Guido Vanheeswijck
Biographic Data
| ID | 1401765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guido Vanheeswijck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guido |
| FAMILY NAME | Vanheeswijck |
| SIGNATURE | VANHEESWIJCK G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Antwerp |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0353-330X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Much Ado about nothing.R.G. Collingwood versus Martin Heidegger on the status of metaphysics
This article focuses on the completely neglected relation between Collingwood and Heidegger's concepts of metaphysics by highlighting their respective reactions to Alfred J. Ayer and Rudolf Carnap. In his article “The Elimination of Metaphysics through Logical Analysis of Language” from 1931, Carnap exposed the metaphysical statements, used by Heidegger in his inaugural lecture What is Metaphysics?, as pseudo-statements. Three years later, Ayer p…
Do We Need an Alternative to the Disenchantment Narrative? Assessing Joas' Criticism of Weber against the Enduring Merit of the Concept and Theory of Disenchantment
One of the central claims of Hans Joas' The Power of the Sacred is that Weber's narrative of the disenchantment of the world is in dire need of replacement by a more viable alternative. In his view, the disenchantment narrative not only fails to function as a correct explanation for the genesis and identity of Western modernity, but has a misleading effect on theoretical developments concerning the future of religion as well. Accordingly, Joas ai…
‘My Kind of Catholic.’ On Taylor’s Contribution to Philosophy of Religion
Many critics observe a methodological flaw in Taylor’s work. They claim that there is an alleged discrepancy between Taylor’s historical approach on the one hand and his defense of fullness in terms of openness to transcendence on the other. This article challenges this verdict by disambiguating the relation between the role of history in Taylor’s narrative and his personal defense of fullness in terms of religious openness to agapeic transcenden…
The Philosophical Genealogy of Taylor's Social Imaginaries: A Complex History of Ideas and Predecessors
The deepest sources of Charles Taylor's use of the concept "social imaginaries" are often related to political philosophy or social anthropology (Anderson, Castoriadis). The purpose of this article is to show that they also form part of Taylor's struggle to overcome the epistemological construal in modern philosophy and culture. Taylor locates the concept "social imaginaries" in the Kantian tradition, identifying their role to that of transcenden…
Working with A Secular Age: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Charles Taylor's Master Narrative
Charles Taylor’s monumental book A Secular Age has been extensively discussed, criticized, and worked on. This volume, by contrast, explores ways of working with Taylor’s book, especially its potentials and limits for individual research projects. Due to its wide reception, it has initiated a truly interdisciplinary object of study; with essays drawn from various research fields, this volume fosters substantial conversation across disciplines
Secularization: History of the Concept
Does History Matter? Charles Taylor on the Transcendental Validity of Social Imaginaries
Since its appearance in 2007, Charles Taylor's monumental book A Secular Age has received much attention. One of the central issues in the discussions around Taylor's book is the role of history in philosophical argumentation, in particular with regard to normative positions on ultimate affairs. Many critics observe a methodological flaw in using history in philosophical argumentation in that there is an alleged discrepancy between Taylor's histo…
‘History Man’. The First Biography on R.G. Collingwood
Is ‘History Man’, Fred Inglis’ biography on R.G. Collingwood a successful biography? Inglis’ explicit ambition is to portray the concrete figure Collingwood by abducting him from what he calls the vacuum-packed academic world of scholars. But the best biographers look for a balanced equilibrium between rendering philosophical ideas and dramatizing a philosopher’s life. Put another way, they evoke the interweaving of a philosopher’s thought with t…
Robin George Collingwood on Eternal Philosophical Problems
R. G. Collingwood a-t-il rejeté, après 1933, l'existence de problèmes éternels en philosophie? En me référant à son œuvre complète (aux manuscrits comme aux écrits publiés), je voudrais montrer que cette question doit recevoir une réponse négative. J'essaie d'expliquer, d'abord, pourquoi Collingwood recourt, dans An Autobiography et An Essay on Metaphysics, à une terminologie un peu curieuse et même parfois trompeuse, qui a donné prise à l'interp…
Robin George Collingwood on Eternal Philosophical Problems
