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Papers by Andrés P. Matamoros

Research paper thumbnail of La orientación ante la imagen, en busca de la legitimidad de la esencia del arte

Universitas Philosophica, 2022

The present work aims to address the problem of the limits of the interpretation of images. The u... more The present work aims to address the problem of the limits of the interpretation of images. The underlying question is whether or not it is possible to orient ourselves in front of them and, if so, how we can do it. On the one hand, the analysis of this question has as its central theme the conception of art history as a science that manifests a concrete knowledge about images, and on the other hand, the idea that art history must be rethought, since artistic images cannot be comprehended in their entirety through an alleged knowledge, as they also inhabit irrationality, doubt, and even temporal gaps that allow us to conclude that it is pretentious to generate a historical tone that affirms an exact epistemology of art. Thus, this aesthetic problem will be approached through Panofsky's iconology, Heidegger's ontology, and Didi-Huberman's discursive archeology.

Research paper thumbnail of Una posible respuesta de Heidegger a la crítica de Lévinas. La egoidad y la libertad ontológica son trascendentales a la ética

Fenomenología del sí mismo-Studia Heideggeriana, 2021

Levinas makes a forceful critique of Martin Heidegger´s ontology throughout his work. This critic... more Levinas makes a forceful critique of Martin Heidegger´s ontology throughout his work. This criticism can be summarized in the thesis that ontology, or study of being, represents selfishness and freedom that imposes itself and violates the other, and that is why it should be replaced by ethics as the primary philosophy. Taking into consideration this criticism, this short essay wishes to formulate some possible Heidegger´s responses, as the thesis that metaphysical egoism based on the sameness of Dasein and its unfolding from the hermeneutical freedom with which the world inhabits, are inevitable to think any type or relationship with others including the ethical sphere. Thus, the objective of this essay is to rethink Heidegger´s postulates to invite a new thought about this discussion on ontology and ethics.

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Research paper thumbnail of Polemos, an analysis of violence from an ontological and anthropological perspective based on Heidegger and Girard.

Paper presented at the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R) 2022 The theoretical links th... more Paper presented at the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R) 2022

The theoretical links that can be established between Girard and Heidegger are manifold. However, the core of these links consists in the identification of the Greek term polemos as the original foundation.Girard affirms that Heidegger's reflections on the Greek logos and the Christian logos that he carried out in Introduction to Metaphysics are not only of great value insofar as they contributed to the deconstruction of metaphysics, but that this work was done from the revelation of the logos of violence, reaffirming what for Girard will be the archaic sacred in the process of hominization. Nevertheless, and what this brief essay aims to do, is to present a sketch of Heidegger's ontological understanding of the concept of polemos, for although Girard praises Heidegger's analysis and the unveiling of the Greek logos, on the other hand, he finds it frightening insofar as the philosophy of the German thinker reaffirms its belonging in the archaic sacred, denying the redeeming role of the Christian logos. Thus, we must scrutinize what is the fundamental sense of the Heraclitean logos that Heidegger applies in his philosophy in order to understand why he does not renounce it and, on the contrary, reaffirms his thought from there. With this, it is hoped that the meta-anthropological dialogue that both authors maintain will be enriched and will yield new conclusions that will allow us to analyze the mechanisms of violence that have led us to the critical situation in which we find ourselves.

Research paper thumbnail of La orientación ante la imagen, en busca de la legitimidad de la esencia del arte

Universitas Philosophica, 2022

The present work aims to address the problem of the limits of the interpretation of images. The u... more The present work aims to address the problem of the limits of the interpretation of images. The underlying question is whether or not it is possible to orient ourselves in front of them and, if so, how we can do it. On the one hand, the analysis of this question has as its central theme the conception of art history as a science that manifests a concrete knowledge about images, and on the other hand, the idea that art history must be rethought, since artistic images cannot be comprehended in their entirety through an alleged knowledge, as they also inhabit irrationality, doubt, and even temporal gaps that allow us to conclude that it is pretentious to generate a historical tone that affirms an exact epistemology of art. Thus, this aesthetic problem will be approached through Panofsky's iconology, Heidegger's ontology, and Didi-Huberman's discursive archeology.

Research paper thumbnail of Una posible respuesta de Heidegger a la crítica de Lévinas. La egoidad y la libertad ontológica son trascendentales a la ética

Fenomenología del sí mismo-Studia Heideggeriana, 2021

Levinas makes a forceful critique of Martin Heidegger´s ontology throughout his work. This critic... more Levinas makes a forceful critique of Martin Heidegger´s ontology throughout his work. This criticism can be summarized in the thesis that ontology, or study of being, represents selfishness and freedom that imposes itself and violates the other, and that is why it should be replaced by ethics as the primary philosophy. Taking into consideration this criticism, this short essay wishes to formulate some possible Heidegger´s responses, as the thesis that metaphysical egoism based on the sameness of Dasein and its unfolding from the hermeneutical freedom with which the world inhabits, are inevitable to think any type or relationship with others including the ethical sphere. Thus, the objective of this essay is to rethink Heidegger´s postulates to invite a new thought about this discussion on ontology and ethics.

Research paper thumbnail of Polemos, an analysis of violence from an ontological and anthropological perspective based on Heidegger and Girard.

Paper presented at the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R) 2022 The theoretical links th... more Paper presented at the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R) 2022

The theoretical links that can be established between Girard and Heidegger are manifold. However, the core of these links consists in the identification of the Greek term polemos as the original foundation.Girard affirms that Heidegger's reflections on the Greek logos and the Christian logos that he carried out in Introduction to Metaphysics are not only of great value insofar as they contributed to the deconstruction of metaphysics, but that this work was done from the revelation of the logos of violence, reaffirming what for Girard will be the archaic sacred in the process of hominization. Nevertheless, and what this brief essay aims to do, is to present a sketch of Heidegger's ontological understanding of the concept of polemos, for although Girard praises Heidegger's analysis and the unveiling of the Greek logos, on the other hand, he finds it frightening insofar as the philosophy of the German thinker reaffirms its belonging in the archaic sacred, denying the redeeming role of the Christian logos. Thus, we must scrutinize what is the fundamental sense of the Heraclitean logos that Heidegger applies in his philosophy in order to understand why he does not renounce it and, on the contrary, reaffirms his thought from there. With this, it is hoped that the meta-anthropological dialogue that both authors maintain will be enriched and will yield new conclusions that will allow us to analyze the mechanisms of violence that have led us to the critical situation in which we find ourselves.