Thinking “between”: towards a logos that is incarnated and committed to social reality

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.20227538

Keywords:

Μεταξύ (metaxu) , intermediary , mediation , relationship , balance of opposites, Trinity

Abstract

This article seeks to break down, in broad outline, some key points of a "relational thinking" that is inspired by Weilian philosophical meditation on the Platonic term “μεταξύ”, that is, intermediary, mediation or, more simply, “between”. From this notion, Simone Weil develops a reflection that conceives of the whole of existence as a harmonious relationship among different entities and, as such, a reflection of a transcendent principle that is also, in itself, a relationship. Starting from this relational conception of things, the between can also reveal itself as a privileged place for the giving of an authentic philosophical exercise, that is to say, in accordance with the profound reality of being. It is a dialogical, humble and incarnated thinking, which does not close in on itself - but which is not reduced to a binary and group logic either - but which, on the basis of its full and sincere openness to the other/Other, is able to look at the historical reality in which it finds itself, with all its contradictions, and to commit itself concretely to it, starting with those who are most vulnerable.

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Author Biography

Noemi Sanches, Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"

After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences with an emphasis on Institutional Communication from the Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" (Paraguay) in 2014, he completed his Master's degree in "Foundations and Perspectives for a Culture of Unity with a specialization in Trinitarian Ontology" at the Instituto Universitario Sophia (Florence, Italy) in 2016. In 2020, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis in philosophy at the University of Perugia (Italy) titled "From Silence to Word: The Ontology of Language in Simone Weil", which is forthcoming in publication. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Instituto Universitario Sophia, where he also conducts postdoctoral research in theoretical philosophy on the ontological hermeneutics of Luigi Pareyson in dialogue with Simone Weil's notion of Lecture.

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Pensar “entre”: para un logos encarnado y comprometido con la realidad social

Published

2022-06-03

How to Cite

Sanches, N. (2022). Thinking “between”: towards a logos that is incarnated and committed to social reality. Yachay, 39(75), 45–74. https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.20227538