The Narratology of Lay Ethics |
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Authors: | Jean-Pierre Dupuy |
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Institution: | (1) Philosophy and Literature Group, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The five narratives identified by the DEEPEN-project are interpreted in terms of the ancient story of desire, evil, and the
sacred, and the modern narratives of alienation and exploitation. The first three narratives of lay ethics do not take stock
of what has radically changed in the modern world under the triple and joint evolution of science, religion, and philosophy.
The modern narratives, in turn, are in serious need of a post-modern deconstruction. Both critiques express the limits of
humanism. They do not imply, however, that these narratives should not be taken seriously. In particular, the enduring presence
of three ancient narratives in laypeople’s symbolic thought is highly significant in terms of the role that the logic of the
sacred keeps playing in the workings of modern societies. Lay people’s implicit understanding of how modern technology tends
towards catastrophe and apocalypse provides the strongest argument for taking these narratives seriously. |
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