Melintas An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion
The aim of this Journal is to promote a righteous approach to exploration, analysis, and research on philosophy, humanities, culture and anthropology, phenomenology, ethics, religious studies, philosophy of religion, and theology. The scope of this journal allows for philosophy, humanities, philosophy of culture and anthropology, phenomenological philosophy, epistemology, ethics, business ethics, philosophy of religion, religious studies, theology, dogmatic theology, systematic theology, theology of sacrament, moral theology, biblical theology, and pastoral theology.
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Chronicles - December 2019
Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 35 No. 3 (2019)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v35i3.4664.334-342
'Chronicles' is a journal column of "MELINTAS" which contains information about the various events, congresses, conferences, symposia, necrologies, publications, and periodicals in the fields of philosophy and theology.
Saussure and the Political Potential of Language
Kim, Min Seong
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4678.1-23
Although the linguistic theory of Ferdinand de Saussure is widely recognised as the forerunner of structuralism, it is often treated in the humanities and social sciences today as a stepping stone toward more sophisticated, generalised semiotics and theories of discourse. As a result, social and political implications of Saussure’s original conception of language have frequently been underestimated. Drawing from the classic lecture Course in General Linguistics and the fragmented notes collected in Writings in General Linguistics, this article offers a reconstruction of the social and political dimensions that were present, albeit in an inchoate form, within Saussure’s own theorisation. To act as a foil to the reconstructed Saussurean position, this article calls upon an essay that charts the historical development of the concept of discourse authored by Ernesto Laclau, who is perhaps the most politically oriented thinker among the many inheritors of the Saussurean legacy.
Menjadi Bahagia di Jalan Dao (道): Kebahagiaan Sejati menurut Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi, 莊子)
Djunatan, Stephanus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4679.24-46
In the last decade, scientists in almost all disciplines often elaborate happiness using interdisciplinary approaches, metodologies, and measurements, both quantitative and qualitative. Beside scientific approaches, one can also explore this topic from the viewpoint of speculative and phenomenological thinking. This viewpoint describes the experiences of happiness by realising empirical and rational knowledge as well as esoteric consciousness of reality as such. It is Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi), whose thoughts elaborate cognitive and intuitive sides of human mind, who offers a philosophy in order to bring forward an awareness of reality as itself. Chuang Tzu argues for a realisation of conjunction of both cognitive and intuitive capabilities of human mind, as well as its rational and mystical sides. The realisation of both natural capabilities brings about conditions for modern people’s experience of happiness.
Rekonstruksi Identitas Naratif Ricoeurian Etnis Tionghoa melalui Ingatan Kudus Volfian demi Indonesia yang lebih Baik
Tobing, David
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4680.47-66
In Indonesia’s history as a nation, Chinese ethnicity has been victimised, especially during the transitions of power occured in this nation. Among others, the incidents are the 1965 tragedy which signifies transition from “Orde Lama” to “Orde Baru”, and the May 1998 riot which signifies transition of power from “Orde Baru” to Reformation Order. Referring to the incidents, this article analyses the roots of the problem and sees the possibilities to prevent them to happen again. The author of this article presents an argument and a suggestion as follows. First, Chinese ethnicity has become the victim because of a ‘dark’ narration that constructs a narrative identity of the ethnicity as a victim or a wounded self—this dark narration seems to justify the discriminative actions directed to the Chinese individuals. Second, one can respond to this problem by reconstructing a Ricoeurian narrative identity as the form and a Volfian sacred memory as the content, in order to transform the Chinesse narrative identity from a victim or a wounded self into a survivor or a healing self.
Tatapan Medusa dan Okularsentrisme: Budaya Visual dan Persoalan Sinema Kontemporer
Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4681.67-97
This article presents some fundamental matters in visual culture. Philosophy has been grappling with important issues of image and ocularcentrism. These matters have shaped and brought impacts on the world’s visual culture. On the one hand, an image with all its possible interpretations today tends to be captured as an object and not so much as something that is at the same time plural and moving. On the other hand, people’s way of seeing tends to be blurred by the ocularcentrism. This might be a crucial problem that brings significant implications on one of the most important aspects of human life, that is, art activity, and particularly on cinema. The author of this article invites the readers to be aware of the negative inclinations around the issues of image and ocularcentrism. Some of the important challenges in the cinematic world are how people continually reformulate their experience of an image and how the ocularcentrism character in our visual culture can be positioned in the heart of the matter. In an effort to respond to these challenges, one can approach philosophy in a different way in order to refresh his or her way of seeing that might have been tiresome and cloudy.
