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| Purposes: A purpose is that for which something is done. The purpose is not the cause of an action. A person acting must be aware of the purpose of her or his action. See also Goals, Actions, Action theory, Intentions, Rationality, Causes._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ancient Philosophy on Purposes - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 462 Purposes/Ancient Philosophy/Gadamer: In this thinking there is no talk of a worldless Gadamer I 463 spirit, that is certain of itself and that would have to seek the path to worldly existence, but both originally belong together. The relationship is the primary one. In the relationship of ends it is so that the mediations by which something is achieved do not by chance prove to be suitable for the attainment of the end, but they are chosen and taken from the outset as appropriate means to the end. The allocation of the means to the end is therefore a priori. Expediency: We call it expediency, and it is well known that not only reasonable human action is expedient in this way, but also where there is no talk of setting ends and choosing means, as in all living conditions, it is true that they can only be thought of under the idea of expediency, as the reciprocal harmony of all parts with each other(1). Here too the relationship of the whole is more original than the parts. 1. As is well known, Kant's criticism of teleological judgement also leaves this subjective necessity quite intact._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Ancient Philosophy Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-25