Articulating a Notion of Self-as-Mediation-Grounded from Science and Art Towards the Religious
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3391154 |
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| Authors | Lauren Ana Walker (Aix-Marseille Université, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 118 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16020118 |
| OpenAlex | W4406767403 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The intention of this paper is to develop an original notion of self-as-mediation, where a reimagining of the function of art as a phenomenological/epistemological praxis will be the methodological vehicle. The argument here will unfold over four moments. Firstly, I argue that through the elevation of art into a valid form of inquiry-one that engages our collective and individual being-in-a relation coupling art with science can be established. Secondly, by means of a further reflection on the linguistic aspects of the complementary domains of science and art-in part inspired by the standpoint of Carl Otto Apel-a unified transcendental-pragmatic interpretation of this art-science relationship will be determined. In the third moment, I make the argument that through a phenomenological reflection derived from the apodictic assertion of self-as-mediation, a trifold relation situating self-as-mediation is revealed as dynamically engaged in a continual exchange, or interchange, between what can be considered to be an "attitude" and a "doing", referred to here as relation and action. Thus, the fourth moment is revealed as a weird dynamic relational movement, out of which a radical ethic may be developed. It is argued that along with an implied recasting of religious consciousness, a complementary and positive vision for humanity at this time of ecological and social tragedy may also be offered by this approach
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Humanity · Mediation · Praxis · Social science · Sociology · Teleology · Transcendental number · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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