What is Metaphysics? And why does philosophy as metaphysical thought seem in crisis today? The paper attempts to answer these questions by developing three theoretical points. The main problem of metaphysics is the problem of mediation: this is the first thesis. This assumption is discussed in a second step by reconstructing some moments in the history of Western Philosophy: above all the idea of “mediation” in Plato, Aristotle and in the early Christian Thought. Finally, the paper sees the contemporary crisis of metaphysics as the crisis of an articulated and multilateral idea of “relationship.” At the end of the essay this idea is amply discussed and regenerated.
Il pensiero metafisico come pensiero della relazione
FABRIS, ADRIANO
2016-01-01
Abstract
What is Metaphysics? And why does philosophy as metaphysical thought seem in crisis today? The paper attempts to answer these questions by developing three theoretical points. The main problem of metaphysics is the problem of mediation: this is the first thesis. This assumption is discussed in a second step by reconstructing some moments in the history of Western Philosophy: above all the idea of “mediation” in Plato, Aristotle and in the early Christian Thought. Finally, the paper sees the contemporary crisis of metaphysics as the crisis of an articulated and multilateral idea of “relationship.” At the end of the essay this idea is amply discussed and regenerated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
