Lecture 7 The three turns of immanence Flashcards
Where does “one is a secret to another, and perhaps even to oneself” come from?
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
what are the 3 themes of inwardness in western philo?
- ANCIENT: socrates; greek injuction “know thyself” “unexamined life is not worth living
- MEDIEVAL: st. augustine’s in interiore homine (the interior man)
- MODERN: descartes; cartesian cogito; i think therefore i am
When did the dawn of interiority begin and where?
renaissance in italy
What are the 2 forces that composed the dawn of interiority in the west?
- secularism that characterized the creative and scholarly retrieval of the ancient classics of greece and rome (passionate attention to the mundane and human)
- intensified individualism (increased study of roman law)
Contemporary interiority was characterized by:
- self identities
- search for uniqeness
- NO LONGER SATISTIFED WITH BEING GOD’S CHILDREN
Who greatly influenced the renaissance climate of interiority?
Desiderius Erasmus
What are the 3 turns to immanence:
- SUBJECTIVE TURN
- LINGUISTIC TURN
- EXPERIENTIAL TURN
How did modern period end up with religion/ turn to interiority?
Anthropomorphism + discovery of God (immanence)
it is when we come to appreciate religion because we realize that there is SOMETHING GREATER than OURSELVES
immanence
it is the search for spirituality and finding a place for religion in ourselves.
religion/ interiority
It is when we look for whatever can fit the hole to find ourselves or God
God-shaped hole
What did st. augustine write? (book w/ talked about “in interiore homine)
The Confession
Who is the proponent of the subjective turn?
Descartes
Who is the guarantor of clarity and distinctness of the cogito Fundamentum Inconcussum?
God
What imposes order upon reality?
cogito’s dynamic will
Who discussed “ethic of poiesis”?
Man’s will imposes order in reality
Charles Taylor
In the subjective turn, the _____ gains KNOWLEDGE of SELF in relation to the WORLD
subject
What is the the most celebrated philosophic dictum
cogito
This is descartes’ method of discovering who i am
methodic doubt