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1、91-102SmithSpr075/7/071:52PMPage91WhatIsPoliticalPhilosophy?APhenomenologicalViewGREGORYBRUCESMITHAbstract:Politicalphilosophymustbepursuedphenome-POLITICALPHILOSOPHY:BETWEENPASTANDFUTUREnologically.Whenpursuedphenomenologically,politicalphilosophyisinfactprotoorf
2、irstphilosophyitselfratheriftyyearsagotherewasconsiderabletalkaboutthanasubsectionofphilosophy.Asfirstphilosophy,politi-theendofpoliticalphilosophy.Ataboutthesamecalphilosophymustbeseenasarchitectonic,thequeenoftime,itwasalsoassertedthatwehadarrivedatthesciences.t
3、heparallelendofideology.ThiswastoleadtoaFspirited,ifshort-lived,debateabouttheendofKeywords:architectonic,firstphilosophy,phenomenology,history.3Alloftheseassertionsexistwithintheorbitofthepoliticalphilosophymorecomprehensiveassertionsabouttheendofphiloso-phy.Toge
4、thertheybelongtothequestioningfromwhichWhatphilosophyessentiallycanandmustbeisthis;athink-contemporarythoughtmustbegin:Havewearrivedatsomeingthatbreaksthepathsandopenstheperspectivesofthesignificantend,beyondwhichcertainfeaturesofpastlife,knowledge...thatkindlesan
5、dnecessitatesallinquiriesandespeciallyintheWest,dropout?Ifso,whyshouldwecare?therebythreatensallvalues...[T]heauthenticfunctionofIsitstillpossibleforphilosophytoconceiveofthefutureasphilosophy[is]tochallengehistoricalbeing-thereandhence,inthelastanalysis,beingpure
6、andsimple.Itrestorestosomethingotherthanastagnant,changelessrepetitionofthings,tobeings,theirweight(Being).1thepresentortheproductofblindfate?CanWesternMartinHeideggerhumanitystillcreateuniquefuturesforitself?Icontendthatintrinsictoournatureisourabilitytogen-Theno
7、wandthepastonearth—alas,myfriends,thatiswhaterateuniquemanifestationsofhistoricalexistence.Anend-Ifindmostunendurable;andIshouldnotknowhowtoliveless,unchanging,stagnantrepetitionofthepresentwouldbeifIwerenotalsoaseerofthatwhichmustcome...Iwalkamongmenasamongthefra
8、gmentsofthefuture—thattantamounttotheextinctionofourhumanity.Further,proto-futurewhichIenvisage...“Itwas”—thatisthenameofthephilosophy,understoodaspolit
