RECEPTION IN PHILOSOPHY AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON: AN ATTEMPT AT THEORISATION : RECEPTION IN PHILOSOPHY

Oxana  YOSYPENKO

Authors

Oxana YOSYPENKO http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3318-4788

Keywords:

reception, socio-historical conditions of reception, philosophical field, field structure, contra-sense, logic of appropriation, logic of extraversion

Abstract

The article conceptualizes the phenomenon of reception of foreign philosophical trends and authors as a social phenomenon that demands a socio-historical approach. The author attempts to demonstrate the advantages of such a genre of the history of philosophy as the history of reception. The merit of the socio-historical approach to reception, according to the author, lies in its ability to elucidate factors hidden from a purely exegetical approach. It allows for the explanation of phenomena that are unexplained from an exegetical perspective, such as the effects of misreading and misunderstanding during the borrowing of foreign philosophical production. These effects are not random but systematic. The author also seeks to clarify Hans Joas's formulated paradox: during reception, misunderstandings arise not only between irreconcilable positions but also between similar ones.

The author focuses on the “agents” of reception, which include not only professional philosophers but also translators, publishers, commentators, whose perspectives are always shaped by their position in the social and professional space. This space has its disciplinary, ideological, and national limitations. Based on the analysis of texts from representatives of reception histories, the article formulates key elements of reception theory. Reception is viewed as a social, structured, and transformative phenomenon measured by its impacts. The article also establishes connections between types and periods of reception, each having its own purpose and logic.

The article analyzes the conditions for the international circulation of ideas and demonstrates how factors of intellectual, ideological, political, and national character determine both appropriation (successful reception) and rejection of foreign trends or authors.

Author Biography

Oxana YOSYPENKO

Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy, Leading Research Fellow at the Department of History of Philosophy, H.S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, NAS of Ukraine,4, Triokhsviatytelska St., Kyiv, 01001

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RECEPTION IN PHILOSOPHY AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON: AN ATTEMPT AT THEORISATION