Jürgen Habermas

Die Wirkung der Schrift »Erkenntnis und Interesse« ging weit über die akademische Debatte hinaus und hatte auch unmittelbaren Einfluss auf den politischen Diskurs in den 70er Jahren. Denn die ... mehr

With a philosopher like Martin Seel, reflecting this closely on the literary form in which to present his ideas, it is not surprising that philosophy of language makes for a focus of interest. Since my own interest also points in this direction, I will start with Seel’s groundbreaking essay on literal and figurative speech (I). I will then deal with the concept of ›letting oneself be determined‹ as the pivotal point of Martin Seel’s philosophy (II). The resulting pragmatist understanding of sociocultural forms of life has important consequences for the way in which Seel detranscendentalizes Kant’s epistemology (III). Finally, I will critically examine the conception of a practical philosophy developing aesthetics and morality out of the fundamental question of ethics (IV). In this conception, a self-image of philosophy oriented towards the unity of the true, the good and the beautiful. In my opinion, however, Martin Seel neglects history as a dimension in which reason leaves its traces (V). mehr

Von »Die Kunst der Entzweiung« (1987) bis »Spiele der Sprache« (2023): Martin Seels Texte mischen die Karten von theoretischer, praktischer und ästhetischer Reflexion neu und schlagen Brücken ... mehr