Conflict and Matter-of-Factness in the Philosophy of Petr Rezek Cover Image

Konflikt a věcnost ve filozofii Petra Rezka
Conflict and Matter-of-Factness in the Philosophy of Petr Rezek

The Dialectic of Quoting Reason

Author(s): Vojtěch Kolman
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, History of ideas
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Matter-of-factness; conflict; kitsch; repetition; opera; dialectics; quotation

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with Petr Rezek’s philosophy in relation to two of his central themes, matter-of-factness (Sachlichkeit) and conflict, through the prism of the problem of non-matter-of-fact (unsachlich) quoting and its manifestations. According to Rezek, these point to the defective forms of intersubjectivity. The dialectic of quoting reason begins with a critique of these forms in order to become a true dialectic of matter-of-factness, through contrasting structures and techniques of analysis, such as the so-called boundary approach or the method of repetition.

  • Issue Year: XXXIII/2023
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 113-129
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech