The god of thieves: Hermes and the philosophy of the improper
Abstract: In this philosophical essay, I intend to understand hermeneutics as a philosophical tradition that favors the idea of exchange and impropriety over the ideas of ownership and identity. To this end, I will explore the mythological figure of Hermes, the Greek god that was the patron of me...
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Göttingen: V & R Unipress
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/15160 |
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In this philosophical essay, I intend to understand hermeneutics as a philosophical
tradition that favors the idea of exchange and impropriety over the ideas of ownership and identity. To this end, I will explore the mythological figure of Hermes, the
Greek god that was the patron of merchants, travelers, translators, and also of thieves.
Attending to the idea of robbery, and opposing the notion of use against the one of
ownership, I argue that a philosophy that focus on interpretation and on texts leads to
acknowledge that there is nothing proper to anything nor anyone, but that propriety is
but the outcome of a negotiation, of an exchange, of mutual dis-appropriations. |
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