, offers instead a critical discussion of the positions adopted by metaphysical philosophy's founding fathers, Parmenides, Plato and Aristotle. Alongside a phenomenological transformation of the latter's ontology, Figal also sets out why he regards metaphysics as just one philosophical perspective among others, and not as a dominating 'first philosophy'. The outcome is philosophy as a de-centered, non-hierarchical and liberating project.

Connecting aesthetic experience with our experience of nature or with other cultural artifacts, Aesthetics as Phenomenology focuses on what art means for cognition, recognition, and affect—how art changes our everyday disposition or behavior. Günter Figal engages in a penetrating analysis of the moment at which, in our contemplation of a work of art, reaction and thought confront each other. For those trained in the visual arts and for more casual viewers, Figal unmasks art as a decentering experience that opens further possibilities for understanding our lives and our world.

The book presents a compelling defense of metaphysical philosophy, challenging the prevailing postmodern skepticism. Gunter Figal argues that metaphysics is vital for understanding the necessary coherence between opposites, which he terms strife, a concept rooted in Heraclitus. Rather than leading to a loss of meaning, Figal asserts that sense arises from this conflict, situated within the framework of freedom. His analysis includes fresh interpretations of key philosophers like Plato, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard, alongside critiques of notable twentieth-century thinkers.

Appearing for the first time in English, Günter Figal’s groundbreaking book in the tradition of philosophical hermeneutics offers original perspectives on perennial philosophical problems.

In seinem 1960 erschienenen Hauptwerk „Wahrheit und Methode“ nimmt Gadamer die bis in die Antike zurückreichende hermeneutische Tradition auf, um vor allem im Anschluss an Hegel und Heidegger eine philosophische Hermeneutik zu begründen. Das Buch brachte seinem Autor internationalen Ruhm, und die philosophische Hermeneutik ist eine der maßgeblichen Konzeptionen der neueren Philosophie geworden. Nach wie vor bildet „Wahrheit und Methode“ den Ausgangspunkt für eine philosophische Klärung des Verstehens und seiner von Gadamer behandelten Ausprägungen in Kunst, Geschichte und Sprache. Der vorliegende Band rekonstruiert und diskutiert in Form eines kooperativen Kommentars, der Gliederung des Werkes folgend, Gadamers Gedankengang, zeigt aber auch die Perspektiven einer Philosophie auf, die sich gegenüber ihrem eigenen hermeneutischen Charakter nicht verschließt. MIT BEITRÄGEN VON: Damir Barbaric, Donatella di Cesare, Luca Crescenzi, Guy Deniau, Ralf Elm, Günter Figal, Hans-Helmuth Gander, Arnd Kerkhecker, Friederike Rese, John Sallis, Dennis J. Schmidt und Michael Steinmann

Focusing on philosophical hermeneutics, this groundbreaking work by Günter Figal presents innovative insights into enduring philosophical issues. Now available in English for the first time, it challenges traditional interpretations and invites readers to explore new dimensions of understanding in philosophy.