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What is the title of Jean-Paul Sartre's famous book?
What is the title of Jean-Paul Sartre's famous book?
Being and Nothingness
Which concepts does Jean-Luc Nancy focus on?
Which concepts does Jean-Luc Nancy focus on?
What major life event led Jean-Luc Nancy to write a book and a movie titled 'The Intruder'?
What major life event led Jean-Luc Nancy to write a book and a movie titled 'The Intruder'?
He had a heart transplant.
Who are some philosophers that Jean-Luc Nancy wrote on?
Who are some philosophers that Jean-Luc Nancy wrote on?
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Transimmanence accepts the idea of an outside world.
Transimmanence accepts the idea of an outside world.
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Immanence lacks a foundation because it is _______.
Immanence lacks a foundation because it is _______.
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What does Sartre's distinction between 'being-for-itself' and 'being-in-itself' refer to?
What does Sartre's distinction between 'being-for-itself' and 'being-in-itself' refer to?
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What does transcendence traditionally provide people with?
What does transcendence traditionally provide people with?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Jean-Luc Nancy
- Jean-Luc Nancy was a French philosopher (1940-2021) who wrote about various philosophers and thinkers.
- He wrote extensively about concepts such as community, freedom, the sense of the world, and being.
- He challenged traditional philosophical concepts like transcendence and immanence, proposing "transimmanence" instead.
- We live in a post-metaphysical era, but there's a renewed interest in transcendence in philosophy, religion, and theology.
Transcendence and its Critique
- Transcendence, meaning "to climb beyond," refers to an "outside world" or a higher reality.
- Plato believed in a transcendent realm of eternal forms beyond our world, linked to a supreme being or divine entity.
- Philosophers like Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger challenged this metaphysical understanding of transcendence.
- Nietzsche argued for focusing on this life and the meaning of existence within it, rejecting the idea of a true foundation beyond.
Immanence and Transcendence in Contemporary Thought
- Post-metaphysical thought grapples with the question of transcendence:
- Hyper-transcendence: Transcendence beyond our understanding, often considered unreachable and devaluing our embodied existence.
- Post-transcendence: Embraces a focus on the immanent world and rejects the notion of transcendence altogether.
- Immanent-transcendence: Recognizes the experience of transcendence as emerging from our engagement with the immanent world.
Why are we still searching for Transcendence?
- Self-transcendence: Humans are self-transcending beings because we give meaning and value to the world through language and action.
- Value and meaning: We need a grounding for valuing ourselves and others.
- Immanence's limitations: Immanence alone doesn't provide a foundation for meaning and value.
- Transcendence's normative character: Transcendence has traditionally provided ethical norms and values for humanity.
- Immanence's reductiveness: Exclusive focus on immanence can lead to a subjective experience of reality and a lack of ultimate meaning in life.
- Postmodern thinking: Challenges traditional forms of transcendence but doesn't reject the quest for meaning entirely.
- Link to the future: Transcendence is associated with the unknown future, which lies beyond our current experience.
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This quiz explores the philosophical contributions of Jean-Luc Nancy, focusing on his critiques of transcendence and his proposal of 'transimmanence.' Delve into the discussions surrounding community, freedom, and the post-metaphysical era as you answer questions related to Nancy's work and its impact on contemporary philosophy.
