Metaphysics of Narration, Narration of Metaphysics
A Rortyan Critique of Byung-Chul Han’s History of Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19480529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alberto Morán Roa (0000-0001-7100-4971, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative and Continental Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-0638 • E-ISSN: 1757-0646 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17570638.2026.2629130 |
| OpenAlex | W7133964358 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Byung-Chul Han’s critique of contemporary society is based on a Heideggerian understanding of the history of philosophy. This paper claims that Han’s account takes the shape of a historiographical genre that Rorty calls Geistesgeschichte, characterized by establishing a narrative structure. It is argued that this narrative structure is inherently problematic when accounting for the history of philosophy, for it incurs in an instrumental use of the negative: the very issue Han attributes to the metaphysics of identity that, according to Heidegger, constitutes the bedrock of Western thought
Contemporary philosophy · History of philosophy · Metaphysics · Narrative · Philosophy of history · Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |