Year XXII, Issue 3, 2013<<Archive>>
In this issue:
Меtаphysicаl аnd Post-Меtаphysicаl Thinking
FIRST PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF METAPHYSICAL
The metaphysical is the absolute constituent of the philosophic reflection. But how it is constructed, what are its basic roots and principles. This paper brings the metaphysical to the opposition field-of-present - super-field, on which it is based, and follo...
Aristotle, Kant, constitution of metaphysical, Principle of noncontradiction, Principle of determination, field of relation, real, totality
NIHILISM VS. METAPHYSICS
In this paper, the ideas of Nietzsche are analyzed, in terms of his attitude towards the metaphysical issues. The idea that Nietzche is the last metaphysician is discussed – as long as he marks and analyzes metaphysic issues, when their decision is antimetaph...
metaphysics, invariant, morality, culture, evil, truth
WHAT IS THIS POST-METAPHYSICAL THINKING?
This essay appeared as a result of my participation at the seminar „Metaphysical and Post-metaphysical Thinking“, organized by the philosophical department of South-West University „Neophit Rilski“, 15\(^{th}\) of May, Blagoevgrad. The aim is arguments to be p...
postmetaphysical thinking, reason
WAYS OF THE POST-METAPHYSICAL THINKING
Drifting away from the wholeness of truth, taken in the formal-technical comprehension of truth, which had been intrinsic to the classical metaphysical approaches of the 17th and 18th centuries, led to a certain reaction of destructive shove within the post-me...
metaphysics, post-metaphysical thinking, destruction, decline, truth
POST-METAPHYSIC THINKING AS A POTENTIAL OF METAPHYSICS OF THE METAPHYSICS
The present paper discusses the potential of the virtualistic metaphysics as „metaphysics of the metaphysics“ in the context of the so-called „post-metaphysical thinking“. The term „potential of self-transformation“ (Habermas) plays a major part in regards to...
virtualism, postmetaphysical thinking, metaphysics of metaphysics, potential of self-transformation, counterpossibility
SOME ASSUMPTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF POST-METAPHYSICAL THINKING
In the text the construction of the term „subject“ in modern European philosophy is seen as a major premise of classical thinking. Accordingly, post-metaphysical thinking is related to uncovering the types of pre-reflective assumptions in the use of „subject“...
subject, reflection, pre-reflective assumptions, classical and non-classical logic, presence, engaged participation
RE-COURSES OF THE FORCE BEYOND THE KANTIAN ROOT AND THE HEGELIAN ORBIT
The paper aims at laying down path-finding approaches to a balanced re-thinking of Dieter Henrich’s (1955) critical analysis of Heidegger’s reading of Kant. Both the interpretation and its analysis are highly influential in the context of contemporary philosoph...
Kant, Heidegger, Hegel, force, imagination, metaphysics
KANT’S TRANSCENDENTAL DEDUCTION OF CATEGORIES IN CRITICAL METAPHYSICAL POINT OF VIEW
This paper aims at revealing the necessity, specifics and some incoherent moments in Kant’s deduction of the pure concepts of the understanding, from critical metaphysical point of view. The theoretical superiority of the deduction in the second edition of th...
Kant, critical philosophy, transcendental deduction of categories, critical metaphysics, virtualistical transcendentalism
ONTOLOGICAL WAYS OF PESSIMISM – ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER AND GIACOMO LEOPARDI
The paper aims at problematizing the justification of pessimism in Schopenhauer’s philosophy on one hand, and on the other hand - and the poetical and dialogical attempt of Giacomo Leopardi. Accordingly, while referring to both concepts, this paper will expl...
Schopenhauer, Leopardi, pessimism, nihilism, ontological justification, boredom, suffering, nothingness
LEV SHESTOV, LEV TOLSTOY AND REVELATIONS OF DEATH
The text deals with Lev Shestov’s attempts to deconstruct the traditional metaphysics based on reason and neglecting death as a fundamental question of philosophic study. Shestov’s obsession with death is explained, not only by his main „groundless“ attitude,...
Lev Shestov, Lev Tolstoy, Revelations of death, Metaphysics, Deconstruction of reason, Philosophy of faith, Self-evident truths, Job