Does an Old Art Suffice for New Problems?

In: Swierstra , T E 2017 , ' Does an Old Art Suffice for New Problems? ' , Foundations of Science , vol. 22 , pp. 275-278 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-015-9454-7

Abstract

In this review I argue that Puech draws on two important currents in modern thought: the criticism of the ontological and social priority of conflict, and the rehabilitation of praxis vis-A -vis theoria. Still, his plea for a non-confrontational art of living leaves important questions unanswered. What is the problem exactly? What does exactly count as (non)confrontational? What is non-confrontation exactly meant to solve? What is the antiposition here? And: how does this new (or rather: old) art of living relate to the political and ethical varieties of Technology Assessment?.