Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

Although it is not usual to study them together, there are many similarities between Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. However, there are also many clear differences. It is useful, therefore, to address both in detail. We believe that in this way we can obtain a more articulate pictur...

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Autor principal: Vicum, Federico
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios de Filosofía Clásica, Instituto de Filosofía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2025
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autoconciencia
muerte
sacrificio
reflexión
fe
self-consciousness
death
sacrifice
reflection
faith
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Opúsculo filosófico de Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
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spelling I11-R97-article-95862025-12-03T17:53:23Z Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi Autoconciencia y muerte en Joseph de Maistre y Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi Vicum, Federico autoconciencia muerte sacrificio reflexión fe self-consciousness death sacrifice reflection faith Although it is not usual to study them together, there are many similarities between Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. However, there are also many clear differences. It is useful, therefore, to address both in detail. We believe that in this way we can obtain a more articulate picture of the philosophical thought that opposed the dominant trends in modern philosophy in the 18th century. Here we consider some of those points where there are similarities and differences: the relation to Cartesianism, the kind of praxis and the concept of creation (and causality) that can be found both in Maistre and in Jacobi. This will lead us to the main conclusion of the article: Jacobi's philosophy can shed light on one aspect of Maistre's thought (namely, faith as something necessary, as a presupposition, for thought), and Maistre's philosophy can shed light on a little-worked aspect of Jacobi's philosophy: namely, the essential link between faith and the voluntary decision to die out of love for something of a higher order than our own life. A pesar de que no se acostumbra a estudiarlos en conjunto, son muchas las similitudes entre Joseph de Maistre y Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. Sin embargo, también son abundantes y claras las diferencias. Es útil, por lo tanto, abordar unas y otras con detenimiento. Creemos que de esa manera puede obtenerse un panorama más articulado del pensamiento filosófico contrario a las tendencias dominantes en la filosofía moderna del siglo XVIII. Aquí tomamos en consideración algunos de esos puntos de contacto y divergencia: la relación con el cartesianismo, el tipo de praxis y la noción de creación (y causalidad) que se pueden encontrar tanto en Maistre como en Jacobi. Esto nos llevará a la conclusión principal del artículo: la filosofía de Jacobi puede alumbrar un aspecto del pensamiento de Maistre (la fe necesaria, como presuposición, para el pensamiento), y la filosofía de Maistre puede alumbrar un aspecto poco trabajado de la filosofía jacobiana: a saber, el nexo esencial entre la creencia y la decisión voluntaria de morir por amor a algo de orden superior a la propia vida. Centro de Estudios de Filosofía Clásica, Instituto de Filosofía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2025-12-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/opusculo/article/view/9586 Opúsculo filosófico; Núm. 41 (2025); 1-57 2422-8125 1852-0596 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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topic autoconciencia
muerte
sacrificio
reflexión
fe
self-consciousness
death
sacrifice
reflection
faith
spellingShingle autoconciencia
muerte
sacrificio
reflexión
fe
self-consciousness
death
sacrifice
reflection
faith
Vicum, Federico
Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
topic_facet autoconciencia
muerte
sacrificio
reflexión
fe
self-consciousness
death
sacrifice
reflection
faith
author Vicum, Federico
author_facet Vicum, Federico
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title Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
title_short Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
title_full Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
title_fullStr Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
title_full_unstemmed Self-consciousness and Death in Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
title_sort self-consciousness and death in joseph de maistre and friedrich heinrich jacobi
description Although it is not usual to study them together, there are many similarities between Joseph de Maistre and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. However, there are also many clear differences. It is useful, therefore, to address both in detail. We believe that in this way we can obtain a more articulate picture of the philosophical thought that opposed the dominant trends in modern philosophy in the 18th century. Here we consider some of those points where there are similarities and differences: the relation to Cartesianism, the kind of praxis and the concept of creation (and causality) that can be found both in Maistre and in Jacobi. This will lead us to the main conclusion of the article: Jacobi's philosophy can shed light on one aspect of Maistre's thought (namely, faith as something necessary, as a presupposition, for thought), and Maistre's philosophy can shed light on a little-worked aspect of Jacobi's philosophy: namely, the essential link between faith and the voluntary decision to die out of love for something of a higher order than our own life.
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