Justification In Philosophy Research Articles

Hegel's science of logic as a key to a philosophical reading of the history of philosophy

In the Science of Logic Hegel presents his speculative logic, the system of categories through which thought thinks itself. By developing the categories one from the other, thought moves immanently, without losing its unity. The justification of philosophy can only be reached within its own interior, and by reaching the Absolute Idea, the final category, with which thought truly expresses itself, it would reach the circularity capable of providing this self-justification. But such circularity does not seem to be enough to deal with the skepticism aroused by the perplexity faced with the diversity of philosophical systems. Hegel then proposed a philosophy of the history of philosophy according to which the truth reached by speculative logic would manifest itself in history, converting it into an argument in favor of, and not against, the truth of his philosophy.

Philosophy for children in South African schools: its role for citizens-in-waiting

Historically, the concept ‘child’ has a Lockean (1960)connotation, as empty slates new born infants, are considered weak and helpless, until the improvement of growth and age has removed this deficient state of childhood. In modern societies, including South Africa, children are still viewed as citizens-in-waiting, and as citizens who need to be inducted into their future role. This deficit model of childhood is reflected in the construction of democratic citizenship education in post-apartheid South Africa. In this article we present a theoretical justification for Philosophy for Children (P4C) as an avenue to individual enlightenment i.e., education that entails the development of a child’s mind, of rationality or the capacity to think. In the light of a Philosophy for Children agenda as an educational pedagogy, we argue that doing philosophy with children starting from an early age has a special significance in education for democratic citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa.

«Quand je suis lá, elle n'y est pas»: Sobre el razonamiento en negro y la inquietud del colapso en la filosofía y las ciencias humanas

Después de ofrecer una crítica sobre lo que el autor denomina ¿la teodicea del texto¿, donde se utilizan técnicas para leer a los filosóficos canónicos como se haría con una deidad o un texto sagrado, en este artículo se exploran problemas de justificación en la filosofía con relación al amplio alcance de la racionalidad instrumental en virtud de la hegemonía científica en el pensamiento moderno. No obstante, la crítica de este amplio y colonizador alcance se ve amenazada por un desafío a la teoría misma y, en virtud de eso, en la filosofía, según el adagio de la crítica y poeta Audre Lorde, ¿las herramientas de los maestros carecen de la capacidad de desmantelar sus casas¿. ¿Deben la teoría y la razón ser antitéticas a los objetivos de los proyectos mancipadores? El ensayo responde negativamente a esta cuestión a través de la diferenciación entre la razón y la racionalidad, explorando las prácticas metacríticas sobre la razón y las limitaciones disciplinarias de la racionalidad manifestadas en lo que el autor llama ¿decadencia disciplinaria ¿y ¿suspensión teleológica¿ de la filosofía.