Browsing by Author "Turker, Habip"
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Conference Object BEAUTY AND ITS PROJECTION IN CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION(SPRINGER, 2011) Turker, Habip; Tymieniecka, ATThis essay deals with the conception of beauty and its manner of reflection in Christian and Islamic tradition concisely. Thus some influential thinkers in both traditions are chosen in order to exemplify the common conception of beauty. Christian tradition embraced Greek conception of beauty and art; however it brought a metaphysical depth to Greek conception of beauty in the hands of Christian thinkers. The conception of beauty in Islamic tradition was inspired by the religion and the Hellenistic heritage. However, the most elaborated theories on beauty in both Christian and Islamic tradition were done by mystic philosophers. In both traditions beauty is interpreted as something ontological. Accordingly, beauty is being, not a property added to it accidentally. However, the projections of this common conception of beauty differentiate from each other in some respects. While Christian art emphasizes divine intimacy and tragedy in naturalist perspective, Islamic art concentrates on the statement of the unity, transcendence, and eternity of God in stylized form. Yet, this essay does not overlook counter-examples and different artistic ages in the history.Article Horkheimer's Criticism of Husserl(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2013) Turker, HabipThis article focuses on Max Horkheimer's criticism of Husserl's phenomenology in basic philosophical matters such as method, theory, logic, truth, metaphysics, etc. Horkheimer objects to Husserl's conception of philosophy as a mathesis universalis and of science as relativistic research. However, he finds Husserl's criticism of scientific rationalism the most important step for the legitimacy of philosophy. According to him, Husserl's method is intended to be a science of apriority. But his understanding of apriority is static, is radically abstract, and overlooks the dialectical relation. Therefore, his method is ahistorical and undialectical. Horkheimer does not interpret Husserl's idealism in the sense of classical idealism. However, he believes that the positivistic and Cartesian implications in Husserl's philosophy made his method less fruitful in concrete situations. Consequently, he calls Husserl's phenomenology abstract positivism, traditional theory and a bourgeois ideology. Horkheimer's critique focuses on Husserl's early period of phenomenology.