ARNOLD GEHLEN’S ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY OF INSTITUTION
ARNOLD GEHLEN’S ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY OF INSTITUTION
Author(s): Rafał MichalskiSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Arnold Gehlen; philosophical anthropology; institution; action; relief; habituation; typification; unspecific obligation; ideative awareness
Summary/Abstract: The article reconstructs main assumptions and the theoretical context of Arnold Gehlen’s conception of institution. I argue that this conception is mainly a theory of action. At its centre Gehlen sets not so much specific institutions but rather specific forms of human activity that bring to life the over-individual normative structures. He describes them by means of a series of categories which, in his opinion, have a universal character. We do not find any genealogical analyzes here, but only a constellation of concepts deduced a priori, referring to empirical facts.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 177-193
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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