Martin Koci, “Phenomenology and Theology Revisited: Emmanuel Falque and His Critics,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 76, no. 2–3 (2020): 903–26, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2020_76_2_0903.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Koci |
| Rights | © 2020 Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 903-926 |
| Publication | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
| ISSN | 0870-5283 |
| Date | 2020 |
| DOI | 10.17990/RPF/2020_76_2_0903 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This paper is a critical account on Emmanuel Falque’s project of the revision of the disciplinary boundaries between phenomenology and theology. Falque advices philosophers to embrace theology in order to philosophize better; and requests theologians to allow liberate themselves by philosophy. This proposal caused the earthquake in the field of the theological turn and earned heavy criticism. Firstly, I will contextualise and will present the background of Falque’s thought. Secondly, I will engage with major objections to his project and I will argue that critics often misread it. The centre of gravity is the definition of theology. Despite using the same sources, namely Heidegger’s radical distinction between the ontic science of theology and the ontological science of philosophy, Falque and his critics come to mutually exclusive conclusions. I will argue that critics employ a reductive definition of theology which results in the rejection of Falque’s general revision of the boundaries between disciplines. However, as it will be argued, Falque contributes not only to a philosophically plausible enrichment of phenomenological thought but also to a credible revision of theological practice in a phenomenological fashion. |
| Date Added | 7/28/2020, 10:07:55 PM |
| Modified | 7/29/2020, 11:42:59 AM |
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