Theosemiosis: An essay on consilience and the perennial philosophy.
Can the divide between science and religion be bridged? The current article will present the case for semiotics - and specifically the process of theosemiosis - as that platform of connection. In order to present this argument a key issue that must be tackled is whether there is one underlying funct...
| Publicado en: | Sign Systems Studies Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 398 - 433 |
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University of Tartu
2023
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| Sumario: | Can the divide between science and religion be bridged? The current article will present the case for semiotics - and specifically the process of theosemiosis - as that platform of connection. In order to present this argument a key issue that must be tackled is whether there is one underlying function within the category of religion that can be extracted and held accountable in its knowledge claims: what has generally been termed the perennial philosophy. This extracted principle must then be capable of conforming to a broader model of consilience that can contain the knowledge captured in both science and religion. A model that can equally explain the work of Aristotle, Bacon, Galilee, and Einstein as it does Moses, Buddha, Jesus and Krishna, both in an ontological and epistemological sense; and thus a modification and extension of Enlightenment principles in such a way that they can capture the western and eastern notions of that light. In this regard, seeing truly is 'knowing'. Kas teaduse ja religiooni vahelist lõhet on võimalik ületada? Artiklis pakutakse välja võimalus, et semiootika - konkreetselt teosemioosi protsess - on selline ühendusplatvorm. Selle väite esitamisel on oluline käsitleda võtmeküsimust, kas religiooni kategoorias on olemas mingi põhifunktsioon, mida saab esile tuua ja mida saab pidada selle teadmisväidetes vastutavaks; see, mida on üldiselt nimetatud philosophia perennis. Selline välja selitatud printsiip peab suutma vastata laiemale kokkulangevusmudelile, mis võib hõlmata nii teadusesse kui ka religiooni kätketud teadmisi, mudelile, mis suudab võrdselt seletada nii Aristotelese, Baconi, Galilei ja Einsteini töid kui ka Moosese, Buddha, Jeesuse ja Krishna tegevust, ja seda nii ontoloogilises kui ka epistemoloogilises mõttes. Niisiis on tegu, valgustusega, mis hõlmab nii lääne kui ka ida määratlusi tollest valgusest. See tähendab, et nägemine tõepoolest on ,teadmine'. |
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