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Uncovering today's rationalistic attunement
Paul Schuetze1, Imke von Maur1
1Universitiy of Osnabrueck, Institute of Cognitive Science, Osnabrueck, Germany.
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
|February 16, 2021
Summary
Western society
Area of Science:
- Western societal orientation
- Rationalistic framing of problems
Background:
- The predominant Western approach to problems involves mathematical analysis, calculation, and quantification.
- This rationalistic orientation influences individual and societal problem-solving frameworks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To uncover the affective structure of the rationalistic orientation in Western society.
- To illustrate how this orientation shapes problem framing and resolution at individual and societal levels.
Main Methods:
- Exploration of exemplary instances in science, society, and lifeworld practice.
- Analysis of the rationalistic orientation as an affective condition, not just beliefs.
- Application of Martin Heidegger's philosophy to conceptualize it as a 'rationalistic attunement'.
Main Results:
- The rationalistic orientation is an affective condition, deeply shaping engagement with the world.
- This attunement manifests pre-reflectively, influencing how individuals approach the world.
- Socio-material affect dynamics demonstrate the concrete manifestations of this rationalistic attunement.
Conclusions:
- The rationalistic orientation functions as a pervasive 'attunement' shaping Western thought and action.
- A critical stance towards this attunement is necessary to identify counterproductive problem-solving instances.
- Understanding this affective structure is key to reflecting on and potentially altering ingrained societal approaches.
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