Dostoevsky and Arendt on the Crisis of Tradition

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Dostoevsky and Arendt on the Crisis of Tradition

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In this paper, I shall pursue two goals. Firstly, I will demonstrate that H. Arendt&apos;s early analysis of the origins of totalitarianism was anticipated in many ways by F. Dostoevsky&apos;s Crime and Punishment, specifically Dostoevsky&apos;s description of Raskolnikov, who is placed in a marginal position of social isolation as well as deprived of traditional orientation. Raskolnikov&apos;s crime follows from an attempt to compensate for this lack of traditional orientation, with speculative rational constructions that provide alternative values and orientation. Arendt&apos;s analysis of the origins of totalitarianism, in similar vein to Dostoevsky, is concerned with individuals&apos; isolation from the common sense of a given political community, a common sense that provides orientation and values for every member. Being isolated from common sense (and, consequently, from others) and thus not able to disclose the common world, people are forced to substitute intersubjective disclosure of truth with what she describes as =logicality&apos; of thought, a mere logical consistency, which eventually leads to justifying such phenomena as genocide. Secondly, I shall demonstrate how Arendt&apos;s early thought goes beyond Dostoevsky&apos;s diagnosis. While Dostoevsky had attained a conservative standpoint stressing the role of a pre-given tradition and religion, Arendt investigates the condition of possibility of the common sense demonstrating that communication among individuals who are capable of accepting other&apos;s point of view (-thinking from other fellow&apos;s point of view‖) can serve to rebuild common sense

Název v anglickém jazyce

Dostoevsky and Arendt on the Crisis of Tradition

Popis výsledku anglicky

In this paper, I shall pursue two goals. Firstly, I will demonstrate that H. Arendt&apos;s early analysis of the origins of totalitarianism was anticipated in many ways by F. Dostoevsky&apos;s Crime and Punishment, specifically Dostoevsky&apos;s description of Raskolnikov, who is placed in a marginal position of social isolation as well as deprived of traditional orientation. Raskolnikov&apos;s crime follows from an attempt to compensate for this lack of traditional orientation, with speculative rational constructions that provide alternative values and orientation. Arendt&apos;s analysis of the origins of totalitarianism, in similar vein to Dostoevsky, is concerned with individuals&apos; isolation from the common sense of a given political community, a common sense that provides orientation and values for every member. Being isolated from common sense (and, consequently, from others) and thus not able to disclose the common world, people are forced to substitute intersubjective disclosure of truth with what she describes as =logicality&apos; of thought, a mere logical consistency, which eventually leads to justifying such phenomena as genocide. Secondly, I shall demonstrate how Arendt&apos;s early thought goes beyond Dostoevsky&apos;s diagnosis. While Dostoevsky had attained a conservative standpoint stressing the role of a pre-given tradition and religion, Arendt investigates the condition of possibility of the common sense demonstrating that communication among individuals who are capable of accepting other&apos;s point of view (-thinking from other fellow&apos;s point of view‖) can serve to rebuild common sense

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Meta [online]

ISSN

2067-3655

e-ISSN

2067-3655

Svazek periodika

14

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

RO - Rumunsko

Počet stran výsledku

30

Strana od-do

551-580

Kód UT WoS článku

000919599600012

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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