Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08402004
R. Jongeneel
In contrast to the dominant way of thinking in economics, in which economics is seen as a positive or neutral science, this paper argues that economics is a discipline that has its own normativity. This economic normativity should be distinguished from what is usually considered as ethics, which normally has a broader scope (e.g., stewardship). This paper further argues that the budget constraint is a key source of economic normativity, although it is not the only source. Economic-theoretical and philosophical aspects are discussed, and consequences for economic life and policy are assessed.
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Pub Date : 2019-09-03DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401080
S. Griffioen
This essay focuses on the simile of the hidden player on the instrument of reason (and variant versions) which occurs at least ten times in the works of Herman Dooyeweerd. Invariably, the context is his critique of the (alleged) autonomy of thought. The purpose of the simile seems clear: pointing at the person of the thinker behind the veil of reason in order to dispel the myth of religious neutrality. Although this is indeed the accepted view among interpreters, it is argued that it fails to do justice to Dooyeweerd’s emphasis on participation. The player, the instrument, and the central motif of the music are insolubly interconnected. In the second half of the paper, the idea of participation is highlighted as a counterpoise against both the alleged autonomy of thought and a penchant for personalism among Reformational philosophers.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401095
S. Griffioen
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401094
J. H. Hegeman
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401072
L. Zuidervaart
This essay asks whether and how a Reformational epistemology should distinguish different types of knowledge within a unified conception of knowledge as a whole. I begin with the thesis that knowledge, in its deepest meaning, is not a thing to possess but a complex relationship to inhabit. It encompasses human knowers, practices of knowing, the knowable, known results, guiding principles, and procedures of confirmation. Within this complex relationship, humans achieve insight of various sorts. After briefly distinguishing artistic from scientific knowledge, I examine two other social domains of knowledge, namely, technology and religion. Taking issue with Hendrik Hart, I then argue for the religious legitimacy of propositional beliefs, provided they support genuinely religious knowledge, which is post-propositional. Knowledge, I conclude, takes on distinct contours within different social domains; some of them, like art and technology, provide pre-propositional insight, and others, like religion, offer insight that is post-propositional.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08302001
J. Friesen
Historians of Reformational philosophy often claim that Abraham Kuyper obtained the idea of sovereignty in its own sphere from Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer. But very little historical research has been done on Groen’s sources for and development of this idea. The first use of the Dutch phrase souvereiniteit in eigen sfeer is much earlier than previously thought; it was used in 1853 by J.I. Doedes, an associate of the “ethical theologian” Daniël Chantepie de la Saussaye. Groen became aware of the ideas of Franz von Baader through journals founded by them, and by reading and corresponding with them and others, such as J.H. Gunning Jr. and Friedrich Fabri. Groen himself owned some of Baader’s books. He also relied strongly on the work of the jurist Friedrich Julius Stahl, who was 37 years younger than Baader but taught for a while at the same Munich university and shared Baader’s anti-revolutionary ideas.
改革派哲学的历史学家经常声称，亚伯拉罕·库佩尔从纪尧姆·格罗恩·范·普林斯特勒那里获得了主权的概念。但很少有人对Groen的这一思想的来源和发展进行历史研究。荷兰短语souvereinitit在本征sfeer中的首次使用比以前认为的要早得多；1853年，“伦理神学家”Daniël Chantepie de la Saussaye的助手J.I.Doedes使用了它。Groen通过Franz von Baader创办的期刊，以及与他们和其他人（如J.H.Gunning Jr.和Friedrich Fabri）的阅读和通信，了解到了他们的想法。格罗恩自己拥有巴德的一些书。他还非常依赖法学家弗里德里希·朱利叶斯·斯塔尔的工作，斯塔尔比巴德小37岁，但在同一所慕尼黑大学任教了一段时间，并分享了巴德的反革命思想。
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401083
Andrew Basden
Meaning is very important in Dooyeweerd’s Reformational philosophy. This essay seeks to examine what Dooyeweerd wrote about meaning and how he used it in mapping out the various domains of his philosophy. A distinction is drawn between different types of meaning, and it seems that what Dooyeweerd intended was a meaningfulness that exists prior to being, which surrounds and pervades us and is not limited to humans. The aims of the article are to paint a systematic picture of Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning and suggest some ways in which it might be developed further by Reformational philosophers. This essay is intended, however, to be of wider interest than just to Reformational discourse, especially in conjunction with its companion paper, which discusses how Dooyeweerd’s understanding can be useful in the sciences and practice.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-08DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08401073
L. Zuidervaart
This essay explores the Reformational epistemology proposed by Australian philosopher and educator Doug Blomberg in 1978. After locating his work in a tradition of holistic pluralism with regard to knowledge, I introduce the notion of distantial knowing, Blomberg’s key innovation. Blomberg uses this notion to identify and describe multiple ways of acquiring normative insight, ways that are not theoretical but do open up concrete experience. Although in agreement with Blomberg’s emphasis on the integrality and multidimensionality of knowledge, I raise questions about the role of analytic or logical knowing, the sociocultural mediation of experience, and the contributions of cultural practices and social institutions to knowledge acquisition. I return to these questions in a companion article on the social domains of knowledge.
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Pub Date : 2018-11-14DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08302010
S. Joneidy, A. Basden
Complexity of a field of study is reflected in the diversity of fragmented discourses within it. How do we understand this diversity and the coherence of the field? This paper explores how Herman Dooyeweerd’s ideas can help us understand the nature of this complexity in the field of information systems use. Dooyeweerd’s suite of aspects is employed practically to separate out discourses by undertaking analysis of excerpts from key papers that define each discourse and indicate what motivated its coming into being. This demonstrates the utility of Dooyeweerd’s ideas in contributing to mainstream thought, and the approach used here might be extended to any field of study.
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Pub Date : 2018-11-14DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08302011
M. A. Rice
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