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Wittgenstein's and Borges' Labyrinth ImageryAthens Journal of Humanities and Arts 5 (4): 425-445. 2018.
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The paper is a reply in Process Studies to a paper of mine that had earlier appeared in Process Studies on Wittgenstein and Whitehead. The paper considers both the “earlier” Wittgenstein of the Tractatus and the “later” Wittgenstein beginning with the Philosophical Investigations. The paper discusses Wittgenstein’s idea that the philosophical truth is “open to view”, the centrality of the picture theory in the Tractatus, the Tractatus-dichotomy between “saying” and “showing”, the Tractatus-vie…Read more
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The “Mystical” Phenomenology of the “Life-World” in Wittgenstein’s TractatusMeta Research in Hermeneutics Phenomenology and Practical Philosophy. 2021.Scholars have often struggled with the notion of mysticism in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus-logico-philosophicus (TLP). The paper develops a taxonomy of the multiple species of mysticism in TLP in order to show that its notion of the mystical actually has a complex hierarchial structure. A key notion in TLP’s account is its neglected notion of the “life-world” (5.621), specifically, that realm in which the “mystical” “shows itself [zeigt sich]”. A comparison is made with Heidegger’s notion in Being…Read more
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The Dark Side of Heidegger's "Authenticity Philosophy". A Spenglerian ModelOswald Spengler Online Journal 1. 2020.§ I describes Heidegger’s account of authenticity in BT. § II describes Spengler’s account of Dasein as the being of plants.4 § III argues that Heidegger holds that authentic Dasein is rooted in a Volk as a plant is rooted in its soil. § IV shows that Heidegger’s post-Being and Time authenticity consists in embracing the plant-like dream, expressed in “primordial poetry,” of one’s Volk. § V replies to a textual objection.
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Thomas Merton (1915–1968) Trappist monk, mystic, writer, scholar of comparative religionOnline Dictionary of Intercultural Philosophy. 2021.Biographical account of Thomas Merton who was one of the leading Christian spiritual leaders of the 20th century. He authored more than 60 books and many reviews and essays primarily on spirituality, social justice and pacifism. His autobiographical account of his spiritual journey in The Seven Story Mountain proved immensely inspirational to many and is listed as one of the 100 best non-fiction books of the 20th century by the National Review. In later life, Merton engaged in dialogue with majo…Read more
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Emergence and Creativity: Five Degrees of FreedomIn Terry Dartnall (ed.), Creativity, Cognition and Knowledge, . 2002.
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Perspectives on the Phenomenological Foundations of PsychologyIn John D. Greenwood (ed.), The Idea of Psychology: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Singapore University Press, National University of Singapore. pp. 111-130. 1987.
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The Argument of the Tractatus. Its Relevance to Contemporary Theories of Logic, Language, Mind and Philosophical TruthTijdschrift Voor Filosofie 51 (3): 550-551. 1989.
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Marxism as a Disguised Epimenides Liar Paradox and false consciousnesFuture Journal of Social Science and Humanities 75-93. forthcoming.One of Marx‘s and Engels‘ main claims (hereafter ―original Marxism) in their account of the historical ―inevitability of the collapse of capitalism is that one‘s material (economic) conditions, not one‘s ideas, arguments or philosophy, determines one‘s ―consciousness and actions. However, the self-reference in this characterization of philosophical views generates a paradox analogous to the 7th century B.C. Epimenides ―Liar paradox. The Epimenides-paradox arises when Epimenides, a Cretan, states…Read more
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Popper’s Argument against Spengler’s “Historicism”Oswald Spengler Society Journal. forthcoming.§ I presents a detailed version of “Popper’s Basic Argument.” § 2 shows why Marx’s theory of historical development is a paradigm case of the kind of “historicism” that is refuted by Popper’s argument. § 3 explains the crucial difference between Marx’s and Spengler’s respective theories that makes the former but not the latter fall to Popper’s criticism. § 4 argues that the inapplicability of Popper’s argument to Spengler’s type of theory is obvious from the beginning.
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Albert Camus (1913-1960) French-Algerian Writer and Existentialist PhilosopherOnline Dictionary of Intercultural Philosophy. 2020.