Thinking with Walter Benjamin on language and Scriptural Reasoning
Nicholas Adams argues that one should not force the articulation of moral common ground as this might lead to a distortion or collapse of what is being articulated. Instead, one should strive for an articulation as practised in Scriptural Reasoning, where the common ground remains implicit and inter...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2023
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 5, Pages: 353-359 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940
/ Language
/ Knowledge
/ Holy books
/ Scriptural reasoning
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| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations TJ Modern history TK Recent history VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
memoire involontaire
B true language B Scriptural Reasoning B Walter Benjamin B Interreligious Dialogue |
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| Summary: | Nicholas Adams argues that one should not force the articulation of moral common ground as this might lead to a distortion or collapse of what is being articulated. Instead, one should strive for an articulation as practised in Scriptural Reasoning, where the common ground remains implicit and interwoven with contextual understandings. These arguments concern the question of what language can do. Following Walter Benjamin, I would like to link the question of what language can or cannot do more closely to an analysis of what language is. Referring to a certain potential of language, I will argue with Benjamin that linguistic creations can serve the value of Scriptural Reasoning to engage in a fruitful conversation about moral matters. In this context, I will consider the question of whether only sacred texts are suitable for Scriptural Reasoning. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2023.2287467 |