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    “GRUN-TU-MOLANI” – NIETZSCHE, BELLOW, AND THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE SPIRIT
    Annals of the University of Bucharest – Philosophy Series 74 (1): 63-82. 2026.
    This paper explores the influence of Nietzsche’s philosophy on Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, focusing on the novel’s engagement with the three metamorphoses of the spirit and the challenge of eternal recurrence. Drawing on Thus Spoke Zarathustra, I argue that Henderson’s existential journey mirrors Nietzsche’s stages of transformation – from the burdened camel to the rebellious lion and, ultimately, to the child who affirms life. However, unlike Nietzsche’s Zarathustra, who seeks to cre…Read more
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    Zahavi’s Interpretation of Edmund Husserl’s Theory of Intersubjectivity and Its Limits
    Meta: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy (1): 56-77. 2026.
    This article offers a critical examination of Dan Zahavi‘s interpretation of Edmund Husserl‘s theory of intersubjectivity. It argues that Zahavi‘s influential claim regarding the ―intersubjective transformation‖ of Husserlian transcendental phenomenology remains constrained by an insufficiently radical understanding of reduction. More specifically, Zahavi reads Husserl‘s distinction between egoic and pre– egoic levels as an internal differentiation within the ego itself, thereby neglecting Husse…Read more
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    Studiul de față examinează critic una dintre tezele decisive din Scrisoare despre „umanism”, potrivit căreia ceea ce tradiția metafizică atribuie omului ca animalitas trebuie regândit nu pornind de la animalitate, ci de la esența omului ca ec-sistență. Pornind de aici, textul pune în discuție diferența antropologică heideggeriană și raportul problematic dintre existențialitate și animalitate, pe care Heidegger îl descrie simultan ca abis ireductibil și ca formă de înrudire. Analiza se desfășoară…Read more