Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2026
Abstract
Heidegger’s relation to Asian philosophy should be guided by the notion of Auseinandersetzung. Often translated as con-frontation, this term plays a pivotal role in understanding Heidegger’s engagements with Asian philosophy. Auseinandersetzung (and related terms) can help us realise the changed perspectives on our own thinking that we derive from engagements with culturally and/or historically other types of thinking. Heidegger warns us against facile endeavours of comparing and contrasting, which, as a form of comparative philosophy, he sees as a kind of dialectics unworthy of true thinking. Thinking through the term Auseinandersetzung allows us to reflect more meaningfully on comparative philosophy.
Keywords
Heidegger, Engagement, Comparative philosophy, Black Notebooks, Daoism
Discipline
Logic and Foundations of Mathematics
Publication
Filozofia: Journal for Philosophy
Volume
81
Issue
1
First Page
85
Last Page
99
ISSN
0046-385X
Identifier
10.31577/filozofia.2026.81.1.6
Publisher
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Citation
BURIK, Steven.(2026). Auseinandersetzung: Heidegger's Black Notebooks and intercultural engagement. Filozofia: Journal for Philosophy, 81(1), 85-99.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4422
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2026.81.1.6