The concept of reification (from Latin res [‘thing’] and -fication, a suffix related to facere [‘to make’]) first played a prominent role in the thought of Georg Lukács and later in that of...Show moreThe concept of reification (from Latin res [‘thing’] and -fication, a suffix related to facere [‘to make’]) first played a prominent role in the thought of Georg Lukács and later in that of critical theorists such as Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno. For Adorno, reification is both a social phenomenon and a mode of thinking. This thesis seeks to provide a novel study of reification in synergy with Adorno’s writings on autonomous music, since music has outstanding capacities for critiquing reification. How does autonomous music offer for Adorno a possibility for knowledge and critique of reification?Show less
Deze scriptie behandelt de vraag hoe het verleden zich al dan niet laat ervaren via film. Specifiek richt ik mij op de notie van presence - een voelbare, onbemiddelde ervaring van het verleden. Dit...Show moreDeze scriptie behandelt de vraag hoe het verleden zich al dan niet laat ervaren via film. Specifiek richt ik mij op de notie van presence - een voelbare, onbemiddelde ervaring van het verleden. Dit idee problematiseer ik aan de hand van een excurs door de Kritische Theorie, specifiek waar deze film aan de orde stelt. Naar blijkt is de ervaring (van het verleden) niet een kwestie van een onbemiddelde aanwezigheid, maar zelf een historisch bemiddelde categorie.Show less
This thesis provides an exploration of Carl Jung’s concept of individuation and proves how this concept is fictionalised by Philip K. Dick in his novel 'Ubik'.
In society we seem to value authenticity over inauthenticity, whether it be in lifestyle, philosophical treatises or even artefacts which have to be certified of authenticity in order to attribute...Show moreIn society we seem to value authenticity over inauthenticity, whether it be in lifestyle, philosophical treatises or even artefacts which have to be certified of authenticity in order to attribute a certain validity to an object. Somehow it is significant to own a claim on the authorship or origin of something in the world, as a patent, to make our life just that bit more meaningful or outstanding. However, there is no such thing as the ‘content’ of authenticity, no fixed formula at least, as it is a concept that adapts to its context continuously; parallel to cultural changes and needs. This is why authenticity is often perceived as a quest, whether it is attained through commendable endeavours or returned to through thorough introspection; whether it is regarded as a state you arrive at or a moment that shines up. This paper will try to offer a philosophical reflection on this employment of a language of authenticity by focusing on and connecting two movements of philosophical thought, namely the thought of Martin Heidegger (1889 – 1976), specifically in Being and Time (1927) and the critical theory of the Frankfurt School by Max Horkheimer (1895 – 1973) and Theodor W. Adorno (1903 – 1969), specifically in Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). Heidegger explicitly speaks of a notion of authenticity (eigentlichkeit) in his theory on Being. I will argue that, even though the word ‘authenticity’ is not particularly mentioned, a sense of that term is implicitly present in the work of Horkheimer and Adorno. To put it more precisely, I will try to investigate whether a sense of authenticity like that of Heidegger’s is to be found in their work. This means that Heidegger will serve as a point of departure. For such a comparison I believe Horkheimer and Adorno’s insights on ‘Culture Industry’ are most relevant to the issue.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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Deze scriptie onderzoekt hoe de film Son of Saul zich verhoud tot het klassieke debat rond de visuele representatie van de Holocaust. Aan de hand van theorieën van onder andere Theodor Adorno,...Show moreDeze scriptie onderzoekt hoe de film Son of Saul zich verhoud tot het klassieke debat rond de visuele representatie van de Holocaust. Aan de hand van theorieën van onder andere Theodor Adorno, Ernst van Alphen, Jean Baudrillard en Georges Didi-Huberman wordt dit debat geschetst. Vervolgens wordt door middel van een close reading geanalyseerd hoe de film van regisseur László Nemes zich hiertoe verhoud, met een specifieke focus op de cinematografie.Show less
