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Melintas An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion
ISSN : 08520089     EISSN : 24068098     DOI : https://doi.org/10.26593
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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Kritik terhadap Individualisme Metodologis dalam Ilmu Ekonomi Sandi, Herdito
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 2 (2013)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i2.894.163-188

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The advancement of mainstream economics, especially in neoclassical-Austrian school, can be traced back to the implementation of methodological individualism, a methodological doctrine stating that every explanation on the macro level (i.e. society, economy, and politics) is based on the foundation of explanation on the micro level (individual) as an ontological unit. This is a kind of ‘atomism’ that could be found clearly in Hobbes, JS. Mill, and the Austrian School. This methodology produces curva and modelling in economics. We might need to distinguish tightly between political individualism and methodological individualism. Political individualism starts from the general assumption that freedom contributes to the individual development and the prosperity of the society and brings forward some practical propositions to support it. Meanwhile, methodological individualism does not bring particular proposition and condition, but simply points to the means based on the process of economy in the action of the individual. This paper tries to construct a critical view concerning the methodological individualism in order to open the possibility for other methodologies in economics.
Foto Sudah Mati? Pergeseran Paradigma dan Pemaknaan Kebenaran dalam Fotografi Setiawan, F. X. Rudi
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 2 (2013)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i2.895.189-209

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Critique of photography came into view from within. The advance of the technology of photography always opens the possibility that a photograph can be manipulated, especially from the time of the invention of digital technology. The implication is that subjectivity and intentionality are interwoven with the photographical processes. Photographical truth in journalism cannot rely on the singular and absolute ‘mechanical’ truth, but on its ‘contextualisation’ that cannot presuppose intersubjective agreements in producing common measures. This paper aims at affirming the position that one can make sense of the objectivity of journalism photography only in the context of intersubjective consensus. The distinctiveness of a photograph compared to other visual and expressive media lies in the process and the procedure of the making. The problem is a photograph does not tell how it is made. The causal relation in the photographical process gives the epistemological status of a photograph. Photography today cannot be understood within the causality framework that is too instrumentalistic and impersonal. Photography becomes more and more intentional, like painting and furthermore text. Major themes like causality, correspondence, accurateness, and objectivity are contested. However, photography is still powerful not only by virtue of its descriptive-explanatory role in imaging the reality in a realistic way, but also on account of its metaphorical aspect. “Photography is dead” only if it is considered as a representation of the reality. Photography will not die if it is seen poetically as our interpretation of reality.
Batik Bogor Tradisiku: Kajian Strukturalisme Genetis dan Memetis Wijayanto, Eko
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 2 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i2.896.210-224

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Batik Bogor Tradisiku might be seen as an innovation by the couple Siswaya-Rukoyah. This batik is a variant of the Javanese Batik as the creator habitus. Tradisiku may be considered a particular social ‘action’ especially due to its tendency to create and develop its own distinction. This paper is inspired by Pierre Bourdieu’s genetic structuralism to read and interpret the scheme of perception and the social action of the actors in producing the Batik Bogor. In the meantime, the approach of memetics introduced by the biologist Richard Dawkins is used to interpret the Batik Bogor as a meme, the smallest cultural information unit that spreads out through the social cognition process. The role of the agent will be considered as a vector, not an actor.
Chronicles - August 2013 Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 2 (2013)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i2.897.225-242

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'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.
The Trauma of Victimization and the Role of Forgiveness in Mitigating such Feelings Columbus, Ogbujah
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i3.898.243-260

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In the present world, there are rampant acts of violence, hatred and crime which have left a long trail of victims. Victims of crimes and ‘acts of God’ are traumatized not just by physical injuries but much more by the psychological torture of self-blame and un-forgiveness. To initiate a process of healing, the offender must seek for forgiveness; the victim must forgive as a means of liberating the offender and himself, and the process must entail a structure of restitution, for to forgive without requiring the other to change is not only self-destructive, but ensures that a dysfunctional relationship remains. Hence, a liberating forgiveness, even though it is growing in the act of not holding things over people, must be executed in such a manner that it neither approves, nor excuses the offense as to give the offender the leverage to perpetrate his crime.
Kekosongan yang Penuh: Sebuah Tafsiran atas Kosmologi Sunda Djunatan, Stephanus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i3.900.288-314

