The Far East as Resource: On Byung-Chul Han’s and François Jullien’s Critical Philosophy
The turn to non-Western thought is a phenomenon among Western philosophers (such as François Jullien in France and Byung-Chul Han in Germany) in the 21st century, especially in the face of the development and expansion of neoliberal capitalism that has led to mental pathologiesand ecological and...
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Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DJIIH/article/view/1790/1348 |
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| Summary: | The turn to non-Western thought is a phenomenon among Western philosophers (such as François Jullien in France and Byung-Chul Han in Germany) in the 21st century, especially in the face of the development and expansion of neoliberal capitalism that has led to mental pathologiesand ecological and financial crisis. From the late 20th century onwards, many critical social philosophers have turned to ideas from the Far East as a resource to help analyze, criticize, and find a way out of the crisis of global neoliberal capitalism. Byung-Chul Han, a Korean philosopher who teaches in Germany, has emphasized the role of Eastern philosophy, particularly in the Far East, as a resource for analyzing the global capitalist economy. Though he mobilizes the Far East as a resource for thinking, he does it differently from Jullien. This paper aims to analyze why the two thinkers, Han and Jullien, have different stances on the Far East. And to answer the question, this paper will go back to the traditions of critical theory and philosophy of ontology they differently belong to. |
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| ISSN: | 3056-9761 |