The Place of Philosophy between Science and the Humanities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4854078 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young Ahn Kang (Sogang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 88-99 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diogenes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0392192112448294 |
| OpenAlex | W2095076805 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
We hear frequently about the crisis of the humanities. The crisis of the humanities we experience nowadays is due to the economic logic of the capitalist system that everything is evalu-ated according to economic and social utility. Deeper reason for the crisis could be found in modern and contemporary humanities which lost their ideal of cultivating humanity for better life by nourishing human heart and mind. Philosophy confronts the same crisis by becoming a science, or the science providing ground for other sciences, and stopping to ask and reflect on the meaning of life. Other extreme is to make philosophy just a writing. At this point Kant is invited to suggest the way for philosophy between science and writing. Philosophy has at least three necessary conditions: human's thinking ability (arguments and counterarguments), the practice of this talent on available texts, and a vast field of concrete life. Philosophy is not merely a science, a doctrine and not merely an edifying discourse, but also and primarily a way of life to control one's passion, to rectify one's heart and mind and to reflect on the meaning of life
Art · Digital humanities · Humanities · Sociology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |