Language, Truth And Democracy: Essays In Honour Of Jesús Padilla Gálvez (aporia, 12)

The aim of this volume is to investigate three fundamental issues of the new millennium: language, truth and democracy. The authors approach the themes from different philosophical perspectives. One group of authors examines the use of language and the meaning of concepts from an analytic point of view, the ontology of scientific terms and explores the nature of knowledge in general. Another group examines truth and types of relation. A third group of authors focuses on the current factors influencing our concept of democracy and its legal foundations and makes reference to moral aspects and the question of political responsibility. The chapters provide the reader with an overview of current philosophical problems and the answers to these questions will be decisive for future development. Contents Language, Truth and Democracy: An Introduction Of Fatalism and Freedom An Essay on Truth and Democracy Voids, Aliens, and the Usual Suspects Openness and Unboundedness Semantic Normativity and Moral Obligation On the Multifarious Aspects of the Word “Aspect” Wittgenstein in Contemporary Philosophy: A Differentiated Evaluation A Wittgensteinian Critique of Kantian Transcendental Deduction and the Question of a Transcendental Motivation in Wittgenstein’s Philosophy What Can One Hope for? What Can One Expect? Intuition, Counter-Intuition & the Absence of Ontology for Dark Energy Reale und Logische Relationen Sinn und Geschichte: An den Grenzen der Machbarkeit Agon von Wahrheit und Lüge in der Demokratie Neubewertung der kommunikativen Handlungstheorie Die Gewalt des Bösen Die Trennung von Politik und Moral Philosophie als Erinnerung Et Ego Memini List of Publications List of Contributors Index of Names Subject Index Aiming to bridge the gap between analytical and continental philosophy, this peer-reviewed series presents innovative, cutting-edge contributions in contemporary philosophical inquiry, written in English or German. The series is a useful introduction to a variety of topics, aimed at readers interested in the concepts, methods, and historical developments of philosophy.