Getekend door de oorlog zoekt ook Levinas naar antwoorden op vragen over haar natuur; hoe is het mogelijk dat oorlog bestaat en blijft terugkomen? Omdat de ervaring van de ander in zijn ogen het...Show moreGetekend door de oorlog zoekt ook Levinas naar antwoorden op vragen over haar natuur; hoe is het mogelijk dat oorlog bestaat en blijft terugkomen? Omdat de ervaring van de ander in zijn ogen het grondprincipe is volgt al het andere uit deze ervaring - en dus ook oorlog. Echter, volgens dit gedachtengoed zou de ervaring van de ander mij juist uit mijn egocentrische houding moeten halen en tot altruïsme moeten dwingen, tot het bezorgen van vrede. Dit probleem is waar deze scriptie uit ontspringt. Ik ga op zoek naar de relatie tussen oorlog en vrede in Levinas’ denken. Mijn antwoord op deze vraag, en hoofdstelling van deze scriptie luidt: De ontmoeting met de ander is de vreedzame onderbreking van de onophoudelijke oorlog.Show less
The striking similarities between Adorno’s ideal of philosophical writing — the so-called constellation — and his ideal of musical structure makes Adorno prone to the allegation that his...Show moreThe striking similarities between Adorno’s ideal of philosophical writing — the so-called constellation — and his ideal of musical structure makes Adorno prone to the allegation that his philosophical writing is an illegal trespassing from the domain of philosophy to that of art. This thesis researches whether this allegation is founded or not. It therefore presents Adorno’s philosophy of negative dialectics and his theory of constellation in order to look at their interconnection and refutes the arguments for the beforementioned allegation. The thesis claims that Adorno’s constellation is not aesthetically, but philosophically motivated, more specifically ethically, because Adorno’s philosophy in its entirety is an ethically motivated theory of concepts. It further claims, that his constellation is grounded in the old philosophical tradition of performativity and the young tradition of performative writing; and that his philosophy as a whole, as a ethically motivated theory of concepts, as well the ethical motivation of the performativity of his writing, is grounded in what Brandom calls Kant’s ‘normative turn’.Show less
In this thesis, I will argue that the individual can resist the status quo, that is the existing state of affairs. A resistance through art. I do not interpret art as just a painting, but I use a...Show moreIn this thesis, I will argue that the individual can resist the status quo, that is the existing state of affairs. A resistance through art. I do not interpret art as just a painting, but I use a broader conceptualization in which all aspects of human life guided by aesthetics, that is guided by a demand for a creative and beautiful sensual existence, can be seen as art. I will explore resistance as an aesthetic practice by reading the twentieth-century philosophers Herbert Marcuse and Michel Foucault alongside one another. Both authors analysed how individuals are constituted within systems of power and how dominant structures of power can be resisted. I will argue that their theories are not only compatible with each other, but that they also complement one another. Taken together, both theories present the individual with the opportunity to resist the status quo through a form of aesthetic practices.Show less
