Utopie, filosofie en hermeneutiek : 'n verkenning van die denke van Gianni Vattimo

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Utopia, Philosophy and HermeneuticsExploring the thought of Gianni VattimoArticle I:The End of UtopiaAn explanation for the rise of distopia in popular culture with reference to the ideas ofGianni VattimoIn this article the development of utopianism is described by tracing it back to itsoriginal classical form, following it through its modernistic form and finallydescribing distopia as the postmodern form of utopia. Using the ideas of GianniVattimo, distopia is interpreted as the creative embodiment of the counterfinality ofreason. In this way distopia acts as a critique of modem rationalism. The question israised if it is possible to speak of the end of utopia in postmodern times. It isconcluded that utopian thought remains and functions as a necessary fiction inpostmodern ethics.Article II:An Appropriate Postmodern PhilosophyA discussion of the hermeneutics of Gianni VattimoThe aim of this article is to discuss the radical hermeneutics proposed by the Italianphilosopher Gianni Vattimo. Vattimo declares a radicalization of hermeneutics to bethe only consistent, persuasive and valid approach to the postmodern conditions ofexistence we find ourselves in today. In order to explain what this approach entails,and how Vattimo justifies it, this article discusses his interpretation of the history (andend) of modernity, as well as his proposals for a new task for philosophy, and for apostmodern ethics.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University