Existieren ist Seinssuche: die Aufgabe einer positiven Existenzphilosophie nach N. Abbagnano
Views about the significance of Italian philosophy of existence vary. It is clear, however, that philosophy of existence developed later in Italy than in Germany or France. According to E. Grassi Italian existentialism is the product of Italian thinkers' interest in German philosophy. It has to...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie |
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| Language: | German |
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2001
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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B Existential philosophy |
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| Summary: | Views about the significance of Italian philosophy of existence vary. It is clear, however, that philosophy of existence developed later in Italy than in Germany or France. According to E. Grassi Italian existentialism is the product of Italian thinkers' interest in German philosophy. It has to be noted, however, that Italian philosophy of existence is not so much rooted in phenomenology but in German idealism. That is particularly the case with Nicola Abbagnano. His philosophy differs from other existentialist conceptions, because it does not emphasize basic existential experiences like angst, desperation, loneliness, guilt, anxiety, suffering or the awareness of death but rather relationships of the human person with other human persons, with the world, with Being in a comprehensive sense. With the respect to the latter, idealistic influences are evident. But contrary to the idealists, Abbagnano does not sublate („aufheben") the individual in a commonness of Being, but preserves its distinctiveness. The human person has to realize its potentialities of Being, whereby great importance is attributed to making decisions. Existence as the quest for Being is inseparably linked to the quest of one's own Being; in so far Abbagnano views himself as an exponent of the philosophy of existence. |
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