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Philosophy of / as a Journey

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29/1 – Spring 2024, pages 9-27
Date of online publication: 28 juin 2024
Date of publication: 28 juin 2024

Abstract

This article is introductory in nature, seeking as it does to shed preliminary light on issues relating to the connections between philosophy and travel. Its primary claim is that it is valuable to conceive of philosophy as a specific type of journey, and to contrast it with the philosophical conception of travel. Both philosophy and travel may converge in a specific activity that is worth characterizing, at least in broad terms, in order to enrich each of them with aspects that would not be visible when considering them separately. Initially, some of the earliest uses of terms related to philosophical activity in early Greek thought, as well as an iconic fragment from Plato’s Symposium, are analyzed. On this basis, certain characteristics of the philosophical journey will be demonstrated. Subsequently, the phenomenon of travel itself will be subjected to philosophical reflection, resulting in the delineation of one of its possible forms—the eidetic journey. As a result, it will be possible to outline selected connections between the philosophy of the journey and philosophy as a journey.

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Kubok, Dariusz. 2024. "Philosophy of / as a Journey." Forum Philosophicum 29 (1): 9–27. doi:10.35765/forphil.2024.2901.01

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