Critical theory and human nature: Hartmut Rosa’s resonance theory from an evolutionary-anthropological perspective
In one of the major contributions to current Critical Theory in the 21st century, Hartmut Rosa employs the notion of resonant subject-world-relationships to critically analyse structural features of modern societies that systematically undermine stable conditions for such relationships to unfold. Th...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Acta academica (Bloemfontein, South Africa) Jg. 56; H. 2; S. 116 - 137 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of the Free State
01.12.2024
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| ISSN: | 0587-2405, 2415-0479, 2415-0479 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In one of the major contributions to current Critical Theory in the 21st century, Hartmut Rosa employs the notion of resonant subject-world-relationships to critically analyse structural features of modern societies that systematically undermine stable conditions for such relationships to unfold. The specific critical potential of resonance theory is based on its status as an account of the good life, which has to build on an account of human nature. Arguably, the best available account of human nature is given by evolutionary anthropology and psychology – proceeding from a wide notion of evolution as natural and cultural. I propose to complement resonance theory with evolutionary approaches to the question of the good life. Resonance theory can offer crucial refinements of the concept of the good life as presupposed by authors working within an evolutionary perspective, while in turn being able to profit from the empirical insights of evolutionary anthropology and psychology. |
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| ISSN: | 0587-2405 2415-0479 2415-0479 |
| DOI: | 10.38140/aa.v56i2.8975 |