Josef mitterer and the philosopher's stone (Around His Neck)

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Context: Non-dualist philosophy is no longer novel. Arguing against the distinctions between thought and action, theory and practice, language and objects has been a staple of the debate for decades, and Josef Mitterer offers another approach to the problem. Problem: Non-dualist philosophy is beset by a problem: it is trying to argue against a separation of "ideas" from the life-world while staying exclusively on the side of ideas. It offers a philosophy seminar argument against the bread and butter of philosophy seminars. Results: The paper argues that non-dualism in practice should be represented not by philosophers but by everyday life sociologists; not by those who argue against theory and idealisms but by those who simply ignore them. Non-dualism, however, is a useful tool when theorists have to be confronted practically; this, I argue, is its value, and in this debate, non-dualism is welcome. It is, however, a value that should not be overstäted.

Original languageEnglish
JournalConstructivist Foundations
Volume8
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)253-258
Number of pages6
ISSN1782-348X
Publication statusPublished - 03.2013
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Erving Goffman, Everyday life sociology, Herbert Blumer, Non-dualism, Pragmatism, Symbolic interaction
  • Sociology