Mircea Florian’s philosophy of given and the traditional
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Filosofia datului la Mircea Florian și gândirea metafizică tradiţională
Mircea Florian’s philosophy of given and the traditional metaphysical thinking

Author(s): Mihai-Dragoş Vădana
Contributor(s): Viorel Cernica (Editor)
Subject(s): History of Philosophy
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: philosophy of given; traditional metaphysics; ontology; knowledge; Mircea Florian.

Summary/Abstract: In Mircea Florian’s philosophy, the object of traditional metaphysics is critically disqualified in order to establish the given in general as a new beginning for philosophical thinking. In spite of this explicit departure, Florian’s philosophy of given is still being interpreted as a metaphysical thinking. This paper analyzes Florian’s concept of given and establishes several distinct figures of this concept. It compares them with the ontological and theological objects of traditional metaphysics. It shows that the figures of given work with an ontological postulate while removing an ontological project. On this basis, the author argues that the philosophy of given is both dependent and different from traditional metaphysics. Moreover, the author confirms his thesis with regard to the ontological conception of knowledge, one of Florian’s main theme of interest.

  • Issue Year: XII/2016
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 134-147
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian