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| Natural state: The natural state in philosophy is a hypothetical condition in which humans live without government or social order. It is often used as a starting point for thinking about the origins of society and the role of government. See also State, Government, Society, Community._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hans-Georg Gadamer on Natural State - Dictionary of Arguments
I 279 Natural State/Gadamer: A (...) case of romantic reflection lies (...) in the concept of "natural society" (German: "naturwüchsige Gesellschaft", i.e. "growing from nature"), which was introduced (after Ladendorf) by H. Leo(1). Cf. >Enlightenment/Romanticism. In Karl Marx it appears as a kind of relic of natural law, which limits the validity of his economic social theory of class struggle(2). Does the term go back to Rousseau's description of society before the division of labour and the introduction of property(3)? In any case, Plato already unmasked the illusionism of this theory of the state in his ironic description of a natural state, which he gives in the third book of the state(4). >Nature/Plato. 1. H. Leo, Studien und Skizzen zu einer Naturlehre des Staates, 1833. 2. Cf. the reflections that formerly G. von Lukacs in "Geschichte und Klassenbewusstsein" (1923) devoted to this important question. 3. Rousseau, Discours sur l'origme et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. 4. Cf. from the author: „Plato und die Dichter“ p. 12 f. now in Vol. 5 of Ges. Werke, p. 187-211_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-29