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Jayne Svenungsson

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Filosofihistoria och sekularisering : Om filosofins teologiska genealogi

Author

  • Jayne Svenungsson

Summary, in English

Writing the history of philosophy to some extent also implies expressing a certain philosophy of history. This article discusses a particular case of this dialectic, namely how one has related modern philosophy to pre-modern theological philosophies when writing the history of philosophy during the 20th Century. Is the emphasis put on the continuity or the interruptions between the two traditions, and what are the philosophical motives and presuppositions behind either view? The article’s focus is on the so called Löwith-Blumenberg debate – where Karl Löwith has defended a continuity between theology and philosophy in his famous ”thesis of secularization”, whereas Hans Blumenberg has argued for a radical autonomy of the modern philosophical and scientific project. In my conclusion I take the stand of Löwith and argue that a too strong accent on the interruption between the Jewish- Christian theological heritage and the modern project tends to nurture the modern ideal of philosophical presuppositionlessness.

Publishing year

2006

Language

Swedish

Pages

269-282

Publication/Series

Lychnos: årsbok för idé- och lärdomshistoria

Volume

2006

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Lärdomshistoriska samfundet, Uppsala universitet

Topic

  • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Keywords

  • historiefilosofi
  • sekularisering
  • progression
  • Löwith
  • Blumenberg

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0076-1648