Pandangan Axel Honneth tentang Keadilan sebagai Institusionalisasi Kebebasan dalam Relasi Pengakuan
Runesi, Yasintus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4682.98-128
This article explores Axel Honneth’s normative reconstruction of social liberty as discussed in his book, Freedom’s Right. Honneth’s argument is complex. On one side, he believes that justice can ultimately only be judged in terms of the ideals actually institutionalised in that society. On the other side, he insists that contemporary theories of justice that are guided almost exclusively by the legal paradigm is a theoretical folly. In the first part, this article presents Honneth’s critical reading of the differences between negative and reflexive models of freedom. Then it discusses the ideas of democracy as reflexive cooperation of the ‘we’ in relation to the concept of social freedom. It then reviews Honneth’s argument on justice as institutionalised freedom. The author compares Honneth’s account of solidarity with Enrique Dussel’s views in the fourth part of this article. The conclusion shows that social freedom cannot be realised without a pedagogical process in this exclusion age, and that this process might enlarge the individuals’ horizon of solidarity as future citizens.
Chronicles - April 2020
Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i1.4683
'Chronicles' is a journal column of "MELINTAS" which contains information about the various events, congresses, conferences, symposia, necrologies, publications, and periodicals in the fields of philosophy and theology.
Transposition of Drupadi in Garin Nugroho's Setan Jawa: Woman as a Javanese Symbolic Act
Kusuma Dewi, Agustina;
Piliang, Yasraf Amir;
Irfansyah, Irfansyah;
Saidi, Acep Iwan
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 2 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i2.5375
Art film is a film full of symbols. The film Setan Jawa by Garin Nugroho (2016) brings the concept of a silent film and the cinematic-orchestral collaboration with various standards across arts, while also adapts some cultural narratives in the Javanese context. This film presents Drupadi narrative, one of the Javanese Wayang cultural narratives. Drupadi is often referred to as a symbol of women’s loyalty and obedience to the universal law, through her obedience to her husband and mother, although this obedience is contrary to the self (I) concept. With the help of textual analysis, this article aims to identify the adaptation of Drupadi’s cultural narrative that is creatively transposed in the film Setan Jawa. The results show that there is a director’s personal code (idiolect) in the film, that offers women’ representation different from the conventions in the Javanese culture. While the conclusion might be arguable, one can reflect on the symbolic act of women’s representation being creatively transposed not as subordinate but as having the power to fulfill their own destiny.
Mengimajinasikan Ulang “Yang Sakral”: Anateisme, Pertaruhan, dan Hal-Hal yang Tidak Selesai
Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 2 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i2.5376
Religion has often been defined as a response to the sacred. However, this also means that religion is considered meaningful if only one has an idea of the sacred. The problem surfaces when religion seems to be dominated with its brutal and savage face. In these tendencies, any criticism addressed to religion or any suggestion for the sake of changing views about religion will never be considered meaningful or taken into account if the believers do not touch the issue of the sacred at all. This article invites its readers to explore and to reimagine the idea of the sacred and at the same time offers different and imaginative perspectives in the light of Richard Kearney’s concept of anatheism. Humans do not need to separate the sacred from the so-called sensus numinis, not only because they can become and move towards the sacred, but because their lives, bodies, minds, and actions are esentially sacred.
Telaah Atas Fenomena Mimetika Kekerasan di Ruang Maya dalam Terang Pemikiran René Girard
Ardhana, Nicolaus Yudi
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 36 No. 2 (2020)
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DOI: 10.26593/mel.v36i2.5377
Internet and cyberspace are now loaded with various forms of violent material. Violence tends to be contagious and could be easily imitated by someone, since humans are naturally mimetic creatures. This situation may create serious problems such as desensitization, mimetics of violence, banality of violence, and justification of the acts of violence. Violence is continuously replicated and imitated both in the cyberspace and in the day-to-day reality. Even now violence is rapidly widespread in various forms and is increasingly difficult to contain. René Girard, with his theory of mimetics, tries to dismantle the mimetic mechanism that has been rooted in the acts of violence. Religion, culture, education, and the state seem not able to provide alternative ways to respond to this situation. By way of exploring Girard’s critical ideas, this article attempts to offer some alternatives to respond to the situation of violence in the cyberspace and the internet. The mimetic spiral of violence could be terminated when humans become more critical and creative as “positive imitators”.