KRITICKÉ MYSLENIE MEDZI VOJNOVÝM AKTOM A ESTETIKOU EXISTENCIE

• Authors: Norbert Lacko

Title variants

EN

Critical thinking between Act of War and the aesthetics of existence

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

In the article the author attempts to outline three different concepts of critical thinking which are - in his opinion - strongly present in the contemporary philosophical, aesthetical and social-scientific reflection. He characterizes the first concept in a somewhat radical way as Act of War. The concept is characterized by adopting a radical form of perspectivism and perceiving society or culture as something fundamentally constituted by power relations. Therefore the working methods typical of this type of thinking can preferably be described by means of local and temporary strategies and tactics. He considers the second type of thinking as a positive and creative pre-definition of premises of historical-political discourse, which is in the backgrounds of the previous type of thinking. The author borrows Michel Foucault´s term "the aesthetics of existence" to denominate this type of critical thinking. The essential characteristic of this type of thinking is - in his view - perceiving criticism as a historical-practical test of frontiers, as an experimental tool which enables us to create ourselves. He also takes marginal notice of the third type of critical thinking which is defined as an analytical research of the conditions of truthfulness critical thinking which perceives itself as a guard of the frontier that cannot be crossed. In order to illustrate all three types of critical thinking, the author finds it most appropriate to use Michel Foucault´s reflections.

Keywords

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LITERARY CRITICISM; THINKING; KNOWLEDGE; HISTORY; WAR

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenská literatúra (Slovak Literature)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 425 – 434

Contributors

author

Norbert Lacko

• Ústav slovenskej literatúry SAV, Konventná 13, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic