Ratio "est" fides: contemporary philosophy as virtuous thought
Unquestionably, philosophy has acquired a somewhat new register lately. First, I discuss the appearance of the theological virtues in contemporary (continental) philosophy. This appearance is heralded in Nietzsche’s famous preface to The Gay Science. The event remains at this point curious and witho...
| Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philosophy
/ Theological virtue
/ Secularism
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Unquestionably, philosophy has acquired a somewhat new register lately. First, I discuss the appearance of the theological virtues in contemporary (continental) philosophy. This appearance is heralded in Nietzsche’s famous preface to The Gay Science. The event remains at this point curious and without explanation. In a second step, I explore current French philosophy and culture as the frame and/or the effect of this appearance. At this point, I still cannot find the philosophical meaning of the virtues, only the condition of possibility of their "extra-theological" relevance. At most, I can reopen the religious nature, element or register of thought, of philosophy. I will do that by introducing eschatology and desecularisation, implying that modern rationalist allegedly areligious atheism is actually a hyper-religious theism. Desecularisation can only be understood within the frame of an "open world", within a world-as-opening. World then becomes the event of meaning and the thought that thinks the opening, open thought as it were, is philosophical charity or philosophy-as-charity (instead of philosophy of charity). The effect of all this is precisely philosophy turning into virtuous thought. Philosophy becomes, in "fact", hope, faith and charity. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2016.1221356 |