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Paper abstract bibtex In his debut 1759 work Socratic memorabilia (Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten) directed at Riga entrepreneur I.K. Berens and philosopher I. Kant, Johann Georg Hamann aimed to interpret Socratic ignorance and provide an apologetic of his own stance in life. Hamann’s interpretation significantly differed from the prevalent 18th-century image of Socrates as a champion of reason. For Hamann, the paradox of Pythia’s proclaming a man who said of himself that he “knows nothing” as the wisest reveals the principle of coincidentia oppositorum. To realize his program, Hamann uses, among others, philosophers of Modern times, such as F. Bacon and D. Hume. Hume’s sensualism, in particular, rendered a major influence on Hamann’s view of “faith” in its relation to reason. According to Hamann, Socrates had reached a limit in his way of self-knowledge by recognizing or “believing in” his ignorance. To break through an impasse, he had to resort to an external agent (daimon), which was equivalent to reliance on tradition or external authority despised by the Enlightenment thinkers. Socratic ignorance was not just partial or insufficient knowledge, but rather comprehensive ignorance as feeling (Empfindung). It represented the final step of his inner development while challenging the sophists who did not push through to the limits of self-knowledge like Socrates did. Through his triad of self-knowledge – ignorance – being known Hamann transfers the historical Socrates into his own framework, bringing the key concept of faith (Glaube) into his discussion with the representatives of the Enlightenment. Though not an irrationalist, Hamann emphasizes the non-rational aspect of self-knowledge that was assumed in Antiquity, while his Aufklärung counterparts looked askance at it. © 2023 Plato Philosophical Society. All rights reserved.
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