Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt
Discussions on modern pluralism have mainly focused on its socio-political dimension. This article focuses on the existential-phenomenological dimension of plurality, conceiving of pluralism as a responsive relationship between the self and the other. We advance a philosophical reading of Hartmut Ro...
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| description | Discussions on modern pluralism have mainly focused on its socio-political dimension. This article focuses on the existential-phenomenological dimension of plurality, conceiving of pluralism as a responsive relationship between the self and the other. We advance a philosophical reading of Hartmut Rosa’s theory of resonance in order to further give shape to this existential-phenomenological approach to pluralism. The theory of resonance offers a framework to characterize the responsive relationships at play throughout human life. We argue that Rosa’s account is promising in its contribution to thinking the concept of pluralism as responsive relationship, but we problematize how Rosa tends to reduce resonance to subjective experience rather than taking the relationship itself as a focal point. We strengthen the potential of a philosophy of resonance by further embedding it in Arendt’s philosophy of worldliness; this, we conclude, leads to a conceptualization of pluralism as the responsivity of relationships themselves rather than a function of responding entities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b78f28dc04dc404791fd91807a5df1172023-11-19T02:50:10ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-07-0114895710.3390/rel14080957Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and ArendtBram Van Boxtel0Fernando Suárez-Müller1Isolde De Groot2Laurens Ten Kate3Department of the Philosophy of Humanism, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of the Philosophy of Humanism, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Education, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Care Ethics, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsDiscussions on modern pluralism have mainly focused on its socio-political dimension. This article focuses on the existential-phenomenological dimension of plurality, conceiving of pluralism as a responsive relationship between the self and the other. We advance a philosophical reading of Hartmut Rosa’s theory of resonance in order to further give shape to this existential-phenomenological approach to pluralism. The theory of resonance offers a framework to characterize the responsive relationships at play throughout human life. We argue that Rosa’s account is promising in its contribution to thinking the concept of pluralism as responsive relationship, but we problematize how Rosa tends to reduce resonance to subjective experience rather than taking the relationship itself as a focal point. We strengthen the potential of a philosophy of resonance by further embedding it in Arendt’s philosophy of worldliness; this, we conclude, leads to a conceptualization of pluralism as the responsivity of relationships themselves rather than a function of responding entities.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/957pluralismresonanceHartmut Rosaexistential-phenomenologyHannah Arendtrelationality |
| spellingShingle | Bram Van Boxtel Fernando Suárez-Müller Isolde De Groot Laurens Ten Kate Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt Religions pluralism resonance Hartmut Rosa existential-phenomenology Hannah Arendt relationality |
| title | Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt |
| title_full | Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt |
| title_fullStr | Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt |
| title_short | Resonance as Pluralism: Toward an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Relational Plurality, in Dialogue with Rosa and Arendt |
| title_sort | resonance as pluralism toward an existential phenomenological approach to relational plurality in dialogue with rosa and arendt |
| topic | pluralism resonance Hartmut Rosa existential-phenomenology Hannah Arendt relationality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/957 |
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