Negative humanism
Project goals
Our investigation of negative humanism is based on the idea, inspired by Masaryk, that it is needful to take the postmodern crisis of the subject to an extreme position. Negative humanism emerges from the extreme position of this crisis, which is the subjective act of absolute self-negation (suicidal thinking). We will examine Hegel's, Schopenhauer's and Heidegger's analyses of the relation between being and non-being (life and death) and attempt to show that the act of absolute self-negation becomes anact of subjective affirmation, that is, the will to self-negation becomes the will to active subjectivity. The aim however is not to present a new kind of subject or to return to the subject of modernity. Building on Adorno's and Žižek's negative conception of the subject, we wish to arrive, by way of the notion of negation of negation, at a non-a-priori active socratism, that is, at a critical, active humanism.
Keywords
Public support
Provider
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Programme
The research grant projects for juniors
Call for proposals
Juniorské badatelské grantové projekty 4 (SAV02006-B)
Main participants
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Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
KJB900090602
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Negativní humanismus
Annotation in Czech
Projekt negativního humanismu je založen na myšlence, inspirované Masarykem, že postmoderní krizi subjektu je zapotřebí dovést do krajní polohy. Negativní humanismus vychází z krajní polohy této krize, jíž je subjektivní akt absolutní sebenegace (myšlenka na sebevraždu). Zaměříme se na Hegelovy, Shopenhauerovy a Heideggerovy analýzy vztahu bytí a nebytí (života a smrti) a pokusíme se ukázat, že akt absolutní sebenegace přechází v akt subjektivní afirmace, tj. vůle k sebenegaci se mění ve vůli k aktivnísubjektivitě. Cílem však není projektovat nový typ subjektu nebo se vrátit k modernímu subjektu. Na základě Adornova a Žižekova negativního pojetí subjektu chceme prostřednictvím figury negace negace dospět k neapriornímu činnému sokratovství, tj. ke kritickému a činnému humanismu.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
AA - Philosophy and religion
CEP - secondary branch
AD - Political sciences
CEP - another secondary branch
AO - Sociology, demography
50401 - Sociology
50402 - Demography
50403 - Social topics (Women´s and gender studies; Social issues; Family studies; Social work)
50601 - Political science
50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
60302 - Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields)
60303 - Theology
60304 - Religious studies
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
The aim of the project was to analyze a postmodern crisis of humanism. The study of postmodern subject showed forth that it was a transient phenomenon. However, some traits of it can be an element of the renewal of authentic modern subject.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2006
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2008
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Feb 21, 2008
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP09-AV0-KJ-U/04:4
Data delivery date
Nov 5, 2013
Finance
Total approved costs
1,047 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,047 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK
Basic information
Recognised costs
1 047 CZK thou.
Public support
1 047 CZK thou.
100%
Provider
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
CEP
AA - Philosophy and religion
Solution period
01. 01. 2006 - 31. 12. 2008