Fenomenologia hermenêutica e filosofia estrutural sistemática : tentativas de aproximação

Abstract

This study deals with some aspects concerning the relationship between the Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Martin Heidegger and the Systematic Structural Philosophy of Lorenz Puntel. Although there is a significant difference in the way each of the philosophers present their thought, we maintain that there is a very important bond with respect to presuppositions and questions involving each conception. To endorse that thesis, the first step was to develop the perspective from which it would be possible to prove the existence of such a bond. In order to do so, it was important to explain how philosophical conceptions relate to each other by way of concepts, themes and theoretical convictions. For the purpose of accomplishing this task, it was necessary to develop an approach, which was thought in three distinct stages: interpretation, comparison and evaluation. In the part devoted to interpretation, we sought to make clear the set of beliefs that constitute the philosophical position of Heidegger. In addition, the main themes where these convictions are articulated were presented. This stage served as a basis for the Hermeneutic Phenomenology to be compared with the systematic structural conception. In comparing such conceptions, we list those themes and assumptions that we consider the fundamental links of the philosophical bond between both understandings. From this it was possible, finally, to evaluate the positive and negative aspects, as well as the amplitude and the limitation of each approach.