Oakeshott: Strictly adhere to philosophical propriety
January 14, 2020 08:40 Source: "Chinese Social Sciences Journal" Issue 1857, January 14, 2020 Author: Chen Yanfeng

Michael Oakeshott,1901—1990,British) is often considered an important representative of conservative political thinkers in the 20th century,And he himself regards himself first as a philosopher。He said: "A political bet365 ohio promo code,Not based on the introduction to metaphysics,Destined not to produce truth,It will only produce fallacies。”Indeed,“To truly grasp Oakeshott’s thoughts,It must be noted that he is first and foremost a philosopher,All his thoughts are based on his bet365 ohio promo code”。Oakeshott emphasized many times in his "Experience and Its Patterns",To enable bet365 ohio promo code to assume the important task of explaining the world more competently,First we must understand what bet365 ohio promo code is。At Oakeshott,bet365 ohio promo code is neither the highest form of spiritual development,It is not a knowledge system that can lay the foundation for other knowledge;bet365 ohio promo code has no ambition to encompass or replace any mode of experience,It is also not intended to anticipate or suggest limitations on experience,It simply focuses on exploring and reflecting on the properties of patterns that actually exist。This means,bet365 ohio promo code has its specific areas in which to exert its influence,You should strictly observe your own boundaries。

In Oakeshott’s view,bet365 ohio promo code is a kind without any limitations、Preset and reserved open experience,The only empirical world that is complete and can arouse people's impulse to reflect is bet365 ohio promo code itself。“bet365 ohio promo code never refuses to compromise,Because compromise always defines a sign of lack of integrity。”The goal of bet365 ohio promo code is to capture and construct the full、Complete concept that requires no further filling。Philosophical concepts presuppose and retain nothing,They are complete in themselves。“bet365 ohio promo code can only arise when ideas are allowed to run according to their own preferences without restrictions。”At Oakeshott,bet365 ohio promo code is a relatively low-key concept,The process of philosophical definition is a process of gradually dissolving or breaking away from the reservations and presuppositions inherent in the concept to be tested。bet365 ohio promo code should not only explore the premises and presuppositions of general things,It will also examine and criticize its own theoretical thinking assumptions,"Because it knows that it is also conditional"。

Oakeshott argued that experience is understanding and explanation,In this sense,His bet365 ohio promo code is actually a hermeneutic bet365 ohio promo code。“Facts and things are not another world to escape from the world of ideas,They are just relatively constant concepts。”We are facing the “world of meaning”,Rather than the naked "factual world"。The most authentic and pure mission of bet365 ohio promo code is to critically examine the premises and presuppositions of various modes of experience,No matter what the conditions of understanding,All need to unconditionally accept the rigorous scrutiny and testing of bet365 ohio promo code。“The goal of bet365 ohio promo code is not to force the replacement of one conditional understanding with another conditional understanding,Instead strive to rescue understanding from whatever conditions it may have,Thus getting closer to the higher goal of unconditional understanding。”In the unremitting exploration of the whole,bet365 ohio promo code is presented in an absolutely infinite and unconditional manner,Continuous "encounter" with unpatterned experience from moment to moment。Qiyan,At Oakeshott,bet365 ohio promo code is a "free and eternal enterprise" based on the examination and criticism of specific factual premises and presuppositions。When bet365 ohio promo code shows its clear critical trump card,It fulfills its own uniqueness,It can be combined with logic、Science、Religion、Ideology or intellectual history is decisively separated。“Assumptions are doubtful and presupposed,The mission of bet365 ohio promo code is to reflect on and eliminate all doubts and presuppositions。”bet365 ohio promo code refuses to pay homage to any particular source of knowledge,“No book is indispensable to bet365 ohio promo code”。When philosophical speculation is obsessed with transplanting ready-made theoretical hypotheses from religion or science,bet365 ohio promo code first failed in its critical character。bet365 ohio promo code should consciously avoid the sublime,"If bet365 ohio promo code is to be established,It must first stand absolutely on its own foundation”。

At Oakeshott,bet365 ohio promo code is not a discipline that can effectively provide an increase in knowledge,But a proud gesture that is incompatible with daily life。“The significance of the existence of bet365 ohio promo code does not lie in whether it can convince others,But it can make our minds more rational and clear。”Criticism is the destiny of bet365 ohio promo code,bet365 ohio promo code refuses to reach cheap and meaningless accommodation with any taken-for-granted presuppositions。“In the context of bet365 ohio promo code,Obsession with ‘certainty’ is ultimately a mistake,And being obsessed with certainty from the beginning is a fatal mistake。”When bet365 ohio promo code loses the power of reflection,When retreating to exploring something with completely or partially deterministic characteristics,It becomes rigid and sluggish,It is no longer bet365 ohio promo code。“A philosopher is a philosopher not because of what he ultimately achieved,But because he has a strong preference for climbing。The greatest practical gain for a philosopher is to persist in this preference。”

Different from Hegel’s confidence and expectation that bet365 ohio promo code can “grasp the absolute”,Oakeshott’s view of bet365 ohio promo code is more pragmatic and low-key。In his opinion,bet365 ohio promo code is a kind of fantasy that deliberately keeps a distance from daily life,It does not have the ambition to build a complete and systematic knowledge system,The pursuit of bet365 ohio promo code is nothing more than examining and reflecting on all unpatterned experiences。“To popularize bet365 ohio promo code is to disparage it;Universal requirements for bet365 ohio promo code,In fact, it is a common appeal for the devaluation of bet365 ohio promo code。What most philosophies can provide us is often not the gospel,It is an escape with a preset escape route,Perhaps our only possible complete escape。”According to Oakeshott’s understanding,bet365 ohio promo code is like an exquisite little refuge,It has neither obligation、I don’t have the ability to dictate the world of life。“Let each foot have its own shoe。”Those razor-sharp philosophical speculations are only great critical tools,It does not have much effect on life practice。bet365 ohio promo code is just a theory about bet365 ohio promo code,Philosophers are experts only in refuting philosophical arguments,bet365 ohio promo code has neither the ability nor the obligation to forcibly unify the complex spiritual world of mankind。bet365 ohio promo code is committed to the task of pursuing total experience,It cannot itself be easily and crudely reduced to any particular pattern of experience。Philosophical inquiry is not a creative process of “from pure ignorance to complete knowledge”,But a discovery、The process of reflection and criticism,is “a process of gradually coming to understand more fully and clearly what is already understood to some extent”。

Oakeshott repeatedly emphasized,Genuine philosophical and practical concerns cannot go together,If we force bet365 ohio promo code to have the obligation and function of observing the living world,That is actually denying and dissolving bet365 ohio promo code。“The original intention of philosophical reflection is to conduct philosophical reflection,Instead of constructing a new 'bet365 ohio promo code'。”bet365 ohio promo code should strictly adhere to its own boundaries,Discussions about bet365 ohio promo code cannot be directly regarded as the cornerstone on which science and practical life activities are established。“When the concepts of science and practical life are subordinated to a revolutionary and dissolving critique in relation to the totality of experience,bet365 ohio promo code should be seen as the last thing produced。”

  (Author’s unit: School of Law and Social Sciences, Luoyang Normal University)

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