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| Sympathy: Sympathy refers to the capacity to understand and share the feelings or perspectives of others. It involves emotional resonance and is a foundational concept in moral philosophy and ethics. One of the most influential philosophers to write about sympathy was David Hume, who argued that sympathy is the basis of all moral judgments. See also Understanding, Intersubjectivity, Emotions, Communiction, Judgments, Ethics, Morals, Perspective, D. Hume._____________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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Johann Gustav Droysen on Sympathy - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 237 Sympathy/Droysen/Gadamer: For Dilthey, the consciousness of finiteness did not mean an endlessness of consciousness and no limitation. [Dilthey] (...) assures (...) that only sympathy makes real understanding possible.(1) GadamerVsDilthey: But it is questionable whether this is of fundamental importance. First of all one thing should be noted: he sees sympathy alone as a condition of recognition. Sympathy/Droysen: One can ask with Droysen whether sympathy (which is a form of love) is not something quite Gadamer I 237 different than an affective condition for recognition. It is one of the relationship forms of "I" and "you". Certainly, in such a real moral relationship, knowledge is also effective, and in this respect it is indeed evident that love makes you see.(2) DroysenVsDilthey: But sympathy is much more than just a condition of recognition. It transforms the you at the same time. Droysen sees it in a deeper way: "This is how you must be, because this is how I love you: the secret of all education."(3) >Sympathy/Dilthey. 1. Dilthey, Ges. Schriften V, 277 2. Cf. above all the relevant references in Max Scheler, Zur Phänomenologie und Theorie der Sympathiegefühle und von Liebe und Hass, 1913. 3. J.G. Droysen, Grundriss der Historik, 1868 § 41_____________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. |
Droys I J. G. Droysen Grundriss der Historik Paderborn 2011 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 2024-04-28