Abstract
This article aims to explore Jean-Luc Nancy’s notion of sense as a key ontological concept. This concept, as it appears mainly in his Sense of the World (1997b), opens the possibility of a more profound understanding of his thesis. The effort in this article will not be an attempt to draw a map or a line in Nancy’s theory placing sense either as the starting point or as his central concept. Instead, it is an attempt to show that sense plays a significant role in Nancy’s understanding of world and finitude, as it becomes evident is his recurrent concern with Wittgenstein’s (1994) aphorism 6.41: that the sense of the world must stand outside the world. Nancy defines the world as a rapport of entities or existents to each other. So, the argument advanced here analyzes sense’s centrality to Nancy´s discussion on touch and the vital role touch has in the articulation between his comprehension of mitsein/être-avec and his elaboration of being as singular plural, in order to show that a focus on sense could bring forwards a relevant elucidation of Nancy’s ontological argument and its implications. *** Como as coisas existem como sentido ***Esse artigo tem como objetivo explorar de que maneira a noção de sentido é um conceito ontológico central na filosofia de Jean-Luc Nancy. Esse conceito, como ele aparece em Sense of the World (1997b), abre a possibilidade para um entendimento mais profundo de sua tese. Esse artigo não busca percorrer ou desenhar um mapa, ou ainda, uma linha, através da filosofia de Nancy, cujo o sentido se colocaria como ponto de partida ou como conceito central.O artigo mostra que sentido tem um papel fundamental na compreensão de Nancy sobre os conceitos de mundo e finitude, como é exemplificado, pelo autor, em sua análise do aforismo 6.41 de Wittgenstein (1994): o sentido do mundo deve estar fora do mundo. Nancy define mundo como relação entre entidades ou existências entre si. O ponto defendido aqui é que a centralidade do sentido para Nancy se apoia em sua discussão acerca do toque e em seu papel central na articulação entre mitsein/etre-avec. Tais conceitos, se considerados em paralelo a noção de ser singular-plural, podem iluminar a ontologia defendida por Nancy.Palavras-chave: Sentido. Ontologia. Desconstrução. Tocar. Estar com
Highlights
This central thesis advanced in this article focuses on Nancy’s notion of sense as key to his ontology in order to detect the way his ontology contributes to a proper understanding of existence
H ow e x isting things are in variably p resent as sense ? | Yonathan L isti k the properties of the thing caused are attributed to the thing that causes, even the power of effectuation itself” (Nancy,1993a, p.186)6
H ow e x isting things are in variably p resent as sense ? | Yonathan L isti k fundamental element of Nancy’s answers is the conceptual difference between everything and all things
Summary
This central thesis advanced in this article focuses on Nancy’s notion of sense as key to his ontology in order to detect the way his ontology contributes to a proper understanding of existence. A proposed theory of existence is grounded on the possible relation between the existing thing and its complement In this scenario, neither one of the elements makes sense by itself. Ontology is reduced to a theory which elaborates on this possible relation demonstrating that there is an inherent connection between both elements, grounding the existence while, simultaneously, preserving their essential distinction. Ontology is reduced to a theory which elaborates on this possible relation demonstrating that there is an inherent connection between both elements, grounding the existence while, simultaneously, preserving their essential distinction4 Such theory is restricted to commenting ‘about’ existence: it is either an interpretation of existence without ever really capturing it or a form of signifying existence which assumes it is always in the making and, never really present
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