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題名 The Persistence of ＂Mythical Space＂ in the Anthropocene 作者 馬愷之
Marchal, Kai貢獻者 哲學系 日期 2025-12 上傳時間 2026-02-11 摘要 What is space? How has it been conceptualized in modern European philosophy? And how has it been understood beyond the horizon of modern European thought? In this presentation, I will begin by examining whether the various conceptualizations of space found in the works of Ernst Cassirer, a canonical thinker from Europe,can plausibly be situated within what the French anthropologist Philippe Descola has termed the worldview of “Naturalism“. This question will serve as a starting point for exploring how modern, scientific conceptions of space might be juxtaposed with various understandings of “mythical space“ embedded in traditional life-worlds outside the West. To ground this inquiry, I will draw on examples from ongoing fieldwork among the Paiwan people of southern Taiwan. By simultaneously engaging with the creative tensions between Cassirer’s theory of symbolic forms and contemporary anthropology, my aim is to develop a conceptual framework for rethinking space in the context of the Anthropocene. 關聯 2025 Critical Canons: Rethinking Aesthetics in a More-Than-Human World International Symposium, NCCU 資料類型 conference dc.contributor 哲學系 dc.creator (作者) 馬愷之 dc.creator (作者) Marchal, Kai dc.date (日期) 2025-12 dc.date.accessioned 2026-02-11 - dc.date.available 2026-02-11 - dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 2026-02-11 - dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://ah.lib.nccu.edu.tw/item?item_id=181193 - dc.description.abstract (摘要) What is space? How has it been conceptualized in modern European philosophy? And how has it been understood beyond the horizon of modern European thought? In this presentation, I will begin by examining whether the various conceptualizations of space found in the works of Ernst Cassirer, a canonical thinker from Europe,can plausibly be situated within what the French anthropologist Philippe Descola has termed the worldview of “Naturalism“. This question will serve as a starting point for exploring how modern, scientific conceptions of space might be juxtaposed with various understandings of “mythical space“ embedded in traditional life-worlds outside the West. To ground this inquiry, I will draw on examples from ongoing fieldwork among the Paiwan people of southern Taiwan. By simultaneously engaging with the creative tensions between Cassirer’s theory of symbolic forms and contemporary anthropology, my aim is to develop a conceptual framework for rethinking space in the context of the Anthropocene. dc.format.extent 299191 bytes - dc.format.mimetype application/pdf - dc.relation (關聯) 2025 Critical Canons: Rethinking Aesthetics in a More-Than-Human World International Symposium, NCCU dc.title (題名) The Persistence of ＂Mythical Space＂ in the Anthropocene dc.type (資料類型) conference
