The Romanian Sentiment Of Being Constantin Noica by Constantin Noica 9781685710392, 1685710395 instant download after payment.

The link between language and thought formed a major new exploration
of twentieth-century philosophy. Languages nuance our ideas and
perceptions. Though from various angles, Heidegger, Derrida,
Wittgenstein forged new ways of understanding the relationship between
our views of the external world and our culturally and linguistically
pre-determined modes of expression.

Another giant in this field of exploration is the Romanian
philosopher Constantin Noica (1909–1987), who has so far remained
generally unknown to the Western World because of the Iron Curtain.The Romanian Sentiment ofBeing (Sentimentul românesc alființei),
first published in Romanian in 1978, is a philosophical work at the
intersection of metaphysics and philosophy of language. The title of
this book may be deceptive. “Romanian” does not mean ethnically
circumscribed; it does not limit ontology to nationality but rather
reflects on how language can carry ontological thought.

The Romanian Sentiment ofBeing invites the readers to
meditate on the fundamental theme of being and how it is expressed in a
culture in time. This being in time marks the tension between moment and
eternity, captured in the fairytale “Ageless Youth and Deathless Life”
(“Tinerețe fără batrânețe și viață fără de moarte”), which Noica
interprets in detail. The translation of the story will be found in the
appendix. Noica also analyzes one of the most famous poems in Romanian,
Mihai Eminescu’s “The Evening Star” (“Luceafărul”), and readers will
find its translation in the appendix.