On dialogue.0739111396 On dialogue. Nikulin, Dmitri. Lexington Books 2006 285 pages $29.95 Paperback BD450 Nikulin (philosophy, New School for Social Research New School for Social Research: see New School Univ. ) inquires philosophically into the nature of dialogue. As a philosophical anthropology philosophical anthropology Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made an object of systematic study. , it claims that to be human is to be inherently dialogic di·a·log·ic also di·a·log·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or written in dialogue. di  a·log ,
perpetually in dialogue with the other. As a philosophical ontology ontology: see metaphysics. ontology Theory of being as such. It was originally called “first philosophy” by Aristotle. In the 18th century Christian Wolff contrasted ontology, or general metaphysics, with special metaphysical theories , it makes the argument that "to be is to be in dialogue, to be dialogically." The discussion touches upon such notions as the unfinalizable person revealed through voice, dialogue as a restoration of the rightfulness and legitimacy of logos, and consensus and dissensus as causes of termination of dialogue and the relation with the other. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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