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Cosmology is not limited to the questions of the origin and the end of all beings or to the law and order of the universe from the perspective of modern sciences. One can perceive cosmology as a knowledge model of the universe which sets in a non-Western model of knowing. The Sundanese cosmology is an example of this model. Instead of mathematical and physical explanation, it focuses on the mythological description of the universe. Such description can be found in narrative poems (pantun) and pious lessons. This paper observes the non-western knowledge model and puts it in its context, which is geographically equivalent to Southern and Eastern Asia. An overview of the Rig Veda and Daodejing is included to describe the cosmological models in these cultural contexts. The Sundanese cosmology reverberates these models. An elaboration of Sundanese narrative poems and an old Sundanese manuscript, Sewaka Darma, indicates the similarities of the Sundanese cosmology to the cultural contexts and the knowledge models referred to. The Sundanese model enacts ‘mountain’ and the metaphor of ‘filled nothingness’ as the cosmological model. The Sundanese cosmological model portrays a down-upward journey to experience ‘moksa’ (the ultimate enlightment). This journey utilizes meditative practices and everyday deeds by means of our social and cultural roles.
Teologi sebagai Pelayan Kesosialan: Pemikiran Mazhab Frankfurt tentang Teologi Tukan, Berto
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i3.901.315-330

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Frankfurt School’s thought on theology was influenced by Karl Marx’s ideas and the psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud. Generally the Frankfurt School focused its attention on the life of the society and the culture. Concerning theology, only a few discussions of this School which relate the determinism of economy on theology, like that in Marx, tending towards historiographical and psychological analyses. This article summarizes some points of the Frankfurt School based on James Swindal’s “Critical Theory, Negative Theology, and Transcendence.” First, it will discuss briefly the thoughts of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud on theology and religion. From these two thinkers the School draws some inspirations. Second, it will explain some points of Swindal’s thought about the School’s opinion on theology with its four representatives mentioned in his writing: Benjamin, Horkheimer, Adorno, and Habermas. Third, In reading Swindal’s view, this article need to explain the case of Benjamin’s thought especially the latter’s view of theology. Fourth, by way of a conclusion, this article will recapitulate the line of thought and draw the relevance of the Frankfurt School’s thought on theology for contemporary readers.
Analisis Naratif: Sebuah Metode Kristiani Hermeneutika Kitab Suci Tarmedi, P. A. Didi
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i3.902.331-360

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Most of the content of the Scriptures are conveyed in narratives telling God’s acts of salvation. The communication of the narratives in a vigorous way can give weight to faith confession, liturgy, and catchesis. Christian faith proclamation is basically a series of narratives telling the story of life, death, and resurrection of Christ as has been told by the Scriptures and retold in narratives. A ‘narrative analysis’ is a method that has its advantages on the ‘narrative world’ with all the images and imagination. By entering the narrative world constructed by the authors of the Scriptures, the reader participates in the ‘world of images’ presenting the meanings contained in it and that brings a useful faculty for the contextual praxis of proclamation. This model of communication places the author and the reader in the same ‘narrative world’ though with different experiences. A narrative analysis is not so much a ‘door’ opening to the past behind the narratives as a ‘mirror’ projecting particular images, i.e. the narrative world, so as to provide an ability to the reader to absorb the meanings conveyed in the narratives and to experience their saving power.
Chronicles - December 2013 Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v29i3.903.361-372

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'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.
PERGESERAN PARADIGMA: PADA SAINS, FILSAFAT DAN AGAMA SAAT INI Sugiharto, Bambang
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 26 No. 3 (2010)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v26i3.904.317-332

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The article seeks to elicit some current tendencies that have made science, philosophy and religion in the third millennium change their self-perception, hence a paradigm shift. The hermeneutic point of view, the bias of gender, the negative impacts, the critique of the ideological presupposition behind each field, along with their respective internal evolution, have all put science, philosophy and religion into a redefinition and recontextualization. By now science has recognized the limits of its own logic and language, and seems to see the possibility of different kinds of ‘logic’ used by other types of knowledge. Philosophy, after Heideggerian phenomenology, has seemed to lose the possibility of creating an ‘all encompassing’ system of thought, and instead has to be more modest in simply identifying hermeneutically various modes of knowledge and their interconnection with pre-reflective modes of being, as well as in uncovering the root of today’s problems of life and humanity. As for religion, to revitalize itself today it has to shift its basic orientation, from doctrine and its propositional truth-claim to the complexity of religious experience, from ‘what one believes’ to ‘what one does’. Keywords :*Flux, *Web, *Relasional, *Ideologis, *Logika, *Lebenswelt, *hermeneutik, *narasi besar, *pra-reflektif, *doktrin, *pengalaman, *religion without religion