The article deals with phenomenology in Lithuania. The main thesis of the article is this: phenomenology is a living tradition in need of both development and interpretation. The minor thesis follows from the main one: the Western phenomenological tradition and Lithuanian philosophy interact and develop in tandem with one another. According to the authors, the contact between poetics and philosophy is the dominant form of phenomenology in Lithuania. The phenomenological tradition is treated as creative and living philosophical thought.

This article is based on the presupposition that postmodern philosophy has been largely influenced by Nietzsche's writings. The author raises the question of how Nietzsche and postmodern philosophy are interpreted in the contemporary philosophical discourse in Lithuania. The conclusion drawn is that many philosophy critics in Lithuania are interested in Nietzsche's philosophy (Mickevižius, Sodeika, Šerpytytè, Sverdiolas, Baranova) and in the problems of postmodern philosophy (Keršytè, Rubavižius, Žukauskaité, Serpytytè, Šverdiolas, Baranova, Norkus). The article also raises a second crucial question: beyond the (...) critics, are there any truly authentic postmodern thinkers in Lithuania? This article's main hypotheses is that Arvydas Šliogeris' philosophy is the best and perhaps the only example of original Lithuanian postmodern thought; it is based on, and interconnected with, the deeply inherited roots of existential thought in Lithuanian philosophical culture. The arguments for these hypotheses are as follows: first, Šliogeris is the first philosopher in Lithuania who has tried to reason in an interdisciplinary manner, e. g. trying to overcome the modernistic distinction between philosophy and the arts (especially literature, poetry, and the visual arts); secondly, Šliogeris's philosophizing is indispensable to his writings— his texts are examples of an experience of writing as thinking and thinking as writing; thirdly, following Deleuze's presupposition that the philosopher is a creator, one can see this creative aspect in Šliogeris's approach. His texts show how it is possible to synthesize insights from philosophy and poetry. (shrink)

Straipsnyje keliamas klausimas, kokį vaidmenį filosofų diskursuose atlieka gyvūnas. Pastebima, kad paprastai filosofai neturi nei kompetencijos, nei intencijų tirti gyvūnus zoologijos lygmeniu. Tačiau gyvūnas atlieka svarbią funkciją apibrėžiant žmogų ir sprendžiant tikrovės bei pasaulio problemas. Pasirinkti filosofai parodo vis kitą aspektą. Nietzsche’s gyvulys nurodo į žmogaus akimirkos, laiko ir istoriškumo savitumą. Heideggeriui gyvūnas nurodo į kalbos ir logos fundamentalumą pasaulio konstitucijoje. Derrida katės žvilgsnis kvestionuoja kultūroje nusistovėjusį antropologinį skirtumą, bet vėl sugrąžina jį klausimo forma. Galiausiai teigiama, kad šių filosofų diskursuose (...) gyvūnas svarbus ne tuo, kad apibrėžia žmogų kaip turintį kažką daugiau ir kokybiškai skirtinga – protas, mąstymas, kalba, gėda ir t. t. Gyvūnas pasirodo kaip išcentruojantis kitas, kurio akivaizdoje žmogus aptinka save kaip esantį logos terpėje, o taip gali geriau suvokti, kas yra jo pasaulis ir jis pats. (shrink)