Rudolf Otto’s ‘the Absolute Other’ and a radical postsecular urban contextualization

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ID12709888
AuthorsKrzysztof Nawratek (0000-0002-4538-8382, The University of Sheffield, UK, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages28-43
Publication date2020-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlanning Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-0952 • E-ISSN: 1741-3052
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1473095220912766
OpenAlexW3020067058
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited37

This article proposes an idea of radical urban contextualisation that follows Rudolf Otto’s discussion on an encounter with the Absolute Other. The article critically reviews current applications of postsecularism to urban theory formulated in a general framework of Jurgen Habermas’ intervention in the early 21st century. The article argues that contemporary postsecular urban theory cannot fully answer fundamental challenges that contemporary cities are facing – both political and environmental – mostly because it focuses on linguistic and cultural aspects of a city. The article proposes the ‘radicalization’ of postsecularism, engaging directly with the ‘religious experience’ defined by Rudolf Otto as an encounter with The Absolute Other – the unknown and unpredictable. The Absolute Other notion allows to ultimately contextualize every urban situation in order to formulate conditions for future-oriented (post-capitalist) urbanism

Absolute (philosophy · Contextualization · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Radicalization · Sociology · Urban theory · Urbanism · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Engineering · History · Law · Philosophy · Urban Planning and Governance · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation · Architecture

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