Natality ‒ Philosophical Rudiments concerning a Generative Phenomenology
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Natality ‒ Philosophical Rudiments concerning a Generative Phenomenology. / Schües, Christina.
In: Thaumàzein - Rivista di Filosofia , Vol. 2016/2017, No. 4-5, 2017, p. 9-36.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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T1 - Natality ‒ Philosophical Rudiments concerning a Generative Phenomenology
AU - Schües, Christina
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In light of the dominant role mortality and death have played in the history of philosophy, I give a few examples of the metaphorical appropriation and (dis-)regard of natality from Plato to the Enlightenment and Heidegger’s phenomenology of being-there. In the second part of the paper, I enfold the meaning of birth as transition and disruption, its meaning for intentionality, and its structural importance for understanding the relationality and generativity of human existence. The three basic questions of ‘Where do I come from?’ ‘From whom am I born?’ and ‘With whom am I born?’ and the incapability of remembering one’s own birth are fundamental to the co-constitution of personal identity and recognizing the centrality of human relations. Understanding natality as a human and worldly condition means putting human relations at the centre of our concerns.
AB - In light of the dominant role mortality and death have played in the history of philosophy, I give a few examples of the metaphorical appropriation and (dis-)regard of natality from Plato to the Enlightenment and Heidegger’s phenomenology of being-there. In the second part of the paper, I enfold the meaning of birth as transition and disruption, its meaning for intentionality, and its structural importance for understanding the relationality and generativity of human existence. The three basic questions of ‘Where do I come from?’ ‘From whom am I born?’ and ‘With whom am I born?’ and the incapability of remembering one’s own birth are fundamental to the co-constitution of personal identity and recognizing the centrality of human relations. Understanding natality as a human and worldly condition means putting human relations at the centre of our concerns.
KW - Philosophy
KW - Birth
KW - Human Condition
KW - Relationship
KW - Constitution
KW - Generaltivity
KW - History of Philosophy
KW - Phenomenology
UR - http://rivista.thaumazein.it/index.php?journal=thaum&page=issue&op=view&path[]=11
U2 - 10.13136/thau.v4i0.79
DO - 10.13136/thau.v4i0.79
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 2016/2017
SP - 9
EP - 36
JO - Rivista di Filosofia
JF - Rivista di Filosofia
SN - 0035-6239
IS - 4-5
ER -