In “Philosophy” is the name of a series.
It is written as In “Philosophy”, with quotation marks, and indeed, it should be. Placing an expression in quotation marks—aside from direct quotations—is a gesture employed to emphasize, highlight, or more precisely, distinguish a particular term from others. In some cases, the distinction is a matter of nuance; that is, what is being referred to differs from other similar terms only subtly. This is not a matter of homophony. It can perhaps be explained with an analogy: just as there is a nuance between a color itself and its shade, or between two different shades of the same color, we might call it the difference of a difference in other words.
Heidegger employs this gesture of using quotation marks in Introduction to Metaphysics when referring to logic. He writes that “logic” should be placed in quotation marks, in order to distinguish logic as the essence of thinking from logic as the merely logical (in the sense of correct thinking). However, this distinction is not made to negate one in favor of the other, but rather to recover the lost meanings of “logic” from Ancient Greece to the present.
The “In Philosophy” series was inspired by this approach. Hegel describes “philosophy” as a specific mode of thinking, and to distinguish it from mere exercises in thought or idea generation, it is placed in quotation marks—to emphasize its connection to the tradition that began in Ancient Greece. This emphasis on tradition is not intended to impose a rigid structure upon what has yet to be realized or what is new, but rather to reconstruct philosophy’s relationships throughout its journey from its birthplace to the present, without subjugating its capacity to begin anew.
The claim that the birthplace of “philosophy” is Ancient Greece does not, in itself, bestow any particular value upon it; rather, it is merely a geographical and historical designation.
The In “Philosophy” series carries the assertion that a contemporary or currently popular concept can engage with the philosophical tradition that began in Ancient Greece in a way that is intellectually enriching and capable of addressing contemporary issues. The philosophical tradition is not something that can simply be denied: whether one aims to be a strict adherent of it or seeks to surpass it, engaging with it remains indispensable.
BOOKS:
- “Felsefe”de: Çevresel Adalet, Vatandaşlık, Aidiyet ve Özcülük
- “Felsefe”de: Yapay Zeka ve Sürdürülebilirlik (Not yet published)
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