R. G. Collingwood a-t-il rejeté, après 1933, l'existence de problèmes éternels en philosophie? En me référant à son œuvre complète (aux manuscrits comme aux écrits publiés), je voudrais montrer que cette question doit recevoir une réponse négative. J'essaie d'expliquer, d'abord, pourquoi Collingwood recourt, dans An Autobiography et An Essay on Metaphysics, à une terminologie un peu curieuse et même parfois trompeuse, qui a donné prise à l'interp…
Robin George Collingwood on Eternal Philosophical Problems
R. G. Collingwood a-t-il rejeté, après 1933, l'existence de problèmes éternels en philosophie? En me référant à son œuvre complète (aux manuscrits comme aux écrits publiés), je voudrais montrer que cette question doit recevoir une réponse négative. J'essaie d'expliquer, d'abord, pourquoi Collingwood recourt, dans An Autobiography et An Essay on Metaphysics, à une terminologie un peu curieuse et même parfois trompeuse, qui a donné prise à l'interp…
‘History Man’. The First Biography on R.G. Collingwood
Is ‘History Man’, Fred Inglis’ biography on R.G. Collingwood a successful biography? Inglis’ explicit ambition is to portray the concrete figure Collingwood by abducting him from what he calls the vacuum-packed academic world of scholars. But the best biographers look for a balanced equilibrium between rendering philosophical ideas and dramatizing a philosopher’s life. Put another way, they evoke the interweaving of a philosopher’s thought with t…
Secularization: History of the Concept
Does History Matter? Charles Taylor on the Transcendental Validity of Social Imaginaries
Since its appearance in 2007, Charles Taylor's monumental book A Secular Age has received much attention. One of the central issues in the discussions around Taylor's book is the role of history in philosophical argumentation, in particular with regard to normative positions on ultimate affairs. Many critics observe a methodological flaw in using history in philosophical argumentation in that there is an alleged discrepancy between Taylor's histo…
Working with A Secular Age: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Charles Taylor's Master Narrative
Charles Taylor’s monumental book A Secular Age has been extensively discussed, criticized, and worked on. This volume, by contrast, explores ways of working with Taylor’s book, especially its potentials and limits for individual research projects. Due to its wide reception, it has initiated a truly interdisciplinary object of study; with essays drawn from various research fields, this volume fosters substantial conversation across disciplines
The Philosophical Genealogy of Taylor's Social Imaginaries: A Complex History of Ideas and Predecessors
The deepest sources of Charles Taylor's use of the concept "social imaginaries" are often related to political philosophy or social anthropology (Anderson, Castoriadis). The purpose of this article is to show that they also form part of Taylor's struggle to overcome the epistemological construal in modern philosophy and culture. Taylor locates the concept "social imaginaries" in the Kantian tradition, identifying their role to that of transcenden…
‘My Kind of Catholic.’ On Taylor’s Contribution to Philosophy of Religion
Many critics observe a methodological flaw in Taylor’s work. They claim that there is an alleged discrepancy between Taylor’s historical approach on the one hand and his defense of fullness in terms of openness to transcendence on the other. This article challenges this verdict by disambiguating the relation between the role of history in Taylor’s narrative and his personal defense of fullness in terms of religious openness to agapeic transcenden…
Do We Need an Alternative to the Disenchantment Narrative? Assessing Joas' Criticism of Weber against the Enduring Merit of the Concept and Theory of Disenchantment
One of the central claims of Hans Joas' The Power of the Sacred is that Weber's narrative of the disenchantment of the world is in dire need of replacement by a more viable alternative. In his view, the disenchantment narrative not only fails to function as a correct explanation for the genesis and identity of Western modernity, but has a misleading effect on theoretical developments concerning the future of religion as well. Accordingly, Joas ai…
Much Ado about nothing.R.G. Collingwood versus Martin Heidegger on the status of metaphysics
This article focuses on the completely neglected relation between Collingwood and Heidegger's concepts of metaphysics by highlighting their respective reactions to Alfred J. Ayer and Rudolf Carnap. In his article “The Elimination of Metaphysics through Logical Analysis of Language” from 1931, Carnap exposed the metaphysical statements, used by Heidegger in his inaugural lecture What is Metaphysics?, as pseudo-statements. Three years later, Ayer p…
Philosophy (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · Narrative (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Philosophy, History, and Historiography (3 works) · Political Theory and Influence (3 works)