Meontology
In philosophy, meontology (from Ancient Greek μή, me "non" and ὄν, on "being" (see ontology)) is the concept of non-being, an attempt to cover what may remain outside of ontology. French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy distinguishes it as nothingness, as opposed to nothing.[1]
In Levinas
[edit]For Emmanuel Levinas, meontology was whatever had meaning beyond ontology, the ethical primary demand of the other in a face-to-face encounter. According to Levinas, meontology refers not to another being but to an inability to be that leads to a transcendent realm "other than being".[2] However, Levinas suggested that meontology, as the mirror image of ontology, occupies the same logical space. [3] Levinas' conceptualization is encapsulated in a principle for existence or for humanity that states, "Do not go inside, go outside!". It implies that the authenticity of human existence is ensured not by looking inwards (egocentrism) because one does not see oneself without the aid of others.[4] Levinas supported the notion of a continual reinterpretation of history,[2][5] that the traditional history that which reduces singular persons to members of classes or tribes cannot be used to narrate the coming-to-pass of the Infinite in the ethical relation.[clarification needed][6]
See also
[edit]- Cura (mythology)
- Meonism
- Nonexistent objects
- Nothingness
- Kyoto school
- Martin Heidegger
- Jacques Derrida
References
[edit]- ^ Jean-Luc Nancy, The Creation of the World or Globalization, (SUNY Press. Albany, 2007, pp. 102-03.)
- ^ a b Herzog, Annabel (2020). Levinas's Politics: Justice, Mercy, Universality. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8122-5197-5.
- ^ Llewelyn, John (2002). Appositions of Jacques Derrida and Emmanuel Levinas. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-253-34018-7.
- ^ Jung, Hwa Yol (2021). Phenomenology, Transversality, and World Philosophy. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4985-2041-6.
- ^ Embree, Lester (2013). Encyclopedia of Phenomenology. Dordrecht: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 559. ISBN 978-90-481-4429-7.
- ^ Kavka, Martin (2004). Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-139-45201-4.
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