Archives
for Systematic Philosophy
The
view that systematic thinking
is an illusion of earlier times which has long since proved itself
unworkable
has been to a large extent accepted in modern philosophy. The
splintering
up of the globus intellectualis into a great number of individual
scientific
disciplines has surely contributed in part to this view. Additionally,
the encroachment of scientific specialization on philosophy makes the
achievement
of a system-oriented discourse difficult. It is maintained today that
overarching,
unified systems of philosophy can not be discussed, only specific
problems
and alternative hypotheses which attempt to solve these problems.
Philosophical
discussion was in this respect always specialized. In contrast to
today,
it was once possible for individual philosophers to grasp and in a
competent
manner penetrate all philosophical discussions concerning all
specialization.
However, just because it is no longer possible for an individual to
hold
all of humankind's accumulated knowledge in the palm of his hand, it is
no insurmountable hindrance for the development of a program aimed at
such
a penetration of unified knowledge, provided it is made feasible
through
the cooperation of various parties.
Thanks
to the financial support
of the Istituto Italiano
per gli Studi Filosofici,
the “Archives for Systematic Philosophy” can now be
set up at the Philosophical
Institute of the University of Vienna. Corresponding to the goals of
the
„Internationale Gesellschaft
‚System
der Philosophie‘“ and the „Studien
zum System der Philosophie“, the
archives will serve in the
future as a depot of collected information and relevant contacts. It
will
also contribute to a renewal in research for systematic philosophy.
Building
on preliminary work, which was above all dedicated to twentieth century
transcendental philosophical systems, the first priority of business is
to obtain a vast as possible overview of contemporary systematic
philosophy.
Everyone who is interested in the actualization of systematic
philosophy
and can contribute either from their own work or from foreign work to
the
success of the undertaking is invited. Since there are no means
available
to the archives for the purchase of publications, the forwarding of
book
contributions is appreciated.
Archiv
fuer Systematische Philosophie
c/o
Philosophisches Institut der Universitaet Wien
Universitaetsstrasse
7/II/II
A-1010
Vienna
Austria/Europe
The
following information should
be contained in your inquiry letter:
A)
Curriculum vitae
B)
Self-description (about 5
pages: scientific background and specialization)
C)
Publications
This
information could possibly
be enlarged by:
i) Portrait (photograph)
i)
List of courses taught
ii)
List of scientific talks,
interviews, etc.
Since
this information can be
made available through the Internet, all inquiries
can be
sent by E-Mail to:
Archiv
fuer Systematische Philosophie
