Blumenberg, Izutsu and the Experience of the Nothing
Keywords:
Nothing, apocalypse, contingency, Zen Buddhism, consciousness
Abstract
This work presents an ontological reading of the idea of Apocalypse, i.e., as the experience of the Nothing. Blumenberg’s and Izutsu’s narrative accounts are very different in this respect. The former claims that the Nothing is experienced through absolute vulnerability and the of references. However, this experience is rapidly taken care of and does not last long: The Apocalypse never becomes a definitive state of being. The latter, on the contrary, argues that the experience of contingency can be so real as to unveil world’s and consciousness’s specific features. Izutsu affirms that the Apocalypse truly gives way to “a new Heaven and a new Earth” (Apocalypse 21:Downloads
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Published
2015-10-23
How to Cite
González Cantón C. (2015). Blumenberg, Izutsu and the Experience of the Nothing. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 18(2), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RPUB.2015.v18.n2.50797
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