The dialectic of articulation: a Hegelian response to Adams

This article responds to Nicholas Adams by exploring the affinities between his account and Hegel, with a particular focus on the dialectic of articulation. They seem to agree on the undermining effect of articulation and reflection on implicit commitments. However, Adams diverges from Hegel by ques...

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Main Author: Voogt, Ariën (Author)
Contributors: Adams, Nicholas 1970- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 5, Pages: 333-339
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770-1831 / Dialectics / Formulation / Morals / The Modern / Scriptural reasoning
RelBib Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
NCA Ethics
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B sittlichkeit
B Modernity
B Scriptural Reasoning
B Hegel
B moral reflection
B dialectic of articulation
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Summary:This article responds to Nicholas Adams by exploring the affinities between his account and Hegel, with a particular focus on the dialectic of articulation. They seem to agree on the undermining effect of articulation and reflection on implicit commitments. However, Adams diverges from Hegel by questioning the consequence and supposed inevitability of this dialectical process. Whereas Hegel argues for the desirability of conscious articulation in the progress towards modernity, Adams contends that it is actually a destructive and oppressive process, challenging Hegel’s Enlightenment optimism and Eurocentrism. Still, I suggest that Hegel’s concern for rational dialogue as an indispensable condition for modern life and community should be taken seriously. Scriptural reasoning, as discussed by Adams, provides a model how we can have a form of rational dialogue that escapes from the dilemma posed by the Hegelian dialectic, and that it may be possible to combine strong ethical commitments with an openness to pluralistic dialogue.
ISSN:2169-2335
Reference:Kritik von "Obstacles to moral articulation in interreligious engagement (2023)"
Kritik in "Reply to my respondents (2023)"
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2023.2296651