Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2023
Abstract
It is common knowledge that Martin Heidegger’s attempts at engaging non-Western philosophy are very much a construct of his own making. This article in no way seeks to disagree with those observations, but argues two things: first, that Heidegger’s “dialogue” with his two main other sources of inspiration, the ancient Greek thinkers and the German poets, is not different in kind or in principle from his engagement with East Asia. One can of course quite easily argue that Heidegger’s main interest was the ancient Greek thinkers, and then the poets, and only lastly Asia. But this hierarchy in preference does not make Heidegger’s approach different in kind or in principle. Second, I argue that there is an important place in comparative philosophy for the type of thinking displayed by Heidegger in this kind of Auseinandersetzung (confrontation) with—and “appropriation” of—Asian (or Greek, or Poetic) thought.
Keywords
Martin Heidegger, comparative philosophy, dialogue, Japanese philosophy, Auseinandersetzung (confrontation)
Discipline
Asian Studies | Philosophy
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Asian Studies
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
221
Last Page
243
ISSN
2232-5131
Identifier
10.4312/as.2023.11.1.221-243
Publisher
University of Ljubljana
Citation
BURIK, Steven.(2023). Deconstruction of a dialogue: Creative interpretation in comparative philosophy. Asian Studies, 11(1), 221-243.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3838
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Author
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4312/as.2023.11.1.221-243