THE PRIMORDIAL ROLE OF STORIES IN HUMAN SELF-CREATION

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作者：

Gare, Arran ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Swinburne Univ, Philosophy & Culture Inquiry, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia

来源：

COSMOS AND HISTORY-THE JOURNAL OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY | 2007年 / 3卷 / 01期

关键词：

Narrative; History; Science; Culture; Complexity Theory; Hegel; Ricoeur; Carr; Kauffman;

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中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

We now have a paradoxical situation where the place and status of stories is in decline within the humanities, while scientists are increasingly recognizing their importance. Here the attitude towards narratives of these scientists is defended. It is argued that stories play a primordial role in human self-creation, underpinning more abstract discourses such as mathematics, logic and science. To uphold the consistency of this claim, this thesis is defended by telling a story of the evolution of European culture from Ancient Greece to the present, including an account of the rise of the notion of culture and its relation to the development of history, thereby showing how stories function to justify beliefs, situate people as agents within history and orient them to create the future.

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页码：93 / 114

页数：22