Philosophie am Scheideweg

Im Interview mit Clemens K. Stepina

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Johannes Heinrichs

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Philosophy stands at a crossroads: between historicism (the endless commentary on past thinkers) and systematic philosophy (thinking that bears on the present). Heinrichs argues that historicism, however academically respectable, is a form of evasion.

This 2002 dialogue with Clemens K. Stepina is the most accessible introduction to Heinrichs’ entire approach. In five conversations, the core of his reflection-systems theory emerges: what it is, why it matters, and how it differs from both Habermas and Luhmann.

What this book covers

  • Why academic philosophy lost its way — and what genuine philosophical work looks like
  • The four sense-elements and their application to action, language, society, and culture
  • The semiotics of human expression: Action – Language – Art – Mysticism as four stages
  • The Habermas/Luhmann problem: why neither action theory nor systems theory alone suffices
  • The future of philosophy as a practical, politically relevant discipline

The best single starting point for readers new to Heinrichs. Written without jargon, in the form of a dialogue that actually thinks rather than summarizes.

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Year
2025
Series
Gesammelte Werke (Volume 15)
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Electronic Original Edition: This edition is page-identical to the first edition from 2002 (Passagen Verlag, Wien). Page numbers and layout match the original and are fully citable. Only the title page, imprint, and author biography have been updated for this Reflexivity Press edition.

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